matt says he heard another car start up. suddenly there was movement in his vehicle and they were back on the road. he was relieved to eventually find himself back home. then, according to matt, the kidnappers asked him an odd question. >> sat me on the couch and asked me if i wanted to take a shower. >> a shower? >> a shower. >> after all this? >> after all that. and the only thing i could think of was after playing hockey, usually i shower at home, i don't shower at the rink, so i'm thinking they must think that i smell or they just want me cleaned up. so i said, sure, i'll take a shower. >> a shower? after terrorizing him for three hours, how strange. what was going on? and then matt's story took another bizarre turn. he says he was led into the kitchen where something was waiting for him on a table. >> they said, do you know what this is, and i said no. they said, this is c4 explosive. we're going to make an explosive device and we're going to strap it to you because we don't trust you that you're going to do what krur t

matt: you are not. her friend rand paul has a great sync that when the democrats are a power of the republicans are the conservative party. when republicans are in power, there is no conservative party. because often times the things that we can't see, become inconvenient when people are trying to govern prayed and think that frankly is because of the influence of special interest have read there's not a strong special interest present to reduce spending. all can agree on the increases in it because the pie is bigger . and i would say it is not really a big special interest effort against whatever boris . because these forever worse crag plus fund opportunities for spending very little accountability. there's not a special interest push to limit illegal immigration because democrats benefit in terms of political power for them and a lot of big businesses to support republicans, use illegal immigration to keep the wages down for americans. so on the number of these issues, it is not republicans against d

matt: yes. certainly ballots cast in person do not generally make their way into lawsuits after election a -- election day, because once they haven't cast in person and deposit into a voting machine. [indiscernible] we do know after election disputes tend to be based on mail-in ballots and provisional bows because that is what is left to fight over. i think the range of options for the candidates or campaigns to fight over would be the increased numbers of absentee ballots and provisional ballots, would be a target of litigation after the fact in some states. host: the public has been hearing president trump raise concerns about mail-in balloting throughout the fall. here is one example. [video clip] >> as far as ballots are concerned, it is a disaster. a solicited ballot, you request and they send it back and that is ok. they're sending millions of ballots all over the country. there is fraud and they found them with that name trump in a wastepaper basket. they are being sent all of the place.

kidder. >> matt kidder? he was the friend, more like a son, who'd grieved with the nelson family and was like a second brother to jessyka. they'd always had an easy, teasing sort of relationship. so, of course, they'd texted each other. but officer herfordt didn't know any of that when the texts caught his attention. >> there was just something weird about them. just the way that he was -- he would be constantly asking her, basically, out to do stuff. he would say, "hey, do you want to go bowling?" and she would be like, "you know what, i've got to clean up the house." and then he would be like, "oh, well, i can come over and maybe help you clean up the house?" and then she'd reply, like, "oh, you know what? i'm almost done. don't worry about it. and now i'm really tired. so i'm just going to go to bed." something like that. and it was like this over and over. so i talked to the sergeant who was in charge and said that maybe we need to kind of figure out who this person is. >> jessyka's friends and family sa

matt: yes. certainly ballots cast in person do not generally make their way into lawsuits after election a because once they haven't cast in person and deposit into a voting machine. [indiscernible] we do know after election disputes 10 to be based on mail-in ballots and provisional bows because that is what is left to fight over. right do think the range of options for the candidates or campaigns to fight over would be the increased numbers of absentee ballots and provisional ballots, would be a target of litigation after the fact in some states. host: the public has been hearing president trump raise concerns about mail-in balloting throughout the fall. here is one example. [video clip] >> as far as ballots are concerned, it is a disaster. a solicited ballot, you request and they send it back and that is ok. they're sending millions of ballots all of the country. there is fraud and they found them with that name trump and a wastepaper basket. they are being sent all of the place. they are send

