Its mission, to bring lunar rocks back to a point after planetary scientists want success could mean for chinas ambitious Space Program. Im rebecca riches. Welcome to the program. 3 weeks after the u. S. Election president elect joe biden. Has finally been given the green light to start the transition process. President donald trump tweeted on choose day that he was directing his administration to cooperate in the hand of a process. Its the closest hes come to conceding defeat. Meanwhile, biden has pushed ahead and began announcing nominations for his own administration looking president ial president elect joe biden efficiently revealed his picks for the top positions of his cabinet, monday, signaling his readiness to take over the helm, bidens Foreign Policy and National Security choices. Mark a clear shift away from trumps america 1st doctrine. Instead, a lot of familiar faces from the Obama Administration. So many that some are calling it the Obama Administration 2. 0. The choice is signaled bidens intention to return to a more traditional way of doing business and interacting with other countries, bidens choices or veterans with many years of experience like his longtime adviser, antony blinken, named for the position of secretary of state. He will be tasked with steering the country back towards the paris climate agreement, the world health organization, and they run a nuclear deal. The best known of the nominees is former secretary of state john kerry, who is poised to become bidens climate change. And boy, former Federal Reserve chair janet yellen says to serve as treasury secretary, if confirmed she would be the 1st woman to take over. This pivotal role and would face the difficult task of shaping u. S. Economic policies at a time when the country is facing both a pandemic and recession. Biden also named avril haynes as the 1st woman to become director of national intelligence. A question is whether this was a wise action and alexandro majorca as the 1st latino to head the department of Homeland Security. Biden appears to be making good on his Campaign Promise that his cabinet will reflect americas diversity. Linda thomas greenfield was appointed to the helm of the u. S. Mission to the united nations. But many of bidens cabinet picks will require confirmation in the senate where the past weeks seems to be settling down. All right, joining me now to delve a little deeper. Is peter hall of down. Hi peter, thanks for coming in. And so this part of the process is normally just a formality really, but its been 3 weeks since the election as we just heard. Yeah, i mean, absolutely normal circumstances. This would not be a big deal, but, you know, usually we see the but official transition kick in after just a couple of days. Were now as you said into day 16 after biden was declared, the winner. So in this case is absolutely is a big deal. It means that the by no has access to the same intelligence that trump has. It means that they have access to Government Data to the federal agencies and i think and money and money. They have more than 6000000. 00 to that, which is really, really important that it really essentially means that, you know, the biden team is going to hit the ground running when they entered. We were looking at 2, at least, huge crises, the pandemic, but also an economic crisis. And so it is absolutely crucial that the biden government cant govern on day one. And thats essentially whats been blocked and now they can finally start the process. This is certainly not a concession from President Trump has vowed to continue the fight. What avenues does he have left . You know, exactly, think this might be the closest will actually see trump getting through making an actual concession. I mean, this is more like a time maybe after the 16 days of a standoff. I think trump is essentially balin, to the growing pressure that weve seen over the past couple of days and weeks from his own party. Just on monday we saw more than 100 leading Republican Security experts coming out say that he has to concede this transition needs to start happening. Because essentially this is posing a National Security threat. Not just in terms of pandemic, but also because adversaries out there are looking and looking at a very dysfunctional government at the theres a kind of a vacuum of power in a way. And so, you know, trump has said that he will continue the legal challenges. We see that hes still hoping for, recounts in georgia and wisconsin to change the outcome. Thats very unlikely thats going to happen. Michigan has now certified by an ass the winner of that state. So you know, trump wont maybe continue to do this. But the chances that anything is going to change very, very light or, and i want to turn to the president elect. Joe biden has started an ounce. Think a cabinet picks the 1st latino as head of Homeland Security as we saw in the place 1st woman as director of national intelligence. Quite a very slight. Absolutely. I think in a lot of ways this is the we antitrust government. I mean, this is an attempt, i think, to calm a lot of nerves both, you know, were broad and at home its, i think also the closes that were going to get to, you know, a technocratic government in the u. S. I mean, as we heard in that report, there we are talking about people who have served in the Obama Administration of served in previous before that who have decades of experience under their belt. You know, notably also there are no really big name picks. A lot of speculation about other president ial candidates like elizabeth warren, for instance, who was very interested in getting treasury secretary sobeit. And also theyre really trying to show themselves, ask a centrist, someone who will govern from the center and who will need both sides to come together. And also reflect in that reality that biden is facing when he takes office on