i'm james reynolds. welcome to bbc news. our top stories: president trump says he won't put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid—19 — as he comes close to admitting he's leaving the white house next year. i will not go — this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the — whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be — i guess time will tell. the uk prime minister's most senior adviser, dominic cummings, quits hisjob after days of turmoil within the government. at least 42 people have died and 20 others are missing after typhoon vamco made landfall in the philippines — and is now heading for vietnam. and we'll be looking at how families plan to light up their diwali celebrations

during lockdown. donald trump has made his first public comments since president—electjoe biden was declared the winner of the election. despite a record number of new coronavirus cases, the president said he would not put the us into lockdown. mr trump avoided any direct comment on the recent election in his speech but came close to admitting that he's leaving the white house next year. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. after a record long period of silence — eight days — donald trump is approaching a microphone. the news conference has been called to talk about the search for a vaccine, at a time when coronavirus cases seem to be spiralling out of control across the whole of the us. the past nine months, my administration has initiated the single greatest

mobilisation in us history, pioneering, developing and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time. donald trump insisted he would not shut down the us economy again, but... i will not go — this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be — i guess time will tell — but i can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown. there won't. .. this is the first acknowledgement from the president that he might not be there comejanuary. thank you, everybody. thank you very much. but to the specific question — would he now concede tojoe biden? — he didn't hang around for questions from reporters, much to their frustration. his battle to overturn the result is going badly. on this friday the 13th in michigan, a judge threw out the case brought by his campaign over the way voting was conducted in detroit. joe biden will win arizona. he is the winner of ii electoral votes.

in arizona, the networks today finally called the result forjoe biden and, significantly, the trump campaign aren't going to challenge it. and the pain‘s been compounded in georgia — another long—time republican citadel that has gone tojoe biden, although this state will be subject to a recount. so we'll be counting every single piece of paper, every single ballot — every single lawfully cast, legal ballot. the president—elect, who's busy working on his transition, hasn't made any comment, but maybe he feels he doesn't need to. his attitude has been, since last saturday, that it's done, it's over. he's the next president. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. euniquejones gibson is founder of because of them we can. it's a media platform that celebrates black excellence of the past, present and future. she is in hyattsville maryland

just outside of washington. tell me about the result from your point of view. from my point of view, it is very clear what the will of the people is. had 78 million votes were cast for a president—electjoe biden and 306 electoral votes that went to his favour. it is very clear that the american people came out in record numbers, participated in record numbers, to allow their voices to be heard, even in spite of a pandemic. and as a result of that, we will have a new president in january 2021. that, we will have a new president in january 2021. when we look at some of the figures and breakdown, we have learned that hispanic americans have shown they are not a monolithic block. many voted for donald trump in florida. we wrong or right to treat african—american voters as a single voting block? we are not a single voting block either. although it is very clear that black people helped win this election

for president elect biden. we are all very unique, but we do have a shared experience that did allow us to come together and coalesce in a way that is very evident when we look at the data and see how many black people voted in favour of president—elect biden. people voted in favour of president-elect biden. one particular state, i am president-elect biden. one particularstate, iam —— i imagine african—american voters played a huge role is georgia. george is not finished, of course, there is a senate run—off which in january, course, there is a senate run—off which injanuary, what will be going on there? in georgia, we do have a run—off for a two senate seat. it is going to be very important for the individuals who came out in record numbers a couple of weeks ago to show up just as strong as they did previously. what we see is that we have an opportunity to create some balance and to restore a fair process when we look at the senate and we look at the house. it doesn't do any good

for president biden to take office and still not be able to get his policies and his latest agenda through when we look at the senate and so it is very important that people show up in record numbers, just as they have previously so that those estates or those votes can go in the democrats' favour. briefly, kamala harris will be the first african—american, first asian american woman to be voted vice president. how will that change america? it will that change america? it will help for young black and brown girls, women in general, for them to be able to see what is possible. it will help to have her in office to really exercise and amplify the voice and the will of the people to have representation on that level is monumental and it is up level is monumental and it is up to us to make sure that we hold vice president kamala harris accountable but i think that it harris accountable but i think thatitis harris accountable but i think that it is huge that we have a woman in office, that we have a black woman, that we have a woman of asian—american descent, to represent in this position and i think we're

