duncan, after jeff duncan went on cnn yesterday to say something similar, he called jeff duncan a puppet and called out governor brian kemp. so these two senators can't afford to alienate president trump, because that alienates at least a decent chunk of the republican electorate here in georgia. >> i thought it was really interesting, too, what jeff duncan just told me, it's not just against the law. the law doesn't provide any avenue for a special session in georgia right now. but he also said, it's just the wrong idea. the sentiment itself is wrong, to throw out the will of the people there. to throw out a vote that was counted, audited, recounted now, and has shown the same results every time, basically. >> right w, i mean, i think the lieutenant governor did an excellent job detailing in a clear fashion just the rigorous process that georgia state officials went through to ensure that those votes were correct and to arife at the result that we're seeing now, that joe biden won that state by about 12,000 votes and this was a five-week process. election officials worked hard to make s

jeff duncan wants replaced. georgia lieutenant governor jeff duncan georgia is a rhino, never trumper who got himself elected as lg by lieutenant governor by falsely claiming to be pro trump. he should be replaced. out front now, well, the republican lieutenant governor jeff duncan. lieutenant governor, it's been a long time since high school yet here you are being attacked this way. one two of tweets from the president in a space of the last 24 hours. what do you say to that? >> well, glad to be with you, erin. thanks for the opportunity. i actually replied this morning. i got a good night's sleep and thanked him for four great years of leadership for this country and highly encouraged him to get the senator elected. that's what we have to do. i'm not going to reply negatively. i was raised better than that and more importantly, raising three boys right now and i want them to watch dad react the way that i'm telling them to react. >> i don't want to bring up your family although i know you have increased securi

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. >> the republican governor brian kemp and jeff duncan disagree. >> unfortunately, he did not win the state of georgia. >> one of many georgia republicans who worries his claim that the election system is rigged will discourage voters. >> the mountains of misinformation is hurting the process. i worry we are handing off the playbook to the democrats. >> at times president trump seemed to concede he had lost and appeared to say he would run again in 2024. >> then we are going to win back the white house. >> before a crowd packed together with few wearing masks, the president barely mentioned the covid-19 pandemic. >> these states and cities should open up. we are rounding the corner on the pandemic. >> chip reed, cbs news the white house. >>> the first northeaster of the season dumped a few inches of snow in boston. thick snow made for slick conditions on the road, during the storm, more than 200 000 people lost power. folks in new hampshire and maine were buried in more than a foot of snow. >> back to school for some in new york city today after in class learning was suspended for ris

governor kemp and lieutenant governor jeff duncan issued a joint statement on sunday saying "state and federal law prohibits it." with us republican strategist and former rnc communications director dug hyde. very good to have you. good morning. >> good morning, thank you. >> i was struck not only with what i just played from gabriel sterling but also with this from georgia's again republican lieutenant governor jeff duncan. >> i worry this continues the fanning of the flames around misinformation puts us in a negative position with regards to the january 5th underrauf. there's the mountains of misinformation are not helping the process. they're only hurting it and jake, i worry that we're handing off a playbook to the democrats for january 5th and certainly i can't think of a worse playbook to hand off over the last four or five weeks to the democrats. >> in that interview, jake tapper, doug, he's almost begging the president to stop. is the president hurting senator loeffler and purdue's chances of holding onto their seats? >> without question. we can obviously have a broader discuss

joining us now is georgia's republican lieutenant governor, jeff duncan. mr. duncan, thank you so much for taking the time this morning. >> yeah, good morning. >> so the president was returning early from florida to washington, not to tackle the pandemic, but to focus on his continued attempt to overturn the election. i wonder, from where you're sitting in georgia, is his denial of this loss hurting the gop candidates in these runoffs? >> i think so. unfortunately, the president has committed to the way he's going to act and react to losing the election and at this point, it's not helping us here in georgia. we've got a very important event on january 5th that's not just big for us here in georgia, but it's big for republicans all over the country. my hope is that enough republicans hang on with us through january 5th to re-elect kelly loeffler and david perdue to re-elect us and republicans all over the country in the u.s. senate. >> president trump will be visiting the day before that vote, as you know, from past visits and his public comments since then, he

