. >> cnn projects joseph r. biden, jr. elected the 46th president of the president of the united states. >> there was jubilee as people flooded the streets celebrating from the white house to the west coast. >> celebrations in the streets. in new york city the try-state and across the world. >> in the streets of the largest cities, today a party. in president trump's hometown new york city, biden supporters shouted out their windows. >> there were bands and champagne. >> whoo! >> costumes and tears. ♪ ♪ an impromptu dance party broke out. had sweet caroline sing alongs and nah nah nah goodbye sing along. >> trevor: oh, yeah, what a day, what a day, what a day, now, people were out in the streets dancing, they were partying, singing sweet caroline which is genius because any generation singing sweet caroline isn't going to get broken up by the cops. for real, this was such an amazing weekend. it was a festive atmosphere. saturday always which mazing. even coronavirus took the day off. i'm kidding. but this weekend, joseph r

wooooow. ♪ >>> the greatest senator from delaware, joseph r. bidennator going places. >> how are you, pal? >> he was young. he was dynamic. and people said this is the next kennedy. this is a guy who will be president of the united states some day. >> but was biden really ready? >> you know, it's the funny thing about '88. i've never said this to anybody. i wasn't sure how much he wanted to run. >> was he conflicted? >> i think he was conflicted. it was a full-time commitment and joe really was, you know, joe who took the train home at night to be with his kids and you can't do that when you're running for president. >> but what senator can resist the presidential lure? >> he didn't get up in '88 and say. i'm running for president. it was so many people came and said you got to think about this. you got to do it. >> and so amtrak joe moved onto the presidential track in a wide open and competitive race announcing his candidacy at the wilmington train station. >> today i announced my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> just a f

joseph r. biden sr. and catherine eugenia finnegan biden. >> my mom was fierce in her commitment to family. she told us growing up that there is family and there is family and there is family. >> i remember going to my mother once. i guess i was in fifth grade saying mom, i love you more than anything. and she said joey, i know how much you love me, but remember, you're closer to your brothers and your sister than you are to me. i said how's that, mom? she said you're the same blood. you're closer to them. they're with you all the time. never forget that. >> mom said that we were a gift to one another, and, you know, we believed her. >> let me ask you about your sister, who has been incredibly supportive to you. what role has val played in your life? >> she's been my best friend my whole life. she has been on the handlebars of my bicycle i guess since -- excuse me. since she was 2 years old. i never went a place i didn't take her. i taught her how to play ball, did everything with her. >> to this day? >>

the election of joseph r. biden states and kamala harris as the next vice president of the united states. we're joined by former adviser to four u.s. presidents, david gergen, april ryan, cnn correspondent and analyst and doug brinkley cnn presidential historian and history professor at rice. all of you have such important perspective. let me start with you, april. i just said joseph r. biden and kamala debby harris. okay? that just her name alone says so much. right? the first woman, the first woman of color, the first black woman. the first south asian woman. and she is now the vice president-elect of the united states. >> yes, you know, for the last 23 years i've covered presidents. i've seen history. i've called the first black president mr. president. now, as a black woman, i will raise my hand and ask a question of madame vice president, the first woman of color to become the vice president of the united states. and not only that, she identifies as black. she looks like me. that is huge. when we look back in h

>> all eyes will be on the joseph r. biden transstation. i remember sitting in trump tower, we saw everybody coming and going, who the president-elect was considering for his team. they have been underway in planning, a leak-free operation intentionally so. it will be weeks before we see cabinet members. they are making sure to get folks ready to get in key positions in the federal government as quickly as possible. >> this is one more thing that reminds me we are not living in a reality tv show anymore. nobody has to audition for the television, show us how good you are on tv. >> it isn't a scenario where the president will be settling old debts like with mitt romney, calling him in for a position that never materialized. thank you so much. >> turning now, to how the trump white house and the republicans plan to move forward. i will bring in the political reporter and political analyst. we heard a lot of noise from ted cruz, the media doesn't call the president. it is not the media's responsibility or authority to say who the next presiden

