in the meantime, president—electjoe biden has released a statement regarding the coronavirus because that podium. but to president—elect biden's statement basically talks about how serious the coronavirus pandemic is. and just to take out a few lines for you, this progress says towards a safe and effective covid—i9 vaccine is positive, but it will be many months before there is widespread vaccination in the country. now, that's going to be interesting because, of course, president trump is going to be talking about the vaccines and the expected vaccination programme. he also says this crisis demands a robust and immediate federal response which has been woefully lacking. i am the president—elect, i will not be president until next year. the crisis does not respective dates on the calendar, it is accelerating right now, urgent action is needed today. now by the current administration starting with no acknowledgement with how serious the current situation is. resources for front line health care workers including ppe, that is again in short supply. so, this is a statement that was relea

now on the news donald trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for us president—electjoe bidenice. president trump said he was recommending that the federal agency in charge of the transition — the general services administration, "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to continue contesting the result. the news comes after 165 business leaders asked the gsa chief emily murphy to immediately acknowledge mr biden as president—elect. once trump gave the green light, ms murphy said she was making six point three million dollars in funds available to the president—elect. joining us now from laguna beach in california is loreen gilbert, who's the chief executive of wealthwise financial. give us your reaction to this a step forward. a transition canal officially take place. we have seen that the markets have been settling down since the election because there was a lot of nervousness prior to the election, and now we have seen things settle down a little bit with the anticipation of a new government coming into place as well as a vaccine and hopeful news on the vaccine front so

to ta ke for president—electjoe biden to take office to some analysts who said, the markets aremarkets hate is uncertainty, and the fact that president trump had refused to concede was one of those uncertainties. president—elect joe biden can now finally get on with thejob joe biden can now finally get on with the job that has been welcomed, especially as there was no sign yesterday the president was prepared to concede. also the certification of most of the swing states, but also signals that it was an endgame for president trump. this is being seen as a market positive, many people are saying. it also crucially let's be biden can't get on with stimulus plans for, remember, a coronavirus ravaged economy. we saw us markets, in fact, rising yesterday on news thatjoe biden's team is expected to nominate former federal reserve chairman janet yellen to the job of treasury secretary. this is the first time that a woman will hold that post. she is seen as amply qualified for the job, a safe pair of hands, and a nalysts a re job, a safe pair of hands, and analysts are also telling me t

us president—electjoe biden has started asembling his team to prepare for taking over the presidencyhe spent the day appointing members to his coronavirus task force. he said tackling the pandemic was key to rebuilding the us economy. the current occupant of the oval office, president trump, is still refusing to concede victory to mr biden. our north america editor jon sopel reports. donald trump at his rallies repeatedly said that once the election was over, you'd not hear much more about covid. covid, covid! covid, covid, covid, covid! a plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don't talk about it. it's covid, covid, covid, covid. by the way, on november 4th, you won't hear about it any more. it's true. covid! fat chance. there's a fresh infection outbreak at the white house... because we follow the science... ..with his chief of staff and the person leading the legal fight against the results among those to have gone down with it. 10 million americans have now been infected. and from the president—elect today, a markedly different message. it doesn't matter your party, your point of

the moment, we're not a formal transition period, what sort of hindrance is that to president—electjoe biden this because he has beenin get through this because he has been in government and around government for so long but it is very difficult. just on things like coronavirus, for example, the biden people don't know what the time people have been doing. they don't know how many masks we have, they don't know how the vaccine will be distributed. they are not sharing the information and it is ridiculous. the other thing that must happen is that the new administration, the roman —— president—elect has an administration to raise money to keep money people on staff. the government is supposed to kick in $6 million at a certain point. they are not doing that which means the biden team needs to raise that money so they are spending much of their time raising money that they should not have to raise to make the transition work. so it really has a deleterious effect. and, largely, could you doa effect. and, largely, could you do a little speculation on other names that you think are in the frame o