duncan who called out house republicans this week in an interview with "the pbs newshour." >> it's not american. it democracy. this is not our finest moment and my hope is that we quickly move past this. robert: phil, what are you pecking up about republicans? on one side you have conwaand others slowly moving there. and then you have the lieutenant governor of georgia saying this is an abysmal development for the g.o.p.er do they go in the coming days? phil: wel bob, i think most republican elected officials of ce holders, they agree with what the lieutenant governor just said. they're just afraid to say it out loud. look, they understand hows elti work. they understand that there are people's votes counted. the re and they understand that joe biden won 306 electoral college votes and lead the popular vote by sevenillion this wasn't that close of an election. they get it. they're just not able to say so public their own political calculations because they so fear what president trump could do to them. he remains incredibly popular ith republican base. republican governor of georgia, b

he went after jeff duncan shortly after he made those cnn comments, saying that jeff duncan was a puppet and corrupt and a rhino, a republican in name only. he's gone after governor kemp, one of his staunchest allies in the south, for refusing his demands to call a special session to illegally overturn the election results. so they see what's happened to the few republicans in georgia who dare to speak out against him, and they're chastened by that. many are staying silent or many raufring some talking points that they may or may not truly believe in. and it leaves a vacuum for other republicans who are more forcefully siding with trump, to fill that space here in georgia. >> this is unbelievable. it really is. greg bluestein, thank you so much for spending some time with us. we always love having your reporting and having you. when we come back, we'll stay on the topic of georgia with the senate on the line there. president-elect joe biden traveling to the state, reminding voters there that there is a path to victory and control of the senate for the democratic party. that's next. arty

kemp and duncan said that would be illegal. >> lieutenant governor jeff duncan joins us now. good morning to you. over the weekend you said you were concerned by the president's continued attacks, baseless attacks on the election and disgusted by the security threats that followed those. i'm curious, what was your breaking point? >> well, look, for five weeks we've been working hard to count every single legal vote in georgia. it has been unbelievable to see the mountains of misinformation continue to fly in from every angle liltal stuff that can be debunked in ten seconds or less and we're focused on making sure we follow the letter of the law. >> lieutenant governor, can you say when you talk about mountains of misinformation and i appreciate you're focused on following the law, your colleague, secretary of state raffensperger has been doing the same. are you really surprised by this behavior from the president given that he has cast out on the election before the votes were cast and all the way back to 2016 it was -- he was calling it rigged. >> my focus is we have a very

. >> reporter: even georgia's republican governor brian kemp and lieutenant governor jeff duncan disagree. >> he did not win the state of georgia. >> georgia is one of the many republicans that the claims that the election is rigged will discourage voters from voting in the run-offs. >> the mountains of misinformation is not helping the process. i am worried that we are handing off a plaubook for democrats on january 5th. >> reporter: at times the president seemed to concede that he lost and appeared to say he will run again in 2024. >> then we will win back the white house, we are going to win it back. >> reporter: before a crowd that was packed together with few wearing masks the president barely mentioned the covid pandemic. >> the states and cities should open up. they should open up. we are rounding the corner on the pandemic. >> reporter: in fact, the experts say the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. just today, president trump announced that his attorney rudy giuliani is covid positive. to which had the president said is, get better rudy, we will carry on. >> they are said to l

jeff duncan, the lieutenant governor said this morning that the governor was not going to call a special session of the legislature. arthel: judy, i want -- i want to jump in only because i have one more question that i want to get in before we run out of time here. what do you expect from this president once he is no longer -- he no longer holds the office, he leaves, though, with a formidable voting block and strong fundraising capability, can or should republican leaders try to regain their footing as the gop once was just a short time ago? >> judy: you know, arthel, i hope the republican party reclaims its soul. i mean, it has become the party of trump. once trump is gone, what does that mean for republicans. i think it's absolutely clear that they might find the platform and the positions that so many americans came to see as republican party positions that were taken over by donald trump. trump is going to come back here to mar-a-lago, supposedly, at the moment he's licking his wounds and firing his tweets, he has been a fundraiser, $315 million since his defeat, what he does with

lieutenant governor jeff duncan became one of the first senior republicans to acknowledge biden's apparent victory while brian kemp warned lawmakers against attempting a end run on choosing presidential electors in the state as the secretary of state recertified the state's vote count. >> i know people are convinced the election was fraught with problems but the evidence, the actual evidence, the facts tell us a different story. >> reporter: a different story that will need more attention with the balance of power. kelly (david perdue sets to battle challengers rafael wornknock and john ossoff, it will determine leadership in the senate and a huge impact depending on who is sitting in the white house about the way the country will go over the next two years or longer. shannon: january 5th will be here before you know it. 33 million locked down in california. the million new positive tests in five days but the science support banning outdoor dining, the state's order to provide data to back up the decision. actor michael rappaport expressing frustration at what seems like random decisions w

