nuclear weapon. there is a sense that he may not put done the same kind of rules. don't hit nuclear or oil institutions. and in the most recent attacks on iran israel listened to that but there is a sense now that israel could find itself with a much freer hand. thank you very much. let's turn to russia. the kremlin said it would judge donald trump on his actions and that president putin had no plans to congratulate him. relations between russia and the us are at an all time low, with moscow angered by western support to ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more from sochi. well, it feels like the kremlin is going out of its way to give the impression that it's not excited at all by donald trump's victory. a kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, said that as far as he knows, vladimir putin has no plans to congratulate

donald trump. he said america is an unfriendly country which is involved directly and indirectly in a war with russia. i think this pouring cold water onto the trump victory is partly the result of what happened in the first trump term, when the kremlin had very high hopes that donald trump would improve us—russian relations. it didn't work out. having said that, there is no doubt that what donald trump said on the campaign trail will have been much appreciated by the kremlin. he didn't criticise vladimir putin, unlike kamala harris, who called vladimir putin a murderous dictator. and he seemed to question the scale of us military assistance to kyiv. so that will have gone down well with the kremlin. certainly here, in the mountains above sochi, at the political discussion club i'm at right now, political pundits, political scientists seem to be very happy that donald trump has won the election and looking forward to him coming back to the white house.

one quite prominent political scientist with kremlin connections told me that he thinks that under donald trump, the united states will retreat from its status as a global superpower. steve rosenberg, our russian editor. let's get political reaction here with our political correspondent at westminster, ben wright. just take us through the various reaction since there has been a clear result. capitals around the world are absorbing the donald trump's victory, what it could mean for politics here. as far as keir starmer goes, during the course of the us election campaign, he was asked again and again who would he would like to win. this was entirely a matter for the american people that there is no doubt that the labour party, the democrat sister party wanted kamala harris to when this. in the recent weeks and months it was hard to find and months it was hard to find a conservative mp who didn't want kamala harris to win. this is clearly difficult for many

politicians here to get their head around. they are trying to work out what the implications could be. nigel farage is delighted and has urged the pamina set to roll out the red carpet for donald trump once he is in the white house. kemi badenoch, the new conservative leader was making her debut, asking questions of keir starmer. the prime minister began by giving his response to donald trump's victory. mr speaker, can i begin by congratulating president elect trump on his historic election victory? as the closest of allies, the uk and the us will continue to work together to protect our shared values of freedom and democracy. the leader of the opposition. the prime minister and the foreign secretary met him in september. did the foreign secretary take that opportunity to apologise for making derogatory and scatological references, including, and i quote,

trump is not only a woman hating, neo—nazi sympathising sociopath, he is also a profound threat to the international order. and if he did not apologise, will the prime minister do so now on his behalf? the foreign secretary and i did meet president elect trump just a few weeks ago for dinner for about a couple of hours, and we discussed a number of issues of global significance. it was a very constructive exercise. some party political knock—about there around the election of donald trump. i really think this moment, this election, will define a lot of the politics we maxi and vote in the coming months and years. there are huge constants delete let questions about what this means. european security, the war in the ukraine, this is something the leader wanted to ask keir starmer about. this really is a us election that will have ramifications here at westminster. it will have ramifications here at westminster.—

westminster. it is interesting listeninu westminster. it is interesting listening to — westminster. it is interesting listening to that _ westminster. it is interesting listening to that clip, - westminster. it is interesting listening to that clip, what. listening to that clip, what kemi badenoch was saying. a former tory leader, william hague, described donald trump as being a nasty individual who was a threat to the world. you can see different politicians with different views from the same party. aside from all of that, is the most likely way forward less of a special relationship with america and more of a transactional relationship? i more of a transactional relationship?— more of a transactional relationship? more of a transactional relationshi - ? ~ ,., �* relationship? ithink so. but in a way _ relationship? ithink so. but in a way the _ relationship? ithink so. but in a way the so-called - relationship? i think so. but. in a way the so-called special in a way the so—called special relationship, the anglo—american alliance, a term first used by churchill in missouri at the end of world war ii. it has always been to an extent transactional, a bit lopsided. there is a senior partner in this relationship, the united states, and it has been through difficult times, times of friction before. there was a proper argument between lyndonjohnson and harold lyndon johnson and harold wilson lyndonjohnson and harold wilson about vietnam. how it didn't want britain to be