as coronavirus cases in the us top 11 million, president—electjoe biden says more people could die ifd earlier, president—elect biden and vice president—elect harris have been speaking about their plans to tackle the impact of the pandemic on the economy. kamala harris spoke about the disproportionate effect on minority communities. we all know that this pandemic and this recession have hit communities of colour particularly hard. black americans and latinos are three times as likely to contract covid as others and more likely to die. native americans are more than four times as likely to be hospitalized as others. and last month, the unemployment rate for black americans was almost twice the rate of others. a little earlier, i spoke to helene gayle. she's president of the chicago community trust and committee co—chair of the national academies framework for an equitable allocation of a covid—19 vaccine. she told me more about the ideas surrounding who to prioritise for the vaccine. yeah, i think everybody recognises that communities of colour have been personally impacted by this pan

the cuts are pencilled in for five days before president—electjoe biden takes office injanuary.f the land war in afghanistan but once it ended responsibly. a hard task now possibly made harder when he inherits a conflict that has so he inherits a conflict that has so far seen us troops involved for nearly 20 years. let's get some of the day's other news israel's launched air strikes on syrian and iranian targets in southern syria, reportedly killing three military personnel there. israel says its planes hit military bases, storage facilities and weapons after troops found explosive devices planted in the israeli—held golan heights, which the country's military believes were planted by iranian forces entrenched in syria. tropical storm iota has brought widespread flooding to central america as it moves west across the region. the storm has crossed into honduras from nicaragua where rivers have burst their banks and tens of thousands of people are in shelters — people who are still recovering from hurricane eta just two weeks ago. there's concern about a lack of food and drinking

they show supporters of president—electjoe biden gathering at the black lives matter plaza, close to countering a rally by thousands of trump supporters who've been gathering in the nearby freedom plaza. joe biden's victory has been strengthened by his win in the state of georgia which gives him 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed. but president trump still hasn't recognised his defeat. these are the pictures of supporters of president trump, rallying to back his unproven claims of voterfraud. as they started to gather earlier today president trump's motorcade passed the demonstrators and did a circuit of freedom plaza, before carrying on to his golf club in sterling, virginia. 0ur correspondent will grant explained why trump supporters came out to protest. certainly the vast majority of people who turned out to freedom plaza today hoped to catch that glimpse that you showed of president trump passing through on his way to play golf. remain convinced that some kind of fraud has taken place even though there's been no evidence proffered to support that. and they b

the demonstrations came after projections gave the state of georgia to the president—electjoe biden. election night, president trump has tweeted dozens of times promoting claims of voter fraud — without providing any evidence. experts now fear that online disinformation has undermined faith in democracy for millions — as marianna spring reports. chanting: stop the steal! stop the steal! in washington today, protesters took to the streets making unsubstantiated claims that the election was rigged, with donald trump even driving through the crowds. small demonstrations started before joe biden was declared us president—elect. this is why. .. this is a case where they're trying to steal an election. they're trying to rig an election. and we can't let that happen. #stopthesteal went viral after unsubstantiated allegations that the democrats had rigged and stolen the election. but seeds of mistrust in the democratic process were sown long before election night. trump tweeted allegations of voter fraud and election rigging over 70 times in the build—up to polling day. it's not a new theme

on the eve of thanksgiving, president—electjoe biden urges americans to unite and recommit to the fightgainst coronavirus. i know the countries grown weary of the fight. we need to remember, we are at war with a virus not with one another, not with each other. the biggest economic decline in 300 years — the uk finance minister warns the worst effects of the covid—i9 pandemic are still to come. diego maradona, world cup champion and for many the best footballer in history, dies at the age of 60. and the duchess of sussex talks of the "unbearable grief" she felt when she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. donald trump has pardoned his former national security adviser, michael flynn. general flynn served just three weeks in office at the start of the trump administration before pleading guilty to lying to the fbi during the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the president wrote on social media, "it is my great honor to announce let's head to washington now and speak to our correspondent nomia iqbal. not really unexpected but he has now, presid

