We begin in the u. S. Where president elect joe biden has called Donald Trumps refusal to concede the president ial election and embarrassment. But biden says nothing will stop the transfer of power in january despite the Trump Administration refusing to assist the transition team. Reporter while donald trump is keeping a low profile, joe biden is putting himself front and center. This was an event to discuss the Affordable Care act, but the president elect took questions on other topics. President elect biden i think it is an embarrassment, quite frankly. The only thing that how can i say this tactfully . I think it will not help the president legacy. The president s legacy. I know from my discussions with foreign leaders, they are hopeful that Democratic Institutions are viewed once again as being strong. I think, at the end of the day, it is all going to come to fruition on january 20. Reporter foreign leaders are calling joe biden to congratulate him, but americas top diplomat has called the result into question. There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. We are ready. The world is watching. We will count all the votes. There will be electors selected. There is a process that the constitution lays out pretty clearly. Reporter various agencies and departments have been ordered by the white house not to help with the president ial transition because, in its view, the result is still in doubt. It hasnt stopped joe biden pushing ahead planning for day one even without the immediate assistance of the Trump Administration. And the leader of the republicans in the senate says the delay would create problems. I dont think anything that has occurred so far interrupts an ordinary process of moving to the various steps that i indicated. And allowing, if there is a new administration, to work through the transition. All of these steps will be taken at an appropriate time. Reporter the selection has already seen a lot of legal challenges and another one might be coming as the Biden Campaign considers going to court to force all trump team to start planning for a handover of power. Anchor and alan joins me with a developing issue, news from the House Committee about an issue of postal voting which is relevant to the potential outcome of the election. Reporter exactly. As the Trump Campaign files a lawsuit in michigan, they say the votes should not be certified until it is verify that every single vote is counted. They suffered a blow in pennsylvania. Trump campaigners put forward a whistleblower. Some had said there would be ballot tampering. He is admitting he made the entire story up. Investigators questioned richard on friday and said the idea that his boss had told him to start backdating ballots was simply wrong. He is now recanting his story, so he should be in legal jeopardy as well. It removes one of the big claims that the Trump Campaign had in pennsylvania. In fact, there is only one verified claim of voter fraud in pennsylvania. It was a voter that applied for a ballot in his dead mothers name who died in 2015. His intention was to cast two votes for donald trump. Anchor thank you for that update, alan fisher, in washington dc. The u. S. Supreme court has been hearing arguments in the case which stripped 20 Million People of insurance. They have signaled they are unlikely to strike down all of the Affordable Care act. Known as obamacare. President trump and other republicans want the law struck down. Russian peacekeeping troops have been deployed following a deal to end the six weeks of fighting. He disputed region is internationally recognized and controlled by ethnical medians. Ethnic armenians. They deliver sways of territory. In neighboring armenia, it is described as a disaster. It is a nation in shock. They are seen as humiliated. For some, the anger was too much to contain. This arrives in front of parliament. I dont know how this nation behaves, this man says. Calling on people to rise up. Emotions were high and the anger turned into calls for the armenian Prime Minister to resign. Among the people here, veterans of the first war in the early 1990s, soldiers recently died and displaced people. At the beginning of the fighting , the father stayed behind. He signed it in secret. Its a crime. I am not having a normal education because of coronavirus and the war. I will only go back if the children of the Prime Minister come with me. Reporter more than 4200 soldiers have lost their lives over the last six weeks and armenia has lost all seven regions surrounding the enclave. As well as the town, it is hard to swallow. They were under intense International Pressure and even a harder time at home explaining that this was the best option. In the current situation, there was no chance of making another decision. And what the reason was behind the last months events. Stopping military actions is the main focus right now. And if i say something, i could endanger people. They have not managed to convince many people, even those calling for the resignation. What happened is horrible. Every day, we have been given good news. I dont want an agreement at the price of the innocent children that died. It should have been done earlier. He needs to answer our questions. Some of the russian peacekeepers have already arrived and armenia. They will guarantee the ceasefire. For armenians, the sense of loss for azerbaijan felt for nearly three decades is beginning to seep in. Anchor azerbaijans residence has the ceasefire will and what he calls a years long occupation. We report from the capital baku. A victory dance years in the making. Even physical constraints did not stop some people