involved in that at all even ronald reagan and margaret thatcher, political allies. they fell out over grenade are, about the falklands. this has been a bumpy relationship for decades. it had not has always been smooth, but we are entering a totally new phase when it comes to what we like to call the special relationship. i think the next rap presidency, working with a new labour government here, despite the work that has gone in behind—the—scenes in recent months, david lammy in particular trying to build bridges, make connections with people who are going to be very senior in the next trump administration, particularlyjd vance, i think that relationship is going to be tested, perhaps like never before. then right there in westminster. _ before. then right there in westminster. let's - before. then right there in westminster. let's go - before. then right there in westminster. let's go to l westminster. let's go to another crucial areas and work out the implications of what we have seen in washington. talk climate change now. matt mcgrath, our environmental correspondent, joins from cardiff.

people are trying to work out what this result means for them. ~ , ,., , what this result means for them. , , what this result means for them. , ~ them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big — them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big clues _ them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big clues from - them. absolutely, matthew. we had some big clues from his - had some big clues from his first term in office when he took the united states out of the paris agreement. it took a number of years for the us to leave because there were a number of un regulations in place. it only finally left a few months after he left office. this time around, if he decides to leave again, which he said he will do, it is only going to take one year. that will give present trump a free hand in terms of his policies. at this moment in time he seems to want to ramp up aggressively on fossilfuels and to want to ramp up aggressively on fossil fuels and rammed down on fossil fuels and rammed down on climate action. it is interesting, _ on climate action. it is interesting, i- on climate action. it is interesting, i was - on climate action. it is interesting, iwasjust| on climate action. it is - interesting, i wasjust reading interesting, i was just reading a statement from those running the upcoming cup summit. no reference directly to donald trump, but an underlining of the points we have reached and the points we have reached and the importance of that gathering.

the importance of that gathering-— the importance of that anatherin. , ., gathering. absolutely. donald trum - gathering. absolutely. donald trump will — gathering. absolutely. donald trump will not _ gathering. absolutely. donald trump will not be _ gathering. absolutely. donald trump will not be in _ gathering. absolutely. donald| trump will not be in azerbaijan next week, that he will be the talk of the town undoubtedly. this summit was set up to agree to things really, get more climate cash for developing countries and to encourage countries and to encourage countries to put new, better climate targets on the table. they are supposed to do that by next spring. both issues are likely to be stymied by the united states. the united states team will be biden�*s team that their hands will be tied by the incoming trump administration. they are unlikely to agree very much on that. that is likely to cast a real shadow over the proceedings and make progress that difficult indeed.— that difficult indeed. thank ou ve that difficult indeed. thank you very much _ that difficult indeed. thank you very much for - that difficult indeed. thank you very much for the - you very much for the implications on climate change. what we have been saying over the last 18 hours, the clear path to the white house for donald trump. the future

presidents, the 47th president of the united states. and only the second president to win nonconsecutive terms. cleveland, back in the 19th century, was the last person to do it. he won in 2016, lost in 2017, now he wins again in 2024. let's 2017, now he wins again in 202a. let's turn to kamala harris, the official word being reported in the united states with the us media, saying that she is expected to cool donald trump at some stage in the coming hours to formally concede defeat in the sport doesn't ensure election. she formally hasn't made that call yet. we are also told thatjoe biden plans to call donald trump and speak publicly about those election results. let me show you the pictures of kamala harris, these are in her campaign hq. the last time we actually saw the democrat

candidate. that massive party arranged but then we saw officials come to the microphones and say she won't be speaking last night as those results rolled in. as she lost those key swing states, as it became clear there was no path for her to the white house. we are still expecting to hear from her at some stage. no indication about when that might be. perhaps in the coming hours, this afternoon, we will see the democrat candidate come, address her party workers, those supporters who have campaigned so hard over the last few months. the 100 days or so since she was a candidate, but to no avail. we will tell you when we get some words of when she will speak. we have already heard from the man who won, let's speak to our correspondent will grant. what an ordinary result it was in the end. all the polls showed it to be razor—thin, but it

wasn't in the end. it to be razor-thin, but it wasn't in the end.- it to be razor-thin, but it wasn't in the end. know, in so many ways — wasn't in the end. know, in so many ways it _ wasn't in the end. know, in so many ways it wasn't. - wasn't in the end. know, in so many ways it wasn't. not - wasn't in the end. know, in so| many ways it wasn't. not least at all, the most important, the electoral college. i think it suggests, and certainly trump supporters would suggest, that you shouldn't underestimate donald trump or the extent of the bricks of his support in the bricks of his support in the united states. here, in florida, a state which he was always going to win comfortably, it was striking just how well he was performing with latinos. he has won it on the three occasions he stood for president. never the single person we spoke to around the voting station where we went, where he cast his own ballot, it was clear that he was taking latino men, latino women, people who were very tired with the state of the economy in this country, struggling to make ends meet in terms of the price of groceries in the