january 20th, that he won not have a majority in the senate, or if so a very, very slim what he has lost ground in the house. So he wont need both sides to come together in that order to be able to govern. Arent paid a whole a doll, thanks very much for coming in. Thank you. Well, how easily joe biden can push through his agenda as president could come down to the u. S. State of georgia to a runoff. Elections there in generate will decide if the democrats or the republicans will control the u. S. Senate data that Washington Bureau chief in. As paul visited one small georgia town to say, the political divide up close. In the heart of one of the most divided counties in georgia, nice to tell me that half of its population is white and 48 percent in america. In an antique shop in downtown, you find many items that reflect the time when milledgeville was george just the state capital. That was during the civil war. When the confederacy, including georgia, fought to keep slavery some elements of that time still seem relevant to shop owner larry hughson, who seems to be stuck in the past. There is never, never going to be equality in race. He has a grim take on the current political situation now, and i dont think the republicans and the democrats are going to maybe own level play and fail. Floyd griffin has been doing his bit to level George Allens political Playing Field for decades. He was the 1st democrat to have been elected from this area to the Georgia Senate and also served as milledge rules. Mayor. The bottom line is ratios on here, and an american president , majority White Community are going to be in a minority here pretty soon. And they are that the black and brown people are going to take over. The divisions here in milledgeville, broadly reflect those of the whole of the usa bringing together people who feel as differently as floyd, griffin, and, and teach our own. Im very used to do is a major challenge. But they need to Work Together on the many problems in the country and in the town. Stephen hall was or has some ideas. He is the director of the local library and tells organize the initiative on the table brings people together to discuss local issues in a constructive way. He approaches low drama and encourages everyone to get involved. I think the Biggest Issue for us is what is america . Weve had a lot of changes in the last couple years and a lot of the norms that weve had for better or for worse and gone away. And i think were looking at a future of what is our value . What are our ideas of how we should behave toward each other . And what is the common purpose that we have . I think weve lost a little track about, and id love to see that come together in the future. Or that americans have to start listening to one another and stop shouting over each other. But here are some of the other stories making headlines this hour. Shares in tokyo, a penshoppe lehi on news of the u. S. President ial transition, going ahead in early trading. The nick i rose to levels not saying, you know, almost 3 decades like other international markets. Tokyo was also boy by new vaccine news. The fresh protests have taken place in brazil after the killing of a black man by White Security guards at a supermarket last week. Police seized from rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse and try test is important alegria. There has been several days of demonstrations after graphic video showing killing circulated on social media. There are more encouraging signs in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Drug maker, astra zeneca and Oxford University have announced theyre back saying is up to 90 percent effective in preventing covert 19. The vaccine was most effective when patients were 1st given a half dose, followed by a full dose one month later. Crucially, this new vaccine does not require extreme cold storage and is relatively cheap and easy to mass produce. These files hold a promising formula for entering the covert. 19 pandemic globally. A cheap, effective, easy to distribute that scene. We have to get a lot of people who work for me to were not thinking about Solutions Working in terms of one person at a time. We have to think about vaccinating communities, populations, reducing transmission within those populations, so that we really get on top of this pandemic. And thats what it now looks like. Were going to have the ability to contribute here in a really big way. The vaccine was developed at the u. K. s university of oxford using the i dont know, virus platform. Researchers took a common cold virus that infects chimpanzees, genetically engineering it to trick the human body into thinking it has been infected with the virus that causes that 19 producing an immune response. , over 24000. 00 volunteers took part in the Clinical Trials in the u. K. , brazil, and south africa. The late stage trials show the a done a viral vaccine is better at preventing hospitalizations and severe cases of covert 19 m. R. In a vaccines developed by madonna and pfizer by on tech. But people are not getting sick with the spike scene, which means that ultimately, even if you were to get ill, you have moral symptoms. And so i think thats incredibly important because itll keep ospital birds free and people wont be dying from this virus. And thats not the only advantage. Unlike the m. R. In a vaccines, it can be kept at normal french temperatures, making it easier to distribute, especially in developing countries. It can also be manufactured at scale, meaning it can be produced in much greater quantities and that much lower cost than its rivals. But i think this will be a truly global for in terms of its deploy ability and its accessibility. And its going to be probably more affordable than most of those for the lincoln countries. Astra zeneca has pledged it wont make a profit from the vaccine during the pandemic. If