dan sullivan was 50 feet away. cruz, of course omitting a key fact there, that sullivan, look, he's within spitting distance of several staffers. senator brown pointed out there are others off-camera that are exposed. >> every time a senator stands up and speak there's a senate stenographer about six feet away, and senators who don't wear a mask are putting them at risk. indeed is sounded like a kid being told to eat his vegetables. >> they just can't help themselves on their desire to want to lecture people on these issues, whether it's lecturing other u.s. senators or working families. i think it's a put-off. we'll get through these challenges, but to be lectured and preached to is something that i think is not -- i certainly didn't appreciate it. >> let's pause here to remind you. a senator spoke monday on the senate floor without a mask. on tuesday tested positive for the coronavirus. several senators have tested positive in recent months, disproportionately republican, yet these what dan sullivan says. >> the

me republican dan sullivan wins reelection from the u.s. senate from alaska. emily, this brings republicans to 50. this really comes down to the wire now. the republican dan sullivan winning reelection to the u.s. senate from alaska. your initial reaction to that? >> there is likely a collective sigh of relief breathed by the gop right now. the georgia run off race in january, this underscores how important and crucial it is to nationalize it. the republican back stop against a divided administration is more important than moving into georgia than the individual senate races are. the outcome of alaska, those were expected. i think while this is one more step in the right direction for the gop, it's not a surprise. it hammers home the fact that all of those gop candidates that are making their way to georgia, many of them are already -- made no secret for their candidacy for presidency in 2024. a quick final point. why it's so important for voter turnout in these run off races and senate races. you would be hard pressed to find any conservat

dan sullivan will win that race in the end. it stands to reason that when one is outspent, it's going to take the margins of a race like that in alaska, in the midst of this atmosphere, which is, again, a function of the pandemic and associated downturn. >> four years ago, president trump -- he is somewhat superstitious. ended his campaign in grand rapids, michigan. i believe he's going to be there tonight. you have a chance of picking up a senate seat in michigan. john james running against senator peters. but senator young, if you had five minutes with president trump, or one minute, before the rally tonight, what's your advice to him on what to say at that rally to help senate republicans? what do you believe this final 24-hour message needs to be? >> i think the president will emphasize when he stands behind that podium all that he has accomplished. i think his slogan of promises made, promises kept is a nap slogan -- is an apt slogan for the last four years. he promised to liberate the american people from the strictures o

dan sullivan is kicking down doors where they are not open. he is taking nothing for granted from day one of this election cycle. when this global pandemic did interrupt the longest period of economic expansion in american history, which was cultivated and sustained through republican policies, he was ready. of course, he's running against a candidate who is nominally independent, but really liberal, a supporter of bernie sanders and hillary clinton in the past, who was recruited for that position by chuck schumer. we've seen dan sullivan be a really good fit for the state. he is talking about the national security issues and the in-state issues that he has actively .orked on dan sullivan will win that race in the end. it stands to reason that when one is outspent, it's going to take the margins of a race like that in alaska, in the midst of this atmosphere, which is, again, a function of the pandemic and associated downturn. >> four years ago, president trump -- he is somewhat superstitious. ended his campaign in grand rapids, michigan. i bel

sullivan faces independent dell gross. we continue to bring election results here on c-span. earlier today, president-elect joe biden spoke about covid-19 and a possible future vaccine. he announced the goal of his coronavirus advisory board and called on all americans to wear masks. from wilmington, delaware, this is about 15 minutes. so that we can reopen our businesses safely and lives,ably, resume our put this pandemic behind us. we just received positive news in this fight with an announcement that there has been progress made toward a successful vaccine. soon, the expectation is the fda rigorousa process of reviews. in process must be grounded science and transparent so the american people can have every confidence any approved vaccine is safe and effective. at the same time, it is clear that this vaccine, even if approved, will not be widely available for many months to come. the challenge before us right now is still in men's and growing. although we are not in office, i am laying out what we expect to do and hope

