And welcome to the Program President elect joe biden is expected to name a Coronavirus Task force later today as he begins laying the groundwork for his future policies thats although donald trump has yet to concede the election instead the president s Spokesman Says hes planning rallies and lawsuits to contest the validity of the vote and his campaign have been claiming without proof that large scale Election Fraud was robbing him of a 2nd term. Greeted by chance of losing. The u. S. President ial motorcade weaves its way to Trump National golf course for the 2nd day in a road. Donald trump taking a shot at forgetting that i lectured los. He spent the morning in stubborn denial of his defeat refusing to concede to Democrat Joe Biden and giving air to disproven theories of Election Fraud several prominent republicans in congress have made supportive statements saying the elections not over yet. Theres a lot of shenanigans going on here if our President Trump i would take all this to court fight back and from a Republican Point of view mellon balloting is a nightmare for us the post office is now the new Election Center now more than all the republicans have expressed more confidence in the electoral process while saying trumps legacy will endure. He is without question the most powerful voice in our party. He will have an enormous impact on our party going forward. I believe the great majority of people who voted for donald trump want to make sure that his principles and his policies are pursued. With the Trump Administration planning multiple legal challenges over the voting process a concession speech still seems far off im now joined by a list a for my Campaign Adviser to barack obama need policy analyst she joins me from berlin now democrats have been focused on getting out of office now joe biden has to get to work in particular on the pandemic what lies ahead immediately. As you are already heard its going to be a coronavirus star this pandemic did not care about an election quite frankly and i love seeing the celebrations in the streets but for Campaign Rallies tea celebrations we might actually see an even greater spike in the coming weeks so the pandemic wont return january to nice and so kind of negative day one right now president elect by the 2 already start making real significant policy stats addressing the pandemic ok in 2016 president obama invited to the white house just 2 days off to the polls closed now. You can see did see what this means for the transition of power this is whats in question i remember in 2016 and even when you look at 2000 folks are saying the greatest strength of america is this peaceful transition of power that you can be bitter enemies in the campaign and then come together as you said by obama invited trump right away and started talking about really significant policy issues so that there might be a more peaceful and smooth transition for the american folks if trump tries this out until january i believe in the american system and that we will still see that transition of power but youre going to get an administration that is. Not starting and till they actually physically step foot in the white house because of this blockage and youre just going to continue hearing in the American People this sense of distrust in our democracy which is very dangerous ok lets lets look at congress we want to of course now until january if republicans will keep this Senate Majority but bidens friendship with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is going to be key and will they get along. By one of his greatest strengths and why he was probably selected by president obama is well is his deep relationships on capitol hill and he is somebody that has through his entire career worked across the aisle so i think if any president from the Democratic Party could work with Mitch Mcconnell it absolutely would be President Biden. I think there is going to be a lot of concern if the democrats dont take back the majority were going to because already signaled that hes going to stop a lot of cabinet appointments and i just really groene said government to a halt so i have great hopes for president elect biden but see a lot of challenges ahead lets just get policy analyst thank you very much thank you well leaders have been sending messages of congratulations to biden and his running mates couple of hours they say they are ready to strengthen their ties with washington often any 4 years of an intense relations with donald trump but the 2 notable exceptions are russia and china which have yet to congratulate the winner. You know why it is hard wired and triumph is being celebrated well beyond the borders of the u. S. Well leaders from every continent have congratulated the new president elect. The civil pish or new on the e. U. Stands ready to intensify cooperation with the new administration and the new congress theres a lot to do if we can strengthen our ties from our foundation of friendship and partnership. Britain germany france and other European Countries were the 1st along with canada to send mek congratulations most expressed parts of renewed unity and cooperation following 4 years of tense diplomacy. Very much to working with President Biden and his team on a lot of crucial stuff for us in that in the weeks and months ahead. Climate change trade International Security many many many many other issues on the streets there appears to have been a collective sigh of relief from europe. I am relieved because these last days of insecurity that were wearing on my heart have been lifted will not merit the last few years is over. For us to see what i meant that he said i will certainly be a new political direction especially when it comes to the environment. I see a Brighter Future than before. Asia. But in seems open to accepting peoples different viewpoints and wants to