going to see the impact and the effects of it when we look at their policies and the people that we in place to lead. euniquejones that we in place to lead. eunique jones gibson, thank that we in place to lead. euniquejones gibson, thank you so euniquejones gibson, thank you so much forjoining us. the uk prime minister's most senior and influential adviser, dominic cummings, has left downing street for good. he walked out of number 10 very publicly on friday afternoon after clearing his desk. mr cummings ran the campaign to leave the eu in 2016. vicki young's report contains flash photography. leaving for the final time. one of the most influential figures in westminster propelled out of the door after a power struggle that erupted publicly and left downing street in turmoil. cheering and applause. dominic cummings has been at borisjohnson's side for years, and made plenty of enemies. the prime minister has been persuaded he needs a different

style of government, which means no place for some of his most loyal advisers. dominic cummings made his name as a formidable campaigner, first against the uk joining the euro. it was the eu referendum that forged his relationship with borisjohnson, and he was credited with the winning slogan "take back control". but the move into government threw up different challenges. mr cummings was ruthless with those he didn't consider to be loyal. he was dismissive of the cabinet, conservative mps and the civil service. parliament was controversially suspended when it tried to block a no—deal brexit. although he wasn't a member of the conservative party, he masterminded a huge election victory, appealing to leave voters in the north of england. well, he was always someone who would sort of shake things up. he didn't take things as if, just because they had been done that way that they couldn't be done any other way — and it's always good, i think, to have people who challenge — challenge the system and challenge the way things are done. he's obviously been very influential in that way. but the covid pandemic left little room for his ambitious reforms and then, there was the infamous trip to barnard castle.

while millions followed the rules and stayed at home, mr cummings drove hundreds of miles to county durham, and was later forced to explain his actions. we agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. there was uproar, but mr johnson stuck by him. today, many tory mps are glad he's gone. mr cummings was a liability. i would like the prime minister to see this as an opportunity to muck out the stables, to get in the team of people that he really needs and deserves behind him. every day, the people working in that building make important decisions that affect every one of us and this week, the prime minister's decided he wants a new team to do that. conservative mps hope that it will mean a different tone from the government — less division, less aggression. what we don't know is whether it will mean a change in policy direction, and only the prime minister can decide that. the influence of boris johnson's fiancee has also played its part in this drama.

carrie symonds worked for the conservative party for years and was said to be unhappy with the team around him. others are already enjoying the limelight. this is a face we will all be seeing much more of — former journalist allegra stratton will speak for the prime minister at new daily press conferences. the aim is a smoother operation. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. italy has added more regions to its coronavirus ‘red zones', with campania and tuscany being placed under the country's strictest lockdown measures from sunday. it comes as it registered a record number of daily cases, health authorities now growing increasingly concerned. tanya dendrinos has this report. it was the european epicentre at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, now cases are soaring once again. more than 40,000 new coronavirus infections were recorded in italy on friday. the death toll now at a devastating a4,000. we have been starting for four cases here in lombardy in august and now we have more

than 800 icu beds occupied by covid positive patients. the toll on health professionals is undeniable. translation: the real difference is that, in the first wave, we had the possibility or the hope of trying to contain the outbreak, so everyone's motivation was very high. in the second wave, there is the absolute certainty of an uncontainable situation so it is different in terms of our motivation but we are holding on well. while italy is yet to impose a new national lockdown, campagnia and tuscany will on sundayjoin other red zones under the country's strictest measures. in portugal, where a state of emergency is in place,

bar and restaurant owners took to the street in a dramatic rally against the restrictions they are facing. translation: everything is dying. ijust hope they do not die of hunger. we are fighting for our rights, that's it. nothing more to say. across europe, the situation remains volatile with just six weeks until christmas, the only certainty is, like many other things this year, it is going to look much different. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. typhoon vamco has caused extensive damage in the philippines, flooding many areas of the largest and most populated island, luzon. the storm, known locally as ulysses, made landfall in the bicol region, which was battered by the super typhoon goni just over a week ago. howard johnson reports from manila. typhoon vamco is the 21st to cycling to hit the philippines this year and the most deadly.