dan sullivan the senator from and and reelected as well. >> harris: john roberts. thank you. the senate balance of power tipped in republican's favor as you heard by two with dan sullivan just projected to keep his seat in alaska. that's good for the republicans. the democrat conceded to tom tillis in north carolina. those two seats tip the balance again toward the republicans. control of the chairman depends on two georgia run offs in early january. both political sides say the stakes could not be higher. here's louisiana senator john kennedy. >> what happens in georgia is going to determine the future of the united states for the next 4 years. you have nothing to worry about if they get control of the united states senate unless you believe in more freedom as opposed to more free stuff. that's what is at stake. it's all hands on deck. the american people are going to get to decide. are we going to live under democracy or socialism? >> harris: lawmakers in 2024 hopefuls are already traveling to georgia to raise money and rally supporters. senator marco rubio is there today a

dan sullivan was over 50 feet away, last i checked, 50 feet is more than 6 feet. couple of things. cruz is missing the point, he is within spitting distance of several senate floor staffers. when joanie ernst presided before, here she is, wearing a mask. and second, six feet indoors is an outdated guideline for social distancing. the cdc has explained this. small droplets and particles can linger in the air minutes to hours. these viruses may infect people further than six feet from the person infected or after that person left the space. the cdc warns people with covid-19 have infected others mo are more than six feet in enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation like the senate floor which does not have windows. since senator cruz brought up asses, this was his grand prediction in july. >> if it ends up that biden wins in november, i hope he doesn't, i don't think he will, but if he does, i guarantee you the week after the election suddenly all of the democratic governors, all of the democratic mayors will say everything is magically better. go back to work, go back to school. s

shannon: the president was finally declared the winner of alaska and its 3 electoral votes and dan sullivan will keep his seat there assuring the gop a numerical tie in the balance of power race. so why did the results not get finalized until a week after election day. alex hogan investigates tonight. shannon: some states where it done quickly, others dragged on for days like alaska. on election night states turned red or blue, alaska remained great, results from key battleground states like florida came in swiftly. fox news called the sunshine state for donald trump within four hours of polls closing. election officials can start processing mail in ballots with the 20 today start. across the continent in alaska the process is pretty different making the state more difficult to call. >> in alaska we are guessing how many votes are outstanding and not sure about how those votes will go. we have to do our jobs and that is frustrating but you want to air on the side of being as statistically certain -- >> the board of elections can count in person votes and early voting by october 20 ninth on

cbs news has determined that alaska republican dan sullivan has won re-election to the senate. >>> following the latest coronavirus restrictions here in the bay area, starting off with santa clara county which is basically begging businesses right now to follow the rules before they have to roll back some of the privileges allowed to them. a business compliance team has been following up on complaints take the public, especially in east san jose and gilroy. they can fine businesses between $250 and $5,000 for not following the protocols in county's health order. >> when we have violations, when we have businesses that are just refusing to comply and putting the community at risk we take it very seriously. >> here is a look at where the bay area standing right now. most of the counties in the orange tier. contra costa and santa cruz just back slid in to the more restrictive red ti, r. sonoma is in the worst purple tier indicating widespread virus spread. >>> contra costa's red tier means restaurants have tiled back to 25% capacity, bars that don't serve food must close. retail stores can only

sullivan and alaska, looks like those two races could be the control of the u.s. senate with a tie then going to vice president harris. what do you tell people about that and concerned about that considering all we've heard about the progressive agenda? >> well, there's a lot of people that are concerned, a lot of fear tactics being used right now. if both of the georgia senators were elected in the democratic party, then that would be 50/50 with both dan sullivan and tom tillis winning. 50/50 means there's a tie but if one senator does not vote on the democratic side, there is no try and there is no bill, so i commit to tonight and i commit to all of your viewers an end everyone else that's watching, i want to lay those fears, i want to rest those fears for you right now because when they talk about whether the pack in the courts or ending the filibuster, i will not vote to do that. i will not vote to affect the courts. and i will not vote to end the filibuster. bret, this system, the senate, so we unique body in the world, it was made to work together in a bipar

three races remain undecided, alaska where dan sullivan is leading, and georgia, or two runoff elections will take place in january. received 48.7% of the vote while mr. cunningham took 46.9%. ♪ journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, washington post political reporter robert costa will join us to talk about the latest of elements and the postelection standoff between the trump administration and the biden campaign. leo shane of military times talk about issues affecting veterans and the