president—electjoe biden is known as someone who runs foreign—policy well and has many networks, anddemeanour, but a good substance to promote us policy in southeast asia. but in reality, although he won't be as outspoken perhaps as donald trump about china, there is a skepticism about china, there is a skepticism about china, there is a skepticism about china which joe about china, there is a skepticism about china whichjoe biden shares with donald trump. and is itjust your particular geographical location which makes it so difficult for southeast asian leaders to be able to balance that relationship between the us and china? well, absolutely. in recent months, there has been moved by secretary pompeo to turn the region against china. and that's just not going to happen. the region has good relations with china, we have our own view and interests. we can manage our own relationships with china. we understand that the united states is locked in a strategic competition with china, but we think that the president electjoe biden will handle china differently, not in blanket opposition t

as coronavirus cases in the us top 11 million — president—electjoe biden warns more people could dieon doesn't co—operate with the transition. what do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now, given president trump's unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power? more people may die if we do not co—ordinate. light at the end of the tunnel — the postponed tokyo olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the ioc. a british diplomat is hailed as a hero in china after jumping into a river to save a woman from drowning. hello to you. well, we all need a bit of good news at the moment. we begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. after clinical trials in the united states, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95% effective. it's one of around 50 now being tested on people worldwide and its success along with pfizer's announced last week raises hopes that others could also be effective. but the world health organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent.

we are expecting an address from president—electjoe biden. whenever he does step out we re biden.well as thanksgiving. of course, we will show that to you. ethiopian troops are preparing to attack a regional capital as a deadline for local forces to surrender expires. half a million people are in the city. in all the streets but the family is mixed of course there's tension of how do you call, the cloud of war. we return to the news that football legend diego maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. if you ask people how they will rate him they like to tell you he was the best player ever or one of the best players there's no dispute gone bad. the former argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his buenos aires home. our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back on an extraordinary footballing career. he was once described as half angel, half devil and at his best, he was out of this world. he has burruchaga to his left and valdano to his left... he won't need any of them. 0h! you have to say that's magnificent! di

as coronavirus cases in the us top 11 million — president—electjoe biden warns more people could diee trump administration doesn't co—operate with the transition. reporter: what do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now, given president trump's unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power? more people may die if we do not co—ordinate. hurricane iota bears down on central america forcing thousands of people in nicaragua and honduras to evacuate their homes. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we could all do with some good news at the moment and there is more in the search for a covert vaccine. —— covid. after clinical trials in the united states, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95% effective. it's one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success, along with szier‘s announced last week, raises hopes that others could also be effective. however, the world health organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. our

refused to concede is an uncertainty so this news is certainly being welcomed, that president—electjoe bidenhe virus ravaged economy. thanks very much for being with us. hello there. monday was really quite a chilly day, particularly so across central and eastern england, where temperatures quite widely only got to around 7—8 celsius — just six there in north yorkshire. but one of the things that brings us the biggest temperature rises this time of year are warm fronts. and we've had one of those across the country, south—westerly winds have been following, and hour by hour we've seen those temperatures rise recently — such that by the time we get to tuesday, 6am, those temperatures will be far higher than the highest temperatures we had all day yesterday, at around 10—11 celsius quite widely. so milder air is on the way, south—westerly winds to thank for that. but we'll also have this weather front which will be one of these slow—moving weather fronts — it's bringing rain at the moment in northern ireland and scotland, and it will continue to rain for these areas through much of the day on

us president—electjoe biden has begun naming his picks for key government roles.sults from oxford university and astrazeneca's vaccine trial — show it protects 70% of people from covid—19. that increased to 90 % when the dose was adjusted.

the green light for president—electjoe biden, formerly to begin the transition process, with the trumpion. . the general services administration, the government body that handles the handover, finally acknowledged that mr biden was the apparent winner. president trump treated —— tweeted that he had approved the handover but without conceding the election. " our case strongly continues and i believe we will prevail.". the president added that in the best interest of the country, they will do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols was a bit opens the door to a fund of more than $6 million tojoe biden to set up the new administration. the president—elect will get access to top security briefings, office space and key government officials. the biden team welcome to the move. today's decision is step to begin tackling the challenges facing the nation, including getting the nation, including getting the pandemic under control and oui’ the pandemic under control and our economy back on track". the turning point may have been a decision in the state of michigan to certify the s

