this is bbc news live from washington and london. america prepares for a change of leadership. joe biden is projected to be the 46th president of the united states, defeating donald trump. on his first full day as president—elect, mr biden goes to church in delaware. former republican president george w bush congratulates biden — saying the election was "fundamentally fair" but that donald trump has the right to request recounts and legal challenges. last night the president—elect told his supporters he aims not to divide the nation — but unify it. to all those of you who voted for president trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies.

they are not our enemies, they are americans. kamala harris will make history by becoming the first female, the first black and the first asian—american vice president. she says voters have sent america's children a message — to dream with ambition. while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. once again donald trump heads for the golf course — the president has continued to assert on twitter that he won tuesday's poll. away from the us — the queen has attended a ceremony to mark remembrance sunday to honour the dead from two world wars.

we will have all the news from the us election in a few minutes. in the uk, socially distanced remembrance sunday commemorations have taken place today. people were urged to join the traditional two—minute silence at 11 o'clock on their doorsteps. at the cenotaph in whitehall, no members of the public were allowed to attend, and only 26 veterans marched instead of the usual 10,000. let's have a look. big ben chimes the hour

covid has brought a lot of changes to the way remembrance sunday has been marked today. some people have stood on their doorsteps, others have watched services on television. but a group of military veterans have come up with a unique and safe way to remember their comrades — a drive—in remembrance service. it took place at the thruxton airfield in hampshire, from where duncan kennedy reports. this was a different kind of gathering. an airfield, not a memorial stone. drivers, not marchers. and separation amid the contemplation. thruxton‘s usual roar of sports cars was today silenced. racing giving way to remembrance. it seems to me, particularly important to reflect on separateness today. the unique event was organised by cabot mission

motorsports, the forces charity for vetera ns. motorsports, the forces charity for veterans. they wanted to mark remembrance day in a covid safeway, and decided the cars they love were the answer. this is going to be the first, this one. in the car. what do you think of that? well, we can actually come and see it, which is a good thing. and we are staying our distance apart as well. this remembrance sunday, let us remember those who have gone before... the service was relayed to vehicles by the fm radio network in thruxton. christian says sitting may not be marching but there is a duty to remember. i thought 2020 couldn't have got any stranger until today. but we are lucky to be able to be here and do something quite special, i think. and here and do something quite special, ithink. and remember like here and do something quite special, i think. and remember like we would every other year. just we are sat in

cars. last post plays some traditions may have changed, but others echoed their familiar cadence across salisbury plain. a day for innovation and safe observance woven into an act of peace and solemnity. duncan kennedy, bbc news, thruxton. the manchester united footballer marcus rashford, and child poverty campaigners, have welcomed the government's decision to provide free meals to disadvantaged children in england during the christmas holidays. after facing weeks of pressure, borisjohnson spoke to rashford to confirm he was making specific funds available. here's our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. these are the volunteers on the front line of food poverty. we have about 160 families in the school holidays and then through the

non—school holidays, it is 20 to 50 families depending on need. the cherry tree project in stockport provides emergency supplies for those in need. we've come across huge amounts of people where they are made redundant or where they have lost jobs, where are made redundant or where they have lostjobs, where the job has changed so they now have less hours oi' changed so they now have less hours or they are on furlough and they are oi'i or they are on furlough and they are on less money. gemma, who is looking for work, is worried about providing for work, is worried about providing for her children over the christmas holidays. takes up a lot of pressure from a lot of parents, especially single parents or people who have just lost theirjobs single parents or people who have just lost their jobs around single parents or people who have just lost theirjobs around all this as well. and it is not just just lost theirjobs around all this as well. and it is notjust parents who are worried, children feel it too. my mum has been poorly and stuff, they have been giving us food and they have just been making sure my mum is ok and things like that. marcus rashford is used to getting round opponents on the pitch to score and now the same tactics with politicians. last night, he spoke to the prime minister. on the phone, he

kept thanking me, but then in the back of my mind, i'm like, it's the families that deserve the u—turn, andi families that deserve the u—turn, and i thanked him on behalf of the families. during half term, some local councils, restaurants and cafe is provided food for struggling families. after the government ruled out extending free school meal vouchers in england beyond term time. now the plan is for local authorities rather than schools to distribute funding over the christmas holidays stop there will bea christmas holidays stop there will be a £170 million grant scheme run by counsel to help food and bills until march. —— run via council. it will be expanded across england next year. a scheme helping pregnant women and young family will go up from april. support has already been announced for children in scotland, wales and northern ireland. marcus rashford is seen as a hero by many, but as the pandemic pushes more

