let's bring in the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. good morning, governor. >> good morning. >> can you just tell us where you were and what you said out loud when you heard that the wayne county republicans were trying not to certify the election results. >> i was here at the residence and i'm not going to tell you precisely what i said, but you can imagine it was just kind of mind-boggling. this is a ministerial duty that these board members have -- has taken an oath to uphold and this was incredibly distressing for that short period of time that it stood and then they came back and i just want to give kudos to all of the activists who organized and waited in line to have their comments heard. i think that they really changed the outcome here and i have every expectation that as this goes to the state board of canvassers next week that the process of finalizing the results will be completed as our law requires and that the will of the voters will be respected. >> let's just talk about your optimism about that because it differs from

prosecutors claim the plot to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer actually went much further, including an alleged plan to burn down the state capitol. authorities saying the hope of those behind the plot was that no one would come out alive. here's adrienne bankert now. >> reporter: tonight, new disturbing details of the alleged kidnapping plot show michigan governor gretchen whitmer was only one alleged target of suspected homegrown terrorists planning to violently overthrow the state government. court documents claim the alleged ringleader, adam fox, sought to recruit 200 men to storm the capitol building and televise the execution of politicians taken hostage over the course of about one week with no one coming out alive. investigators say a second alleged plan involved locking people inside the building and setting it on fire. authorities releasing video of some of the suspects firing guns in a makeshift boot camp. abc news visited an alleged training site raided by the fbi with one of the suspects' neighbors. >> there were many times that me and my wife, we would hear gunshots, an

i was trying to get gretchen whitmer's attention. griff: she made the order last week due to rising covid numbers. democrats targeting the teach state ahead of the january runoffs, with some going as far as pushing for people to move. >> i hope everybody moves to georgia, you know, in the next month or two, registers to vote an votes for these two democratic senators. jillian: fox news contributor and media opinion columnist for the hill, joe concha, is calling them out with a new op-ed and he joins us now. good morning, joe. good to see you. >> good morning from powerless, new jersey. i join you by skype. so my apologies for that. jillian: you're here so that's all that matters. let's talk about folks moving to georgia, specifically andrew yang was one of the first that publicly came out saying that this is what he was doing. he tweeted this on november 7th, great news, evelyn and i are moving to georgia to help john ossoff and warnock win. more details to come. but let's go. what do you think about the democratic party really tryin

governor gretchen whitmer of michigan, the state of michigan, has put together a new plan to deal with the next three weeks in this pandemic, putting some new restrictions in place. dr. scott atlas who is the president's chief coronavirus adviser, his covid ras putin, if you will, overnight put out a statement where he commented on governor whitmer's efforts saying, quote, the only way this stops is if people rise up. so dr. atlas is calling on people to rise up in michigan. you as a governor if you were governor of kansas right now and someone said to the people in kansas rise up, how would you take that? what message does that send? >> well, i don't think there is any question that you have to take it as a threat. you have already had armed citizens showing up outside of governor whitmer's office, you know that there was a plot to kidnap and potentially kill the governor. the notion that any human being particularly someone who has got a bully pulpit throughout the country would use language like this against a sitting governor is shocking and totally irresponsible and dangerous. i k

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michigan governor gretchen whitmer knows about these dangers firsthand and she joins me now. it's great to have you, governor. first let me start on that, your reaction to the new allegations in court filings about the extent of the plot that was being put together against you. >> i think it just tells you that words matter and the words of our leaders matter. the incredible vitriol that's being waged, whether it's against dr. fauci or it's against the republican secretary of state in georgia or it is against a governor who is just simply trying to save people's lives, it is undermining our democracy, and these latest attempts around this election are just an extension of that. it is dangerous. and we really do need people of goodwill on both sides of the aisle who care more about our democracy than their parties to stand up and say this is unacceptable. we've had a free, fair, and secure election. we need to respect the will of the people and we need to certify these results and we need to get the biden administration to get started on this transition so that they can get th