the president—electjoe biden also attended an event in philadephia. meet with his transition advisors today. on tuesday mr biden said the transition was underway in spite of president trump's refusal to concede. and he added this. ijust think it's an embarrassment. quite frankly. the only thing how cani quite frankly. the only thing how can i say this,? i think it will not help the presidents legacy. i think that i know from my discussions with foreign leaders thus far that they are hopeful that the united states, democratic institutions are viewed once again as being strong and enduring. four days since his defeat president trump is refusing to concede despite showing evidence. many republicans support it. let's look at how. the white house has instructed senior government leaders not to work with government notjoe biden transition team for millions of dollars normally provided to aid in transition have not been released. and there's no immediate prospect ofjoe biden giving the customary prospect ofjoe biden giving the custo ma i’y a ccess prospect of

donald trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for us president—electjoe biden to take the president said he was recommending that the federal agency in charge of the transition, the general services administration, "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to continue contesting the result. the agency sastoe biden‘s transition as president—elect can now formally begin. this is how mr trump's acceptance came, in a tweet that says it's in the best interests of the united states for his team to co—operate with protocols. joe biden has unsurprisingly welcomed the decision, saying: let's head to washington now and speak with out correspondent nomia iqbal. many people, i am sure, several weeks ago, had never heard of the general services administration. it has become very important to american democracy, and this is a big one? that's right. i guess much like a lot of stuff in us politics, millions of americans are learning new things under donald trump's administration, and yes, the gsa is one of those very important administrative bodies. basically, they have been delayi

us president—electjoe biden has introduced senior members of his planned cabinet, saying it would be . earlier, donald trump made an unexpected address at the white house after the dowjones stock market index hit 30,000 for the first time. mr trump called it a "sacred number". the united nations has expressed concern about possible war crimes ahead of a threat by the ethiopian army to start an assault on the northern tigray region's capital. hundreds of people have reportedly been killed. the four uk nations have agreed to relax coronavirus restrictions for five days over christmas. but experts are warning people to think carefully about the risks they'd take by seeing their families.

president—electjoe biden has used a televised address on the eve of thanksgiving to urge americans tomit to the fight against coronavirus. mr biden said a grim season of division would give way to light and unity. americans, he said, were at war with coronavirus and not each other. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. as the chancellor delivers a sobering spending review. our health emergency is not yet over, and our economic emergency has onlyjust begun. labour say rishi sunak‘s hitting workers in their pockets. earlier this year the chancellor stood on this doorstep and clapped for key workers, today his government institutes a pay freeze for many of them. and plans to cut overseas aid lead to one minister resigning amid conservative protests. none of us in this house will be able to look our children in the eye and claim we did not know what we were voting for. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has laid bare the scale of the economic crisis and the cost of coronavirus in his spending review. the economy will shrink by 11% this year. une

as coronavirus cases in the us exceed 10 million, president—electjoe biden sets up a taskforce and tellsmericans to wear facemasks. donald trump is still claiming the election was stolen from him and refusing to concede, despite a lack of evidence. now he's sacked his defence secretary. the armenian prime minister has signed a peace treaty to end six weeks of fighting in nagorno—karabakh. he called the agreement ‘painful‘. leading scientists are cautiously welcoming news of a new vaccine against coronavirus that's proved more than 90% effective in early results. the vaccine, developed by pharma giant pfizer and its partner biontech, has been tested on nearly 44,000 people in six countries, with no safety concerns being raised so far. some experts though point out that the announcement was made on the basis of very early analysis, with the vaccine not yet formally approved. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is a huge day for science, and perhaps the world. for the first time, a covid—19 vaccine has been shown to protect against the disease. plenty of caution is needed, but the

president—electjoe biden has called for unity in what he described as a national emergency.s gonni and vamco. luzon is the country‘s most populous island, now on bbc news:

president—electjoe biden paid his respects at a ceremony in pennyslvania. its first ever vote recount. joe biden leads there by just 14,000 out of the 5 million votes cast. the counting will be done by hand. all pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong have resigned from the legislative council after four of their colleagues were expelled. it follows a ruling from china saying only those it regards as patriots can serve.

