U. S. President elect joe biden has addressed the nation for the 1st time since claiming victory in cheese days election biden delivered the speech in his home state of delaware alongside Vice President elect cama harris the running mates and merge victorious to taking a clear late in the swing state of pennsylvania after days of vote counting lets take a listen to what biden had to say. Its time to put away the harsh rhetoric lower the temperature see each other again listen to each other again and make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies they are not our enemies theyre american theyre american. The box tells us to everything theres a season a time to build a time to reprint a time to sew and a time to hear oh this is the time to heal in america. Of the. Now this campaign is over. What is the will of people what is our mandate. I believe its this america called upon us to marshal the force of decency the forces of fairness to marshal the force of science and the forces of hobo in the great battles of our time. The battle to control the virus about a bill prosperity are about to secure your familys health care about our chief Racial Justice and root out systemic racism in this country. And hes kind of like hers in washington she was following that strange comma want one of the most remarkable aspects of this 1st public appearance of the president elect. It was a very good speech that joe biden gave their and that was important because he is not considered the best speaker what he emphasized of course as we just heard was bringing the country together healing the country and he was saying were not red states and blue states but we are the United States of america and that was a very Welcome Change for Many Americans from the divisive fredrick that we have heard from President Trump over the last 4 years and president elect joe biden also thanked africanamericans saying you stood up for us when we really needed it and that was very important because look like communities in places like atlanta and philadelphia really helped to win this election one of the Top Priorities for the incoming administration. Biden made very clear that his number one priority it would be controlling the coronavirus pandemic is already said he is very shortly going to announce a task force with scientists and experts on board which was of course very good news for many people here in the u. S. Who were tired of hearing from a president who does not seem to care very much about about science and about medical experts and then biden also mentioned that he was going to fight a systemic racism and tackle Climate Change and his previously said the u. S. For example would rejoin the paris climate agreement those are the things that are on the top of his list for when he becomes president and big agenda all right kind of like in washington thank you very much. Joe bidens running mate comma horace made history on saturday as the 1st woman to be a elected Vice President in the United States shes also the 1st woman of color to win the office speaking before joe biden she paid tribute to one of the countrys civil rights icon. Was congressman john lewis congressman john lewis. Before his passing wrote democracy is not a state it is an act and what he meant was that americas democracy is not guaranteed it is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. Was to guard it and never take it for granted and 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 was the. 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 was. Well suddenly is watching here paula dahl is with our u. S. Election tame he joins me in the studio thanks for coming in paida comma house making history in so many ways what sort of change does this represent in u. S. Politics she is not only the highest ranking woman since the birth of the United States to. You know take this office she is also the 1st black woman shes a 1st asian american. When she took the stage last night she was very aware of the role that she played she was dressed in all white which is a not to the suffragist that fought for womens right to vote 100 years ago its really hard to overstate i think this symbolic importance that kamel harris represents not just for women but also in general but also for women in particular of color i think for many this is kind of akin to their obama moment you know many describing this is a very emotional moment to have someone at that high level of Political Office to represent them. You know cullison her speech on yesterday that you know while im a p the 1st woman in this office i will not be the last because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities and so i think for many kamel a really astute true story the moment here. Now the u. S. Is facing so many challenges right now d. The biden harris cam do you think they could be strong in overcoming those challenges and they joe biden and comma harris have had their political differences right there certainly have been in coma was one of the candidates who when the heart is out joe biden during the primary debates we saw we also know that kamel harris had a very close relationship with joe bidens son beau when he was. Working in california while she was the attorney general there. Is definitely more to the left of biden and thats also one of the q. Reasons he picked her because there is a growing left wing of the party thats become increasingly powerful you know on health care and immigration on immigration and Climate Change. But that was true as well as biden when he was Barack ObamasVice President the woman of the Vice President its not to push through policies or its to help the president shepherd his agenda through congress i mean ask Vice President she will be the president of the senate is a little bit complex but were looking at a situation right now where the rays in the senate is so tight that we could end up with democrats and republicans splitting the senate 5050. 