outfront now the governor of michigan democratic gretchen whitmer. governor, i appreciate your time. so the president, you know, says that he should win the state even though he lost it by 157,000 votes. what can you do about it? >> well, erin, i mean, the president can say all he wants. he can summon people to the white house all he wants. he can try to interfere, which raises serious legal and ethical questions by the way. but the fact is joe biden won this state and won big by 14 times the margin that donald trump won michigan in 2016. the will of the people will be done. and these efforts to disenfranchise wayne county where the majority of our african-american voters live is just a blatant attempt to steal the election result and disenfranchise michigan voters and it will not stand. >> so we are learning, governor, trump extended the invitation, as you say the summons to the white house by calling the republican majority leader of the state senate and he was asked earlier this week about this whole idea that republicans could, you know, overturn

michigan, which again was very hard hit earlier this year, democratic governor gretchen whitmer is barring indoor dining as well as in person instruction at high schools and colleges and ordering the temporary closure of some businesses including movie theaters and casinos. again, high risk locales. this is not a shelter in place order. she's keeping elementary and middle schools open, many businesses, even gyms are still allowed to operate. what you see whitmer doing is what policy makers across the country are doing, trying to balance all of the competing interests while also not seeing her state decimated by the virus. then what happens? along comes this guy, covid's best ally in the white house, besides the president, scott atlas. a right wing radiologist with zero public health expertise who got in front of the television by going on trump tv and then got hired and managed to take over essentially the nation's entire covid strategy and push the entire country towards an approach in which the virus would be left to burn through the populus. >> when there are high risk people we must pr

in michigan, democratic governor gretchen whitmer announcing new restrictions, closing indoor dining in bars and restaurants, urging people to work from home and moving high school and college students to virtual learning. white house coronavirus task force adviser dr. scott atlas criticizing these measures, and suggesting residents to rise up in a tweet. >> i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals. >> reporter: new mexico ordering a statewide order, closing all nonessential services for the next two weeks. and in oregon, in-person dining and gyms closed for at least two weeks to try to curb the number of cases the state is seeing. >> it is so hard to ask all of you this again. many of you cheered and rang bells and put up signs calling us heroes. and we're so grateful for that. right now, we're asking you to be our heroes. >> reporter: in illinois, a stay-at-home advisory goes into effect today in chicago. in north dakota, the governor announcing new mitigation efforts, including finally implementing a mask mandate. at least two s

we are joined by the governor of michigan democratic governor gretchen whitmer. thank you for joining us. you know the president-elect is calling for unity and you've echoed those calls. is unity possible at this moment given out dopely divided our nation is? >> not only is it possible but it's essential. we have a common enemy in covid-19 that is ravaging the united states. it is killing our people. it is threatening our economy. it is undermining our homeland security and our standing in the world and that is why this is a challenge that vice president -- i'm sorry. president-elect biden is going to rally the american people to. we have to join forces to beat this common enemy and i think this is a moment that is so important and his outreach, his vision is one that makes more a path for every one of us. >> you faced as our viewers know a personal threat and at least in part of president trump's rhetoric against you. sadly, the sentiment that drove people to threaten your life runs deep. what specific steps would you like to see the president-elect, talking abo

we are joined, tonight, by the governor of the great state of michigan, gretchen whitmer. governor, thank you very much for being with us. i'd like to ask you for two things. number one, a report on inside team biden on degree of optimism and urgency. and number two, acknowledgment of the danger of the president's remarks, tone, tenor, atmosphere, threatening t, the mistruths. and one of his assertions touched your state. it was that cities like detroit and philadelphia, not the first time we have heard this from him, are too corrupt to count the votes. >> i think it's -- he's growing increasingly unstable and unpatriotic. and i think it's very troubling. i -- the difference that you heard out of joe biden, in the last couple of days, is confidence and encouraging people to be patient. this is yoour system. it is not always easy. it is not always fast. but we ensure that every vote gets counted, and we abide by the will of the people, and that's what we need to do here as well. >> joy reid has some questions, apparently. joy? >> hey, how are you, governor whitmer? so, you

