Is threatening to go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting. And other news ethiopias Prime Minister or his troops into the 2 grave region following an attack on a military base. Americans have woken up to uncertainty about who will be the next president the country is waiting for a few results with 43. 00 states counted results are neck and neck that leaves 7 states to decide the direction of the country and most could go either way while other states paused for the night counting continued in wisconsin were expecting to hear the result there in the coming hours and counting has restarted in other areas well be getting you those updates as they come in. This hour well be speaking to alan fischer in washington d. C. And jamal a child who is in joe bidens home state of delaware but we begin our coverage with this report from rosalyn georgia. Shortly after 2 am on wednesday President Donald Trump told his supporters and the nation that democrats were trying to steal his election day victory and trump said he was suing to hold on to the oval office so well be going to the u. S. Supreme court we want all voting to stand but with the vote count still unfinished trumps claim a victory was dubious earlier in the night trumps democratic rival joe biden urged his supporters to as he put it keep the faith i heard tell you night we believe were on track to win a selection. By we know because of the odd pressure down early voting a mail in vote is going to take a while were going to have to be patient until way out the hard work of tally of votes is finished its long been Standard Practice in u. S. Elections to count all the ballots no matter how many days it takes this year the delay is considerable given the more than 100000000 ballots being cast weeks ahead of time as well as the millions of votes cast on election day swing states such as michigan and georgia announced late on tuesday that they would resume counting on wednesday morning and at least one swing state pennsylvania said it might not be done until friday that states governor pushed back against President Donald Trumps accusations that counting ballots after election day is illegal we may not know the results today as a result but i encourage all of us to take a deep breath and as ive been saying just be patient whats most important that we is that we have accurate results and that every vote is counted even if it takes a little longer for news organizations had biden ahead with more than 200 Electoral College votes but the winning candidate needs 270 to be declared the winner that likely wont happen before wednesday at the earliest roslyn jordan aljazeera. Lets go live now to alan fischer who is in washington d. C. Allan as i have been saying razor thin margins as we look towards wisconsin michigan nevada is there a chance we could know sooner rather than later who has actually won. Well interestingly in wisconsin a couple of American News organizations city tweeting out that that has been decided and the joe biden has won wisconsin by somewhere in the region of 10 to 12000 votes i think that will possibly lead to a call for a recount by the republicans almost certainly going to lead to a recurring. From the republicans so while that may be getting closer to being decided its by no means definitive arizona were expecting probably an update by to morrow so well get an idea later today and tomorrow how that is shaping up pennsylvania they say they have counted all the ballots the know working their way through the mail in ballots as well so this is just a process that theyre working through obviously donald trump is slightly concerned by what hes seeing because in the last few minutes hes tweeted out saying that biden ballots have been discovered in all 3 states wisconsin michigan and pennsylvania of course will be hoping that the Republican Party and Donald Trumps campaign will provide evidence of that because donald trump has claimed that there was fraudulent voting and fraudulent counting overnight and didnt provide any evidence of that that of course came when in the early hours of this morning he claimed victory doing so before a lot of states have actually said yes these are our final toll these counties including georgia were still waiting to hear from georgia that doesnt look good for joe biden weve got to say but certainly we still dont have a final total from them it was described to me by one democratic operative as essentially when donald trump said that he had won you know you could stand up and say im the king of romania but that doesnt make you the king of romania he used another analogy he said its like being to know up in a game of football 60 minutes gone and suddenly you see right we have the winners we declared ourselves the winners as a sort of thing that kids do next call the winner but maybe not the sort of way that president ial election should be conducted and ellen of course may lend their votes a huge part of their selection giving given the unprecedented time where an occur on a virus pandemic and some difficulty it appears and counting those votes. And theyre definitely going to count every single ballot that has been cast legally and thats a point this been made by secretaries of state for each of the states as theyve appeared over the last couple of hours and thats important to remember because theres a lot of people who sat with the military overseas who asked for mail in ballots and saw the votes have to be counted because you cant ask someone to serve their country overseas and then say you dont have a choice on who runs the country for the next 4 years it may well be with pennsylvania were in a position where once theyve counted the existing mail in ballots and theyll know how many they sent out so this isnt a case of just someone thinking right i live in pennsylvania im going to vote for donald trump right here on a piece of paper and sending it in they have got to get a ballot sent to them so the authorities will know how many were sent out so as they start to count the ballots they might be in a position to make a call in each of those states so say for example lets take pennsylvania joe biden is 15000 votes ahead and all thats left of the mail in ballots that have been sent out to the military but the north there are 10000 ballots that have been sent at that point you can safely call joe biden the victor because even if donald trump wins. You can even if dont trump wins all of those ballots it gets all of those votes and he simply wont be able to make up the difference so we could see some movement over the next few hours but the places were watching before the end of the day after the election whats gone