us president—electjoe biden names a key appointee to his administration — longtime aide ron klain will as white house chief of staff. as president trump still holds back from conceding defeat — officials in georgia confirm they'll recount the votes cast in the state. pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong resign en masse, after four of their colleagues are expelled by china for backing independence. as america's covid—19 cases climb to a record high — there's a warning hospitals could soon be overwhelmed. president—electjoe biden‘s announced a key appointee to his administration. his longtime aide ron klain will serve as his chief of staff. he served in a similar role during mr biden‘s vice—presidency. earlier, president trump made his first official appearance since election night — to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national ceremony, on armistice day. mr trump still refuses to concede that he lost the vote. mr biden also attended a veterans day event in philadelphia, pennsylania. (biv)meanwhile, georgia's top election official says the state will recount a

us president—electjoe biden names a key appointee to his administration — longtime aide ron klain willve as white house chief of staff. the tigray region of northern ethiopia orders its people to be ready to fight as violence rages between the region's troops and federal foces. virus cases climb in russia — while the big cities are prepared, the poorer regions feel the pressure. one day off to celebrate 70 years of duty. the uk gets another national holiday for the queen's jubilee in 2022. hello and welcome. president—electjoe biden‘s announced a key appointee to his administration. his longtime aide ron klain will be his chief of staff. he served in a similar role during mr biden‘s vice—presidency. meanwhile, georgia's top election official says the state will conduct a recount of all paper ballots cast in the election — because the margin is so close. but he says there is no sign of widespread fraud. our correspondent, peter bowes, joins me from los angeles. let's just start with joe biden‘s key appointment. this is someone journos extremely well. yes, he is a long—time washington in

president—electjoe biden has called for unity in what he described as a national emergency. ion in the state. around 15,000 votes out of a total of five million separated mr biden and president trump, prompting a recount as per state law. philippines president rodrigo duterte has declared a state of calamity for the island of luzon after it was hit by devastating typhoons goni and vamco. luzon is the country's most populous island and is home to the capital manila. more than 70 people have died in severe flooding. a draft report about one of the british government's most important members, home secretary priti patel,

as coronavirus cases in the us pass 10 million, president—electjoe biden has set up a taskforce of specialistsave worked with both democratic and republican administrations. he has warned of the effects of a second wave and called on all americans to wear facemasks and follow other safety guidelines. the armenian prime minister says he's signed a deal with the leaders of azerbaijan and russia to end the conflict in nagorno—karabakh. nikol pashinyan promised to disclose details in the coming days, but described the deal as ‘inexpressibly painful‘. russian peacekeepers are expected to be deployed to patrol the frontlines in wales, the 17—day lockdown has ended, but experts say it will be another fortnight before the full impact of the restrictions is known. the lockdown has given way to a new regime of restrictions throughout wales, allowing non—essential shops to reopen, and giving permission to up to four people from different households to meet both indoors and outdoors. our wales correspondent hywel griffith has spent the day in merthyr tydfil, which still has one unlocked, but still uncerta

the demonstrations came after projections gave the state of georgia to the president—electjoe biden.of the protesters gathered in freedom plaza before marching towards the supreme court. president trump's motorcade passed the demonstrators and did a circuit of the plaza, before carrying on to his golf club in sterling, virginia. since election night, president trump has tweeted dozens of times promoting claims of voterfraud, without providing any evidence. meanwhile supporters of president—electjoe biden gathering at the black lives matter plaza, close to the white house. joe biden‘s victory in georgia gives him 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed. and there have been reports of clashes between the two sets of supporters, police — some on bicycles — struggling to keep them apart. experts now fear that online disinformation has undermined faith in democracy for millions, as marianna spring reports. chanting: stop the steal! stop the steal! in washington today, protesters took to the streets making unsubstantiated claims that the election was rigged, with donald tr

president trump has made his first public comments since president electjoe biden was declared the winnerf the election. despite a record number of new coronavirus cases, he said he would not put the united states into lockdown. the president avoided any 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 go into lockdown. hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will