joseph r. biden looks like he's hurting the ground running. >> president-elect joe biden making it clear the work begins today, with the pandemic his first order of business. biden briefed by his new coronavirus task force led by former obama surgeon general, david kessler who ran the f.d.a. under george h.w. bush and bill clinton and dr. marcella nunes-smith a proffer of public health at yale. he implored every american to do their part. >> we can save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear mask for the next few months. not democrat or republican lives, american lives. >> trevor: poor joe biden. he's trying to hard. he sounds like the only dude who tries to follow the rules at the sauna. guys, if we all just wore a towel, we could avoid so many unnecessary rashes. but, yeah, biden has a brand-new task force. and personally, i think it's an interesting choice to fill your task force with people who know what they're doing. like i don't even think he asked the my pillow guy. i mean, it

remark that echoed with the president-elect, joseph r biden junior.f it is a uniform program, that to me sounds like it is not going to be left up to the states and this idea of federalism i am not sure what a new administration could do on that front but there is certainly discussion about it. >> it would likely be ruled unconstitutional and rightly so. one way they describe anthony fauci as the nation's top infectious disease expert almost as if we are not allowed to criticize anything he said previously. a lot of things he said in the spring he backtracked on including masks. he said masks will not work, that was that he backtracked that. trust people to make the best decisions and allow them to have liberty to do so. if people believe masks were given liberty to do that but don't have a mandate, don't make government get unnecessarily involved in micromanaging of decisions, same with family gatherings, people know how the virus is transmitted, people now know the mortality rate, people who are most at risk, we must yield towards liberty, that has

camera: new york state and its whopping 29 electoral votes has just been called for vice president joseph r. biden you're not donald trump. further south, the number callers have called the numbers, and it looks like kentucky has gone for donald trump. and, oh, of oh, look! mitch mcconnell is so proud, he's inflating his wattle! oh, an aggressive mating gesture. watch out, ladies. no surprise, donald trump has won tennessee, which has an actual state gun, the barrett .50-caliber m82, which i'm being told has also won its senate seat. and a little further west, or north-- i'm not sure-- indiana has just been called for donald trump. well, of course, it was either vote for him, or take mike pence back. that was an easy call. and for any okies wondering how your pan is being handled, i can now condfidentaly report that the state of oklahoma is being called for donald trump. well, you know how the song goes: ( to the tune of "oklahoma" ) ♪ ooooklahoma, where they don't care trump killed herman cain ♪ how are you doing over there? did you get some more wine? with we get her some more wine, please? that

watch this >> joseph r. biden> joe biden >> joe biden >> joe biden >> joe biden has been elected president of the united states he is president-elect, joseph robinette biden >> jimmy: yep, wolf blitzer was like, "we waited 'til saturday because we knew people would want to go out and get turnt." [ light laughter ] also, did anyone notice joe biden's middle name is robinette? >> tariq: yeah >> jimmy: trump wasted 18 months calling him "sleepy joe. "robinette" was right there. i mean, you could -- [ light laughter ] well, on saturday night, president-elect biden addressed the nation from wilmington, delaware watch this >> i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the united states. let us be the nation that we know we can be -- a nation united, a nation strengthened, a nation healed. >> jimmy: americans are so damaged from the past four years, everyone was like, "when is he gonna call someone an idiot? [ laughter ] when he is he going to insul

cnn projects joseph r. biden united states, winning the white house and denying president trump a second term. that reminded me of another moment in my career, just over 12 years ago on the night of november 4, 2008, when i called another historic race, setting off a huge celebration in chicago's grant park. cnn can now project that barack obama will become the president-elect of the united states. we project he now has enough electoral votes, more than 270, more than enough to become the 44th president of the united states. this little known u.s. senator a few years ago seemingly coming out of nowhere, delivering the democratic convention keynote address at the convention in 2004. all of a sudden, taking off, becoming a united states senator from illinois. and now, he will be the first african-american president of the united states. a memory. it's an honor and privilege to make these announcements for cnn, one i don't take lightly. it's a reminder that even when our country is divided, a presidential election i