matt gaetz: more than newt gingrich. but no, i mean, that newt did bring a certain vigor to the place. a certain effort to reform. some of the practices there really lean into the play for the developments of washington. when you rot a tell all about congress, you're usually not still in congress. that's what's a little bit different about my book freedom so there. these people are still my colleagues . but i think that to address the generational challenges that we face, putting on on the right of the left. do you think the issues like immigration, how we deal with digital platforms. the environment and the climate change. these are generational challenges predictable require belinda entered the political alignment to resolve them. i don't think it's all that productive to have democrats against republicans. and i have friendships with other people people on the other side because in time to do need to listen to one another and $8 or maybe any thing to disagree on but if there are some things you can agree on, they had

matt, your first reaction to this? >> well, hopefully this represents turning the page, the president's obviously talked a lot about law and order this year. he should embrace it here as well. we have laws. we have state laws that dictate how the process should unfold, how these votes should be counted, and frankly, up until now, the main -- the main cause for uncertainty in this whole

we want to bring matt polka into this conversation. he has been on the "the communicators" before and he is president and ceo of aca connects which is what,? matthew: aca connects is a nationwide organization that serves approximately 800 smaller, independent companies all across the united states and many of the territories. it is so great to be with you here today with our chairman, patty boyers from southeast, missouri. she is representative of who are members are and why we exist as an organization. we started in 1993 because of that disproportionately impact of federal regulations and laws on smaller communications providers. that principle still exists today. we fight to help our members not only to succeed, but also to work hand-in-hand with washington, the congress, the senate, the house commend the white house and many agencies on sensible laws and regulations that allow our members to invest and deploy and serve their customers needs. peter: you are listening to patty boyers come out what to do here is for us concerns when it

matt: there is a senate seat that is up for grabs. that is what any commercial break in the morning news cycle or afternoon news cycle, him or mj hagar, the democrat running against him. she is on the ballot, they spent a lot of money on the campaign. that is something to watch out for. romaine: corn and has been nyn has beenr around for a while, right? matt: a long time. caroline: we thank you for taking us through texas. coverageor continued of this presidential election. romaine: and the blog. caroline: if you're lucky enough to have a bloomberg terminal, you can get in there. live tweeting, this is bloomberg. ♪ joe: today we are watching how investors are positioning as they await the results from the u.s. presidential election. for more, let's bring in george perks. george, you are a great follow on things related to market. you also do a great job breaking down political data. what do you, in the early wave of data, when we get the first wave of closures, will you be looking for to get a sense of what the night is going to loo

now, matt sanderson is on with me. the first thing that occurs to me is i think this is only going to be forward looking relief because, yeah, because i don't see how the county can go back and pull out provisional ballots that were already dumped into the swimming pool. so it seems to me this will be forward looking only, but i think the supreme court and these are the only that could actually change totals. >> really important and a good reminder to people about which suits affected the vote count versus other things. we're juggling a lot of breaking news. i want to ask pete and matt to stay with me. i'm told we have breaking news out of the white house so we turn to peter alexander. >> within the last few minutes we received a new statement from the trump campaign that comes directly from the president himself, we'll share that with you in part. it sort of presents a different tone than we have heard from him and from frankly his remarks yesterday and his all caps tweets 24 hours ago. he says in effect that this fig

we will speak to the services trades council union president matt hollis. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. i'm vonnie quinn in new york. disneydemic has left parks division in a dark place, but the ceo bob jpeg still has hope. >> despite the challenges and hardships, we have been steadfast in managing our businesses under enormously difficult circumstances. we have not just persevered during these tough times, we have also taken a number of deliberate steps and smart risks and positioned our company for greater long-term growth. from the earnings call last evening. disney plans on cutting 28,000 jobs in california and florida, leaving employees feeling less optimistic. joining us now is matt hollis, president of the service trades council union, representing 43,000 disney workers. it's a difficult time for everybody. toney will -- does not want let people go, it is being forced to do so. what is the situation for employees, cast members, at the restaurants, in orlando and beyond. matt: thank you for the opportunity to comment. times

