an official federal holiday. as people see it as a great opportunity to take to the streets to continue to let their message be heard. president trump makes new allegations of voting irregularities without giving any evidence he wants counting stopped in pennsylvania. a call for calm by joe biden as he nears the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next president of the united states. the 1st to come together so. we have to try. again this is al jazeera live from though also coming up after sending troops

posing a state of emergency ethiopia's president moves to replace the regional government in the troubled. ivory coast opposition leader is a rested for forming a rival government challenging the president's reelection for a 3rd term. it is just after 1400 hours g.m.t. 9 am on the u.s. east coast and president donald trump has begun his day with fresh accusations of voting irregularities without giving any evidence in a tweet in the last hour he demanded that counting be stopped in pennsylvania a background states where democratic germany dominated rather joe biden is his lead is already rising is where we stand at the moment excuse me out of golf joe biden is also ahead in the voter out in georgia he is projected to have won 254 electoral

college votes trump has 214 remember the required number is 270. byt needs to win it only one of these 3 undecided states to get over that lie and in an address to the nation late on friday evening the former vice president called for calm and unity we both know tensions are high they can be high after a tough election like we've. really remember we have to remain calm patient let the process work out as we count all the votes you know we're proving again what we've true for 244 years in this country democracy works your vote will be counted i don't care how hard people try to stop it i will not let it happen so in the last hour president trump has posted the series of tweets containing unfounded accusations of votes of fraud he claims that tens of thousands

of votes in pennsylvania were received after the deadline on election day which for change the result and in other states he also claims that his election observers were prevented from watching counts twitter has removed many of top trump's recent tweets for containing untrue information we have correspondents across the united states following developments shall is in joe biden's home state delaware kristen salumi is at that crucial count in pennsylvania but 1st let's go to alan fischer in washington d.c. when we spoke an hour ago and we spoke to suit obviously we said that they have been remarkably quiet the president uncharacteristically quiet what are we to make of those tweets. oh but when you were. tweeting and he has certainly to quote one observer yesterday there are no more warnings attached to donald trump's twitter twitter feed than a pack of cigarettes again twitter saying that there is some disputed facts in what

donald trump has been saying we're not entirely sure what he means by thousands of votes illegally received after 8 pm and counting centers sometimes votes do arrive slightly late as long as those votes have been cast on the day and by 8 pm sometimes voting centers extend their voting because people are in line if they're in line by 8 pm they get to cast their vote so again donald trump making an allegation we're not quite entirely sure what he's talking about when he talks about observers in pennsylvania that's already been tested in court his team went to the judge on thursday and said observers aren't getting in there they're not being allowed to see what's going on they're being kept back some of that was because of social distancing the judge said so let me get this right there are people from the trump campaign in the room where the votes are being counted and the trump campaign had to admit yes there was so to court the judge immediately after that so i don't see what your problem is so he's already lost

a lawsuit on that issue but of course as long as we're talking about voter fraud they're not talking about how joe biden is ahead in many of the states and leading in currents where he could get enough electoral college votes to put him over the age to give him 270 and carry him to the presidency this has been a tactic for the trump campaign he flagged it months in advance that this was going to happen he obviously was concerned he might not win because he said that if you lost then not only would have been stolen from him but you challenge it in the courts and that is exactly how this is playing out so he has no intention of conceding even if it's obvious to everyone that he's lost. well what he made to you is a good knowledge that there has to be a transfer of power and this idea that donald trump will be clinging to the walls and refusing to leave on the 20th of january i think is a pipe dream he will leave with a lot more dignity than that but he might not concede the election you might say

that he's handing it over to joe biden but there night might not be the concession that you normally get. but that still is some way off because he still believes that there is a path to victory that he can still win i mean when you talk about concessions donald trump was still talking about how he would he won the popular vote 4 years ago when he didn't he said of an entire commission and he never accepted that hillary clinton got more votes so is he going to accept that joe biden won him by not concede have to accept in the end interestingly enough the trumpet ministration is already in talks with joe biden's team about a transition of power i'm serious alan fischer reporting live from washington let's go to philadelphia then kristen salumi is that that count. in philadelphia what are we to make of those those claims which is allen has already said. already been tested in court.