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, a member of the white house coronavirus task force told people to rise up after michigan governor gretchen whitmer issued new covid restrictions in the state. >> the idea that the president's now existing remaining advisor on covid is saying that they should resist, what the hell is the matter with these guys. >> reporter: meanwhile, president trump refuses to concede tweeting an acknowledgment yesterday biden had won but then claimed he had won. >> how did you interpret that? >> i interpret that as trumpianism. no change in his modus operandi. >> reporter: biden's former partner in the white house told scott pelley on "60 minutes" that mr. trump needed to think beyond his own ego and concede. >> my advice to president trump is if you want at this late stage in the game to be remembered as somebody who put country first, it's time for you to do the same thing. >> reporter: the former president also compared mr. trump to richie rich calling him the complaining, lying, doesn't take responsibility for anything type of figure. former first lady michelle obama also weighed in writing that she w

gretchen whitmer was shocked by his statement. >> it took my breath away. we are in the midst of the work -- the worst weeks of the pandemic. >> hopis dimming that the president will prioritize the threat of covid. come january, it is anyone's guess what way -- >> it is hopeful news. a vaccine hopefully do increase immunity across the country and the worl what we still have to use common sense and practical measures. itmportant for us to temper our excitement. i say that not to be a downer but to look at the evidence. we have tos remember this interim data. this is early data published by the company thats producing vaccine so inherently it is biased. what reassures me as a physician, as the fda will hopefully approves his, this te it has gone through other apolitical and unbiased committees so there is a data safety monitoring board approves most clinical trials and they have been monitoring this study for moderna and pfizer. it is up to them, a group of physicians and researchers who are unbiased, to determine the true safety of this. then there is the fd

or the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer, she could step in to replace, maybe, those noncompliant board members. so, there is a lot at stake in the coming days. but it could be game over when these votes are certified in the coming days. and that really could be the end for the trump team. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >> thanks, jessica, for that. let's go to law professor at the university of southern california and a cnn election law analyst. great to see you. so, i want to talk about this breaking news. hi. that georgia will do another recount, the third. of course, cnn's headquarters are in georgia. asking how many times do you have to count the vote? so is this a formality? >> it's a formality. so when you have a vote as close as it was in georgia so if it's less than one half of a percent, the trump campaign can request a recount which just they rescan the ballots. so let me just emphasize, recounts rarely change the outcome of an election. you may see a shift of a couple hundred votes, maybe. so there's really no concern this will change. this is really just a formal

scott atlas reacted by tweeting, the only way this stops is if people rise up governor gretchen whitmer responded on cnn. >> we know that the white house likes to single us out here in washington, me out in particular i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals. >> some of the new restrictions in michigan include no indoor dining at bars and restaurants and high schools and colleges will be fully remote the changes start wednesday and will last three weeks. >>> former president barack obama spoke about the delayed transition he told cbs the stalling does damage to the idea that elected officials are servants to people who are not above the rules. he was asked if he had any advice for president-elect joe biden and here's what he had to say. >> he doesn't need my advice and i will help him in any ways that i can. no, i'm not planning to suddenly work on the white house staff or something. >> no cabinet position for you, mr. president? >> there are some things i would not do because michelle would leave me she'd be like, what? >> mr. obama

whitmer. donald trump's top medical adviser, unclear why he is the president's medical adviser, tweeted more sort of flame fanning rhetoric against her. do you sense there's anyone in the room that is doing anything other than dealing with the president's hurt feelings as you said or spreading disinformation? >> yeah. it is remarkable. he is paid by the taxpayers, supposedly paid to help manage covid, and a disaster at that. picking up donald trump's comments about the proud boys from the debate, stand by. he is calling people to arm vigilante. no matter how he tries to clean it up, that's what happened. listen, at the end of the day the only people that can get him to potentially acknowledge election results, it would be his kids. and they seem to be the ones, particularly the boys, who are rallying the cages loudest. he is living in a fantasy world. he wants to be able to leave with himself convinced and viewers of news max convinced that he won the election. and again, this is not a close e

remember, there was a kidnap plot targeting the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. we're joined now by dr payal patel, an infectious disease specialist at the university of michigan. i wonder what think of a tweet like you that. is it undermined the message the governor is trying to get out? crop yeah, frankly, think it's disappointing and appalling. as a physician, we take the hippocratic oath, and the first thing we think about as medical students is protecting our patients and protecting our patients and protecting public health. i actually am proud of the leadership for listening to public health and infectious disease experts and trying to protect everyone in our state with these new restrictions. trying to protect everyone in our state with these new restrictionslj just state with these new restrictions.” just wonder whether it puts at risk not only the governor but also those people in public health, nurses and doctors, who are working every day in hospitals, trying to help people. pa rt in hospitals, trying to help people. part of the reason these went int