from showing their joy. Now that seems possible. I return to the place where my mother and grandmother was born. And it means a lot to me. It is hard to express this feeling. Reporter the deal has been made possible by because of azerbaijans advancement. God bless all our heroes as a result of the heroism and selfsacrifice. We return to our lands. May god heal the Wounded Soldiers and let them recover soon and return to normal life. They called it an armenian defeat replete with russian mediation. Armenia has agreed to withdraw from several nearby areas. Russian peacekeepers will remain for an extendable five years. Azerbaijan will stop the advances and the guns have fallen silent. We have shown we are capable of liberating our territories. Now we also show that we have the political will to stop hostilities and to continue by negotiations. People in the capital do not completely trust russian peacekeepers. The Turkish Foreign minister call the dealer secret success. The president hinted at turkish peacekeepers. It is not yet decided how those troops will be deployed. Azerbaijanis say that a few weeks of war is harder than diplomacy, but thousands have been killed on both sides and a million have been displaced and armenia and azerbaijan. Anchor mass protests are taking place across peru after Martin Vizcarra was removed as president. They the crowds formed outside congress. There are hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes with regional government. They were sworn in, and the president ial elections are in april. Still ahead, lebanon prepares a lockdowns hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. The economy is pushed towards total collapse. It could be a breath of fresh air for the residents of the capital. Stay with us on al jazeera. Hello, there. The weather across asia a game of two halves here. Settled, dry, fairly quiet across northern parts. Japan seeing one or two showers of a wintry nature. Brighter skies coming in behind. A little bit of showers and rain around the northeast of china, the northern parts of the peninsula. It will push to Southeast Asia and to tropical systems causing problems. A tropical depression eta in the process of weakening. It will be a Tropical Storm making its way that will roll across the philippines as we go through the next couple of days. And the risk of further flooding. There we go. Started to feed its way and across southern parts of the area. It will punch its way out to the south china sea, intensifying further and becoming a typhoon. It will make its way through central parts of vietnam. My name is matthew cassell. I grew up jewish in america. When politics get personal. My mom saw me at a protest and told me i was no longer her son. Is it possible to be jewish and critical of zionism . I do palestinian solidarity work. Al jazeera correspondent. Anchor welcome back. A reminder of our top stories. U. S. President elect joe biden has called Donald Trumps refusal to can see the president ial election and embarrassment. Nothing will stop the transfer of power in january. Ending weeks of conflict over the region. The armenians will have to hand over control with three districts, prompting an angry reaction by protesters. And marches are taking place across peru after Martin Vizcarra was removed as president. He remains very popular despite the accusations of corruption that led to his impeachment. Now the conflict in northern ethiopia is threatening to spill over to the countrys borders and appears to be fueling a humanitarian crisis. The Prime Minister has ordered an offensive last week after accusing local forces of attacking a military base. Hundreds have been killed. We have more from the capital. From a tiny town in northern ethiopia. President s came out to welcome federal forces after taking the town. We could go, the Northern Command and the bases they attacked. On that day, we could hear a lot of gunfire. The whole village panic. Ethiopias feder government continued to claim more victories with the Defense Forces saying that they seized an airport near the border with sudan. They also paraded militiamen, who they say had defected. We should be defending national unity. A Telecommunications Blackout has made it difficult to verify. The African Union is the latest to join International Calls for an immediate ceasefire. The au chair appealed for immediate cessation of hostilities. And to ensure the protection of civilians. The government is adamant that it wont talk until the operation achieves its objectives. It will be out 300 kilometers, and that means it could strike. That is why the government has to rush to it. It it is close to the border of sudan. A large number have already crossed into sudan. There are fears this conflict would trigger civil war and the most populous nation in the whole of africa. It accounts for 6 of ethiopians but have dominated politics for 30 years before the Prime Ministers rule. They see the ongoing reforms as an attempt to bring about a unitary system of government that destroys the current federal one. Diplomats are now worried that the longer the conflict takes, the more difficult it might be to bring back the region for regional states. Anchor an investigation by the vatican shows Pope John Paul ii failed to stop the rise of the disgraced cardinal despite having knowledge of his sexual misconduct. Theodore mccarrick was allowed to rise to the Catholic Churchs ranks despite a long history of abuse and allegations of adults and minors. It does not accuse the current pontiff of trying to protect the u. S. Cardinal. He Survivors Network of those abused by priests says