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. >> take a listen to what republican governor jeff duncan told cnn this morning. >> unfortunately, the president has committed to the way he's going to act and react to losing the election. at this point it's not helping us here in georgia. it's damaging. short term here i'm worried that the side shows and the distractions are causing disruption around january 5th. long term, gosh, it's just not helpful. quite honestly, it is a sideshow. >> here to break down the state of the race, harry digging into all the data. do you think republicans want this race to be about trump or not? >> i don't think so. look at the results from november, i think it gives you a good understanding of why republicans don't want it to be about president trump. trump lost in the state, he ran behind the senate republicans in both the regular election and the special election. trump was the first republican to lose statewide in over a decade in georgia democrats would be more than happy for this race to be about trump. republicans don't necessarily want it to be. >> that's bizarre a little bit because republican

gloria, i spoke with georgia's republican lieutenant governor jeff duncan. he's a conservative. he endorsed trump. i asked him about president trump's false claims that he won the state of georgia and that the election was rigged. take a listen to what he told me. >> i worry that this continuous fanni inning of the flames arou misinformation puts us in a negative position in regards to the january 5th runoff. the mountains of misinformation are not helping the process, they're only hurting it. >> do you think, gloria, that it will actually end up hurting republicans' efforts to win those runoff elections? >> it's hard to say at this point. there are a lot of fellow journalists on the ground who are interviewing people, for example, at the rally on saturday night who said, yeah, they probably still would turn out, but they expect it to be rigged. so, again, that's difficult, but they just might do it. i think the thing we ought to be thinking about is the public service of people like mr. duncan and brad raffinsperger in the state who are counting as accurately as possible, who a

jeff duncan for example became one of the first senior republicans there to acknowledge biden's apparent victory. while governor bryan camp warned lawmakers on choosing presidential electors on the state. brad raffensperger recertified the states vote count. >> i know there's people that are convinced the election was fraught with problems, but the evidence, the actual evidence, the facts tell us a different story. >> a different story and a story that will obviously get a great deal more attention with the balance of power on the line come january. kelly loeffler and david produce set to battle. we are watching that one closely, because it's not only going to determine the leadership in the senate, it will also have a huge impact depending on who's actually sitting in the white house, shannon, about the entire way this country will go over the next -- presumably the next two years and perhaps longer. >> shannon: january 5th will be here before we know it. kevin, thank you for keeping an eye on it. >> you bet. >> shannon: new numbers tonight on covid 19, 33 million locked down in califor

people, like brian kemp, jeff duncan, governor and lieutenant governor of georgia, brad raffensperger, they have got to certify. they've got to do things. and once they do that following the law, they get to announce by president trump, legislators are going to try to slide by this thing, without ever drawing trump's attention or the wrath of his supporters. >> so, john, the strategy here is hair club for men, election style. i get it. i get it. it's good to see you, john. >> you bet. >> all right. so we, also, have this just in. new reporting on first lady melania trump. sources are telling cnn she wants to go home, while president trump is putting, as we were just talking about with john, all his focus into long-shot, dead-end attempts to stay in the white house. the first lady is focused on life after washington and a smooth transition back to mar-a-lago for her and her 14-year-old son, barron. cnn's kate bennet has this reporting. she is joining me right now. kate, tell me what you are learning. >> well, the thing is, as you just said, kate, the president is wanting to stay. and t

. >> as you know, georgia's lieutenant governor, jeff duncan, missouri republican told cnn that he and other state officials have had to increase security for themselves, increase security for their families as they try to uphold the official certified results of the election in georgia. you also know what it's like to be targeted by the president. this kind of rhetoric, it has very real consequences, doesn't it? >> it certainly does. and it's unfortunate to see this happening across this country. this is what a democracy is all about. we get an opportunity to go and lawfully cast votes and make a decision as the people as to who we want to represent us. the people in georgia have spoken. and it's one thing for donald trump to behave the way that he does. he is who he is, and i don't expect any more from him. but for the rest of the republican party, especially our senators david perdue and kelly loeffler, i would expect so much more. and when you are looking at officials have to have increased security because of death threats, it really goes against everything that our democracy is s

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that is jeff duncan and also the state's republican governor brian kemp certifying the vote for joe biden today rejected president trump's demands that he flip the results. today courts in michigan and georgia did the same. joining me now to talk more about this is ruiis shannon pe y pettypiece and ashley parker. let's start with the legal cases. the president's team, the legal campaign, they're having no luck trying to overturn a democratic election. here is what a michigan judge said today rejecting a trump ally lawsuit. plaintiffs asked this court to ignore the orderly statutory scheme established to challenge elections and to ignore the will of millions of voters. this the court cannot and will not do. this is how the people have spoken. people are not presenting any evidence. it is what we're hearing from republican officials who the president is trying to believe bully by calling them during announcements about certifications as we saw in arizona. are they willing to just go down in flames trying to say this election is rigged when by all accounts, all reliable accounts it was not?