it gets regulatory approval, the firm says its ready to produce 3000000000 doses next year. Germanys government is optimistic that the country might begin vaccinating people by the end of this year. But in the meantime, late is are eyeing an extension of the current partial law. Lockdown cases have plateaued since a limited lockdown began. Remain high, rising by over 13 and a half 1000 in the past 24 hours. Following a meeting of the leaders of germany 16 states, a draft proposal suggests extending current restrictions until at least december 28th with a potential relaxation over the holiday period. A final decision will be made at a meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel on wednesday. Lets bring in david is emmanuelle shaz and a lot of good news on the vaccine front. What sort of strategy is the German Government preparing . Well right now, Vaccination Centers are being set up true out there can treat, but at 1st there wont be enough vaccines for everyone else. Production goes, of course the production will increase over time, but thats why well see, a 2 phases to t. G. And during the 1st phase of vulnerable people, i mean d. L. , hughley, 1st responders will be prioritized and vaccinations will take place in those centers and through mobile teams then there will be a 2nd phase to vaccines will be more broadly available and the general population will have access to it. And these will be available not just in centers, but those who have medical practices right now, minister jus to meet every 2 weeks to discuss the measures for christmas is obviously just around the corner. Has there been any news on restrictions over the holiday period . Well, you have mentioned that state premiers agreed on monday evening to extend the current measures until at least december 20th. Im going to america have say that if it were up to her, the measures would be much stricter already, but she has to find a common line, a weasel, state premiers, and thats will be discussed on wednesday. We could see topham measures being adopted then, such as more restrictions when it comes to socializing. For example, that demand, we are allowed to meet up to 10 people at the same time from 2 households. These might be reduced to 5, but was an exception for christmas. Also, the churches might be able to conduct ceremonies around that time, even if people will be encouraged to save isolate afterwards. We should also know wednesday, if the off target is indeed will ban the sale and use of fireworks on new years eve. Thats a longstanding tradition here in germany, but 1000. 00 might be banned so as not to overwhelm hospitals, which are already dealing with a pandemic. Now keeping schools and kindergartens open seems to be the priority at the moment. What has the government going without . Is that likely . Well, the government made clear that he wanted the schools to remain open as long as possible as much as possible, but at the same time they reason need to reduce infection, wades within the younger population, those well. So we can imagine measures being adopted, such as men that are in mosques wearing as a solution in areas where theres more than 50 cases, perhaps 100000 inhabitants. Homeschooling is something that is decided individually by each state. But also when theres a 1000. 00 case in the closet, then the whole class would have to quarantine for 5 days and then get tested. In fact, the topic of schools is a very controversial topic, both at the political level and those. So in the general society of, for parents and teachers alike. Thank you. Emmanuel correspondent in britain a Chinese Rocket is on its way to the moon with a mission to bring back rock samples back to worth its the 1st attempt by any nation to retrieve lunar samples. Since the 1970s, china has poured billions into its Space Program and the probes mission is a chance to show global competitors. Just how advanced its become. Bottom of this launch is a milestone for china, a spacecraft. That symbolizes the countrys Technological Prowess and its military might. The unmanned rocket blasted off early on Tuesday Morning local time from high in an island in the south destination. The moon. And you wonder of a young woman who was in the Aerospace ControlCenter Reports that the long march 5 rocket lifted off normally. And the chiang a 5 spacecraft has entered orbit as planned. I can now announce that the launch mission of long much 5 has been completed successfully several more the government imo, the chuang of 5 rocket is made up of several components. One is the land which will dig for rocks and soil. These materials will then be transferred into the return capsule for the journey back to earth. Protocol to haul up the current Lunar Program consists of 3 phases, orbiting landing and returning the china. 5 will carry out the 3rd phase, bringing moon samples back to earth that we hope this will be a success. Was a good your mind that you hope. If successful, it would be the 1st time in 4 decades. That material has been brought back from the moon. Chinas space ambitions are no secret and have been growing for years. In 2003, its a kid, a major breakthrough when it became the 3rd country in the world to send a human into space. 