soon which may well come in the next couple of hours but also may follow with a claim that there needs to be a recount and michigan as well the latest figures from michigan give joe biden a researcher thin majority there were talking somewhere in the region of 4 thirtys and fortys remember donald trump only won michigan by a few 1000 votes as well. So that was always going to be a tight race but clearly the Biden Campaign are hoping that they can line both of those before the end of the day because that would put them in a relatively strong position as they go into the current in pennsylvania of the course all voting is done no so its really just counting the votes not bringing any new ones and if ever there was an argument for every vote counting this is a thank you for ellen fisher live for us in washington d. C. Lets go now to. Her is in 7 delaware bidens home state or hes in wilmington delaware. Lets game the south in terms of numbers team biden is confident that there is a pass to victory hes on to 38 as it stands he needs to 70 that is the magic number if he takes wisconsin that takes him to 248 needs 22 more Electoral College votes as i count it what are the possible ways that could work arounds. Well essentially it would mean getting at least another one of those midwest states most likely michigan is probably the one that they would favor their odds on most particularly because theyve done well they are previously in particular because as you mentioned that trumps victory in 2016 was by the slimmest of margins and by all indications when you are taken into consideration the demographic makeup of big centers. In michigan like detroit and so forth that would be something significant obviously theres still pennsylvania as well that would be in play and georgia were looking at as well and some others that have been cold when you hear the by them go through things there is a different tone through what they are messaging has been versus what weve heard from trump they arent doubting the system they are saying that votes should be counted in some places and should be counting counted rather in others what theyre saying is this is going to be a long process that there is a huge amount of people who either trolls to vote early or 2 votes via mail and therefore people should have faith in the system and ensure that everyones democratic right of voicing who they believe should lead the country should be counted. What were hearing from the trump side is that in some places the voting should stop and in others or rather the counts should stop and others they shouldnt just as you were speaking to trump tweeted again another. Presumably the democrats are working hard to make up 500000 vote advantage in pennsylvania disappear or. Likewise michigan and others again the choice of language here from trump is very interesting because what hes saying is hes not saying that the democrats or accusing them of trying to make 500000 votes come out of nowhere what hes saying is trying to make my lead disappear well when youre counting votes. And gave the analogy of the Football Game if youre a true and the opponent is working very hard to make that deficit disappear thats only natural the question is are you still playing golf to the final whistle has been counted what the democrats are saying is nobodys costing you votes all theyre doing is counting the votes that have been taking place an interesting fact thats come out is that with all the votes that have been counted so far in terms of the popular votes were not talking about the the state by state but in terms of the popular votes joe biden has now received the largest amount of votes any president ial candidates has ever received in American History obviously the population of the United States and the Voter Registration form that was so much larger than it was before but that in and of itself would be an indication at least that they do stand strong albeit that the democrats heading into this election would have wished to have this wrapped up a lot sooner the pollsters predicted they would but then again theyve been proven wrong and jamal interesting to see as well that Donald Trumps tweets a few of them actually have. Had a warning put on them by twisting as it does sometimes saying some of the content in this tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election well have to leave it if announce about life for us there thank you. Its. Been hearing the results hang on a few key states including wisconsin and michigan where votes from urban areas are still being counted john hendren. A nail biter of an election will have us biting our nails a little longer and its all come down to the blue wall those of the democratic states in the upper midwest that voted for barack obama in 2008 in 2012 and then switched to vote for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and in michigan it is the urban areas that have yet to be counted detroit flint grand rapids those votes are thought to lean toward joe biden as urban areas generally vote for the democrats and it was cons and it was also the urban areas who brought their votes to help propel biden toward victory there and theres pennsylvania still to be counted and it could take days donald trump may challenge the outcome but it will likely be those blue wall states that decide who won the 2020 election. The midwestern state of minnesota has been reliably democratic for generations and the selection was no different after a year this all the stakes at the center of the back lives Massive Movement joe biden won by an even greater margin than Hillary Clinton i can 2016 reports from the capital minneapolis. Minnesota and have maintained their almost 50 years story of voting for a democratic president ial candidate the states 10 Electoral College votes have gone to biden trump had been hoping to flip minnesota because in 2016 he lost the state by less than 45000 votes hed hoped his in tylox down pro law and order message would resonate with voters concerned about the violence and looting in the aftermath of the george floyd it while in custody of the Minneapolis Police department he thought that message would resonate particularly in rural predominantly white areas of the state that constituted about a 3rd of the population biden on the other hand said that he was the man to get the pandemic under control that a National Healing needed to take place with regard to Race Relations and concerns about Police Brutality needed to be addressed something that surely resonated here in minneapolis in the st paul area which launched the largest protest movement in American History even before election day minnesotans were engaged