it comes six weeks after governor gretchen whitmer was the target of an alleged kidnapping plot. >> we know the white house likes to single us out in michigan, me out in particular. i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals. >> reporter: atlas denies he was suggesting any kind of violence. meanwhile, in texas, el paso facing a desire situation. coroners so overwhelmed by the influx of covid victims, prison inmates are helping move bodies into mobile morgues. in new york, officials outraged over scenes like this. hundreds of people packed into an illegal warehouse party. a blatant violation of safety orders. the governor warns the months leading up to a vaccine will be the hardest. new york city and other cities are now facing new testing challenges and delays as travelers rush to get results before thanksgiving. >> we agreed that everybody would be tested in order to be able to go. my father is somewhat compromised at 80 years old and my mother is getting up there as well, so we want to make sure that they're safe. >> just because you

. >> reporter: michigan's democratic governor, gretchen whitmer, said the president needs to realize the election is over. >> stop spending energy to mislead about what happened in this election. >> reporter: the trump campaign had tried to block the michigan election results in court, but withdrew that suit today, leaving their record on legal challenges nationwide almost entirely without success. >> it's really easy to make unsupported, wild conspiracy claims in parking lots at press conferences on twitter and social media. it's really hard to support those claims in court when those claims fall under scrutiny. and in every single case, those claims have failed. >> reporter: numerous legal setbacks aren't stopping the president's campaign team from pursuing and promoting false claims of fraud. >> i know crimes. i can smell them. there's enough to overturn any election. it's disgraceful what happened. >> reporter: rudy giuliani presented no evidence to back up his allegations. >> and there are other aspects of this fraud that at this point i really can't reveal. >> reporter: the cou

scott atlas reacted by tweeting, the only way this stops is if people rise up governor gretchen whitmer responded on cnn >> we know that the white house likes to single us out here in michigan, me out in particular i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals. >> some of the new restrictions in michigan include no indoor dining at bars and restaurants and high schools and colleges will be fully remote the changes start wednesday and will last three weeks. >>> as coronavirus cases surge across the country, dr. anthony fauci is warning that a delayed presidential transition is a danger to public health, saying that it would be better if his team could start working with president-elect joe biden. we're joined now by nbc's tracie potts. tracie, the biden team would also like to see more cooperation. >> right they think it's really important that the two be talking right now. but what we're finding here, valerie, is that the biden team is being blocked by the administration from doing so we do know that they plan to meet with drugmakers this

the governor, gretchen whitmer, who has become a frequent target of the president and his supporters, was shocked by his statement. it actually took my breath away, to tell you the truth. we are in the midst of the worst weeks of this pandemic. hope is dimming that the current occupant of the white house will prioritise the threat of covid. comejanuary, it's anyone's guess what kind of situation joe biden and the country will find itself in. nadia tawfik, bbc news. well earlier i spoke to democratic communications strategist mary anne marsh, i asked her how unusual it was for the vice—president elect to be receiving briefings more than the president elect. that is exactly right. and joe biden made a very smart move today. using his speech about the economy more to get donald trump to work with him than really talking about getting americans back to work. because unless donald trump starts to co—operate, and republicans cooperate as well, it's going to be very tough to get americans back to work, back school, back to their lives and beat back covid. he used his meeting before this

the governor, gretchen whitmer, who has become a frequent target of the president and his supporters, was shocked by his statement. it actually took my breath away, to tell you the truth. we are in the midst of the worst weeks of this pandemic. hope is dimming that the current occupant of the white house will prioritise the threat of covid. comejanuary, it's anyone's guess what kind of situation joe biden and the country will find itself in. nadia tawfik, bbc news. we can now speak to republican evan mcmullin who's executive director of stand up republic. evan, a former cia officer also ran in the 2016 us presidential election as an independent. there are real dangers in these problems with the transition, not only when there is a national pandemic but also in terms of national security. yes, that's true, look, our adversaries around the world are not going to take a break, you heard anthony felty talking about how the virus will not ta ke about how the virus will not take a break, as we transition hopefully from one presidency to another, but are adverse areas of the same way, russia

the governor, gretchen whitmer, who has become a frequent target of the president and his supporters, was shocked by his statement. it actually took my breath away, to tell you the truth. we are in the midst of the worst weeks of this pandemic. hope is dimming that the current occupant of the white house will prioritise the threat of covid. comejanuary, it's anyone's guess what kind of situation joe biden and the country will find itself in. nadia tawfik, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to republican evan mcmullin who's executive director of stand up republic. i asked him whether one reason trump has failed to concede the 2020 presidential election is the fact he cant acknowledge defeat personally. it isa it is a lot of things, at least a few things. he has an interest in protecting his persona as a winner, as he would say, within his base because that will impact his business and political prospects going forward even when he is outside, out of office. also it is clear that he is trying to raise more money for whatever purposes he is claiming to raise purpose —— raise money for, legal