. >>> i want to go to the republican lieutenant governor, jeff duncan. you're one of the states that used dominion's voting systems. there have been charges. you've audited it. looked into it. it didn't happen. the president claims that dominion rigged the election and that he won, quote, by a lot. you heard the chief of dominion go through this. what do you say to the president who continues to put these false statements out against dominion and the election in georgia? >> certainly it's part of the category of being in a crop and having to go. it helps us in the january 5th runoff. let's move on. focus in why we want conservative relationship now. >> so tad brooks sent it to mcconnell. 18 other house members have signed on. brooks is leading this effort to contest the result of the presidential election, right? the whole point is they want to contest it even though the electoral college has confirmed it. they want to contest it in a joint session of congress on january 6th. what is your response to some including your own state represents? >> there's a

if you look at the likes of jeff duncan, lieutenant governor, or brian kemp, governor from georgia, these two gentlemen are very, very conservative lawmakers. they're trumpers. they have been supportive of him, they've done everything politically for him except break the law. you look at those two and you look at the likes of mitt romney, ben sasse here in washington, you're going to see a civil war in the republican party next year. you'll see people try to steal it back from those who have really altered it and distorted the republican party the last couple of years. >> when you talk about people talking about stealing, let me show you a tweet from hillary clinton, talking about reform she wants in the process. wonder if now is the time. she was an elector in state of new york, and tweets with that picture i believe we should abolish the electoral college, select our president by winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. while it exists, proud to cast my vote for joe biden and kamala harris. is now the time to say that? >> i mean, maybe not. but it is a position that a lot

. >> with me now, georgia lieutenant governor, jeff duncan. good afternoon. thanks for being here. first off, what do y you make o this back and forth with the governor and the president? president trump calling out the leadership as a disaster. he did said the governor should resign in a tweet today by name. your reaction. >> yeah, unfortunately the president has decided how he's going to react to losing the election. i don't think it's helping us in our run-off. i hope enough republicans hang on to make sure that loeffler and purdue get elected. all the stuff we're dealing with here in georgia, it's not helpful. certainly i'm not encouraging the president or anybody to continue this. >> it would be helpful for the president to visit there on the eve. >> yeah, any time you can have the president and help people show up to vote is important. my hope, my advice is to stick to trying to figure out a way to get kelly loeffler around david purdue back in and steer away from this misinformation. it's not helping anybody short term or long material. it hurts the brand of the republican p

. >>> i spoke with republican lieutenant governor jeff duncan this morning, both he and georgia's republican governor brian kemp are responding to the president's personal attacks on them. have a listen. >> there is a constitutional and legal process that is playing out, and i'm very comfortable letting that process play out. but that horse has left the barn in georgia and it's headed to d.c. >> i'm worried that the sideshows and the distractions are causing some disruption around january 5th and just because the guy i voted for didn't win doesn't change the outcome of the election. >> joining me now is former republican georgia state representative buzz brockway. thanks for taking the time this morning. >> thanks, jim. >> good afternoon, i should say. anyway, tell us about the president's attacks here on the process. you got two key races coming up next week. does it help or hurt republicans' chances in the runoffs? >> i think it hurts. i absolutely do. you can look at where early votes have come from, congressional districts that are represented by democrats here in georgia, principally in

duncan, thank you for joining us again. good to see you, sir. >> absolutely, thanks, neil. >> let me ask you first about the hand count right now. this is the third vote, you know, going through all of the votes right now. and up to now, it seems that the counts have pretty closely matched these machine process dominion system vote. so, what can we conclude from that? >> yeah, not a lot has change in the last few weeks, neil. we continue to watch now our final count, recount, which was asked for by the president. and i think all sides point to the results continuing to match the -- the other counts that we've had. so, not a lot of news which pertains to the outcome. but i will tell you the mountains of misinformation continue to flow in at an alarming pace. >> neil: misinformation -- you're saying misinformation is coming from the president? i know he's disparaged some things you said, what the governor said, what the secretary of state has said. you want to clarify? >> yeah, that misinformation is coming from every single