in early voting that began in mid september 1 point 9000000 votes were cast in 2016 at a rate of 74 percent more than 74 percent minnesota had the highest voter turnout in the United States. Still to come here on aljazeera. A government convoy is hit by gunfire in ivory coast as tensions build most of the contested president ial elections. And angling for fans to go back and talk around a virus lock down as more testing is promised. Hello for most its still quite in the Arabian Peninsula its not so much in the levant rain has been falling steadily for at least 2 days now and that rain is spreading inland turning into showers the significant rain like to be in turkey quite a breeze behind it dropping temperatures example jerusalem data 60 but all that coast will be affected garza says about 22 without resist drugs the breeze dies i by 30 the temperature rises but you got a couple of days of showers its already wet on the ground is worse in the bekaa valley as well so rain especially the levant be followed by a few showers a strong wind then focusing on egypt and down towards looks or maybe but its still quite warm here and its about 30 in doha where you had back expected to be there is rain forecast for a little depression in the arabian sea that comes on the coast of ma body in effect slower actually but rain proper the seasonal rain for the south is now sitting where it should be across the southern half of somalia still throwing a few showers up into ethiopia almost ignoring south sudan one of the major beneficiaries in some areas like free market issue the forecast here is a pretty showery one at a fairly windy one i think on thursday the showers die down by friday is mostly a day and temperatures then stopped to rise again. When corona virus struck america care homes for the elderly became ground 0 they cut corners things dont get done and people die as a result klines reveals how a troubled industry imploded under the weight of the pandemic we put profit above patient care. But isnt that the american way. Tells us what kind of people we are. When. Americas nursing home. The. The earth. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the rice the white house is hanging in the balance so a father is not a victim u. S. President donald trump has declared himself the with it despite votes still being counted. His rival joe biden says when all of us are finally counted he expects to come out on top his campaign believes hes on track to win michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania. Bidens it because victory so far as arizona the only site to flip one of the back and 2016 millions of ballots are still being counted the results unclear in the battleground states of michigan and pennsylvania. Donald trump and joe biden are the 2 oldest president ial nominees in American History that means their running mates have become more important than ever mike pence and comma harris couldnt be more different from their politics to their personality has. Senator harrison Vice President pence thank you for being here when Vice President mike pence and Sen Kamel Harris took to the debate stage in october viewers around the world witnessed a study in contrasts but when you see what the American People have done over these last 8 months hasnt worked its a great disservice the sacrifices the American People of made so lets talk about caring about the American People the American People have had to sacrifice far too much because of the incompetence of this administration on the republican side 61 year old Vice President mike pence who over the past 4 years has proven himself President Donald Trumps most loyal ally known for his opposition to abortion the former governor of indiana is an evangelical christian and champion of the religious right critics say pence has been a driving force in the trumpet ministrations efforts to roll back protections for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people before being chosen as trumps running mate in 2016 pins had openly questioned some of trumps policies after joining the ticket though pins transformed into an adept 2nd in command who always defer to his boss because thanks to your leadership from early on not only are we bringing a whole of government approach to confronting the coronavirus were bringing in all of america approach even as head of the White House Coronavirus task force pince wouldnt let the news that members of his team had tested positive for coping 19 keep him off the campaign trail. Continuing to campaign for trump even as Public Health officials criticized the decision greetings america on the democratic side 56 year old senator Camila Harris the daughter of immigrants from jamaica and india harris in 2016 became the 1st south Asian American and 2nd africanamerican woman elected to the u. S. Senate where she represents the state of california in 2020 as the democratic Vice President ial nominee she became the 1st woman of color to be included on a major partys president ial ticket that im here tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me women and men who believe so fiercely in the promise of equality liberty and justice for all known as one of the toughest interrogators in Congress Harris has repeatedly used skills honed during her tenure as a prosecutor and a former attorney general of california while questioning trumpet ministration officials during harriss short lived president ial Campaign Critics questioned her shifting positions on policy issues and her record as a prosecutor but as a barrier breaking running mate to Joe Biden Harris an advocate for racial and social justice has proven popular with supporters applauding harriss pledge to offer a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants living in the u. S. In the final weeks of the Campaign Members of harriss team also tested positive for colbert 19 after learning the news harris temporarily stopped travelling a bracing reminder that for americas 2020 Vice President ial candidates differences in politics policy and personality could not be more stark. To some other news now that ethiopia has begun military operations in the north commit an escalation in tensions local government and the tipperary region has been accused of attacking federal troops local authorities have dismissed us who can using the Prime Minister of plotting conflicts a 6 month state of emergency has been declared by the federal government. The National Defense force was attacked from behind tonight will it kept in the woods to defend the nation forces who betrayed ethiopia take the Defense Forces troops where they were asleep at the camp and in making the city the shameful that