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joe biden promises a peaceful transition of power after donald kamala harris.ng victory over several airstrikes across lebanon. ukraine's president stresses close transatlantic ties under the next trump administration. ♪ welcome to "world news america." less than 48 hours after his decisive victory donald trump is turning his atntion to plans for his second term. he will take office on january 20. he said one of his first priorities will be making the border strong and powerful. mr. trump said his administration would have no choice but to carry out mass deportations. donald trump and his advisers are weighing who will be in his cabinet. elon musk is tipped for an

official position. donald has called him a star. robert f. kennedy, jr. is also tipped for a top job. kennedy has repeatedly made unfounded claims about vaccines. let's get the latest with our correspondent in west palm beach, florida. great to see you again. . i want to ask you about the interview donald trump did with nbc news because it is giving us ideas abouhis priorities. he was talking about his mass deportation plan. >> that is right. donald trump repeating he feels like democrats were not in line with the country and he has a big mandate. one priority, something we heard on the campaign trail for years, he said once he gets in the priority will be closing the border.

he said there will be no price tag. it has to happen. he did not detail what type of effort that would entail with federal authorities to get that done. he had insight into how he has spent his time since the victory , saying he spoke with 70 world leaders. he described a phone call with benjamin netanyahu as a very good talk. he did not go into details about his talk with volodymyr zelenskyy but added he had not spoken to vladimir putin yet but he is hoping that would come soon. sumi: our correspondent in west palm beach, florida. thank u for your reporting. joining me now live is the republican congressman from florida, great to have you back on bbc news. i want to start with the question -- it looks like we do

not have the congressman. let's see if we can work on his connection. we will go back to our correspondent. apologies but thank you for standing by. one more question on the transition. we mentioned a few names in the running right now. what are you seeing on the ground? >> west palm beach, we know mar-a-lago in the past has been somewhat of a winter white house. this is an area where close advisers are huddled. the transition team said in the coming days and weeks donald trump will try to pick the best people to keep america safe and secure. essentially, what we know is campaign aides are saying, eve donald trump, jr., is saying the focus will be on people who donald trump finds to be

loyalists. we can assume that includes past people in the administration and those who have been on the campaign trail with them. sumi: this time for sure, thank you for your reporting. now we can go to congressman byro donalds, republican from florida. great to see you. looking at how voters cast their ballots, what do you think the number one priority should be for donald trumpnd his first day in office? rep. donalds: reversing the policies of joe biden and kamala harris. almost assuredly i can tell you that will be day 1. then it will be to shift to the legislative agenda. his policies centered around his tax cut policies, tax cut and jobs act which expires next year.

also going through the federal bureaucracy, cutting regulations and red tape to make sure our country can thrive as much as possible. sumi: congressman, going back to the border and immigration, we mentioned an nbc interview were donald trump talked about his plans for mass deportation of immigrants. the ice director told nbc a mass deportation effort would be a huge logistical anfinancial challenge. donald trump said there is no price tag on this. what will this plan look like and what do you think it will cost? rep. donalds: in terms of the price tacked we have not gotten that far yet. we go back to washington next week. we will review the cost. president is correct. there is no price tag big enough. it is a mandate from the american people and we will follow through.

the current cost of mass of illegal immigration on every city and every state in the united states of america, they have to bear massive costs. it is important for the american people and frankly for the future stability of the nation's finances that we send people home. sumi: can i ask you what that looks like? we do not know the numbers. donald trump has mentioned between 2 million and 20 million people. who is rounding up people and will families be separated? what will this practically look like? rep. donalds: practically you are dealing with the 14,000 people in our country who are convicted murderers. you start with them and sent them home. then you work to the half a million peop who have been convicted of crimes and send them home. when you start getting to the broader population, one thing that does occur is people who

are in the u.s. unlawfully, they begin to self deport. if they are caught by ice and are deported, they are not allowed to enter our country for a period of 10 years. sumi: can i ask you about that? rep. donalds: you want to talk about family separation. we have to be realistic that what joe biden and kamala harris did, they were not testing simple dna tests at the border so we do not know if it is 100% true. of a lot of these kids were being utilized by drug cartels to get access to the u.s., partnering them with adults who are not their parents. 350,000 kids. sumi: if i can jump in, you know there are people who have been here for decades who do not have legal status in this country who have their kids here who work here and pay taxes. will these people be rounded up?