families into hardship, it's focuses on widening the safety net for those on widening the safety net for those on lowest incomes. let's see what is going on... sorry, go ahead! that's right, james. we have been on together for a very long time now. ifeel like have been on together for a very long time now. i feel like we are becoming like a married interrupting each other! let's have a quick look at some scenes from here in washington, the white house looking rather splendid in the autumn foliage. the president of course is not there, he has gone off to play golf in virginia. but one interesting development, james, the tweet we were talking about earlier where he was talking about, again, questioning the claims about election fraud, questioning the count, that tweet has now been flagged by twitter with the tag that

this claim about election fraud is disputed. you can still see the tweet and you can retweet it, but there is that warning. looking at that picture, we are looking at the northern facade, the president and the president's family live on that upper floor but i think the best rooms are on the southern side and i imagine it's probably not much fun thinking you might only have a couple of months left. we heard earlier about president trump tweeting his complaints about the election count — complaints that have been echoed by some, but not all, republicans. so what is it like being in the white house now? and how will the president and advisers approach the transition, in the light of their grievances? bryan lanza is a former communications director for the trump transition team and joined us from virginia. i began by asking him when the president would be inviting mr biden to the white house.

i think the president said he wants to exercise his legal options. i think some of those come to an end probably, so i think any time after next week you will properly see president trump calljoe biden to congratulate him and open up his offices to a normal and peaceful transition. and they're looking to 2024, there has been spec collisions about mrtrump running 2024, there has been spec collisions about mr trump running again, defeated or retired presidents have never had an easy time of it. ulysses grant, theodore roosevelt, van buren, cleveland is the only one to do it. why would mr trump even wa nt to to do it. why would mr trump even want to think about trying? he will still feel he has a lot to contribute. heat gain support in 2016, he gained 5 million new voters in 2016. so he is clearly the start ofa in 2016. so he is clearly the start of a political movement that will far exceed the trump era but he still feels he has the opportunity to contribute. i want to hear his

vision, his insight if biden is doing the right thing with respect to the economy. we saw during eight years of barack obama, horrible economic growth. we saw good years under president trump so obviously he has experience leading the country and creating the great economy. i would like that leadership to pass to joe biden foot of the last thing we need is a slow ecoi'ioitiy of the last thing we need is a slow economy and if that is what joe biden brings, if he wants a replicate the years of barack obama, it will pretty easy to envisage —— my condition by there will be a president trump in 2024. james, you are talking about 2024, give us a break! we haven't got over 2028. that is an interesting point, though, —— haven't got over 2020 yet. we may well be hearing from him politically, which brings me to my next point. you say that you think he will accept these results, do you think his 70 million plus supporters are going to accept these results?

no, i don't think that. no different than hillary clinton supporters not accepting president trump's victory. we have a country deeply divided. we will see a joe biden can bring it together. i hope he does. if he can keep his —— he can call on me and i can do my part for the country but we are very divided country. president trump did not experience any type of hillary clinton telling the country to unite behind president trump. i don't expect that to happen this time for we are too divided country these days. so do you think that when we see these tweets, when we talk about these legal issues the president is raising, that it is part of a political strategy, long—term political strategy, long—term political strategy? i don't think that. i think president trump has a responsibility to his supporters to make sure that an accurate legal count takes place. it's more than

him, it's about the 70 plus million people who want legitimate see in the process so when you see the media trying to shut them down and saying they don't have the right to bring the legal case for it and when you are the democrats are saying the election is over, they are doing more to ensure that this country remains divided. what's wrong with going to the normal legal course if the president wants to exercise it? it is his constitutional right. we did that with bush against gore, it's not uncharted territory. but the more complaining you hear from the more complaining you hear from the left and the media that president trump is doing this, his vote rs wa nt president trump is doing this, his voters want him to make sure that an accurate count takes place. i think we all want that. so trying to silence the voices at this time, it will only sew for their division, doesn't end there. the only way we can get any resemblance of community is for the process to go forward legally, go forward in a transparent way and then we can take the steps to heal. but anything short of that i don't see a drum support extending their hand. it does look beautiful where you are, so rural and

tranquil. i'm quite envious. as you are in virginia, which did vote for joe biden, what has been the atmosphere there? get us outside washington a bit. i am in rural virginia, this went overwhelmingly to president trump. you can see a couple of biden science. i've seen a couple of biden science. i've seen a couple of biden science. i've seen a couple of people since i've been here who are shocked what happened with the election but they have just wanted an accurate count. they love their country, they want the american president to succeed, whether it is biden or trump. but they are a little bit shocked and they are a little bit shocked and they feel a bit unhappy with the election results. i think people expected a different result last tuesday. one of the big challenges mr biden faces as president