can be averted once and for all with the joint if its of the people of ethiopia in the ministry of defense William Davison is the saying ethiopia analyst at the International Crisis group he says tensions between degrade the federal government have grown steadily since september. Well this is the culmination of the political disputes that emanated from the Prime Minister coming to power in 2018 the antigovernment protests before that and then the t. P. S. The Great Ruling Party the loss of power during the transition and that resulted in yes very toxic politics different accusations big thrown about for example we had in the ukraine regions that they were unjustly their officials were unjustly accused of various crimes then there was the creation of a National Party and that put gray out of power at the federal level and left them just in power the regional level then when we had the election delayed this year due to top it 19 and the t. Get left obviously oppose that they went ahead and run their own recent election and that meant we have this very stark constitutional dispute with the federal government and its a great government accusing each other of being unconstitutional the problem that we have now is that the parties have not been talking for months instead weve had a deteriorating political situation that has now escalated into conflict so it is wrong to say that talks are by any means on the table but it is absolutely right to say that talks any form of talks is absolutely imperative it all it be an act is must embrace dialogue they must draw back from this conflict which threatens to be devastating and all of the g. O. P. S International african partners and thirdly still must put pressure on all ethiopian Political Parties to step away from conflict tamil people have been killed in postelection violence in ivory coast for a number of dead tain rival factions have been fighting since weekend elections that returned president at a somewhat to power i had interests but the Supreme Court. Days after the reelection of president Alassane Ouattara was he supporters take to the streets with a victory dance was the mood isnt the same among the opposition many oppose what continued in power saying his bid for 30 years and constitutional while ivory coast has a limit of 2 president ial terms whatever has assisted a new constitution in 3 to 60 allowed him to run again the homes of key opposition figures have been surrounded by police after some and i was to counsel saying they would prepare for a new election the government called that and our front constituted all thought. On monday the opposition issued a statement setting up a transitional body in the face of such a serious situation it is important to strain then the security and ensure that there are no surprises the government said it deployed at least 35000 security personnel across the country for the vote at least 9 people were killed in fighting between political supporters and Security Forces on election day according to local authorities dozens were also reported killed in preproduction violence. The opposition who denounced the latest actions by Security Forces and say they will not give in to intimidation says that dichotomy not do these unjustified nighttime armed attacks by elements of our forces bear witness to a serious setback toward democracy and an unacceptable abuse of law and individual freedom on tuesday meet the convoys of 2 cabinet ministers were attacked and some people reportedly killed raising fears of more violence more than 3000 people have crossed into neighboring countries fearing the outbreak of postelection violence similar to that seen in 20102011. The United Nations office of the coordinator for humanitarian affairs says at least 2600. 00 people are now would like bierria and it expects more to follow in the coming days we did greece which is here in syria at least 7 people have been killed in shelling in the north 13 others were injured in the attack and if the the area falls within a deescalation zone established under a cease fire agreement in march but both Government Forces and rebel groups accuse one another of failing to uphold the truce since january fighting has killed 1800 civilians and displaced nearly 2000000 people and when does it go back into a crowd of hours locked down on thursday restaurants pubs gyms and nonessential businesses will close for 4 weeks to contain a 2nd wave of infections u. K. Prime minister Abbas Johnson has vowed to testify intensify rather testing when the new measures expire on december the 2nd brings us more from london. Well take a look at the scene behind me this is free street so Central London the scene pretty much tells its own story footfall the optimism of the summer long gone there will be a surge in a short while after work as people turn up to enjoy their last night. Of eating in a restaurant or having a drink in a pub under the existing restrictions of course for the next 4 weeks before this lockdown comes into effect at midnight. The 2nd of december the mood among traders here ive been speaking to someone talked about an air of panic there are lots of people apparently who dont believe that this lockdown will be lifted in 4 weeks time as the government has promised that it will need to be extended into the immediate run up to christmas this is a time when hospitality and retail do much of their turnover for the year and the extension to this lockdown would spell real real trouble more of course than is already on its way remember this is something the government said would not happen Boris Johnson had rejected the advice of his own Scientific Advisory group in the middle of september just last week he said a National Lockdown would be disastrous for the country then a whole slew of pretty scary new figures came out last week that thousands upon thousands of new deaths hospital admissions rising to their april peak by the end of november if nothing is done and the government forced into well just the latest really embarrassing u. Turn as it battles again to combat a resurgent covered 19 pandemic. You know our technology is there a reminder now all of our top story the race for the white house is hanging in the balance so far theres no to evict us President Donald Trump has falsely declared himself the winner to spy votes still being counted we want all voting just. We dont want them to find any ballot said 4 oclock in the morning and add them to the list ok. Its the seriousness. Its a very sad moment to me this is a very sad moment and we will win this and we as far as im concerned we already have for. His rival joe biden says when all the votes often recounted he expects to come