i think, over the medium—term, shall we say, when preparing for president—electjoe biden to ta ke president—electjoeisraelis are quite concerned thatjoe biden will move to re—enter the nuclear agreement, and are trying to do their best now to kind of poison the well, to make it more difficult should he decide to take that route. the members ofjoe biden‘s security team have largely been appointed, how would they react to this? i think right now they are in wait and see mode. 0ne president at a time. they have another two months before they are in control. i would imagine there is a rising amount of concern about what might happen over the next two months and this potentially could be the beginning or the start of the additional such operations. i imagine they are paying quite close attention to what they will have to be dealing with on january the 20th. thank you so much. after trying to prevent protesters from entering delhi for two days, the indian authorities have now allowed thousands of farmers to march against new agricultural laws. the government says the reforms will boost the income of the f

what kind of relationship is president electjoe biden likely to have with boris johnson? king forward to working with mr biden on climate change — as well as on international trade — and security. but as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports there are some tricky issues ahead. from the days of margaret thatcher, joe biden has been no stranger to britain, making it his business to know the prime ministers of the day. at least, until now. for borisjohnson has yet to meet the president—elect and the two men mr biden has described the pm as a "physical and emotional clone" of donald trump. and as for brexit... had i been a member of parliament, had i been a british citizen, i would have voted against leaving. views shaped in part by his ancestry. mr biden, a quick word for the bbc? bbc? i'm irish. he's made clear that peace in northern ireland should not become a casualty of brexit, with a uk—us trade deal very much on the line. a warning repeated by allies. there are of course significant concerns here about how any departure arrangement, final status, between th

it's time to stop treating our opponents as our enemies — that's the message from us president—electjoe bidened a speech to cheering supporters near his home in delaware after it became clear he'd won the bitterly contested election against president donald trump. mr trump, who has still not conceded, has sent off a number of new tweets suggesting there had been voterfraud. in more measured language than in previous days, he said new evidence has emerged and needed to be looked at. in his victory speech — mr biden said his administration would marshal the forces of decency, fairness, science and hope. we'll have reaction to that speech from around the world, but first this report from our correspondent, lebo diseko, in washington. the president—elect of the united states of america, joe biden! a moment that has been 30 years in the making. joe biden makes his victory address, repeating his campaign promise to unite a divided country. for all those of you who voted for president trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. i've lost a couple of times myself. but now, let's give each other a

president—electjoe biden paid his respects at a ceremony in pennyslvania.le president trump still holds back from conceding defeat, the state of georgia has announced its first ever vote recount. joe biden leads there by just 1a,000 out of the 5 million votes cast. the counting will be done by hand. all pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong have resigned from the legislative council after four of their colleagues were expelled. it follows a ruling from china saying only those it regards as patriots can serve. one of the boris johnson's closest aides has dramatically resigned from his role in the british government. lee cain held the key position of director of communications at 10 downing street. his departure is being seen as part of a wider power struggle. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has more. it has been a bumpy time for the government and to some not surprising he has left hisjob. it is more complicated than that. this was notjust some random resignation. multiple sources have told me today that he had been offered the job to be the prime min

it means that president—electjoe biden isn't getting the security briefings that he is entitled to ashen we let at the huge coronavirus numbers in the country at the moment. more than 180,000 new cases in the past 2a hours and what than 1100 deaths. we believe it is therefore now, but thank you very much. the demonstrations come after us president—electjoe biden won the state of georgia — the first time a democratic candidate has done so since 1992. that win strengthens biden‘s victory, giving him a total of 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed. since election night, president trump has tweeted more than 90 times, promoting claims of voter fraud without providing any evidence. experts now fear disinformation has undermined faith in democracy for millions, as marianna spring reports. even beforejoe biden was declared the us president—elect, people took to the streets to claim the vote was rigged. this is why. this is a case where they are trying to steal an election. they are trying to rig an election, and we can't let that happen. #stopthesteal went viral after uns

the us president electjoe biden is pressing ahead with transition plans in support of donald trump'susal to concede over his loss of the election. democratic leaders in congress at the election was settled and was now distracting from more major issues like coronavirus. the country urgently needs to address. we just had a divisive and hard—fought presidential election, but instead of working to pull the country back together so that we can fight our common enemy, covid—i9, republicans in congress are spreading conspiracy theories, denying reality and poisoning the well of our democracy. the republicans should stop their shenanigans about an election that president trump has already lost. and focus their attention on the immediate issue at hand, providing relief to a country living through the covid health and economic crises. chuck schumer there. let's ci’oss crises. chuck schumer there. let's cross over crises. chuck schumer there. let's cross over to washington. it's not just the democrats. republicans as well, a growing number are becoming disgruntled. they are not quite saying th