dan sullivan of alaska joins me now. senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be back on the show, martha. >> martha: chair of the armed services committee. basically president obama came out and said if i had to do it again i would be a lot tougher on china with trade issues. and he kind of echoed a lot of what we saw from president trump. are you concerned about how a biden administration will approach china? >> absolutely i'm concerned. and i think your piece teeing off this segment about what mark halperin said about we don't really know what vice president biden's stands for i think is a really important point. the media didn't press him. but here is one issue that relates to china that i'm very concerned about. second term of the obama-biden administration they recklessly cut defense spending by 25%. now, we worked really closely with president trump to rebuild that readiness, to rebuild our military. but what i'm really concerned about, martha is they are they are going to do it again carter, clinton,

the associated press today projected alaska republican senator dan sullivan will hold onto his job and that puts the balance of power at 50-48. the balance of power in the u.s. senate will be decided by two senate runoffs in georgia january 5th at all four of those candidates you see on the screen will be getting a lot of help from the outside. correspondent jonathan serrie has that story tonight from atlanta. >> florida senator marco rubio campaigned today in the atlanta suburbs for georgia's two republican senators. kelly loeffler and gave mcdavid purdue face runoff elections in january. >> this is georgia's decision to make, but it's america that will live with the consequences of the decision that they may care. >> with alaska republican dan sullivan's projected reelection victory, democrats rafael warnock and jon ossoff must win both georgia senate races if their party is to match republican voting power in the senate with a new vice president to break the tie. >> we are going to be doing everything in our power to register voters, to organize our community, to inspire people to g

look, the dan sullivan win means republicans will have 50 seats in the u.s. senate. who's going to have the other two still at play is everything for the senate. the presidential race is over, the race for senate control is not. you had marco rubio in georgia today, rick scott the other republican senator, his pac has cut an ad in favor of those republican senators. they see winning those seats as job one. the other thing you have to remember with a lot of these republicans, this is a roller coaster with no brakes. once they got on board with supporting this president, they are onboard until the ride is over. there is no stopping it or deciding at some point that you're done with it and i think that applies to everything across the board. covid relief is still a very, very long way from happening in the congress as it's currently constructed. >> garrett, i think you win the metaphor of the day award. roller coaster with no brakes. >> reporter: thank you. i'll take my gold star. >> it's as descriptive as anything i've heard about where elected republicans find themsel

sullivan will keep his seat there, assuring the g.o.p. that a numerical tie in the ballots of the power race. so why did the results from the last frontier not get finalized until more than a week after election day? correspondent alex hogan investigates for us tonight. hey, alex. >> good evening, shannon. just last week some states were called quickly, others dragged on for days, like alaska, which was called today, raising the question for some, why did it take so long this year? on election night, estates turn red or blue, alaska remained gray. results from key battleground states like florida came in quickly. fox news first called the sunshine state for president donald trump within about four hours of post closing. election officials there can start processing mail and ballots with a 22 day start. across the continent in alaska, the process is pretty different, making the state more difficult to call. >> in alaska, where we are kind of guessing about how many votes are outstanding and we are not entirely sure about how those votes ar

a lot of ballots still need to be counted in alaska where senator dan sullivan faces incumbent al gross. we will continue to bring you results here on c-span. toas the senate returns begin the lame-duck session of chiefss, we are joined by congressional correspondent for the washington examiner susan ferruccio. >> good morning. >> let's leap ahead. let's leap ahead to january and the two runoff races in georgia, the race against the incumbent senator david perdue any other race with senator kelly loeffler. have we ever seen to senate runoff races in any state before? guest: not my history of covering congress. it's really unusual. it's also unusual in georgia that the race has ended up in runoff territory. georgia had been traditionally a very red state where republicans could usually count on an easy win in the statewide races. that was the last few election cycles. there has been a shift in the electorate in georgia over the areas ande the urban their suburban surroundings have gotten more blue, more democratic in their electorate. that has led to some close races where republicans ca

dan sullivan, in a close re-election win for senate. so that will put the pressure now on these two remaining runoff, likely runoff races in georgia that democrats would have to take both of them to reclaim the senate. that will be an uphill battle to put it mildly. georgia, north carolina, i might point out have not yet been called. even though arizona, pennsylvania, michigan already have, the trump campaign is protesting those states being called for joe biden. but he does pick up three electoral votes in alaska. we'll keep you posted on other developments including a senate seat stays in republican hands in alaska. putting pressure on the two remaining senate seats that will be part of a runoff. at least one of them will. the perdue race could be decided in a recount that puts him over in 50% so it doesn't have to go there. but now they're looking at a january 5th runoff. >>> meantime people looking past the election towards the holiday and travel, that sort the thing. kristina partsinevelos on hurd dells they're encountering along t