rep. donalds: what is the scope. the first order of business is dealing with murderers. we will start their and we will proceed from there. the concern about families is, the country illegally, then the entire family unfortunately will have to go back to their home country. what we cannot have is a country defined by illegal immigration. the citizens of the united states of americspoke resignedly to the question when they gave donald trump a political mandate to fix the problem. sumi: one more question before we let you g have you had conversations about a possible administration position? rep. donalds: i am not going to talk about any of that. my job as a member of the house of representatives is to be focused on the house delivering on the agenda of donald trump, to put the american people

first. sumi: thank you for joining us. rep. donalds: thank you. sumi: president biden promised a peaceful and orderly transfer of power in his first remark since donald trump won the election. he congratulated the president elect, except the democrats lost the battle and urged americans to bring down the temperature. he put up a strong defense of his administration saying it has changed america for the better. pres. biden: the people vote and choose their own leaders and do it peacefully. we are in a democracy. the will of the people always prevails. yesterday, i spoke with president-elect trump and congratulated him on his victory. i assured him that i direct my entire administration to work with this team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. that is what the american people deserve.

sumi: for democrats the finger-pointing has started following that decisive victory for donald trump. the independent senator from vermont bernie sanders issued a scathing statement. it should come as no surprise that a democratic party that has abandoned working-class people would find the working class has abandoned them. the democratic party chair hit back: president biden the most pro-worker president of my lifetime and insisting kamala harris' policies would have transformed the quality of life and close the racial wealth gap. we are live at the white house where president biden did that address. tell us more about who president biden was directing his message at. >> i think there were two distinct audiences. one was sitting in the wooden seats normally reserved for the seats and it was white house staffers. his granddaughter was there. he talked to them and you could hear his voice. it was like a pe talk.

he was asking them to keep the faith. the cameras and th media, the message given to them about lowering the temperature. a president at a moment like this does not criticize the person about to replace him and he wanted to make that point about the american electoral process. he talked about it being fair and honest and having integrity and it should put to rest this was not the case. president biden is in the oval office this evening and has been for most of the afternoon. he talked about his team making the most of the final 74 days of their term but eyes and attention are turning to florida about what the next administration might do. sumi: anna foster at the white house, thank you. with me in studio is stephanie murphy from florida.

what did you think of president biden's message today? stephanie: i thought it was a dignified and presidential message. it was important for him to say to the staffers how much he appreciated their efforts. he was saying it to all of the folks working on the campaign. they have put their heart and soul not just in his governing but their heart and soul into this campaign. it was probably a good thing for them to hear him express gratitude. i thought it was interesting he talked about the peaceful transition of power. usually presidents do include that in their remarks when they are doing a concession speech or when there is a transition speech. in particular, reinforcing the integrity of the election was comments the were much needed.

all of the accusations of an unfair election or a faulty election have gone away now that trump has won. we are not hearing much about that anymore. the damage of that messaging still exists and this was biden doing a bit of cleanup. in a democracy it is important our citizens have faith in the system. sumi: what about his message to democrats? he said somethin along the lines of we will be ok, keep your chin up. does not have any impact from president biden? stephanie: i don't know that there are any words that can really soothe democrats. i have spoken to a lot of people who are stunned and overwhelmed. there is a lot of emotions people are processing this week. it was good for him to have said that but i am not sure there is

a lot that can be said to soothe concerns democrats have about eight from 2. -- about concerns democrats have about a trump 2.0. sumi: ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy was speaking in budapest among uncertainty about what incoming trump administration would mean for ukraine and the rest of europe. >> yesterday i spoke with president trump, as many of you did. it was a productive conversation. we cannot yet know what his actions will be but we hope america will become stronger and be the kind of america that europe needs. a strong europe is what america needs. this is the connection between allies that must be valued and sumi: volodymyr zelenskyy said

it is dangerous for other countries to urge a cease-fire with russia while there are no security guarantees for you can't. victor or bob has publicly praised -- mr. trump said he will be able to end the war in ukraine quickly. russian president vladimir putin said he is ready to speak with president trump. he said he was impressed with how mr. trump handled himself after the attempt on his life. he called him a brave man. >> his desire to rebuild relations with russia, to facilitate an end to the ukrainian crisis. i think this deserves attention at the very least and i would like to take this opportunity to offer my congratulations on his election as president of the united states. sumi: let's speak about this

with the advisor to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. i want to ask, with president trump reentering the white house, your president stressed the importance of u.s.-ukraine ties. president trump has criticize the amount of aid that has gone to ukraine. what impact do you think is going back into the white house will have? >> so far it is uncertain. there are risks. president trump in general is perceived as a riskier candidate when it comes to potential outcomes there is a wider array of outcomes that could happen. perhaps there are good ones. if negotiations start as president trump has promised to try to achieve, it arrives quickly that russia is not to be trusted, it is breaking its word