00 i mean that would mean that kamel harris would get to cast the deciding vote so i think that maybe youd be a bigger importance than any particular differences on policy issues right teamwork will be essential and now i just want to touch on obviously as the news of joe bidens victory broke President Donald Trump was out golfing at the Trump National golf course in stealing virginia he finished up his gang before returning to the white house several hours a night. During the president s motorcade from the side of the road has so far refused to can say defeat in the election. And i gently challenge the result. Any reactions from the white house it has been fairly silent i mean weve weve seen the press secretary go out and and blast. The announcement of the result as she said herself donald trump himself is for fused to concede continues in tweets only tweet its weis since the announcement was. Was made which is somewhat unusual for the president and both of those tweets were labeled as misleading continuing to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the vote claiming victory still so were looking at a situation here where. I dont and its going to be very interesting to watch what comes out of the white house we know that though continue with lawsuits also you think its unlikely that well hear a concessions from donald trump then. Yes. I mean its very hard to we have heard reports that his aides have been trying to prepare mentally for this moment with little effect. That they will continue to pursue these Legal Options so far they failed every lawsuit that they filed in the various states have more or less been dismissed. You know there are also reports that he has reached out to joe biden yet that there are no plans for a meeting with him in the coming week which is very customary because keep in mind were looking at a huge job of were in the middle of condemning we are facing the u. S. This is facing an economy that is bleeding there are just a mountain of challenges that we have to we cannot forget that hes going to double time hes going to be president till january so you know moving to the transition do you think theres not going to be an orderly transition in general what weve certainly heard reports that he has no plans to to help biden in any way when you look at barack obama. Instance who was obviously not particularly thrilled when donald trump and his a ministrations still went to Great Lengths to set up and help set up an orderly transition which the Trump Administration by every account more or less ignored i dont think trump is going to try to make this any easier on biden than it is so so it is going to be a lot can still happen in these next couple months to put up with interesting days or weeks of it all thanks very much for coming german chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated joe biden and shortly after Major Networks declared them the witness in a statement posted on twitter she wrote i look forward to working with President Biden transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to deal with the major challenges of our time. Now some of the other stories making news around the world polls have opened in myanmar more than 900 medical parties are vying for a stronger voice in the countrys parliament the party of Aung Sun Suu Kyi is favored to retain power but with less support than the party received in the landslide victory of 2015. Here in germany thousands of people have gathered in the heart of leipzig to demonstrate against restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus earlier a court rejected the citys attempt to move the protests to the outskirts of forwent shut down across germany to think on monday including the cocksure of bars restaurants and sports facilities. And sport now on saturdays like one does make a game song by a new nick travel to dortmund for the bundesliga big one known in germany as dec classic up with a top spot in the league table at stake the hosts were looking for their 1st league win over by an indian in 2 years but the visitors were boosted by the return of this super star striker. By a mean man robert live and was back in legal action after missing last weeks game through injury a sight that would have struck fear into dortmund supporters watching from their living rooms with a tight local locked on meeting new phones in the groaned or in the pubs but it was the hosts who struck 1st a minute before half time captain marco voice made it one nil. Yet dortmund couldnt even hold their lead until the break does it was deflected free kick at the champions level. Got his inevitable goal 3 minutes after the restart as he glanced to Lucas Hernandezs cross. To put the result beyond dont when he made it 3110 minutes from time. Then 3 minutes later Erling Holland straight through dortmund a lifeline. But by and held on to take a deserved victory and reclaim their spot at the top of the Biggest League dortmund suite for League Success in the classic. Youre watching news more headlines at the top of the hour well maybe now with the Fireworks Show in wilmington delaware. Election victory thanks. It was the 1st International Tribunal in history. Trials. 75 years ago high ranking officers of the nazi regime judging by the allied forces. Were the 1st criminals to be held accountable for their crimes