well here in pennsylvania vote counters are just going ahead with their job and doing what they've been doing right along with officials dismissing the complaints that have been leveled by the president as an accurate and unfair right now joe biden maintains a lead of about 20000 here in the state with 99 percent of the votes counted it's not clear how many ballots are still outstanding in need to be counted we are getting into more difficult counting territory with some contested ballots we estimate and other news organizations have been estimating that there's about 160000 left to count and that includes mail and ballots those received before election day and those received after election day which the president has been contesting and trying to get thrown out the mail and ballots we know skew heavily

for joe biden they have up to this point he's been winning the mail in ballots 3 to one many of them coming from urban democratic areas like here in philadelphia the other some of the other votes that remain to be counted however are provisional ballots and we know there's at least $85000.00 of those and these are ballots that were cast when the voter's eligibility was in question so to give you an example. if someone requested a mail in ballot and then decided they wanted to vote in person but didn't bring the mail in ballot with them they would have to cast a provisional ballot which would then have to be individually verified by election officials in that county to make sure that the person did not vote twice so this is a very slow and tedious process one that takes a longer time but we're starting to hear republicans say that this could perhaps help president trump that he might be able to gain some ground here because

as you may. recall it was president trump who was urging people to vote in person in saying that mail in ballots should be x. excepted and so on prior to the election all that to say that we do accept and expect an update on the vote totals at some point today hopefully in the next hours and of course joe biden's camp is staying optimistic about the situation here in pennsylvania they're hoping to pull their lead out to more than a half of the percentage point because if the lead is under a half of a percentage point then there will be an automatic recount triggered krista many thanks i was there is kristen salumi there in philadelphia. i was instrumental shall is in wilmington which is joe biden's home station delaware also what's the mood of the biden camp right now jim oh. well pretty quiet

still people waking up not whatever they did to set the tone for this latest chapter in the twists and turns of post elections with biden's speech late on friday evening it was a calm tone one of quoting for respect to the process but also one of the almost reaching out to the other side to austin for everybody to accept what is taking place once results are announced and maybe kind of trying to map out a way forward not just in terms of maybe bridging divides in what has been a very very polarized election campaign one that has put a spotlight should a spotlight on the huge divisions that's unfold lines that exist currently in american society but also a way forward in terms of governance if and when joe biden is announced as the next president of the united states he pointed out that he had the huge mandates and the numbers so far do indicate that's he has received more votes than any kind of

that's in u.s. election history and that mandates he says gives him the. well florida or at least the directives to push forward on 4 key issues one called it something that is you know plaguing not only the united states but obviously the world over something that he says the u.s. is current president donald trump mismanaged and it is something that really did swing in his favor and certain parts of the country resort that when we were speaking so voters the 2nd the economy parts of it or large parts of it huge lead then said because of the pandemic but also has been impacted with other things a 3rd topic he spoke about which was something particular his running mate coming to horace and others have been speaking about was a greener agenda looking at the environment by themselves reading the other day that you know it was the anniversary of the u.s. pulling out of the powers agreements under donald trump something that was very apt or seemed to be very apt amongst biden supporters in the for something extremely

significant which impacts the lives of millions of people here which is what you described as systemic racism in the united states something that has led to people being killed others not being able to get jobs and obviously all the incarcerations that take place across the country because of the continued racism that exists in many sectors of the state so those are things that he has said he will be focusing on how he intends to the details of that obviously we'll wait and see and he won't be disclosing that until he announces himself victor which we believe will be on the stage behind us at some point every day people are coming in adrian some of them have been camping since yesterday waiting for him to appear we still don't have an exact time of when or day when that will happen but surely it should happen once at least he crosses that $270.00 mark that he thinks. in wilmington delaware so as we have been saying president trump has been threatening litigation against the vote counting process in several states his campaign has filed suits in georgia

michigan pennsylvania and nevada these include allegations of late. and invalid votes and campaign observers being denied adequate as access to cases in michigan and georgia have been dismissed for lack of evidence none of the complaints provide examples of what trump claims is massive voter fraud. finkelstein is a professor of law a director at the center for ethics and the rule of law at the university of pennsylvania she says the lawsuits are not going to change the state's overall result. i'm here at ground 0 of this litigation namely in pennsylvania and there have been numerous lawsuits filed for example objections to the curing of ballots in which mail in ballots were defective for some formal reason and it standard procedure here to call up the voters and give them a chance to correct those ballots for example by signing the outside of an

armadillo. there's the lawsuit about how close republican observers members of the truck campaign can stand to the tables where the ballots are being recounted there's lawsuits around in what's called provisional ballots but it looks as though 1st of all this is the most important point none of these lawsuits could result in flipping the results in pennsylvania because the number of ballots involved is just too small and joe biden's lead in pennsylvania is now too great that's one issue another issue is that judges have not generally been sympathetic the most that the term campaign has gotten out of these lawsuits so far is that some of these ballots have been ordered to be segregated so that they are separate from the other ballots in case of legal challenges down the road but that's not going to make a difference to the outcome ultimately because it doesn't suggest that the judges