sullivan he's a republican that race is still up in the air but not sure should be right now he has a huge lead of 63 percent of the vote without gross's 31 percent now in georgia there are 2 senate races david perdue he's leading john arse off by roughly 160000 votes looks like he's going to pick up or retain his seat he's the incumbent. excuse me there's also a special election and that's going to go to a runoff between kelly loffler and the income she's the incumbent there and raphael warnock he is the democratic challenger that race though will not be decided in a runoff until january and also keep in mind folks you know we heard so much about the senate races mitch mcconnell democrats spent $100000000.00 trying to get rid of the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell they did not do so he cruised to reelection and so did south carolina senator lindsey graham so again all this talk of democrats who are going to take the senate that part certainly has not panned out it doesn't look like anything is really panned out just yet then given those numbers and given what you just said a

senate in early january, dan sullivan looks to win in alaska. haven't called it yet but a comfortable margin -- i mispunched here. my apologies. i bet a buck this is the most expensive senate race in the history of american politics. 51-48 after the night tonight favoring republicans. it will be right on the nice edge going into the new year in january. >> laura: bill, you can get that president trump will be down there rallying and campaigning for her. big trump rallies from now through 2022. bill, you were up all night. did you a great job. president trump's sounding victory in florida was only possible because of the diverse and committed coalition he managed to attraction including latinos, african-americans and women. it's a broad base of support that many see as the new goop. -- gop. joining me now the woman who unse unseated the incumbent democrat. what about the america first agenda? what is it attracting so many hispanic hispanics? >> well, because we have the same values that are entrenched in the gop. law-abiding, god-fearing, family

did you vote for dan sullivan? i voted for dan sullivan and for the republican party all the way. host: 40% voting reported in alaska. democrats thought they would be able to make some inroads. the independent, 44% of the vote. we hear from pennsylvania next. jennifer, go ahead. donald trump supporter. caller: thank you for reporting. i appreciate your work. i just went to say that americans will be increasingly aware through the coming years that the ccp, the chinese communist party is the greatest threat to the u.s. politically, ideologically and financially not to mention the world public health issue being on the line. i voted for president trump because i think he is the only candidate on the ballot who could conceivably fight them. i don't think it is a candidate whose son is doing billion-dollar deals with the personally. host: have you voted republican in the past? did you vote for donald trump in 2016? caller: i grew up in a completely democratic family. i am the odd man out, the only one voting republican. i am an independent folder. i like to say that i vote the issues

on monday, sherrod brown challenged dan sullivan to wear a mask, given that staffers are working near his desk. here's how that exchange played out. >> i would start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks. i can't tell you what to do -- >> i don't wear a mask when i'm speaking, like most senators. i'll put it on, but i don't need your instruction. >> there clearly isn't much interest in the body in public health. >> come on, people. just wear a mask. that exchange prompting senator ted cruz, the texas republican, to slam senator brown on twitter, and really stepping outside the bounds of normal senate decorum. sherrod brown is being a complete ass, he wears a mask as an ostentatious sign of fake r virtue. well, a senator calling a colleague a complete ass for simply asking -- first of all, his facts were wrong about how far people are away, and what constitutes facts, and all that. but asking a senator to wear a mask, what is going on here? you can decide what to call that behavior, americans, viewers. but maybe we shouldn't be so surprised by senator ted c

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sullivan faces independent dell gross. we continue to bring election results here on c-span. earlier today, president-elect joe biden spoke about covid-19 and a possible future vaccine.