supermarket. you know, it is an old and tired cliche, the economy, it does feel like on some levels that has been a very, very big part of this victory. of course, there are other things we can talk about. let's not lose sight about how he has tapped into work lasting white voters, working—class latino voters, and to an extent black voters too. it latino voters, and to an extent black voters too.— black voters too. it is so interesting _ black voters too. it is so interesting watching - black voters too. it is so interesting watching the j black voters too. it is so - interesting watching the whole of the campaign because the tone, the style of politics in the us, and actually now going forward given the result, it is now embedded in the system, isn't it? , ~ ., isn't it? yes, i think that is true. isn't it? yes, i think that is true- at — isn't it? yes, i think that is true- at no _ isn't it? yes, i think that is true. at no stage - isn't it? yes, i think that is true. at no stage did - isn't it? yes, i think that is true. at no stage did he i isn't it? yes, | think that is i true. at no stage did he show any sort of chink in his armour. i saw him at least at a number of rallies in pennsylvania, an important swing state, that represents 19 electoral college votes. both he and kamala harris were

fighting for it tooth and nail. at no point did he act as though it was anything except his to lose. i think that was reflected among the confidence of his supporters as well. you are right, it is almost like there has been a shift to an extent to a more conservative worldview. that is the way that some people were talking about it. ithink some people were talking about it. i think what we are seeing in part, in terms of the latino vote, the one i know well, and the one that is also crucial here in florida. there is this element in which, of course, the economy, but also for example on immigration. people not wanting there to be unfettered undocumented immigration, and blaming the biden—harris immigration for the number seen at the southern border over the last four years. believing that, even though donald trump has talked about mass deportations, that as a latina family wouldn't affect me or my family because we came in the right way and he

should close the door to behind me were stopped all these have contributed. fix, me were stopped all these have contributed.— contributed. a broader thoughts. _ contributed. a broader thoughts, we - contributed. a broader thoughts, we are - contributed. a broader thoughts, we are stilll contributed. a broader - thoughts, we are still awaiting the final votes. if the republicans were to win the senate and holds the house, that gives donald trump enormous powers, doesn't it, going forward in these next four years?— going forward in these next four years? that is right. full legislative — four years? that is right. full legislative backing. _ four years? that is right. full legislative backing. a - four years? that is right. full legislative backing. a trump| legislative backing. a trump administration, being able to count on full republican backing in the house, in the senate. not needing to turn to democrat votes in order to get through, for example, appointments to his cabinet, any future appointments to the supreme court. knowing his agenda will be backed. that is extremely important to him considering how controversial some of those policies are, particularly among his opponents. he will want to see that cemented, he is likely to

see that cemented, it only adds to the greater sense of introspection from the democratic party. this morning in the united states, and the question of where they went wrong, where their messaging didn't hit home and what they need to do as a party to reinvent themselves and appeal to those voters who turned to donald trump in their droves. pool grants, —— will grant, thank you very much. in florida. we haven't seen donald trump since that rally last night. we will keep an eye on that and bring that to you as soon as it happens. let's go to virginia now. live now to virginia and ourreporter, rowan bridge. it is interesting, we have been in a diner here, for 2h hours, talking to voters, both

democrats and republicans about the result here. how you feel about what happens depends on the prison with which you view american politics. this has been divisive. both sites or the other as a threat to the future of america. you have seen that reflected in the abuse we had this morning, talking to people over their breakfast. we spoke to one democrat who was actually at kamala harris's reality at howard university last night. he talked about how the mood shifted from excitement at the start to downright fair about the result. 0n the other side of the coin, talking to republicans this morning, much more energised, excited, about what the future might hold. what they see as a new golden age, new direction for america under donald trump when he assumes presently. i heard baselines of the coin this morning as they talk to me over their breakfast. it's hard to get my brain around the fact that we've elected this fool. and for me, i'm a retired

lawyer, and he took an oath of office which as a lawyer, orany any american, should think that's really important when you take an oath of office to preserve and protect the constitution. and then he sat in the oval office for four hours on his hands while people were attacking our capitol and threatening to kill his own vice president. that's breaching the sacred oath of office. i am thrilled, i'm . excited, i'm happy. finally, we are - getting the us back. i'm... i cannot express how happy i am - i didn't sleep at all. it means safety, prosperity, l and also not only for america. there is an expression if america covers the rest of the world gets a cold. is america coughs, the rest of