tammy and matt are back with us. we were just talking about how the democrats are demanding they will behavior that they certainly never showed president trump and his supporters. tammy, i want to read something out and i just came across this earlier today from michelle obama. i just saw it before we came on airport of a legal period. this is michelle obama. also member tens of millions of people voted for the status quote even minute supporting live hate chaos and division but we've got a lot of work to do to reach out to these folks in the years ahead and connect with them on what unites us. even as they preach about unity in the same sentence they are insulting the 70 million people who voted for president trump. what is the matter with these people? >> it is remarkable. i've got a column coming out tomorrow addressing this kind of dynamic where whether it is the courage list that was being discussed amongst x obama and pete buttigieg staffers about punishing these staff, white house administration and donors and

lisa boothe, matt gaetz and sara carter. there they are and here we go. shut up and move on. that is what they are telling you, the democrats, the media, the astonishment, shut up and move on. it is time for unity. is it really? i don't recall them shutting up and moving on after 2016 or much unity on their part these last four years. it has been the exact opposite. four years of nonstop hate, harassment and resistance but they did not shut up. they screamed, literally. this was yoko ono's message and the response to donald trump. [screaming] steve: i'm sorry, you got to laugh. until 2016 i thought primal screams was a band that made one of my favorite albums. the top aide david axelrod called this whole thing a primal scream. in california, quote, students organized a primal scream and a clotted 2:00 a.m. many students all of her campuses and publicly sobbing in and out of class and quite a few dressed in all black. my chinese class was essentially a crying session. yale and election primal scream organized by the freshman outdoor orientation that took place outside sterling

i -- i'm sorry, go ahead, matt. it's a working relationship. it's a light touch that has been, it has been refreshing to work with the fcc. our company join the aca when it was even the aca. it was a small cable tv provider association. we kind of run hand-in-hand through this whole thing together, and over the years, regulatory lee, the fcc has had many regulations with the chairman now, the fcc is reversing many of those and invoking this lighter touch that allows the industry to flex its muscles, get out there and utilize its own capital to make its own investment to build these networks. if there's ever a test that was passed with a straight a come it was the network, david vitter providers. we have scorecards now to prove that the light touch and the availability of capital to invest in our companies, and then investment was made and now the product has input through. >> guest: peter, we've been washington with our association since 1993 and we have learned a lot and we've been very privileged to be there on behalf of our members everyday

matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. >>> an explosion of new cases

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: high school football coach charles brown loved his team, but even more, he loved his sprawling family. >> we did it! >> oh, no, you better not! >> reporter: but last month when he was diagnosed with covid, it was the family's turn to motivate the career coach. >> we were all telling him, just keep fighting, that's how you -- even that morning i said, you have to pinkie promise me that you will not stop fighting. every time when we ended the phone call, it was "i love you." then he would wave to millie like this and i've blown kisses. >> that's what he taught everybody else and his players and his students. you fight till the very end. then you turn it over to the lord, and the lord will do the rest. >> reporter: dying of covid, the retired coach hoped to spare them one last anguish. >> right at the end, he left us because he didn't want to be put on a ventilator and he knew there was no other choice. and he didn't want me to have to make that decision. because he knew how bad it was. his lungs were like concrete. that's why he kept telling us, "i ca

matt hancock was asked what ministers had learned from the pandemic. he pointed to schools being shut during the first wave, but kept open during the second. and he looked to the future and the expansion of testing capacity. i want a change in the british way of doing things. if in doubt, get a test doesn't just refer to coronavirus, but any illness that you might have. why in britain do we think it's acceptable to soldier on and go into work if you have a flu symptom or a runny nose, thus making your colleagues ill? i think that's something that's going have to change. if you have in the future, i hope, flu—like symptoms, you should get a test and find out what's wrong with you, and if you need to stay at home to protect others, then you should stay at home. we are particularly unusual outliers of soldiering on still going to work, kind of being the culture. "as long as you can go out of bed, you should get into work. " that should change. matt hancock. and if you're wondering, easter sunday next year is on april the 4th. tensions over the lockdown