it made landfall on wednesday but we're only beginning to see the full extent of its devastation. it comes to weeks after tofu and gondi hit the philippines, hitting the reef —— region. —— —— typhoon goni. the dam has been opened up to simply let out all of the water that has been collecting in the water basin there, it has been overwhelmed by a lot of water and the rain has been dumped on the philippines and the main island of luzon which is the most populous island and although the storm may not have packed as high winds as goni, it has certainly wrought more rain and one official has described the province as the pacific ocean. lots of search and rescue efforts going on there. the united nation's children's fund up appealing for money to support the thousands of children in need of help at the moment. we have

seen it on social media, families on the roots of their homes trying to avoid the rising water levels and there are issues reporting this story as well. because of the covid—i9 pandemic and lockdown issues, any reporter who wants to travel from manila to go to the province, has to quarantine for 14 days so reporters are asking for that to be waived to allow them to do their work. 0ur philippines correspondent howard johnson with that report. you're watching bbc news, the headlines: president trump says he won't put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid—i9, as he comes close to admitting he's leaving the white house next year. the most senior adviser to the british prime minister, has left downing street for the last time. dominic cummings was a key figure behind the successful brexit campaign. hackers working for the russian and north korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen organizations working have targeted more than half a dozen organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine, according to microsoft. the organisation said it had

detected attempts to break into the computer systems of seven pharmaceutical companies across the globe. most of the break—in attempts failed but an unspecified number succeeded. here's marcus fowler from the cybersecurity firm darktrace, explaining how difficult it is to trace who the hackers are. attribution within the cyberspace is always incredibly difficult, so without seeing exactly the data or the intelligence that microsoft are looking at, it is hard for me to say exactly. there are certain trademarks that go with certain campaigns or certain types, so they may be attributing some of that as well as maybe some of the ip addresses that things are coming from. it starts to get a little murky in terms of bing able to designate, yes, this was the russians, but they are probably going more after trade craft and kind of known actions. what might be the aims of these particular attacks? to get information, or sabotage? sure, the leading one is probably espionage,

going after the secrets, getting potentially intellectual property. it is possible to temper or disrupt test results. ——tamper. i would think that is less likely but would not put it off the table. but the primary goal is probably to get economic advantage as well as national security advantage by being able to get access to the latest, or at least understand what is happening from a competition standpoint. incredibly valuable information being leveraged and being attempted to be — as a target and being accessed. enough to look at how a vaccine is made and then make it themselves? i think it would really matter where within that environment they got it. you said yourself, that not all of them failed, that some may have been successful. the next question i would have, how successful and how deep into the network were they able to get and how much were they able to access? these companies recognise they are targets, they almost certainly have robust cybersecurity teams on the inside, continuing

to look and monitor let's hope but that would be my greatest concern is how deep into the network and adversary might be able to get. pharmaceutical companies are not defence companies but, nevertheless, as you suggested, they do have pretty good cybersecurity systems. talk me through the kind of systems they might have knowing they are targets? the first one out of the gate we want to probably talk about is how they are thinking about e—mail. this is what microsoft is alluding to. we're talking about password spraying, or brute force attempt, so even spear phishing. so having a robust email, firstly one that isn't focused on historical norms of how the attackers have done it. i think what we really have seen with the explosion of spear phishing around covid was a really social engineering driven spear phishing attack. so one that is not steeped