it's time to stop treating opponents as enemies, the message from us president—electjoe biden, deliveringto cheering supporters near his home in delaware, after it became clear he had won the bitterly contested election against donald trump. mr biden said it was time to end the green era of demonisation in american politics and said his administration would marshal the forces of decency, fairness, science and hope. we will have reaction to that speech from around the world in a moment, but first this report from washington. the president—elect of the united states of america, joe biden! a moment that has been 30 years in the making. joe biden makes his victory address, repeating his campaign promise to unite a divided country. for all those of you who voted for president trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. i've lost a couple of times myself. but now, let's give each other a chance. cheering. it's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as ourenemie

and things going to the president electjoe biden. biden. thank you very much indeed. barbara plett asher is in delaware. we can now call him the president elect, barbara, what is the reaction? we arejust president elect, barbara, what is the reaction? we are just getting the reaction? we are just getting the reaction? we are just getting the reaction coming now after the very long wait, four days in wilmington. he is at his house at the moment taken in the news and he will be addressing the nation later today. we know what he will say. he has had it throughout the week. he will talk about being a president for all americans, he will talk about the need for the country to come together, he will talk about the need to face the national crises of the pandemic and the economy, but before then, i'm sure we will get many statements of joy and relief and just excitement. we have already been hearing from one of the campaign officials earlier this morning before the news was announced and they were getting geared up for announcement today for

as the us passes 10 million cases of coronavirus, president—electjoe biden has set up a task force ofists who have worked with both democratic and republican administrations. he has warned of the effects of a second wave and called on americans to wear facemasks and follow other safety guidelnes. president trump is still not accepting defeat in the us election, and his campaign team has filed a lawsuit against pennsylvania, saying its mail—in voting system wasn't transparent or verifiable. the white house has also been giving details of legal challenges to the result, but still without evidence. now on bbc news, it's click. this week, we're looking at your health. ai is listening to your breath. an electric headset is treating depression. and the robots are in theatre. hey, welcome to click. hope you're doing 0k. now, we're recording this on wednesday. by the time you see it, england will be in its second lockdown, so i've been out to get my emergency pre—lockdown haircut. yes, and i need to get my roots done before midnight so we'd better hurry up! and then i guess over the coming we

the president electjoe biden has set up this coronavirus task force effectively to kind of shadow whatjanuary the 20th and so there is just a limited amount that he can do. the federal government for its pa rt do. the federal government for its part is do. the federal government for its pa rt is really do. the federal government for its part is really not saying anything very much and the centers for disease control have issued new guidelines on things like the wearing of masks saying they protect both the wearer and other people which is a change in tone. meanwhile of course joe which is a change in tone. meanwhile of coursejoe biden is trying organise his transition and there has been i think for some people some worrying developments with the firing of the defence secretary and i don't people at the pentagon with just these 60 odd days to go and people are wondering what that might augur. gary o'donoghue, thank you. there are calls for the football association to improve inclusion and diversity after the resignation of its chairman yesterday. greg clarke quit after he used outdated

but the transition process is now under way for the administration of president—electjoe biden and hisuite a chilly day, particularly so across central and eastern england, where temperatures quite widely only got to around 7—8 celsius — just six there in north yorkshire. but one of the things that brings us the biggest temperature rises this time of year are warm fronts. and we've had one of those across the country, south—westerly winds have been following, and hour by hour we've seen those temperatures rise recently — such that by the time we get to tuesday, 6am, those temperatures will be far higher than the highest temperatures we had all day yesterday, at around 10—11 celsius quite widely. so milder air is on the way, south—westerly winds to thank for that. but we'll also have this weather front which will be one of these slow—moving weather fronts — it's bringing rain at the moment in northern ireland and scotland, and it will continue to rain for these areas through much of the day on tuesday, as well. now further southwards and eastward across england and wales, it'll be a mil