this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. 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. 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. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe

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 11 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. earlier i spoke to eunique jones gibson, founder of because of them we can — a media platform that celebrates black excellence. i asked her what she made of the election. from my point of view, it was very clear what the will of the people is in the united states. we had 78 million votes that were cast for president—elect joe biden and 306 electoral votes that went in his favour. so it was 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. when we look at some of the figures and some of the breakdown, we've learned that hispanic americans have shown they are not a monolithic block. many voted for trump in florida. are we wrong or right to treat african—american voters as a single voting block? we are not a single voting block either. although it's very clear that black people helped win this election for president—elect biden. we are all very unique, we have different interests, but we do have a shared experience that did allow us to come together and to coalesce in a way that is very evident when we look at the data and we see how many black people voted in favour of president—elect biden. one particular state i imagine african—american voters played

a huge role is georgia where there was huge registration among black voters. georgia's not finished, of course, there is a senate run—off in january. what will be going on there? in georgia, we do have a run—off for two senate seat and it's 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 legislative agenda through when we look at the senate, and so it's very important that people show up in record numbers, just as they have previously, so that those states or those votes can go in the democrats‘ favour. briefly, kamala harris will be the first african—american, first asian—american woman to be elected vice president. how 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 n that level is monumental and it's up to us to make sure that we hold vice president kamala harris accountable, but i think that it's 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 that we're going to see the impact and the effects of it when we look at their policies and the people that they put in place to lead. eunique jones 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. 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 incredibly volatile and, 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 cyclone 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 two weeks after typhoon goni hit the philippines, hitting the bicol region, but what we're seeing at the moment is the province of cagayan being hit particularly badly, the magat dam there has been opened up to simply let out all of the water that's being collected in the water basin there. it has been overwhelmed by a lot of water, a lot of rain has been dumped

on the philippines, on the main island of luzon, which is the most populous island and although this storm may not have packed as high a winds as goni, it's certainly brought more rain and, at the moment, one official has described the cagayan province as like the pacific ocean. so lots of search and rescue efforts going on there. the united nation's children's fund are appealing for money to support the thousands of children in need of help at the moment. we've seen it on social media, families on the roofs 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 cagayan province, has to quarantine for 14 days so reporters are asking for that to be waived to allow them to do their work. our philippines correspondent howard johnson with that report. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:

we'll be looking at how different diwali celebrations will be this year, under the covid restrictions. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died.

the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy, suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc world news, our main headline: 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. hackers working for the russian and north korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine, according to microsoft. it 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? the leading one is probably espionage, going after the secrets, getting potentially intellectual property. it is possible to temper or disrupt test results. 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 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 is focused on historical norms of how the attackers have done it. i think what we really see 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 and getting you to click on something but more about 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, 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—actorcentric you really are in a flawed position, in terms of enforcing and defending your environment. 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. for more on this i've been speaking to emma baccellieri, who's been writing about it for sports illustrated. i asked her what it meant

for sport in the us. she's the first woman not only to have this role in baseball but in any of the major north american sports, it hasn't been achieved in basketball, hockey, football. so for her to break through in a field that has been traditionally so masculine as you said, not just filled with men but very traditionally macho man, it shows how far the sport has come in the last couple of decades. this isn'tjust 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? she really has an incredible wealth of experienced, in the last several years we have seen these general manager jobs 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 a salary arbitration case, she was still in her early 20s, and 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 level and she had been doing it for decades. which other barriers are there left to break for women as coaches or executive 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. let's just take a look at some spectacular aeriel 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? our correspondent rajeev gupta has been finding out. fireworks explode. diwali is one of the most celebrated times of the year for hindus, sikhs and jains. woman: 0h, nice! 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 piral raja from bolton knows all too well. the cruel reality of the virus has disproportionately affected families like hers. # happy birthday to you... her mum 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 obviously very special in everyone's hearts, and we can still celebrate, we can get dressed up, we can have the diyas lit 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 namasthe, kids! namasthe! 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 the grandchildren, i would say, and my children. i wish next year we are together and able to celebrate it 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 with theirfamilies, but for them, this year will be different 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. rajeev gupta, bbc news.

all of the gupta family contributed to that report. minor stories on the bbc news website. that more stories. 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 drier 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 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—i9 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. the uk prime minister's most senior adviser, dominic cummings, has quit hisjob after days of political turmoil. infighting at the heart of the government spilled out into the public eye this week as downing street's director of communications, lee cain, resigned. italy has added more regions to its coronavirus red zones. campania and tuscany have been placed under the country's strictest lockdown measures from sunday. it comes as italy registers a record number of daily cases and health authorities are growing increasingly concerned.