show today -- >> we have reached this electio >> the 46th president of the united states will be joseph r. biden. >> tonight the whole world is watching america and i believe that our best america is a beacon for the globe. >> what does the world make of america's choice? three former top officials from around the globe will join me. ex-prime minister kevin rudd of australia, former deputy prime minister of israel and former secretary of the united kingdom david miliband. also, why is america still so very polarized? ezra klein wrote the book on it. he will explain what the election has taught him. first, here's my take. joe biden's first speech as president-elect demonstrated to the world that he may be the man for this moment. decent, generous, and determined to reach out to his political opponents. but while many will celebrate this restoration of dignity and normalcy to american politics, let us bear in mind that the united states has gone through one of its most trying periods in history. one that is not done yet. the country was on the verge of becoming an illiberal democracy. i wrote abou

joseph r. biden jr. is elected president of the united states. denying president trump a second term. >> but while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> i will totally accept the results of this presidential election if i win. if you count the legal votes, we did win this election. >> lie after lie after lie. that was a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck. >> this is an embarrassment to our country. >> jimmy: floating away in his own hot air, wouldn't that an poetic ending? there's a major disturbance at the cma awards, a number of the nominees had to stay home because they tested positive for covid. lee brice, members of lady a, florida georgia line, rascal flatts are in quarantine. some of them had to cancel. usually when this many people get sick in tennessee it means they undercooked the squirrel. [ laughter ] but this covid-19 -- you know, chris stapleton was able to play the cmas tonight. he's going to be with us on our show tomorrow night. with the virus spreading, we couldn't wait to give you

the new president-elect joseph r. biden. >> it's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature. see each other again, listen to each other again. to make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. they are not our enemies. they are americans. they are americans. the bible tells us to everything there is a season, a time to build, a time to reap and a time to sow and a time to heal. this the time to heal in america. >> the new vice president-elect kamala harris is set to be first female vice president, first black vice president, first south asian black american in history. >> protecting our democracy takes struggle. it takes sacrifice but there is joy in it, and there is progress, because we, the people, have the power to build a better future. and when our very democracy was on the ballot in this election, with the very soul of america at stake, and the world watching, you ushered in a new day for america. >> the congratulations from biden and harris came pouring in from all corners of th

>> joseph r. bidengoing to vote for biden. >> i'm voting for president trump. >> had to stay with trump. >> brand-new field reporting from american voters themselves as we've had our reporters around the nation, and we turn now to election experts. super majority co-founder cecile richards and color of change heather mckee. thanks to both of you for joining us. heather, how do you see this race closing now? >> you know, these enormous numbers we're seeing make it very clear that this election is about the will of the people. this is an historically unpopular president. he's down today double digits among likely voters so donald trump is running against the will of the people. he's running against the people trying to sow doubt on the idea of counting every vote. and anyone running for office can say whatever they want to, but ultimately, and we'll see this tomorrow, it is the will of the people that decides, and the record turnout is showing that that will is strong to overcome what the republicans are

so it's going to be interesting to see what happens when you have joseph r. biden assume the presidency, a man directly opposite to the nature, the personality and the moral code of the incumbent president of the united states. i wish we could show it would be the clip of joe biden sitting vice president speaking with members of it parkland high school family that lost their husband, i believe it was an assistant coach. they have a special needs child, and the sitting vice president goes down the family line clearly moved thanking them. he turns to leave and the son, the special needs son off camera shouts, wait, and runs to joe biden, buries himself in the sitting vice president's chest, he was my dad. and watch the vice president's reaction, surprised, unplanned, instinctively human. watch what he says. he hugs the young man and says we're going to be all right, you're going to be all right. that one clip contains the promise of the next four years. >> it is just past 12:00 noon on saturday, november 7th, 2020. joe biden has just been declared the next president

show today -- >> we have reached this electio >> the 46th president of the united states will be joseph r. biden. >> tonight the whole world is watching america and i believe that our best america is a beacon for the globe. >> what does the world make of america's choice?