. >> we haven't called the senate race, dan sullivan, incumbent republican, we believe he will pull out a win. a couple senate races we are watching closely, susan collins in maine, that is a race where they are punting for the morning is going to start again in a few hours. susan collins leading and republicans, she is up 50.7, 89%. we mentioned john james in michigan. we talked about that one. how about georgia, the purdue race, incumbent senator purdue involved in 60% threshold in this is a big deal. if 94%, if he gets above 50% he is declared the winner and does not have to go to a runoff and at that point if the others hold the gop will officially hold on to the senate. santos is declared victory. we've not declared victory for tom tillis in north carolina but he has given a speech that he has won. don't know if there is a concession from cunningham, the democrat but that would be a big hold in north carolina. he was considered vulnerable. >> 93% of the vote in. the interesting thing about the senate races is how they reflect on donald trump, in north carolina and michigan a pretty

dan sullivan is leading in alaska. jageorgia's races are set for runoffs. democrats will keep the house majority but it is smaller. they lost several seats to republicans, 16 races still have not been called in the house. the latest flip is in california after republican michelle steele defeated incumbent democrat, harley retta. in california, interestingly. andrew mccabe says the agency had, quote, many reasons to investigate russian interference in the 2016 election. mccabe telling the senate judiciary committee that the crossfire hurricane probe was launched because the bureau had reason to believe then candidate donald trump was a danger to national security, highlighting the firing of director james comey as a red flag. that's not a reason to investigate an incoming president. he of also admitted he would not have signed off on a fisa warrant to surveil carter page if he knew then what he knows now. >> did you mislead the fisa court? >> i signed a package that included numerous factual erro errors. maria: a report last year by the inspector general con

and republicans secure another seat in the senate, alaskan senator dan sullivan winning his bid against independent al gross. republicans hold 50 states in the senate, compared to the democrats holding 48. the majority comes down to georgia's two runoff elections on january 5th. a record day for covid-19 infections, more than 145,000 cases reported yesterday, marking the eighth consecutive day of surges. texas becoming the first state to surpass 1 million confirmed cases. new york ramping up restrictions, governor andrew cuomo is putting a curfew on bars, restaurants and gyms which will all need to be closed by 10:00 p.m. that curfew goes into effect tomorrow. home gatherings are also limited to 10 o 10 people. moderna says it finished accumulating data for a first analysis of the covid-19 vaccine, it is expecting an announcement of its efficacy by the end of the month, moderna using similar messenger rna technology as pfizer which announced its vaccine is more than 90% effective. futures edging lower after a strong session for tech stocks yesterday. the nasdaq up yesterday, this mornin

in the last 1 1/2 hours, alaska confirmed that dan sullivan, the republican senator, will return. he won that election. mark, it's down to those two senate races to determine who will control the senate. i talked to a bunch of different republicans today that work on senate races. i got responses that were like cautiously optimistic to extremely worried that these races might not go their way. how do you see it? >> i'm in the cautiously optimistic camp. in georgia, run-offs what tends to happen is the republican gain ground. republicans have two seven out of eight. the last one was in 1998. the last senate run-off was in 2008 and saxby chambliss. he got 49% of the vote in the november election and in the run-off he got 57%. the different is the control of the senate and the president were decided. right now you have this unique situation, two senate seats up, the victor who wins those two senate seats they take control of the senate. a much higher stakes than ever before. >> dana: jessica, i learned that joe biden is up around 14,000 votes. david purdue, the incumbent senator, is

senate early january dan sullivan looks to be a winner in alaska, haven't called it yet that he has a comfortable margin in alaska but -- i miss plunged here, my apologies, this one, i you right now a buck it is the most expensive senate race in the history of american politics because you will be 51-48 after the night tonight so it's going to be right on that night's edge going into the new year in january. >> you can bet donald trump will be down there rallying and campaigning for her. big trump rallies from here through 2022 at the very least regardless what happens. i know you're up all night and thank you for joining us, you did a great job last night. donald trump's resounding victory in florida last night was only possible because of incredibly diverse coalition he managed to attract that included latinos, african americans and women. a broad base of support many see as the future of the gop. joining me is one of the leaders of the coalition, maria out hire a salazar, she just unseated incumbent democrat former clinton cabinet member donna shalala. what about the america first

on monday senator sherod brown, the ohio democrat challenged dan sullivan to put on a mask as he presided over the chamber given that staffers are working near the desk. this is how the exchange played out. >> i'd start by asking presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him are -- i can't tell you what to do, but i know that behavior -- >> i don't wear a mask when i'm speaking like most of senators. >> i don't need your instruction. >> i note you don't need my instruction but there clearly isn't much interest in this body in public health. >> come on, people. just wear a mask. >> that exchange prompting senator ted cruz, the republican senator to slam senator brown on twitter. cruise tweeting this, this is idiot particular. sherod brown is being a complete ass. he wears a mask to speak when nobody is remotely near him as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue. and sullivan was over 50 feet away presiding. last i checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet. >>> well, a senator calling a colleague a complete ass simply asking -- first of all, his facts are wrong about how

