Steadfast dedication and loyalty. He went on to say she has been harassed and threatens and threatened and he does not want this for her or anyone at gsa. He won on to say our case strongly continues wanting to keep up the good fight and believing he will prevail, nevertheless that he is recommending emily and her team do what needs to be done, with regard to initial protocols, and that he has told his team to do the same. Joe bidens Transition Team welcome to the move. In a statement his team says, todays decision is a needed step to begin challenging tackling challenges facing our nation. Campaign officials will be with federal officials to discuss the campaign sponsor and our National Security interest and gain complete understanding of the trump administrations efforts to hollow out government agencies. We have two correspondents covering the story. One in wilmington and another in washington, d. C. Remind our viewers how significant this all is . It is significant because what we have seen out of the white house, out of the president , and on constant emails and tweets is i have won this election, it was stroll in stolen we are going to win in the courts. This is the first time the president is giving an indication there could be a translation, that it is possible. He is indicating he nothings it is possible come january 20 at noon he will no longer call the building behind me home. He said he is going to continue the fight. But lets look at where the fight as. He tried to get states to get rid of the electors especially when it came to places like michigan. Lawmaker said no, we are not going to do that. But has been certified. The vote the michigan boat has been certified. The vote in georgia has been certified. The pennsylvania vote has been certified. His legal team has filed dozens of lawsuits and been left out of court, thrown out of court laughed out of court come a thrown out of court, minor cases being dismissed. In these cases the judge is saying to lawyers, where is the fraud . Are you alleging fraud . And they are saying to the judge in front of the microphones they say there is fraud and we have proof. In front of the judge they say there has been a fraud. You cannot keep a law license and lie to a judge. So legal avenues are bing expended on a daily basis. And are being expended on a daily basis and we are starting to see pressure against the president. The number of prominent republicans who have come out to say joe biden is the next resident could start to change. We have had the bigwigs of republican National Security come out and say this is bad for democracy by bad for the president , bad for the country come about for National Security. It is time to acknowledge the reality of what is going to happen. More importantly, likely it is going to be the dozens and dozens of prominent republican donors, they have come out and said this is not a good move. This needs a transition. Joe biden is going to be the next president. So republicans, hearing about the National Security applications and out hearing from people who make sure they have money to run for reelection, might move the needle. Especially since the president has now opened up a crock of possibility in what is the reality that he lost the election. Joe biden will be the next president of the united states. The president sending a message on twitter that maybe that is possible. Patty, you talk about pressure on republicans. I guess republicans are my question is, will republicans really be keeping an eye on their own reelection in 2022, not talking about the next president ial election in 2024, but there reelection in 2022, will that be in the back of their minds here . Oh it is in the back of their mind, the side of their mind, the front of their mind. Politicians like to keep their jobs and it is sort of what they do here in washington. Very few people are, i have had my turn and im going to go. They think about this all the time. And this is the big question in washington now. It is not whether donald trump lost the election. People know he lost the election. They know the transition is happening and joe biden will move and generate 20th at noon. They do not know how powerful donald trump is going to be out of office. He sent messages he is going to announce he is running in 2024. He got 70 million votes, his base is fired up, he has his twitter feed, he has shown he is willing to use it. We saw the republican governor of ohio singer needs to be a transition and it is time to move on and you lost. He tweeted out, when are you running for reelection and who is going to primary him . Because inrder to run for office Teenager Party nomination. Donald trump to run for office, you need your partys nomination. The bigger concern for them is georgia. Georgia, it sounds crazy but there are two senate races that will still havent. There are going to be to elections. That is going to determine if joe biden can go big. Or fiesta compromise. Ken he gets or if he has to compromise. Can he get that great new deal . If he wins these two seats, probably. If they dont, probably not. Supporters are sending messages to the base, these republicans run the state and it is a republican who ran the election and republican governor. They could not give georgia to the president. So dont give republicans in the