10 years later, china hit another milestone successfully landing an unpiloted spacecraft on the moon. It was the 1st soft landing since the soviet Union Success in 1976. More chinese chiz in january 29th in the global 1st lunar pro, touching down on the far side of the moon, boosting chinas space ambitions. Musse is also in that sights. This year beijing launched an unmanned probe to the planet. In july, it put the final satellite into orbit for its chinese navigation system. The countrys rival to u. S. G. P. S. But this Lunar Mission to bring back material from the moon is one of chinas most ambitious to date. And one that beijing is determined will be another success. For more, im joined by mark mccall crime. Hes a Senior Advisor for science and exploration at the European Space agency. Thanks very much for joining dave wu. But if successful, the, this mission could, i would make china only the 3rd country to have a trade learn a sample joining the u. S. And the former soviet union. Where is chinas role in space, exploration headed . I think its been very ambitious over the last couple of decades as your piece just described there. And we are actually collaborating with china ourselves at European Space agency. Weve sent a couple of astronauts to train with that as we may actually go to their space station as well as the International Space station because weve been going for decades for 2 decades now. And were also collaborative collaborating on Scientific Missions to study. For example, the Magnetic Field of the earth and how it interacts with the sun, the socalled small missions. So i think china, as you did your piece just said its on pushing ahead on many fronts. The moon, mars the human space flight and science all at once. So its very impressive program. China is not the only country thats interested in the moon. There seems to be such an interest in the moonlight. You. Why is that . Well i think in part its, its sort of time theres been a whole new generation of Space Industries developing around the world space agencies looking again at what it can do to go beyond low earth orbit with the space station weve been for 20 years. And the moon is the natural destination for that. So the European Space agency is now working with nasa on the same code our ryan crew vehicle which will be able to send astronauts to the moon and with europe is supplying hoff of that. That crew vehicle which will go to, to the moon, and we just signed contracts to Start Building the 1st part of whats called the gateway. So this is a small the ocean of the International Space station with the same partnership in a little bit around the moon. Which will then form a place to go down to the surface of the moon, but also to do science above the radiation belts of the which protect the astronauts on the ice. And thats a stepping stone then to send humans to mars. So i think theres an awful lot of push in terms of science and technology, but also you see these new Global Players like china being very ambitious, and that tends to trigger a response from the traditional play as the united states, europe, russia, japan and others. So i think theres no specific reason to be doing this now, but there is a certain sense, a lot of momentum. All right, so scientific exploration, also a launching pad to explore mas aqim is ever going to live on the one. Well, thats exactly what were trying to do. You know, we put humans on the moon in between 199972 and the aim now is not to sort of return, its to go there with a new purpose. And that is to go to the surface and set up a base for people to live. And that also involves getting resources like water and metals and oxygen out of the surface. And we developing the technologies for that. So its a sustainable Long Term Program as opposed to just boots on the moon and coming back you are, im not going quick on fascinating, thanks very much. As in football now in the Champions League top european comps, face off like that today, among the fixtures, dortmund take on bruges, while leipzig are in paris for the 2 german sides in play on tuesday, youth is taking the spotlight fresh from becoming the bundesliga youngest. Ever player on saturday, yusuf from a coco faces the prospect of breaking the same record in the Champions League. He only turned 16 on friday and would set a record unlikely ever to be beaten. But speaking on monday, dortmund coach lucien fava refused to be drawn on whether the youngster would make his next record breaking debut in the match against bruges, says its hard to speak about this all to give a straight answer. We will have to see in training. We have so many options up front, so we will have to wait and see for a few years ago like 6 yulian not goals man became the youngest coach in Champions League history. And in coaching terms is still a Spring Chicken at age 33. He too has put faith in youth. Only 2 clubs in the competition have fielded younger teams, the novels mundus season. But hes already wary of the pressures of top level football. To cut. Pressure is a lot about whats in the heads of the players before the game and as much discussed and talked about. But once the game starts, it isnt just the pressure that is the deciding factor. Of course, theres always a lot of it in the Champions League as there arent that many matches in the group phase. So every game is crucial. Every game comes with a certain pressure. But it isnt that different to the bundesliga because at leipsic will face a tough task away to power research. Emma and noddles money is unlikely to risk starting any debut tones in this crucial fixture. Youre watching data news. Heres a reminder of the top story. Were following for you. The u. S. Government has agreed to begin the president ial transition for joe biden. The trumpet, ministration had to lie the hand of the process for 3 weeks over allegations of the photo albums and said, youre up to date this hour coming up after the break day. W. K. Call for the review of the bonus leg as it matched date night. Ill have more news at the top of the hour in the meantime. Theres always a web site, www. Dot com. You can also follow us on instagram and twitter as well as d. W. News. Im rebecca reaches for me and the entire team. Thanks for trying to get cox in florida to talk mr. Defeats hatchability copped a plea. Single handed multitasked banks dream. Getting mindset stepped up in the 1st leg of the season. Next on d w. The current forecasts. 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