will be sympathetic on the merits we're going to whether a type x. a officer of then well the party of man currently to be given another chance versus are about to decide. or meet the south korean couple taken the dream of owning your own home to new heights. the weather is looking a little on the cool side some showers for japan as we go through the next couple of days west the weather just coming through here for some but not all for example we were lucky fine and dry 23 celsius there in tokyo but the only shows showers drifting across the sea of japan will affect the western side of honshu some wintry flow is certainly a possibility into as we go into the early part of next week more showers there was

you go through monday then all the cool side there as well for the korean peninsula so struggling to get anywhere near double figures a high of 90 degrees celsius in the heat of the day around the. southern parts and central areas of china will stay fine and dry on the other hand just notice some showers just rolling towards taiwan as we go on through the next day still a few showers around the eastern side of the by a single towards me a mama just south asia it does look fine and dry but the northeast the monsoon the way miss fading in from the goal will now drive their way across that southeastern corner of india in particular so some lovely showers there into parts of on the protests i'm allowed to see in the west the weather heavy showers continuing to the south of india and also lanka. as donald trump been good for america everything is in disarray the media of course

take in every debate that they can seem to mark the fact that america has been a force for good in the world. from the american people get inspiration from him and the other half cringe your weekly take on the u.s. kind of takes and society that's the bottom of. unprompted and uninterrupted discussions. from our london broadcast center. hello again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the main news this hour donald trump has fired off a series of angry tweets he alleges that tens of thousands of votes were illegally

received after the election of time without giving any evidence he also says that observers were blocked from monitoring the counting. democratic presidential nominee joe biden has addressed his supporters in his home state of delaware place on friday he's still not declaring victory but says he will win eventually. and ethiopia's parliament has approved a new interim government for over to grey region the u.n. is calling for a deescalation after prime minister i'll be ahmed ordered a military offensive in the area on wednesday. president chief of staff mark meadows has tested positive for covert by team it's unclear when he contract the virus or if he has a recent times several white house staffers including president trump of been criticized for failing to consistently wear mosques in the white house where the u.s. is seen another record jumping corona virus infections widespread testing has confirmed

more than 132000 cases on friday the death toll now stands at over 236000 as the world battles a 2nd wave of corona virus cases europe is now the new pandemic epicenter 300300000 people have died several countries are imposing tighter measures to tackle the spread of the virus france has registered a new record of over 60900 cases within 24 hours after go against a lockdown a week ago. in greece the government has imposed a 3 week national lockdown people can only leave their homes if they make an official request by phone supermarkets pharmacies kindergartens and primary schools though will stay open portugal's president has declared a state of emergency after a surge in new infections the announcement follows a vote by politicians on friday supporting the measure it will allow authorities to

impose tighter restrictions such as curfews or lock downs. ethiopia's parliament has moved to replace the regional government in the region of to grey it's the latest move between the federal government and to graze leaders amid growing concerns of a possible civil war. alice reports. the ghosts of ethiopia's past linger into grey home to a powerful minority the tigre a people's liberation front dominated ethiopian politics for 3 decades until prime minister came to power in 20 a sane they were allies now they preparing for war make a. political ideological difference between the 2 but obviously there is no way the problem could be resolved. and frankly. that is likely to lead into the greatest geopolitical nightmare for the whole of africa to

. be mobilised troops after saying to graze leaders had attacked a federal military base an accusation they deny the an order that is strikes in north to grey bombing arms depots and military equipment the region is home to much of the country's military personnel and resources a legacy of ethiopia's war with iraq. you know like a c. one of the air strikes have been going on thursday and friday and will continue into the future as well the reason for these is to limit the capacity of the enemy in order to defend itself from foreign forces ethiopia has a huge stockpile of rockets into great which can travel 300 kilometers this selfish who could use these rockets to attack a lot of our cities it can destroy our people. politicians in addis ababa have approved a motion to form an interim government integrate internation phone lines have been

cars and airports in a space coast people living near its southern border have started donating blood for government forces they are fighting for that's why we give so not only today for the next days and the next weeks we will support. the few to escalate in 2 months ago after to graze leaders we did heed with regional elections despite the government ordering their perspire unmined coronavirus people into gray make up 5 percent of ethiopia is more than 100000000 population but a politically and economically powerful they have complained of being sidelined and unfairly targeted by the federal government the u.n. and african union hope abby awarded the nobel peace prize last year tries to avoid a full scale conflicts yet it's unclear if either side is interested in mediation shallop ballasts. ivory coast's opposition leader and former prime minister after