duncan and texas congressman elect tony gonzalo. resistance to covid lockdown is rising as more politicians demonstrate that it is one law for them and one for the rest of us. like los angeles county supervisor dining at a local restaurant after voting to ban outdoor eating. for seattle, or the homicide rate is soaring to a ten year high just of the city plans to cut a big chunk of its police department budget. plus the mounting follett of the assassination of iranian nuclear scientists. the iranian say that israel was behind it. they pulled it off at some very high-tech and very deadly remote weapons. the balance of power in the senate is in the balance itself. all now hanging onto key senate races in georgia. also tonight, will tell you what president trump is made significant progress in attracting hispanic voters to the republican party despite liberal saying. i am gerry baker in for elizabeth mcdonald. the evening and it starts right now. ♪ ♪ we began with the latest on that cdc meeting over who won't get the covid-19 vacci

duncan was been one of the few republicans who have called that out and said it is this is unacceptable and it's time for republicans to move on. this morning about 18 former republican georgia officials said essentially the same thing that republicans need to focus on the january 5th runoffs for control of the senate and stop looking behind them at fights over the election. >> and, again, believe me, i think the personal and moral indignation is enough, i think what's going on is grotesque but i do think there is a political element as well. i wonder do you think, patricia, that republicans are beginning to think this is hurting republican chances to win those two senate seats in the runoff on january 5th. >> yes, there is significant concern that republicans are not going to be able to come together, particularly for senator loeffler. she has just come through what was essentially a republican primary. her primary opponent, doug collins, a leading the charge for the trump campaign about the legality of this election and it's a situation where republican base members are not just havin

duncan and texas congressman elect tony gonzalo. resistance to covid lockdown is rising as more politicians demonstrate that it is one law for them and one for the rest of us. like los angeles county supervisor dining at a local restaurant after voting to ban outdoor

brad raffensperger, gabriel sterling, jeff duncan. these are republicans that are putting country over party, that are being subjected to just horrific threats as a result. this is not america. >> and despite the title of today's hearing, there were no widespread election irregular lafrts that affected the final outcome. these claims are false. and giving them more oxygen is a grave threat to the future of our democracy. amplifying these obviously false narratives about fraud or irregularities corrodes public trust. it threatens national security, and it weakens our democracy and our standing around the world. every time the president or his followers make these false claims, they destabilize our relationships with our allies and allow authoritarian adversaries to undercut american democratic leadership around the globe. preserving our democracy takes hard work, and i'm deeply troubled that we're at the edge of a crisis point. now is the time for american patriots who love this country to say enough is enough. >> the michigan senator

i'll speak to lieutenant governor jeff duncan in moments. >>> plus sweet relief? congress works to pass yet another stimulus bill as americans are desperate for economic aid. >> it would be stupidity on steroids if congress left for congress without doing an interim package. >> will new hope turn into help this time. one of the senators associating with bill join me to discuss ahead. >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is suffering. the united states is now in the worst stretch of the pandemic by far. between 2,000 and 3,000 deaths every single day, setting horrible records in number of daily deaths, in hospitalizations, and in huh cases. and we have not even started to see the thanksgiving effect on numbers yet as hospitals begin to max out and run out of hospital beds. medical workers are pleading for stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, the surge in cases only adding to the economic nightmare with job growth stalling and leaders teasing a stimulus package, months overdue for millions who may go hungry for the holidays, compou

out front jeff duncan, georgia's republican lieutenant governor. good to have you back, lieutenant governor. so there has been a lot of mixed messaging for the president on the issue of voting in your state, right? this weekend trump supporters in your state were asking the rnc why they should even bother voting. eric erickson, conservative talk show show, georgia native, said "we could be handing senate minority leader chuck schumer control of the senate by the republican disarray." and he went on to say this. >> the president's got a choice. he can either continue this nonsense, and it is nonsense, or he can accept defeat and try to save the senate to save his legacy. >> lieutenant governor, do you agree with erick erickson? >> well, i think the honest answer here is not a lot's changed in georgia over the last few weeks. we're still in the process of finalizing every legal vote and making sure we follow the letter of the law. i do think the president and republicans in general need to refine their approach to how we handle this post-election pro

these officials that are republicans -- look at georgia -- brad raffensperger, gabriel sterling, jeff duncan -- these are republicans that are putting country over party, they're being subjected to just horrific threats as a result. this is not america. >> joining us now, senior opinion writer at "the boston globe" and msnbc contributor kimberly atkins. kimberly, thank you so much for getting up early with us this morning. i've just got to go back to what we just heard ron johnson say there, which is that this hearing that he held was necessary because there are americans who believe that the election was fraudulent. and while, certainly, polling shows that that is, in fact, the case, the reality is, it's the case because that's what donald trump has been telling people in the face of almost no evidence of any of that, certainly not enough evidence to show that there was enough fraudulent voting to change the outcome of this election. >> kasie, you're absolutely right. i mean, it's a circular argument. ron johnson is essentially saying, well, americans are confused and they distrust t