the telegraph says ‘lockdown looms over christmas‘, after health secretary matt hancock said it was too early to know whether the current lockdown restrictions were working. there‘s better christmas news on the front of the mail, however, which says families with relatives in care homes will soon be able to visit their loved ones due to an expansion in testing. and that story is on the front of the mirror too, who say local trials could be rolled out nationwide within weeks. right, welcome back, both of you. let‘s look at the times. vaccination rescue plan given a fresh busta. about this new moderna vaccine. this is another week of positive news when it comes to vaccines. you‘ve got this story that moderna has come up got this story that moderna has come up with a vaccine with a 90 pick —— 95% effective rate. slightly more effective than the pfizer vaccine and it‘s also easier to transport, so and it‘s also easier to transport, so there‘s lots of high hopes that there‘s going to be a vaccine that will be available in the uk to people and will be relatively easy to admi

congressman matt gaetz. i think i remember her saying this will be her last times i can't believe she still there. will they ever get rid of her? >> never bet against nancy pelosi. for a moment you have to look at the context of the fact that leaders of the democratic party could be hiding, schumer and pelosi, not exactly a young vibrant and diverse if you ask me but there is an interesting little moment that we all have to look forward to which speaker pelosi and that is the recorded vote on the floor. among these people who didn't vote for nancy pelosi before between five and seven of them are going to have to switch and vote for her this time even though they didn't vote for her last time. that's like asking the members to politically walk the plank and reversed their position on the value and utility of your leadership but one thing i know about nancy pelosi, she's got an iron grip on that democratic caucus so she will find a way. it might mean a few members make their way to the appropriations committee

and matt, just before we came on here, dr. anthony fauci was asked when he thinks most americans could actually get this vaccine. >> reporter: david, dr. fauci said that most americans will likely be able to get the vaccine probably by late april, but he admits that's a guesstimate. also worth donoting that the fd has approved an antibody treatment, it is designed for people 65 or older with underlying health conditions and who have mild or moderate symptoms. the idea is to keep them out of hospitals like this one. david? >> all right, matt gutman leading us off tonight on these new numbers. matt, thank you. >>> of course, the other story breaking as we came on tonight, news from the pentagon now. just 24 hours after president trump fired his defense secretary in a tweet, reports at least three more top officials are now out. and the president-elect joe biden was asked today what he would say to americans about what they're witnessing, a president who won't concede. abc's mary bruce right there asking the questions. >> reporte

matt gutman leading us off again. matt, thank you. >>> and now to the growing concern that thanksgiving could actually fuel the most dangerous spike yet. and tonight, the cdc with guidance for families planning to celebrate the holiday. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, with thanksgiving just two weeks away, and the pandemic exploding, health officials warning close family gatherings could accelerate the surge. >> given how bad things are with the pandemic and how widespread the virus is, it's really difficult to have kind of a normal thanksgiving, large family gatherings. >> reporter: experts say half of all americans plan to travel for the holiday, going against those new cdc guidelines, which recommend celebrating thanksgiving virtually or only with people in your own household and preferably outside. for indoor dinners, the cdc says keep the windows open, spread out as much as possible and wear masks. the other major concern, college students bringing the virus home for the holiday. more than 540

the matt rata na establish his legacy. the matt ratana red establish his legacy. the matt rata na red bee establish his legacy. the matt ratana red bee foundation. night was a massive rugby fan. —— rugby. what made you want to get involved with the foundation? quite simply for what it stands for. notjust the foundation? quite simply for what it stands for. not just as a policeman who sets us and protects us policeman who sets us and protects us but also obviously the rugby link was not a key element that added to that, the message he is trying to get out, the gospel he is trying to preach, the rugby values that exist throughout the game to teamwork, discipline, respect, enjoyment of the gain, sportsmanship, coupled with his cultural background which is all about community and family. these are all messages which need to be shouted out loud and clear. he epitomised all of that. as i said earlier, his eagerness to promote inclusion and diversity added to that and it isjust inclusion and diversity added to that and it is just an inclusion and diversity added to t