the world _ is america coughs, the rest of the world gets _ is america coughs, the rest of the world gets a _ is america coughs, the rest of the world gets a cold. - he has given us a higher quality of life as a small business owner, the reduction of restrictions on business. and that helps me, you know, as a small business owner. and also just like advocating for the african american community, i've seen what kind of president he's been already. for a fora uk for a uk audience, the closest comparison i can give you to how people feel here, is probably over brexit. the country split over what the future of should be. both sides thought it was a consequential decision. you get that sense talking to republicans and democrats here. democrats worried about what the future may hold, robert kearns —— republicans are very excited. foreign policy, domestic policy, a very different agenda

under donald trump. a sizeable part of this population is going to be very unhappy with those sorts of policies. the idea of where donald trump can bring together everybody after such a decisive campaign, i think that is going to be his challenge as president. thank you very much. i'm joined by kathy frankovic, consultant to yougov america and the former director of surveys for cbs. welcome to bbc news. for weeks we were told this was absolutely on a knife edge, could go either way. it didn't turn out to be like that. did the scale of this surprise you? actually, it could have turned out this way. because whatever the polls are saying in terms of the national popular vote, we don't know what that total is right now. we know that we have had a history, when an election is relatively close and there are a number of swing states, they tend to break in the same direction. donald trump's clear electoral

victory, by a significant margin, not gigantic, does sort of indicate that spread of support for him across a wide variety of states in the united states. ., ., , states. you will have been watching _ states. you will have been watching last _ states. you will have been watching last night. - states. you will have been watching last night. i- states. you will have been i watching last night. i thought the first clue was the exit poll that showed that 72% of americans where dissatisfied or angry at the state of america. the economy turned out to be absolutely critical.— absolutely critical. that is true. absolutely critical. that is true- you _ absolutely critical. that is true. you know, - absolutely critical. that is true. you know, that's . absolutely critical. that is - true. you know, that's number, 72% dissatisfied with the state of the country, we have been saying that throughout the last half of the biden administration. it is a statement about politics as much as about the economy or belief of the state of the country. and we are a divided country, polarised, if you are a republican, you would hate to things that were going on in the economy. if you are a democrat, you would say, things

are ok, the economy is in excellent or good state. it is getting better or saying the same. the vast majority of trump voters see the economy is getting worse, even in the face of some good economic numbers when it comes to jobs and decline in the rate of inflation.— decline in the rate of inflation. �* , , ., ., inflation. briefly, explain to me the breakdown - inflation. briefly, explain to me the breakdown in - inflation. briefly, explain to me the breakdown in those | inflation. briefly, explain to - me the breakdown in those who did, in the end, vote for donald trump. the hispanic vote, the black vote, even puerto ricans voted. let me start with — puerto ricans voted. let me start with the _ puerto ricans voted. let me start with the puerto - puerto ricans voted. let me| start with the puerto ricans, or their hispanics in the united states. yes, donald trump, according to exit polls, available to everybody on the major news websites, donald trump did get about 40% of the hispanic vote. he did better with hispanic men than women. which is true pretty much across the board, whatever

group you choose to look at. he also... it is also a difference if you go from state to state, texas and florida, i noticed you were in florida. florida, which went massively for trump, that was true as well for the hispanics there. that is not necessarily the case in every state. let's talk about the gender gap, a ten point difference in support for trump between men and women. men, much more supportive than women. the majority voted for him, the majority of women for harris. education, we are now seeing a country which has a massive educational divide between those people with the couege between those people with the college degree, and those who don't have one. it is massive. if you look at white voters only, it is a 20 point difference and support for trump and harris. that is a big thing and that is new. it is a

divide that is bigger among whites, it is gender specific, and you don't see it among black voters. if} and you don't see it among black voters.— and you don't see it among black voters. q; :: , _, , ., black voters. 30 seconds on the silent bite- _ black voters. 30 seconds on the silent bite. democrats - black voters. 30 seconds on the silent bite. democrats were - silent bite. democrats were hoping that republicans who just couldn't bear what they heard from donald trump would peel away. it turned out there was a sizeable, silent trump vote. , , ., , ., was a sizeable, silent trump vote. , , .,, ., ., vote. yes. the people who made u . vote. yes. the people who made u- their vote. yes. the people who made up their minds _ vote. yes. the people who made up their minds in _ vote. yes. the people who made up their minds in the _ vote. yes. the people who made up their minds in the last - vote. yes. the people who made up their minds in the last week. up their minds in the last week gave trump a majority vote. that is a surprise. the people who did not vote in 2020 and came out to vote, the occasional voters, they also gave donald trump a majority. great to talk to you. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. let's take a look then at how markets have been reacting to the result — our business correspondent,