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georgia's lieutenant governor jeff duncan spoke about the security risk facing everyone who has come under attack because of trump's assault on the election result. >> absolutely, it disgusts me. all of us in this position have got increased security around us and our families and it is not american, it is not what democracy is all about. but it is reality right now. and so we're going to continue to do our jobs. governor kemp, brad raffensberger all campaigned for the president but he didn't win the state of georgia but it doesn't change our job descriptions. >> our friends at the bulwark put it this way, now that trump is demanded that specific election officials break the law on his behalf, there will be a list of office holders, trump's people could mobilize against and that is the anger and is going to be channeled in the coming months. this despicable matt t pattern may cause georgia runoffs and make it awkward for all but 27 congressional republicans to debate any policies with the new biden administration. because in a stunning piece of reporting in "the washington post," mor

brad raffensperger, gabriel sterling, jeff duncan. these are republicans that are putting country over party. they are being subjected to horrific threats as a result. this is not america. >> thank you, mr. krebs. thank you, mr. chair for your indulgence. >> senator scott went to vote so senator rosen available? >> yes, i'm here. thank you, mr. chairman. good good morning to all the witnesses here today. i want to start by saying as members of congress, we take an oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. we have a responsibility to our constituents in our nation to defend our democratic practice. with that being said, mr. krebs, we thank you for your service to our nation and for upholding your oath to defend the constitution for foreign and domestic threats. your effort to protect the integrity of the democratic progress ensures that the 2020 election was the most secure in american history and certified by the department of homeland security. i would also publicly like to thank the electi

these officials that are republicans -- look at georgia, brad raffensberger, gabriel sterling, jeff duncan, these are republicans that are putting country over party. they're being subjected to just horrific threats as a result. this is not america. >> so joe, christopher krebs of course as the guy who was in charge of cyber security, he was fired by tweet by president trump for speaking the truth, that it was the most secure election in american history. and he patiently i should add yesterday sat there offered his testimony and explained to the members of the senate sitting on that panel why there was not widespread fraud and why this was in fact a legitimate election. >> yeah, mika, there's just no evidence. no evidence that there's been widespread fraud. there will be trump appointed federal judges across america saying give me evidence. give me anything. and judge's lawyers have given them nothing because there are no facts that any lawyer would go before a federal judge and put before that court even the most conservative trump appointed judges because they would be sanctioned for ly

these officials that are republicans, look at georgia, brad raffensperger, gabriel sterling, jeff duncan. these are republicans putting republica america over party. these threats have got to stop. >> senator rosendale? >> yes, i'm here, mr. chairman. welcome to all the witnesses here today. i want to start out by saying as members of congress, we take an oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. we have a responsibility to our constituents in our nation to defend our democratic process. with that being said, mr. krebs, we thank you for your service to our nation and for upholding your oath to defend the constitution to foreign and domestic threats. your efforts to protect the integrity of our democratic process help ensure that the 2020 election was the most secure in history as certified by the department of homeland security. i would also publicly like to thank the election workers who, despite the comments in the media and today, worked long hours to make sure nevada's elections were free, fair and secure. both the secretary of state and o

that's michelle miller with our cbs news colleagues jeff pegues and jericka duncan. the subjects of the cover story "through their eyes." each of them share some important thoughts on journalism, diversity and the stories that shaped 2020. read it all online at cbswatchmagazine.com. you look fantastic there. everybody looks fantastic. >> thank you, jeff. >> and having read it, it's -- i know you well. i know your thoughts on a lot of things. jericka and jeff, not as much. fascinating read. really a wonderful interview. >> yeah, i -- i don't know what to say other than it was a wonderful moment to just be able to sort of express what -- why we do what we do. >> right. >> why we do what we do. thank you. jeff, thank you. >> wasn't just jeff. we all surprised you. >> love it. it's just about seven minutes after the hour. here's a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> gallery shows, museum exhibits and the of interest a-list celebrities. the last few years have been the picture of success for artist derek fordjour. we'll meet him and see how it't met ththe momoment.