matt morgan who is the senior counsel for the campaign. i do know one thing, the guy who was quarterbacking this whole effort, david bossi of citizens united has been somewhat sidelined because he has tested positive for coronavirus as we reported over the weekend. while you can certainly work from home remotely it's a sort of job that requires you to be available to the president and requires you to go out there to the states that are being contested. if you are quarantined because of coronavirus it puts a little crimp in that. you don't want to come down with the virus ever but this is particularly bad timing. >> bill: all very interesting. back to you throughout the hour as the news warrants. we are learning more about president-elect biden's day one agenda. he's planning a series of executive orders to reverse trump policies and specifically we will rejoin as a country the paris climate agreement and the world health organization in the middle of a pandemic. reinstate the obama era daca program. peter doocy reports now live from wilmin

matt: that is certainly true. amazon like a lot of institutions got tired of waking up to the headlines. trump one after amazon for his contract with the postal service. amazon contends that trump actually cost amazon the $10 billion defense department jedi contract. i think amazon will be pleased with a more predictable administration in the white house next year, but it is hard to say with that antitrust question mark. emily: bloomberg's matt day in seattle who covers amazon for us. thank you so much for bringing this story. coming up, how does a business review site stay afloat when the world is on lockdown? we are going to hear from yelp's ceo on how he has led through what he describes as pandemic terror, but finally sees a light at the end of the tunnel. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $400 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get th

matt hancock. now, it was a line—up more typical of glastonbury than westminster. the mercury—nominated singer and musician nadine shah, joined members of elbow and radiohead to tell mps on the culture committee about the impact of streaming services like spotify and apple music on their income. there've been complaints that streaming royalties are inadequate with artists seeing little of the money that was being made. i mean, streaming in itself, actually, streaming is a bit of a miracle. i was listening to betty smith this morning because i was awake at 5am because i've been really nervous about appearing here. and i realised that i was listening to a recording that she made for me 100 years ago. now, the fact that you have access to every recording ever made, every piece of music ever recorded in your back pocket for £10 a month is a miracle... ..almost. it's almost a miracle. if musicians are equitably paid, then it's a miracle because then it's sustainable, and then it's something for everyone to be proud of. the year that i was signed with radiohead, we we

so matt, you are the first one. you with an urgent need to know the latest numbers after an election, you always remind me that it takes time. [indiscernible] >> it's great to be with everyone today. great to be with you. i was especially excited to see your coverage on cbs. it's great to have such a strong latino voice on our national news coverage of the latino electorate. we are still digging through the numbers. that is the short answer. the data has not been certified and publicly recorded in every single state. but in many states, it has been. in many counties, it has been. the first headline we take away from the selection is one of the fact that you gave us. it was record-breaking latino turnout. i looked back and look at historic data -- looked at historic data. in 2004, about 7.5 million latino voters were cast -- latino votes were cast. this year, we are estimating over 16 million. it has over double, the latino vote, in less than 20 years. that cannot be said for the overall american electorate. while th

like matt said, there wasjust a brilliant atmosphere around him. i think many around the uk are going to remember him as the green cross code man, but for generations around the globe dave prowse is darth vader, and without him there isn't a darth vader, and that is star wars. so something to be remembered.” vader, and that is star wars. so something to be remembered. i think it is rumoured that he fell out with george lucas ten years ago, but it seems an extraordinary career that he had that physically he was darth vader, but his voice wasn't. and even when he was identified back in 2003, it wasn't his face, either! no, it was sebastian shaw, who was the face of the under the mask in the face of the under the mask in the return of the jedi, the face of the under the mask in the return of thejedi, and yes, there was a falling out with george lucas, apparently, but with that aside, obviously what he brought to the role helped george lucas expand and create this monster franchise that we know now. he was in a clockwork orange, head of his doctor wh