, somehow things are not going according to plan, perhaps president trump will react more aggressively. perhapit will actually be good for ukraine. sumi: he said he would solve the war quickly by making a deal that is good for both sides. is there a deal that would be good for both ukraine and russia? what would that look like? >> that is hard to say. we are far from that. ukraine has objectives that have not changed over the course of the word. we are trying to liberate our country and save our people from occupation. we have to deal with the reality and the reality that russia is on the advance and the pace is increasing to record levels for the first time since early 2022. that is something we have to deal with. there are no easy cices. sumi: the vice president-elect, jd vance, said the war could end

if it was frozen along the current conflict lines. that would mean ukraine seceding territory. would that be up for discussion? >> not in that particular way of phrasing it. but we have to -- there are certain conditions that are essential. we would not accept anything that means seceding territory to russia permanently. number 2, we would need tangible security guarantees. otherwise, anything we discuss is pointless. without security guarantees, and invasion could happen tomorrow as soon as we stop fighting and when they have regrouped and rebuilt their troops to the extent that is good for them. besides that, without security guarantees and without a tangible reduction to the security threat, there will not be any investment into ukraine, job creation.

our economy will be flat. there will not be any release and that means we cannot develop or talk about anything seriously. sumi: we know president zelenskyy for months has asked for weapons to strike deep into russian territory. will that be a first priority with the trump administration? >> in terms of improving our bargaining position and what will potentially come to negotiation process, we also need to have military strength. what you mentioned is a case in point. one particular type of weapons system. one particular type of military strategy we have not been able to use. long-range strikes into russia. having that potential or using that as a strike would improve our bargaining position and that is something that is good for ukraine and should be good for the west. sumi: thank you so much for

joining us tonight on bbc news. turning now to the conflict in the middle east. at least 12 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in northern gaza. the israeli military said it was targeting a hamas center. it has created a fresh wave of displacement as israel issues evacuation orders across northern gaza. our chief international correspondent sent this update from jerusalem. >> this is part of israel's campaign, military activity in gaza which takes place on a daily basis. the report we have is this time it is a school turned shelter. this is the case across the gaza strip. the schools that are still standing -- many have been destroyed in a year of war -- one of the ones still standing being used as a shelter was attacked. israel always says it is because

the shelters in the schools are being used by hamas. the u.n. consistently says a large number of civilians are being killed and there is insufficientvidence they are being used as a command and control center. the attack on the camp in the north of the gaza strip comes as israel intensifies activity. the israeli defense force is saying it has been able to see the majority of civilians in one part of the north of the gaza strip have now left, raising concerns this is a case of forced displacement which is a violation of international humanitarian law. the israeli defense forces told bbc people were told to leave for their own safety and they would be allowed to return when it was safe to do so. many palestinians fear they will never be able to return home. sumi: our chief international

correspondent. in southern lebanon, five u.n. peacekeepers and three lebanon soldiers were reportedly killed in a drone aack on a car near an army checkpoint. israel's military has targeted hezbollah strongholds in the area including the famed ancient ruins. it has prompted lebanese lawmakers to call for a safeard. this year will be the hottest year ever recorded. that is according to a climate change service, a european union agency that monitors global warming. the globe reached one point five degrees celsius this year. the report released wednesday. 1.5 degrees celsius is the temperature threshold that was agreed should not be crossed in the paris agreement. any temperature beyond that point indicates irreversible damage. the report comes days ahead of

cop 29. countries will come together in an effort to discuss climate change. weather patterns across the globe are becoming more extreme. these are pictures from southern california, where wildfires are raging, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for millions of feet in california. in spain, communities are still recovering from devastating flash floods that killed 200 people last week. parts of valencia had a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. three people were arrested in connection with the death of one direction starc liam payne -- one direction star liam payne. one person has been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply and facilitation of drugs.

toxicology tests revealed traces of cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant. liam payne was o of the most recognizable names in pop music after rising to fame with the boy band one direction. before we go, some pictures to bring you from japan. this is mount fiji. it has stood bear since the summer for the first time in more than a century. today the snow finally fell, a month later than usual. it is a light dusting after one of the hottest summers on record in japan. after its longest period announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james.

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