accountability continues to be a widespread issue. This is nothing new as far as the church protecting its own. The problem with this, sexual abuse continues when they cover up. It is a problem. Many more people are harmed when there is no punishment and no accountability. And then theres 400 pages, nothing about accountability, nothing about steps for the future. We can sort of put out this 400 page and put the step forward. There needs to be accountability and changes. And if he has the courage to do so, we havent seen him with any courage. He can make a dramatic step and has the power to do so. He has the power to report sexual abuse to Civil Society and he has not done that. Here in the u. S. , that is supposed to be the rule. That is a rule and it should be worldwide. There should be zero tolerance. And there are several bishops that should be removed because of this report. Anchor lebanons government has reluctantly imposed a second nationwide lockdown as it struggles to control the surge. And with the economy in crisis, they are pushing more people into poverty. We report from beirut. Reporter lebanon is losing its battle with coronavirus. And the winter season has yet to set in. Doctors are treating patients in beirut because beds are no longer available. The countrys Health Sector is overwhelmed. We have too many patients over 3, 4, 5 days. They are not finding a place and at the end, they are coming to the hospital where they are admitted and they are not doing good. Reporter more active cases in a nation of 6 Million People have occurred in the last few weeks. Is completely closed. We cannot receive any new patient. There is no control from the authorities. There is no control from the major city. Reporter authorities have responded to a call by Health Workers to shut down the country. Lockdown excludes the airport and essential businesses. It will last for two weeks before being eased. The private sector is not happy. Already, businesses have been closing down as an economic crisis impoverish is more than half of the population. There are days people cant afford to eat. People should cooperate and wear masks. Reporter it will be the second nationwide closure since march. At that time, the government could not help the poor. Many more have become vulnerable and Authorities Say that they have little option to contain the outbreak. It means the virus is spreading quickly. There were two dozen cases a day and now it reaches 2000. Reporter around health care workers, it is also rising. They can prepare for difficult days, but without a longterm strategy, it will create challenges for many lebanese on the brink of bankruptcy. Anchor news of a potential Coronavirus Vaccine has raised hopes across the world. But just to will be able to get it once it has been approved . How much will it cost . It has led to much debate. The makers from pfizer and biontech say they have the capacity to produce 1. 35 billion doses by the end of next year. They have priced it at just under 40 for a two dose course in the u. S. , but have not promised to make it available on a notforprofit basis. It has provoked criticism from Rights Groups because they say it could generate 3. 5 billion next year, but biontech has said it will be priced well below typical market rates. Reporter the news that the Covid Vaccine had shown 90 effectiveness in early trials led to a bounce on the stock market and a rush of orders. The u. K. Had preordered and the European Union will sign it deal for 300 million on wednesday. Germany hopes to finalize a deal for 100 million doses in the coming days. We do not know how well this vaccine works in older people. We will have to see if there is enough data to tell us that pregnant women have had studies, children have just begun. Long journeys, first steps, it is wonderful. It looks as though we are making progress. Reporter it is part of a joint initiative called kovacs. And in the race to vaccinate, charity apparently begins at home. Wealthy nations representing 13 of the worlds have already preordered with the production of the leading covid candidate. Around 1. 3 billion doses have already been boarded up. The u. K. , European Union, and japan. The 92 countries relying on the international kovacs initiative. It means half of the worlds population has been left exposed. It is called vaccine nationalism. Reporter it is regrettable and unsurprising. It is an unacceptable barrier to rapidly scaling up production and an effective vaccine around the world. It only serves for profit maximization. Reporter it is not the only issue. The vaccine needs to be stored at 70 degrees. Given the volume of vaccine distribution, regardless of whether it is two degrees or eight degrees or at 80, no vaccine chain is ready or capable of meeting this volume of demand. Reporter and there are concerns that the intense competition is risky. Russia and asked it is rolling out the sputnik five vaccine for domestic use. Despite the fact late stage trials have not yet finished. Between those came to be vaccinated and those that would prefer to wait until much more awc [mikael colvilleandersen] whenever i think about milan, ive always thought about a diva. A classy, respectable, aging opera singer whos led a long life and has so many stories to tell. This city is standing at a crossroads, just like every other city in the world, in this growing age of urbanism. But here, the conversation is amplified. There is a growing hunger for real urban change. I want to find out which path milan is choosing and how it will futureproof itself using the power of urbanism and community engagement. Milan, show me what youve got