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whitmer issued new covid restrictions in the state. >> the idea that president is now resisting remaining advisor advisor on covid is saying that they should resist, what the hell is the matter with these guys? >> reporter: meanwhile president trump refuses to concede. tweeting an acknowledgment yesterday that biden had won but then claim he had won. how did you interpret that? >> i interpret that as trumpianism. ( laughs ) no change in his modus operandi. >> reporter: biden's former partner in the white house told scott pelley on "60 minutes" that mr. trump needed to think beyond his own ego and concede. >> my advice to president trump is if you want at this late stage in the game to be remembered as somebody who put country first, it's time for you to do the same thing. >> reporter: the former president also compared mr. trump to richie rich calling him the complaining, lying, doesn't take responsibility for anything type of figure. former first lady michelle obama also weighed in writing that she warmly welcomed melania trump to the white house during the 2016 transition despite being

joining us now, democratic governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. thank you very much for being on. this has been a difficult time for you personally, but obviously for your state and this tweet certainly did not help. >> it actually -- we are in the midst of the worst weeks of this pandemic. we have been going through this for nine months and right now the numbers are as bad as they have been been at any given time so we have to take aggressive leaderships. it's on the states' governors to do what we can save lives and they're telling us not to gather indoors. we know we have to take action now to save lives. the modeling, mika, shows we'll lose another 20,000 people just here in michigan between now and the middle of february if we don't take aggressive action now. for three weeks we are going to tight things up. batten down the hatches and try to get everyone to rise to the challenge in front of us. >> jonathan lemire from the associated press has the next question. jonathan? >> governor, of course the surge comes right before the holidays when p

joining us now the democratic governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. i see the throw pillow, it's a little needy that pillow. >> a friend of mine said that to me i thought i'd acknowledge it. >> let's talk about michigan, because it's one of the states that people are going to wonder how soon they might know something because as soon as you count that early vote. how exactly does it work in michigan? how will the votes be counted? >> well, first, i think it's really important to acknowledge the vote is not final until the votes are final. and our state -- our secretary of state has been saying that this is going to take a little while. we just had a primary in august, we had 1.6 million votes cast by absentee ballot, it took 40 hours to count those and we have twice that number in absentee ballots so we're preparing this may take a few days. that's why we're encouraging voters to be patient as we go to the polls. there are lines already. we have been open for about 50 minutes and we have lines at the polls. we also know in michigan you should wear laye

the governor, gretchen whitmer, who has become a frequent target of the president and his supporters, was shocked by his statement. it actually took my breath away, to tell you the truth. we are in the midst of the worst weeks of this pandemic. hope is dimming that the current occupant of the white house will prioritise the threat of covid. comejanuary, it is anyone's gas what situation joe it is anyone's gas what situationjoe biden it is anyone's gas what situation joe biden and it is anyone's gas what situationjoe biden and the country will find itself in. nadia tawfik, bbc news. —— anyone's guess. we can now speak to democratic communications strategist mary anne marsh. she joins us from boston. the vice president as a senator seems to be getting more briefings than the president—elect? briefings than the president-elect? his speech today was really talking about getting the presidency work with him rather than getting americans back to work. unless republicans and democrats co—operate, it will be tough to get americans back to school, back to their lives and be covid was t