student congressman matt gaetz, welcome too the reagan library. i wish we had you here and not socially distance as you are on a different coast. but what a terrific book. congratulations. >> think of so much as a joy writing it. it was particularly joy to participate in a vibrant movement in our politics today. whether what is on the political right or the political left we see is life energy, passion and enthusiasm. ask ledgers flecked on my perspective. >> i think i read in the book you love sports, you like baseball. when i was a kid i was into baseball a lot. there is a book that cannot be read it or know it. the book was called ball four. i don't know if you are familiar with it. i don't a few can redo the excerpt. remind me so much of him in the bookou have written. e good look inside the professional spos tm covering the off the field sidef baseball life cluding obscene jokes, drunken tom cutting o the players, routine drug use, provide boutin himself un its publication baseball commissioner calledall for detrimental to baseball and tried

reason editor at large and the podcast award-winning host matt welch. i would also cut the end of democracy author and democrat pollster, doug schoen is back. thank you for it inviting us into your living room, literally done. >> i'm happy to be here. kennedy: i'm happy to be here as well per the stock of us on these transactions. a lot of these are being thrown out. there member of the trump legal team who are quitting. biden is up how long does this go on? you heard what congressman guy said. if the clean things up. what are we doing here? i love proxies i just what to know what we are doing. >> will i can't say how long this would go on. i guess the answer is when the court cases run out. you continue to pursue this election. it's absolute true. the elections are run by local counties, local governments. so places like pennsylvania you can take it upon the republican state legislature to hold these localities accountable bypassing a number of election laws on the local level to cap out faster, to get rid of machines that are malfunctions, et cetera.

. >> congressman matt gaetz welcome to the reagan library. i wish we were there and not socially distance like you are in the coast but what a terrific look. congratulations. >> thank you so much gritty was a joy writing it and particularly a joy to participate in our politics today whether on the political right are the political left. what we see is a lot of energy and passion and enthusiasm that i was glad to reflect to my perspective. >> you know congressman i think i read in the book that you love sports and you like this ball could when i was a kid i was into baseball a lot in there is a book that came out and maybe you have read it or know of it. it was by a pitcher for the yankees and his name was jim. i don't know if you are familiar with the blood that if you don't mind i want to read you an excerpt because when i saw this reminded me so much of him and the book that you have written. the book was a frank insider look at her fashionable sports and covering the off the field sidef a spotlight including obscene jokes, drunken tomcat a

then matt hancock gave a press conference this evening and more less confirmed it. now, there's a lot of hurdles to overcome. i quite like the phrase used by the deputies medical officer for england in the press conference when he said, are we on the glide path? yes. could there be side wins? yes that is a possibility as well, so yes that is a possibility as well, so it needs approval. as you said, this pfizer drug is getting fast approvalfrom the this pfizer drug is getting fast approval from the american regulator, the fda, and matt hancock is saying that he has asked uk regulators to do likewise. but that is the key thing, will he get approval? side wins indeed, could put this of course. how do you foresee the events of the next few months because it says here virus jabs for all by april but does that really m ea n jabs for all by april but does that really mean everyone, but everyone wa nted really mean everyone, but everyone wanted to have a vaccine? that is a good question and there is a risk that if things are seemed to be rushed or they feel things are being

matt bradley, live for us -- >> reporter: and that's symbolic. >> yeah, absolutely, matt. thank you very much. matt bradley live in paris this morning. >> can we just take tae a moment? and i know ali velshi's going to want to jump on this. talk about health care. you lived in london. i've lived in london. ali velshi's canadian, places where there is a national health care system. you get checkups in london. you walk in, you walk out. i was in australia covering the disappearance of mh-370, remember that, when it was the biggest story in the world. i really messed up my shoulder in a fall and i had to go get x-rays in the er. i walked in there, bloody and messed up. they gave me x-rays. they gave me pain medication. i was in the er for, i don't know, six, seven hours. and i walked out without a bill. without a bill. and i was a tourist. i walked out without having to pay a single thing in australia. and if i had done that here, i would be paying thousands upon thousands of dollars. if i had, quote/unquote, good health insurance, i would still be paying hundreds of dollars.