sullivan to wear a mask while presiding over the senate yesterday. it's extraordinary that someone would make a reference like that to a sitting united states senator. what is your reaction to that kind of attack? >> i think it reflects the depths we have dropped to in terms of political discourse. a bean bag. you know it's a tough business and it's politics but at least we try to maintain some decorum between members and certainly when it comes to public statements. i'm sorry that situation deteriorated to the point that senator cruz made the statement he did. >> have you heard comments like that over your years in the senate by sitting senators against another sitting senator, calling someone a completely ass? >> there have been some harsh statements, i'm not going to mislead you, but that is above and beyond anything i've heard before. >> senator durbin, thanks so much for joining us. stay safe out there. >> thank you. >>> there is more breaking news we are following. a promising coronavirus vaccine reaches an important milestone and one major ste

sullivan, no relation anyway, in alaska winning, joe manchin saying that he will go semi republican kind of takes a lot of the heat from the markets away from the georgia runoffs. but that said, there is uncertainty, yesterday using the word bumpy couple of months. what should we expect from now when it looks like covid will be coming out of it >> well, there is a few things one thing that interesting about elections and important, they are eventually over. and what we've seen in the past at least in '08, 2012 and 2016, is that elections mark the turning point when outflows from stocks came back to inflows from individual investors as pent up demand finally lifted the stock market in a broadway no matter who won. after years of money coming out ahead of '08, ahead of '12, '16 and ahead of this election as well, we saw money suddenly begin to turn around back in 0le'08, it doesn't happn until march. but the market has been led by a broader group of stocks than just the faang stocks in the last couple weeks and that is a good sign. as the money starts to pour in, it may leave more bro

better news for republicans is that dan sullivan has been re-elected senator from nebraska. that's something mitch mcconnell will welcome. but the president still has not accepted the reality, not prepared to embrace the reality of what's happened to him. he met with advisers yesterday, signaled he's going to persist on legal claims and phonio political claims he's making. it is likely the legal claims crash and burn next week. there's no evidence that's been presented, almost entirely courts have shunted aside these claims he's making. but this is the situation the president has not faced in his life before. throughout his childhood, throughout his career in business, he's always been able to bluster or bs or by his way out of difficult situations, lawyers, lawsuits, legal settlements. this is a case where he's run into a brick wall of the american electorate. 77 million votes and counting. clear majority for joe biden. the president just doesn't have many options beyond trying to send out messages, rouse his base, raise money from his base. he sent out more than 100 email

but among them, dan sullivan who says, i don't know, some of the criticism is tepid. right? he says the president has a high bar to prove fraud. you have he another representative saying it's time to move on. the pushback is like a small little poke but it's still important, right? because they're worried about the blowback they would get from president trump and right wing media. what are you seeing right now when you're trying to assess how republicans are responding to this? >> i'm watching republicans begin very slowly to try to coalesce around a position that moves the needle. but waiting and watching to see how president trump responds, what the white house lawyers are able to cause president trump to do. and what happens with the certifications, right? if georgia certifies today if some of these other certifications happen between now and thanksgiving, as they're supposed to, the issue will be resolved so these republicans don't have to get involved. and we have some new reporting just in my colleague jonathan swan reporting at the white house, around some of the part

sullivan holding onto a comfortable lead in alaska. to learn how important this moment is consider a leading argument for republicans, confirming amy kony barrett -- amy coney barrett was gaining senate seats, over brett kavanaugh. is republicans narrow the gap they will argue against any broad mandate for joe biden. so far the republicans have won 200 one house seats and are leading the race for 13. democrats have 218 and beating three. a total of at least 12 seats. welcome to fox news at night. richardson looking at the state of affairs one week after election day. >> reporter: mike pompeo promising a steady transition in the state department as their are concerns the delay in transfer of power could impair national security. the details of the secretary's proposed transition were a surprise. >> is the state department preparing to engage with the biden transition team and if not at what point does it delay hampering a smooth transition pose a risk to national security? >> there will be a smooth transition. we are ready. the world is