>> reporter: well, this isn't the first time the president and his team have singled out gretchen whitmer. she's been a frequent target of the president's attacks as she tries to get control of the pandemic in her state. after announcing the new restrictions in the state of michigan to try to rein in the pandemic in michigan, dr. scott atlas, who is not a public health expect, he's a neuroradiolo neuroradiologi neuroradiologist, he's tweeting, the only way this stop is if people rise up. you get what you accept. #freedommatters, #stepup. and governor whitmer was the target of a kidnapping plot that was foiled by law enforcement officials last month. scott atlas said he was never talking about violence, saying that people should peacefully protest the measures. and here's what governor whitmer said to wolf blitzer. >> we know the white house likes to single us out here in michigan, me out in particular. i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and experts. i listen to people who have studied and are well-respected worldwide on these issues, not the individual tha

but he does ago it was gretchen whitmer of michigan. when you ask the governors what are they concerned about, it is not the election. it's about the pandemic. they worry with thanksgiving on the horizon many people are going to be circulating inside, within closed doors, with heat blowing and no masks inside. little social distancing. this could be spreader events. it is hard not to be alarmist because they are facing more death in their state. they have people have thanksgiving traditions, holiday traditions in december. how to deal with that. they are telling people to wear a mask inside. maybe try to have thanksgiving outside. it is a difficult thing to wrangle people towards making different choices after years, if not decades of doing the opposite. georgiari next up from on the biden line. caller: thank you. i would like to tell mr. costa i look forward to us having a president that is not the disrespectful to the press. referring to them always as fake news. i appreciate the job all of you do. first of all, one thing about like t

whitmer her other latest coronavirus restrictions. jillian: joining us is michigan state representative bo lafave thank you for being here. >> my absolute pleasure thank you so much. jillian: restrictions effective three weeks no indoor dining restaurants and bars. nonessential workplaces are closed. private gatherings limited to two households only and high schools and colleges closed. let me ask you, why are you making this move then? >> because myself and the rest of the michigan republicans in the house and astronaut have done literally everything else. we tried working with the governor. we tried passing bills. we had to go to the supreme court and won in the michigan supreme court. we had half a million citizens file petition to return power back to the legislature in a way from unilateral the secretary of state refuses to certify those. at this point i'm out of options. >> governor whitmer doesn't have time for partisan politics for people who don't wear masks have a plan to fight this virus. wkeep us updated on your end if you

whitmer called the last week. the worst in her state since the pandemic started today she announced that all indoor dining and in person learning at high schools and colleges will be suspended for the next 3 weeks. michigan has seen massive cases case surges in the last 6 weeks from just over 1000 reported daily cases back in early october to nearly 8,000 daily cases just this past week. a similar situation is unfolding all across the country, including washington state as well. >>today. november 15th, 2020. i have to report to washingtonians. is the most dangerous public health day. in over 100 years. >>washington governor jay inslee also unveiling a new set of statewide covid-19 restrictions among the most businesses including gyms movie theaters and museums must close their indoor services for at least the next month. meanwhile this morning we heard from doctor doctor anthony fauci who predicted when the country could begin to return back to normalcy doctor fauci said that prediction depends on a number of fact

scott atlas called for people to rise up against their governor gretchen whitmer. today president-elect joe biden responded. >> in addition to the folks that have already been elected governor of michigan. i mean, you know, the idea that the president's now existing remaining adviser on covid is saying that they should resist, what the hell is the matter with these guys? what is the matter with them, resist? >> according to federal and state authorities, the governor was recently the subject of a kidnapping plot. quote, the only way this stops is if people rise up. you get what you accept. a medical professional. today michigan announced more than 12,700 new covid cases since sunday. 55 deaths in the same period, bringing that total to more than 8,000. michigan attorney general joins us now. thank you for being here. three hours after sending the tweet on sunday dr. atlas as they say walked it back saying he wasn't talking at all about violence but instead about peaceful protests. do you buy that? >> well, personally, no, i don't lie it. i will say this about the t

and for real bullies there will be people like gretchen whitmer or andrew cuomo or they will perhaps be running at biden doj, department of education and dhs. if biden wins that you will not only be pining for the good old days of record-setting wage growth but for the fighter who against all odds achieved great things for america. and that is the angle. when biden says he's going to listen to the doctor is, it's not just dr. fauci, he also means epidemiologist michael osterholm who coauthored a piece several weeks ago urging that we "commit to a more restrictive lockdown. well, dr. osterholm is slip widely expected to be out candidate for a top job in the biden administration. he genuinely seems to despise red state america where people have just decided, you know, we understand the risk but we have to move on with their lives. well, i hate to say i told you so but, i told you so. that's by newly minted covid advisor dr. michael osterholm. >> we need to in a sense lockdown and drive down this infection level to a place we can actually control it with testing and tracing and follow u