move forward in a united manner thats positive. Africa. I am absolutely thrilled that bidens won and a little bit scared about what i do next while. I think hes a hes a part of scary unpredictable man and the middle east they say charms better for as raul but i think when youre better for the world youre better for israel. So this office us hard bottom is very different from trump to trying to bully das and wanted us to appease him 3. Countries with a historically difficult relationship with the us but in selection of burkes little hard. For the future development of the chinese us relationship trump didnt do a good job i dont hold much hope for biden turned. Around. To do but in the drama here we talked about improving relations with russia but it didnt come to anything that you when you deal with biden is openly against russia. And put your face here. All eyes are now on biden and what changes he may bring to foreign diplomacy for the us. German chancellor Angela Merkel was one of the 1st leaders to congratulate joe biden now in just a few hours shes due to make a statement on the u. S. Election here in berlin and well cover that speech live at 10 am Central European time a Political CorrespondentThomas Sparrow is standing by for us now thomas what can we expect from chancellor merkel today. Im going to call already issued a very short statement at the weekend in which she said that she looked forward to working with the new u. S. Administration so basically the typical statement that you can expect in such a circumstance and im mentioning this all of because 4 years ago what im going to call issued was everything but a traditional statement back then and one of the most remarkable statements she obviously congratulated president from but at the same time she offered a relationship based on human rights and based on those come on values there will certainly be a very different tone today thats something that we can certainly expect from the german chancellor the german chancellor actually knows mr biden very well the relationship between Angela Merkel and then president barack obama was a very good one and lets not forget that joe biden was the Vice President of barack obama so im going to go certainly knows joe biden very well and can look forward to a better relationship at least when it comes to the tone theres also hope obviously here in germany that its not only the tone thats going to change but obviously also the content because the last 4 years have been such only very difficult for the bilateral relationship very difficult for the volatile relationships in the in the trump years as you say. 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Well one element of this is the tone and there is certainly hope that that could be the case that that could change there are very difficult issues in the bilateral relationship when it comes to trade for example something that donald trump criticize defend something that donald trump again was very critical of nor trying to pipeline these are issues that are not simply going to go away because there is a new york ministration but there is a hope that they can be added least a new way forward when it comes to working in these issues and also working on other issues that are particularly important for Money International perspective german officials have stressed time and time again that the relationship between europe and the United States is absolutely key not only from a bilateral perspective but also when it comes to dealing with some Big International issues big global issues when it comes to climate for example so there is such an early a lot of hope here and theres also certainly relief something that weve heard from various german officials in the last few hours and in the last few days some aspera Political Correspondent thank you for your your fortune. Now to some other stories making news around the world. Riot police in thailand have used Water Cannons and hold a prodemocracy march to the royal palace the protesters say they wanted to deliver letters demanding reforms to the monkey thailand has seen almost daily rallies since july protesters are also calling for the removal of the countrys prime minister. As they are by johnnies have been celebrating their presidency that theyre proud to they president announced the capture of shares should a key city in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh azerbaijan has been fighting i mean in forces since late september to retake control of territory lost in 99. I mean a denies that shoeshine is now in a separate johnny huns. Tropical storm has made landfall in the u. S. State of florida after leaving a trail of destruction across Central America panama guatemala cuba and one jurors have all been hit hard by the storm which has left dozens dead and many many other missing. To football now and anticipation was high ahead of sundays late in this league game a clash between the inform teams leverkusen and mention bloodbath both sides have been scoring fraley in recent games and this one was no different. With 2 on form heavyweights going toe to toe this been does league of boat was always likely to pack a punch. Drew 1st blood on 18 minutes after. I. Weigh the resulting penalty. For leaving koosman 27 minutes im. Back in front on the after he was played in inadvertently by. Verts. Then his 2nd of the evening heading his side level just before. Have been banging in the goals of late theyve scored 17 in their last 5 matches and couldnt live with them in the 2nd half. And 60 minutes. Followed suit to seal the points 8 minutes from. The goal of the day in injury time but it wasnt enough to deny. Their move back up to 4th as the extended their Unbeaten League run to 7 matches. Youre watching news the news continues at the top of the hour. 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