dan sullivan and thom tillis respectively. ultimately joe biden ability to move his agenda forward on capitol hill could come down to the runoff senate races in georgia on january 5th. correspondent steve harrigan live in atlanta with the latest. >> martha, they are still counting ballots here in georgia but they are on to the next battle with the runoff seats in the senate that could determine who controls the senate. no one got 50% in both races. by georgia law there has to be runoffs and they will be held generally fifth. on the democratic side, joh jon ossoff and raphael warnock. they are saying it's time for change in georgia. >> retirement is coming. senator perdue feels entitled to the u.s. senate seat. this is a guy who hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in six years as our senator. >> both republicans are making the same argument that their democratic opponents are too liberal for georgia. senator kelly loeffler tweeted "all eyes on georgia. if we win republicans keep the senate majority. if we lose, democr

we expect that dan sullivan will win an alaska. but let's just for a second focus on thom tillis' race. he was behind the entire time. the entire time, even when cal cunningham's affair became public. it didn't seem to move the needle with the poles but in reality he's going to pull out this win and he's going to surpass where the polls were going into that race. it's a big win for the incumbent was killing a senator and it's a big win today as he sets up for that battle. >> bill: we were forecasting over the weekend if you are 50-40 he moved to georgia. we now know they will be hotly contested and we will see the way georgia breaks. do you believe the presidential results in georgia pretend anything about how a statewide republican will fare in a state that appears to be changing, at least in the atlanta area? we can say that safely enough. >> two things about this, one is the recount. the margin for david perdue to get back to 50%, 50.0, is not that many votes. it recounts, we have not historically seen them move thousands of vot

dan sullivan is winning alaska by 20 points. you are a pollster, who on earth said this is a close race? [laughter] >> alaska is a strange estate to pole. [laughter] i think this whole last week, because i am a pollster, people are treating it as a family member died. we are so sorry dude you drink? and i tried per lobby senate races it really prisons not just a shy stuff about her affect pollsters dealing with. you also have to ask whether shy susan called voters in maine, back where they shy thom tillis voters? >> the public polls were not on the money and allowed the state states. before you know there are -- you go on some of the job recruiter websites and they will tell you this job is less popular than being a coronavirus tester right now. the panel returns a little bit later because of so much to dig into. live summit show ahead of you. but first the senate not the only election circuit and the peach statement earlier today officials and georgia announced a hand recount of all 5 million presidential votes. as you know joe

alaska senator dan sullivan has won a second term in office, defeating democratic challenger al gross and guaranteeing republicans at least 50 seats in the u.s. senate. the balance of power in congress's upper chamber will be decided in georgia on january 5, where democratic contenders reverend raphael warnock and jon ossoff are challenging incumbents kelly loeffler and david perdue. in hong kong, 15 opposition lawmakers are stepping down today to protest the firing of four of their colleagues by chinese authorities enforcing a new national security law. it's the latest setback to the movement by hong kongers to maintain their autonomy from china's one-party rule. this is kwok ka-ki, one of the four hong kong legislative councilmembers removed for failing to show clear loyalty to china. mission as legislator to fight for in thecy, freedom chamber cannot be continued. but i would certainly promise that i would go along if the people in hong kong continue to for freedom, democracy. and we should never give up. news, viceigration reports immigration and customs enforcement is planning to

sullivan beating al gross in alaska. so i can tell you, guarantee you, kim, that when chuck schumer says the most important election was the presidency, he doesn't mean it. he thinks the most -- is he going to be majority leader? it's been his life-long goal. what's the difference between 51-49 senate in policy terms with mitch mcconnell running it versus 50/50 with chuck schumer? >> it's enormous. take chuck schumer's word for it. he said everything would be on the table if he is majority leader. that means getting rid of the legislative filibuster, that means potentially packing the supreme court, it means potentially adding d.c. and puerto rico as states. and it means a greenlight to most of the progressive agenda that you've heard that part of the party talking about from the green new deal to medicare for all. in my mind, i think joe biden would be better off with a mitch mcconnell because he wouldn't face all that pressure that would come from a democratic senate. paul: yeah, jason, do you agree with that about the

better news for republicans is that dan sullivan has been re-elected senator from nebraska. that's something mitch mcconnell will welcome. but the president still has not accepted the reality, not prepared to embrace the reality of what's happened to him. he met with advisers yesterday, signaled he's going to persist on legal claims and phonio political claims he's making. it is likely the legal claims crash and burn next week. there's no evidence that's been presented, almost entirely courts have shunted aside these claims he's making. but this is the situation the president has not faced in his life before. throughout his childhood, throughout his career in