. >> michigan governor gretchen whitmer gave an update on the coronavirus response in her state after recently issuing new restrictions on indoor dining at restaurants and in person classes for college and high school students. from the state capitol in lansing, this is four minutes. >> good afternoon. today's thursday november 19, thank you for joining us for it i'm joined today by doctor jenae are cheap medical executive, by matthew hornick, doctor matthew hornick the president of the michigan chapter of the american academy of pediatrics. bryan the co-owner of smoke and pig barbecue and delta township, kendra patterson the co-owner of michigan barn wood and salvage animation while mason, michigan. yesterday the epidemic ordered that the department of health and human services issued limiting indoor gatherings were covid-19 easily spread went into effect. i want to remind everyone that these actions are both targeted and intended to be temporary. these steps are with the public health experts tell us we need to take to avoid overwhelm the hospitals and death counseling we saw in the

. >> reporter: yesterday, michigan's governor gretchen whitmer said in person classes at high school and colleges in the state will be suspended for three week, along with eat-in dining and bars. the last time she imposed restrictions she was struck down by the michigan supreme court for violating her authority. joe biden's covid-19 team pushed back on lockdown suggestions. >> if we just locked down the entire country without targeting our efforts, we are going to exacerbate the pandemic fatigue people are feeling, we will hurt jobs and the economy and we will hurt the education of our children. we need to approach it with the precision of a scalpel. >> reporter: they said the healthcare system is at the end of its rope. >> i think it is the healthcare system's breaking, literally breaking, that will unfortunately bring us to a sense of reality of what we must do in the short term. >> reporter: hospitals around the u.s. are saying they are running low on beds and nurses for covid-19 patients, forcing some to set up overflow facilities. jillian, carley. carley: ashley, thank you. jill

. >>> we are following breaking news out of michigan where governor gretchen whitmer announced new number of covid-19 restrictions. colleges and high schools are cancelled, theaters and bars will be closed. all who can work from home will be required to do so. in-door gatherings will be limited to 10 people. it will be restricted for three weeks and then the governor will decide whether to expand them. >> our response is strongest if we are unified and all in this together. >> today the u.s. hit 11 million confirmed cases of covid-19. joining me now is alexi alexis madrigal and author of "the new science of skin." >> james hamblin. how is this moment different in the pike spike we saw in the su and early spring? >> what people trying to say is that tests picking up asymptomatic . you can see these are people who are quite sick. and that really debunks it right there. we just see that cases are rising much faster and hospitalization have gone through the roof. we have numbers from health and human services now that we got this weekend about how many hospitals are anticipating a staffing sh

i see gretchen whitmer -- to me, she seems perversely enjoying this, i'm sorry. on camera, she is glowing, she has had her hair and makeup, she looks fantastic, and meanwhile, the people are suffering so much in the situation in michigan. the people in michigan -- and they voted for this. they voted for lockdowns, i guess. >> you know, the whole idea of locked arms obviously was to suppress viral spread, but it has come at a huge social and economic cost, and what we have to understand from that icon school of medicine study that you showed, beautifully done, with very thorough testing is social distancing doesn't work, quarantining doesn't work, masks don't work. this is settled science, and those in the media and those in the public who want to cling to those illusions, they are fooling themselves. and they are hurting society. we have to be prudent. i think phil is exactly correct. if you're in a vulnerable group or sick, you quarantine. society has to go on. society isn't just covid. there's so many other things. their children not going to school -- >> laura

michigan's democratic governor gretchen whitmer has ordered enbridge to close decades-old pipelines that carry oil and gas under the straits of mackinac, a fragile waterway connecting lake huron and lake michigan. in a statement, governor whitmer said enbridge's line 5 pipelines have repeatedly violated terms of an easement granted in 1953, adding -- "enbridge has routinely refused to take action to protect our great lakes and the millions of americans who depend on them for clean drinking water and good jobs." tropical storm iota has strengthened into a category 4 hurricane and is expected to make landfall tonight on the coasts of nicaragua and honduras, as much of central america is still reeling from the devastation left by hurricane eta. which displaced at least 210,000 people. meanwhile, storm vamco, downgraded from a typhoon, battered vietnam sunday after leaving 67 people dead in the philippines as the country's deadliest storm this year. and anti-nuclear activist martha hennessy was sentenced to 10 months in prison, the sixth member of the kings bay plowshares to receive a senten