in known malware or getting you to click on something, but more of a behavioural and engagement standpoints. i would want to kind of ensure that you had the most robust e—mail security possible, not just relying on training of the human, because humans are great but they will click on things as we've all seen, so i think we need a much more robust e—mail security. the other side of that, once you get inside the network, understanding you're looking for insider threats, movement within that environment. really, their greatest position of strength is understanding the norm of what is happening in the environment and being able to detect those anomalies. and not something that external looking, or that is very signature based, because when you are a threat—actor—centric you really are in a flawed position, in terms of enforcing and defending your environment. deforestation in brazil's amazon region went up by 50% in october compared with the same month

in 2019. preliminary satellite data collected by the government's national space research institute shows that more than 800 square kilometres of forest were destroyed last month — an area the size of new york city. the rate of destruction of the world's largest rainforest has increased sharply since the brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro took office in january last year. the us major league baseball team, the miami marlins, has appointed a woman as their general manager, the first female to hold the post in the history of the sport. kim ang has 30 years of experience in the major leagues, after breaking into baseball as an intern. she said it seemed unlikely when she started out that a woman would ever lead a major league team. let's discuss this with emma baccellieri, a staff writer at sports illustrated, who's been writing about it. i grew igrew up i grew up watching baseball, old school managers chewing tobacco, what does kim ang's appointment mean for baseball and more widely for professional sport in america? it is used, she is the first woman not only to have this

role in baseball but in any of the major north american sports, it has been achieved in basketball, hockey, football, so basketball, hockey, football, so for her to break through in a field that has been traditionally so masculine as you said, notjust filled with men but very traditionally macho man, it shows how far the sport has come in the last couple of decades. this isn't just women in the front office, women covering the sport and coaching the sport, there has been huge strides in that and for her to break this barrier show has how far it has come. tell us about kim ang, what is it about her injuly that made her become the first female general manager? is she really has an incredible wealth of experienced, in the last several years we experienced, in the last several yea rs we have experienced, in the last several years we have seen these general manager jobs several years we have seen these general managerjobs go to candidates who are considered kind of these young, flashy, new school hires who don't have this kind of long experience, and she brings that to the table. 30 years of experience, she started out as an intern with the chicago

white sox, she became the youngest person male or female to present to celebrate —— salary arbitration case, she was still in her early 20s, and from there she went on to be a assista nt from there she went on to be a assistant general manager at the new york yankees, then the la dodgers and the last decade she has had a pretty high—ranking role in the office of the commissioner where she is overseeing operations across the league, giving her a different perspective to a lot of candidates, so a lot of experience on the team level and legal —— legal level and she had been doing it for decades. which other areas are there left to break for women as coaches or executives in sport played by men? the highest one for executives, but there is one in coaching, we still haven't seen a head coaching position go to a woman in any of the four major sports here but there are several women that are close to doing

so, there are various women who have assistant coaching positions in basketball, the nba, there are some in baseball, some in football in the nfl, it is only a matter of time until one of them breaks through and is kinda able to shatter that final ceiling for women in a head coaching position. and you will come back on the programme and times when that happens, thank you so much. let's just take a look at some spectacular aerial shots of diwali festivals from uttar pradesh in india. diwali, popularly known as the festival of lights, is normally celebrated with parties, gifts and religious ceremonies. but with many places of worship closed and restrictions in place, traditional celebrations aren't possible this year. but here you can you see the festivitites have continued outdoors with a fantastic array of colour. here in the uk, more than a million hindus, sikhs and jains will be celebrating diwali — but how are families coping under the covid restrictions? 0ur correspondent rajeev gupta has been finding out.

diwali is one of the most celebrated times of the year for hindus, sikhs and jains. but this year, the coronavirus means that things will be quieter, with families making do with festivities from home. and for some, they may not even be celebrating at all. mum was all about family. that is something that piru raja knows all too well. the cruel reality of the virus has disproportionally affected families like hers. her mother died just two weeks ago after contracting the virus in the second wave. she was only 63 and self—isolating. we didn't expect what happened to my mum and we took all the precautions and it would just take an event where people get together for it to go rife, and we wouldn't wish that on any family.