arunoday mukharji is here. will speak —— wall street has just opened to record highs. we have seen the us dollar go up by 1.5%. all the major currencies, the pound, the yen, bitcoin, a lot of excitement in the area. we know that donald trump has contributed a lot to bitcoin. it will be interesting to watch how asian markets respond. that is where there is a bit of anxiety, how beijing will be looking at a trump presently. the rhetoric we have heard, tariff hikes, that would really be interesting to watch how economic policy is shaped. if they go against china, the third largest economy of asia, india, that viable alternative. can they fill a vacuum? he has

talked many — can they fill a vacuum? he has talked many times _ can they fill a vacuum? he has talked many times about - talked many times about introducing greater tariffs. thank you for taking me through all of that. let me take you back to washington and show you the live pictures of capitol hill. the results are in. we are still waiting to find out the final results when it comes to the senate and the house, that we know who is heading to the white house, it is donald trump. after that remarkable run. it has been a very long, often controversial, campaign. but he has emerged the clear winner in terms of electoral couege winner in terms of electoral college scenes. there he is with all of his supporters in florida overnight. we still haven't heard from kamala harris. she is expected to concede at some stage today. that is what they were battling for. we know the winner. we will be back to life with anna foster in just a moment or two with plenty more reaction. you are watching bbc news.

hello there. very little change on the weather fronts. we are continuing with high pressure, which will bring a lot of clouds, some mistand murk, a bit of drizzle at times. and limited spells of sunshine. so there is very little change for the rest of this week. perhaps at the weekend we could see a few weather fronts pushing in off the atlantic. very weak features which could bring a pew showers to the northern and western areas but they will tend to fade as they bump into this blocking area of high pressure. in the meantime, we have still got high pressure bringing a lot of dry weather round. rather mild air from the south, temperatures a little above the seasonal norm. so, for the rest of this afternoon, most places will be dry, thicker cloud out west, with the odd spell of drizzle. we could see some brightness across north—east england, north wales and north—east scotland. we will see temperatures reach around 15 degrees. otherwise, for most, it is low to mid—teens. through tonight, little change it stays mostly cloudy. misty and murky.

a few clear spots across northern scotland. we could see temperatures dip into single digits but it is a pretty mild night again for the time of year, with temperatures for many, nine to 11 degrees. thursday, again, very little change. mostly grey, cloudy, rather gloomy. a bit of sunshine across northern and western, north—east england. probably north or north—east scotland will have some sunny spells. 0therwise where we hold on to the cloud, temperatures into the low teens. for friday, these weather fronts get a little bit closer to the west of ireland, but i think again most will be dry, with a breeze across scotland, northern ireland, which should help break up the cloud. again, it is in the north where you will see the best of the sunny spells. for most, it is a rather grey day once again. as we head into the weekend, we have got one weather front trying to work its way into western areas. saturday, it will tend to fizzle as it crosses the irish sea. because it gets consumed by the strong blocking high pressures. maybe a few showers out west,

but again for most it will be will be dry, mostly cloudy, limited sunshine again on the outside, temperatures low to mid—teens. into sunday we can see a weather front which could be a little bit more active, bringing some showery rain to scotland and northern ireland. but it will tend to weaken as it pushes eastwards. that may allow for skies to brighten up into the afternoon across the north and the west. potentially brighter here, but for the moment again it is cloudy and grey. into next week, the strong area of high pressure builds in so it is going to be mostly dry and settled.

this is bbc news. i'm anna foster live in washington. and i'm matthew amroliwala here in london. donald trump wins the us presidential election, saying his second term in office will be a new golden age for america. this is a magnificent victory for the american people that will allow us to make america great again. cheering. jubilant supporters celebrate. donald trump will be only the second person in history to serve as president for two non—consecutive terms. a crushing night for kamala harris and her supporters, who left her campaign headquarters in washington after the party was cancelled. over the next few hours, we'll hear from voters, we'll talk to democrats and republicans, we'll assess how donald trump might govern — what he might do. we'll have international reaction from ukraine, the middle east, russia, china and the uk.