a guess and has been arrested opposition candidates in the presidential election have been warned that they could face charges of terrorism and life imprisonment for denouncing the result but according to the public prosecutor the constitutional court has extended the deadline for objections to last weekend's election result president alassane ouattara has been declared the winner but opposition parties say they'll set up a transitional government 2 candidates boycotted the election saying that a 3rd term for the president is unconstitutional. on the 30th of october 2020 i referred the matter to the chief magistrate to open a judicial inquiry into acts of terrorism attacks and conspiracy against the authority of the state murders. onto series of addresses in abidjan following developments there he says that the arrest of opposition leader and former prime minister actually has had an impact on protesters but the public prosecutor

i do said that in fact they have this is a continuing investigation and of course they will arrest anybody who disturbs the peace but his main the main thrust of his statement lies in the fact that. he said before the boy called to be announcement of the boy called on the transitional government ivory coast was peaceful and they hold those leaders who called for the boy court and the civil disobedience marches as responsible for the detail to rationing of security and the violence that followed during and after the election now with the information we're now getting is that mr assange has now been formally arrested had been bored with gonna he was trying to cross into gun at will the latest no statement from the office of the public prosecutor all the police this is the information we're getting from particular features. of sources who informed about the arrest of the ivory coast guard the border for the time being it looks

like the arrests have sort of some impact on the protesters or the demonstrators and party supporters who are eager to go onto the streets to demonstrate i guess the elections results as well as the candidate of president alassane ouattara however when you talk to party officials and opposition members i'll go not on camera they will tell you that they are still determined to challenge the legality of president alassane ouattara extended it and election. mandla holds its general election on sunday leader aung san suu kyi she's policies seeking another majority she's faced increasing international criticism following the 2017 military crackdown on wrangel muslim spot as a serious call hides the reports of policy is still seen as the likely went up. it's been 5 years since the people of myanmar went to the polls in a general election and only the 2nd time they will cast ballots since the nation

emerged from 50 years of military rule but no surprises are expected the national league for democracy or headed by the high profile and one time symbol of democracy . is expected to maintain its ruling position but with reform slow and stalled economic growth and peace talks their victory is not expected to be a landslide as in 2015 the number. to change the whole system 5 year is just a short period we were under the dictatorship for more than 40 years and this is the start of the democracy we need more time i can give to and i'll be more time you know i knew that they couldn't change anything for us that's why i don't like the. for me personally i just don't like the n.l. day the turnout for the election is expected to be lower than the estimated 70 percent 5 years ago because the nation is facing a 2nd wave of covert 19 but also because some ethnic areas won't even have polling the government citing security due to ongoing fighting between the army and armed

ethnic groups this along with other rules and regulations have raised concern by human rights groups about the fairness of the election despite facing international condemnation for its 2017 military crackdown in rakhine state sending hundreds of thousands of ethnic muslim fleeing to bangladesh on song suchi is still very popular at home and broadly people live really. a kind of test on thanks popularity and more or less like a referendum on the achievements and. ministration. but actually i think obviously that came. with. the country now fighting even with the anticipated victory for the end of the end its 75 year old leader there's growing concern about the lack of depth within the party's leadership unsung suchi has not positioned anyone to be a potential successor so any sudden changes could lead to a political crisis scott toddler al-jazeera young couples in south korea are

finding it increasingly difficult to afford their own homes a common problem in most of the world's major cities plus as well mcbride reports now from seoul one innovative architect has come up with a possible solution. newly married and wanting to own their own home in the city of escalating land prices architect and his wife jungle young double solution build a house that's narrow but tall. first people were curious about what we're building they thought it was. with just one room per floor it means a lot of stairs but with the bottom floors being the living areas mostly for day use and the top 2 more their personal space climbing up and down is kept to a minimum i do like to. talk to paul.

kane choi is now designing similar tiny homes for others winning recognition from the city for his originality it's a concept already established in neighboring japan and it could provide a way for more young couples to own their own homes in seoul where the average apartment price has now risen to the equivalent of more than $800000.00 as property prices surge the mathematics of building small and tall become all the more persuasive the land this house stands on cost just under $100000.00 us dollars spend another $150000.00 on the house itself and you have a home for less than a 3rd of the price of a similarly sized apartment and i think this could be a solution it's very challenging for young people to buy a home even if they save up for their entire lives. and even in congested central seoul it's a way to secure your own individual space when distancing has taken on

a new importance. discarded in a nightmare we. keep all asked to display the case there is no knowing there is a very calming place a small haven to call your own rabbit bride al-jazeera so. it is good to have you with us hello adrian figure here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has fired off a series of angry tweets in which he alleges that tens of thousands of votes were illegally received after the election cut off time without giving any evidence it also says that observers were blocked from monitoring the counting rooms democratic presidential nominee joe biden has addressed his supporters in his home state of delaware he's still not declaring victory but says that he will win events.