diwali is very special and everyone's hearts and we can still celebrate and get dressed up but i think all within our own homes without mixing. with diwali falling on a weekend this year, extended families would have expected to come together for large gatherings. instead, preparations are now being made for a diwali from home. say namaste kids! and for me, that includes a video call with my mum and the kids instead of seeing her in person. i will miss all the love and cuddles. the actual presence of my grandchildren and my children. i wish next year we are together and able to celebrate happily.

as the chencellor lit diyas outside downing street to welcome in diwali, the government have put out a plea asking people to respect the strict covid rules. there are thousands of nhs doctors who celebrate diwali every year but this year will be different for them as well with many staff in nhs wards instead. i can't celebrate with friends or family, diwali is all about giving, it is all about resilience, it is all about victory. and if i'm working on that day and i can help people, that is just as much a celebration in some ways for me. so despite diwali being celebrated in a different way, this year perhaps the festival's central message of triumph in the face of adversity is a more pertinent one. a reminder of our top story — president trump says he won't put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid—19 cases. mr trump came close

to admitting he's leaving the white house next year. do stay with us on bbc news. hello there. we ended the working week on a fine note. we saw quite a bit of sunshine on friday, but it's not going to be the case this weekend — it's going to be a lot more unsettled, thanks to low pressure. it'll be windy for most of us, and there will be spells of heavy rain at times — all courtesy of this new area of low pressure, which is going to stick around both saturday and sunday, and it's going to bring strongest winds to the southern and western areas, through the day on saturday, and there'll be bands of rain spreading from south to north across the country. some of the rain could be quite heavy in places. maybe a rumble of thunder for england and wales, and very windy around the south—west. around irish sea coasts, up to 55 mph. probably the best of any dryer interludes will be across central northern scotland, and north—east england for a time.

but a milder day to come, 12 to maybe 15 or 16 degrees across the south—east. but that rain gets into northern and north—east areas through saturday evening. it's followed by further blustery showers or longer spells of rain moving up from the south. though again, there will be some dryer interludes, but it's going to be a blustery night — gusts of wind around 20—30 mph widely, more than that around the south—west — up to 50 mph there. temperature—wise, single—figure values across the north, but again, i think, a fairly mild night to come for england and wales. now, as we head on into sunday, here's our area of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, spinning across the country, bringing further bands of pretty heavy rain and strong winds. but it looks like the strongest of the winds on sunday will be across more southern parts of britain. gales running through the channel, 50—65 mph here. and there will be bands of rain spreading from west to east. again with some dry, maybe brighter interludes in between. it's not going to be a complete wash—out. a little bit cooler on sunday, temperatures of 11—14 celsius. now our weekend — the low pressure begins to slip away

as we had on into next week. ——as we head on into next week. a brief ridge of high pressure for a while, before this next feature starts to run in, to bring stronger winds and some rain through the day. so we could start dry and bright across much of the country, away from northern scotland, on monday. but then it goes downhill through the day with more rain piling into southern scotland, northern ireland, england, and wales. those temperatures will range from around 9—12 degrees. now, as we move through the week, it stays changeable. further spells of rain, followed by sunshine and showers. then there's a chance that all areas will be turning much colder by the end of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines president trump says he won't put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid—19 cases. mr trump came close to admitting he's leaving the white house next year, saying he didn't know which administration would be in charge in the future. meanwhile, joe biden is projected to win the state of georgia. the result gives mr biden a victory of 306 electoral college votes to trump's 232 — far more than the 270 needed to secure the presidency. it puts increasing pressure on mr trump to admit defeat. the uk prime minister's most senior adviser — dominic cummings — has quit his job after days of political turmoil. infighting at the heart of the government spilt out into the public eye this week as downing street's director of communications lee cain resigned. now in a few minutes it'll be time for newswatch.