joseph r. biden jr. to speak to the nation and indeed the world for the first time as president-elect of the united states. i am wolf blitzer with our special coverage. we are standing by to hear from the president-elect and from the vice president-elect kamala harris in wilmington, delaware moments from now. they will speak as celebrations are continuing into the night in many u.s. cities right now at this truly historic turning point for the country. president-elect biden and vice president-elect harris will give the victory speeches they've been waiting to give for over four days as the election was being decided. let's go back to our correspondents in wilmington. you're getting more information about what we might be hearing from the president-elect of the united states tonight? >> reporter: wolf, joe biden will be here in just a short while as you can see behind me the set up is one of those drive-in rallies that became a campaign staple for joe biden during the coronavirus pandemic. the former vice

it's addressed to the honorable joseph r. biden, jr., the president-elect of the united states. but it's cc -- take a look at the bottom. among those who got copies of this letter mark meadows, chris lindel, a legal advisor over there, edward coffman from the biden team. so the white house knows about this. are you getting any reaction at all? >> wolf, we're reaching outright now. but if mark meadows, the chief of staff, has been cc'd on this, that means the white house has been notified and this process is underway. this is the process a lot of americans have been waiting on for weeks now, and it appears it's going to get started now as kristen holmes was just reporting. i can tell you talking to a trump advisor just a short while ago that the writing was on the wall when this decision came out of michigan that the board of state canvassers there was going to certify the results for joe biden in that state. and even this latest news out of pennsylvania, the commonwealth of pennsylvania, the supreme court decision there allowing some absentee ballots to be counted. i mean, wolf,

joseph r. biden of delaware. >> and to mike's point, joe, what you see is joe biden's patience, his empathy and also his willingness to accept even when it's hard. he's been there. so waiting -- accepting that he has to wait a few more hours, even days, that's not hard for one person, joe biden. might be hard for the rest of us. people want answers and they want some clarity and they also they want the noise to stop. the chaos and the scamming of our democracy to stop. i think there are people who are rightfully very impatient at this point. >> willie? >> yeah. i want to go back over to steve kornacki. not a major dump here but we got some more votes in to pennsylvania, right? >> that's right. we've got reports from two more counties here and you can see the affect has been to rise joe biden's statewide lead it's now 6,737 votes. what we got here basically, the big thing here is bucks county. we're saying we expected some more, they had 10,000 additional mail-in ballots in bucks county. they released

cnn projects joseph r. biden jr. ted the 46th president of the united states, winning the white house and denying president trump a second term. we're able to make this projection because cnn projects biden wins pennsylvania. the former vice president, in his third run for the highest office, pulling off a rare defeat of the sitting commander in chief. with this victory, kamala harris is set to become the first woman and the first person of color to be the vice president. again, cnn projects joe biden will become the 46th president of the united states. jake, he is now president elect joe biden. >> what a moment in history. we have all been waiting on the edges of our seats since tuesday. it is the end of a tumultuous presidency, a time of some accomplishments, no question, a time where many americans throughout the country and in shuttered steel towns and rural america, they felt for the first time, they felt heard, which is important. but it is also, wolf, it has also been a time of extreme divisions. many of the di

a campaign that started at a train station now named for joseph r biden, jr. just a few blocks away from here, biden and harris are going to address the nation this evening. we've learned because of a video, kamala harris was on a walk or a jog with her husband doug emhoff in the wilmington area when she phoned joe biden to tell him, we did it, joe, you are going to be the next president of the united states. it's an unseasonably warm day here in wilmington and we have been noticing more and more cars filled with curious locals coming, honking horns, cheering. the secret service is standing a few paces away from here trying to keep people going because they really are stepping up their presence here to lock everything down ahead of this address, this historic address from the president elect. 48 years from the day from when he first was elected to the state as a 29-year-old man. we have been here frozen in time in this parking lot since tuesday. every day there was a possibility they would come and use this space as a drive-in style victory rally and they're se

joseph r. biden jr. elected 46th president of the united states defeating defeating incumbent president donald j. trump. one of the most bitter races in modern history. >> biden turned 78 this month. will become the oldest person sworn into the office. his achievement capping four decades of public service and two previously unsuccessful runs for president. dr. jill biden tweeting out this photo today. doctor and the president live here, putting her hand over vice. making history, kamala harris, first person and woman of color to serve in the second highest auf office in this nation. >> we did it. we did it, joe. you're going to be the next president of the united states. >> we have seen jubilant crowds flooding the streets of cities. honking horns, choosing to end the volatile trump presidency and some cities in this country, you can feel the excitement people feel right now. >> yeah, that's certainly the case. president trump has told allies he has no plans to concede, no plans to invite to the white h