. >> martha: and alaska, republican incumbent dan sullivan still has a two to one advantage over democratic challenger al gross. that one is not called yet. >> bret: 54,000 in georgia may be ground zero in the struggle for control of the u.s. senate. as of right now, both seats will be determined by a run over if it holds, not a republican incumbent getting more than 50% of the votes. let's get the latest from correspondent jonathan serrie in atlanta. good evening. >> good evening, bret and martha, both u.s. senate races in georgia are still in play. it appears both races will be heading for a january 5th runo runoff. you have republican incumbent david perdue hovering just above the map below the 50% threshold needed to avoid a january 5th runoff. he faces a well-funded and well organized challenge from democrat john. take a listen. >> georgia has become younger and more diverse every day of the last decade. and the effort that has gone in to registering voters, empowering voters is unprecedented, unmatched anywhere in the country. speak at the purdue campaign issued a statement on the run

it seems like alaska eventually, once they get the ballots counted, dan sullivan looks poised to win. you're looking at 50-48 with two runoffs in georgia. we have kind of looked at it again and again and again. my question to you is how much does each party put into that georgia fight and do democrats really campaign, can they get those two seats over the finish line? >> there is no doubt congratulations to all who have been declared victors. i would point out that the trump campaign has lost all ten lawsuits filed thus far. we will see if there's something. i would agree both pundits. one of my good friend said control of the senate would come down to georgia and it's going to come down to that. democrats have to hope they can follow the leadership of joe manchin who was on your show last night reminds us what seriousness and leadership looks like in the u.s. senate. or will they follow a set of talking point and end narrative that a majority of the country is not for. it's clear on election night a week ago the country rejected radical socialist message and wanted to embrace a centr

sullivan wins as it looks like he will win in alaska, assuming that, the best democrats can hope for is to get a 50-50 cut. but that requires they win both of the races in georgia which is a tall order in any year but a especially with these two candidates, the two democrats running right now, neither of which, neither of whom won in their splintered general election races. but you know, here is the thing. i suspect that democrats are going to spend a lot of money on this they will work very hard for this but big donors have spent nearly a quarter of a billion dollars on three races that their donor class was told they had a real shot at winning. they lost all three of those big races by nearly or more than double digits. and the question is, are those big money donors going to fall for this again and come out to georgia and dump another half, you know, quarter of a billion, another $100 million or $200 million in a couple of races? or will they look back, you know what? we will go with divided government. connell: you know, that goes back to the same old question i started with, may

sullivan to wear a mask while presiding over the chamber. >> i would start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask while he speaks. the people below him -- i can't tell you what to do -- >> i don't wear a mask when i'm speaking, like most senators. i don't need your instruction will stop >> i know you don't need my instruction, but there clearly isn't much interest in this body of public health. we have a president who has not shown up at the coronavirus task force meeting in months. we have a majority leader that calls us back your to vote on an unqualified nominee, the same time to vote for judge after judge after judge, exposing all of the people who can't say anything. i understand people in front of you and the presiding officer and expose all the staff here. amy: in medical news, the fda has authorized the first at-home coronavirus test. the nasal swab requires a prescription and can produce results in about half an hour. president trump has fired a top election securitofficial at the department of homeland security just days after he publicly rebuked trump's claims the

senator dan sullivan. they have a high bar to make and they have to prove it in court. representative fred upton said, quote, no one has seen any real identification of any real fraud. i think it's all said and done. and a few moments ago, i talked to representative greg walden who told me while he thinks the president has a right to pursue his legal strategy in court, he said at this point he is not very impressed with that legal strategy and ultimately it will be good for the republican party to get this behind them. dana? >> yeah. not impressed is a very diplomatic way to say what i'm sure you're hearing behind the scenes from republicans that they're baffled by the attempt to pursue this in court because it seems to be kind of a keystone cop situation. lauren, thank you so much for that. the president's election defiance is an affront to voters and puts joe biden in a tough spot, unable to fully begin his transition, as of now, unwilling to pursue legal action to force the president to start transfer of power. thursday, the president-elect gave his most direct conde