matt, thank you. and matt reported on arizona, so, let's get to whit johnson, he's in phoenix tonight and he's monitoring this very close race in arizona tonight. where are the outstanding votes there, whit, and what do both campaigns hope for, where are they looking? >> reporter: david, most of those outstanding ballots are from right here in maricopa county. we're talking about 300,000 ballots in total. some absentee, some provisional. there are also about 150,000 more in other counties from across the state, these are areas, some of them that lean democrat, some that lean republican. we are expecting another round of results tonight, but officials warn the ballot counting could take days. david? >> all right, whit johnson. whit, thank you so much. and i should note that what we showed there during whit's report are one of these live cameras that have been set up at some of these counting sites, just to show how transparent election authorities want these to be as we continue on this process. i've b

matt, thank you. >>> and those images today, long lines for testing in so many states. and now empty shelves at some grocery stores in this country. in fact, some supermarkets are now placing limits on just how much you can buy gun. abc's stephanie ramos on that part of the story. >> reporter: tonight, covid testing lines growing as people from coast to coast scramble to get tested before the thanksgiving holiday. in massachusetts, people waiting in line for hours. >> i past the two-hour mark an hour ago. >> i'm sure they're doing the best they can. and i think that the people that are doing this have -- are almost selfless. they're putting themselves in front of people that could be sick. >> reporter: in new york, officials reporting record testing. in california, this was the line outside dodger stadium monday night. officials across the country urging people to either skip their holiday gatherings or celebrate only with those they live with. colleges and universities telling students to remain on campus or follow strict rules to stay safe. >> we are also seeing a lot

matt hancock, us as to why we have not been him to do thatjust yet. matt hancock, the health secretary, says it is will be trialed in 20 areas, you're going to get a test before you go in find out in 20 minutes, but people are saying it is not enoughjust yet, we want to see our loved ones and not have it be like a prison visit, behind screens and like that. good news but could go further, i think. and, faiza, your thoughts on that? could go further, i think. and, faiza, your thoughts on that7m could go further, i think. and, faiza, your thoughts on that? it has been a horrific year, with people dying and care homes, did not get ppe on time and those who cannot see theirfamilies again, ppe on time and those who cannot see their families again, and ppe on time and those who cannot see theirfamilies again, and it is good that they are doing this trial but it isa that they are doing this trial but it is a real question for managers within care homes, saying is this enough? is this going to be ready in time? unfortunately, the year we have had, the incompe

what emerge from this press conference this afternoon, and matt hancock didn't go as far as to say that lockdown looms over christmas but he did say it's too early to say whether the lockdown would have to be extended after december the 2nd, which is fair enough, because we don't know what impact it has had. but one of his lieutenants said, well, it is possible we will have to strengthen or add strength to the various tiers imposed on areas, because the effect in the north—west of tier 3 actually worked, and in other areas tier 2 did not seem to have the same effect and tieri did not seem to have the same effect and tier i hardly did not seem to have the same effect and tieri hardly registered. my guess is, from what she was saying, although it is early days and there is nothing in concrete, my guess is thatis is nothing in concrete, my guess is that is what we will face. there will not be locked up over christmas but there will be more restrictions than had before in those areas that we re than had before in those areas that were tier2and than had before in those areas that were tier

>> all right, matt gutman leading us off tonight on these new numbers. matt, thank you. >>> of course, the other story breaking as we came on tonight, news from the pentagon, just 24 hours after president trump fired his defense secretary in a tweet, reports at least three more top officials are now out. and the president-elect joe biden was asked today what he would say to americans about what they're witnessing, a president who won't concede. abc's mary bruce right there asking the questions. >> reporter: today, president-elect joe biden reassuring the american people that he's forging ahead with his transition. even though the white house isn't cooperating, and president trump won't admit he lost. >> sir, what do you say to the americans that are anxious over the fact that president trump has yet to concede and what that might mean for the country? >> well, i just think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. the only thing that -- how can i say this tactfully? i think it will not help the president's legacy. >> reporter: the president has been holed up