senate. That is the biggest concern. That would have a huge of location especially among hardcore base. If he comes out and says stay home, that the democrats win, these republicans abandon me, it is likely that Mitch Mcconnell the really likes to be in power, is no longer the Senate Majority leader. So there is a lot of calculations in every side of their brain now. Yes, this is about, is donald trump still going to be the man in control of the Republican Party for four years, or not . Are you willing to take the chance that he is or isnt . We will see what happens in the coming days but pressure is mounting. The president has made clear he sees at least the writing on the wall. Thank you for that, patty keohane, live in washington dc. Lets go now to wilmington, delaware, the home state of president elect joe biden. This must be welcome news for joe biden . And we saw that statement he read out where the biden Transition Team outlined three priorities. Talks with federal officials about the pandemic response. Talks about National Security. Your interviewer a few moments ago mentioned in recent weeks we have seen perplexing Foreign Policy by donald trump and there was a fear that perhaps the trumpet administration was planning some sort of action on the way out, particularly as regards iran, for example. Now the trump Transition Team will be able to have classified briefings with the Foreign Policy leaders in the government. Third, the interesting clause, and gain complete understanding of the trump administrations efforts to hollow out government agencies. It is almost as if having a situation river report of what is left of government after four years of trump. We know that the agencies have been disregarded by the trumpet administration, you think of the Environmental Protection agency and others, as they tried to combat pollution and Climate Change and the corporate agenda, the very mainstream republican corporate agenda. The d regulator ore the d regulatory agenda of the past four years was enacted which meant ejections for the environment were stripped away. Which meant protections for the environment were stripped away. Covid19 the big issue. That is what the biden Transition Team has been saying. They have an ambitious plan. To flood the u. S. Using the defense production act, for example, to centralize manufacturing and distribution, of not just personal protective equipment, equipment needed to have an enormous vaccination program. Also to increase testing and honestly as well. They areasymptomatic have as many tests as possible available for americans. They need to know the current state of the stockpile. And how supply chains have been constructed around the country. So they are keen on getting that information. A lot of these plans have been made when it comes to vaccine distribution, by career Civil Servants who will still be around in january. But they want to get to this as quickly as possible. This is the number one issue for the biden Transition Team, so i think there will be a lot of relief now that they can get to work on that. Thank you for that, Shihab Rattansi live in wilmington, delaware. The u. S. President elect joe biden, released the names of his National Security team. Lots of seasoned veterans returning to washington. We hear from our state Department Correspondent roslyn jordan, the challenges facing the incoming team are many. So are the opportunities. Ahead of tuesdays announcement of his cabinet members, president elect Joel Benenson weekly to reporters president elect joe biden spoke briefly to reporters. Because it is National Security. Widens team of diplomatic and military leaders is familiar to washington insiders and foreign leaders. Former secretary of state tony blinken form two very sector state tony blinken nominated to be the top to from a. Desktop diplomat. And former secretary of state john kerry back in government, this time as bidens point person on Climate Change. Beneath a photo of his granddaughter watching him sign the paris climate accords in 2015, john kerry told twitter followers, the Climate Crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck. Foreign policy experts say, it will take the u. S. Years to repair the damage caused by the current president , donald trump, whose America First foreignpolicy, shredded relations with the european union, the u. N. , and nato. It is an honor to be with you. Trumps affection for strongmen leaders such as Vladimir Putin and kim jongun horrified his political opponents and u. S. Allies. From a refusal to grant Asylum Seekers haven, to deciding to abandon both the paris climate agreement and the iran nuclear deal, experts say trumps Foreign Policy ultimately undermined the u. S. reputation overseas. I think repairing and renewing america at home, is critical, if youre going to be a model, a soft power influence, countries want to work with us. The biggest challenge facing many white house, heading to comfortable. The only slight concern is that this team may convince itself they have the right answer because they all look at the world the same way, they have all been through a lot of the same experiences. And they are going to have to ask, how do we bring in fresh ideas . Some recommendations. Finding ways to restart denuclearization talks with john young. Updating pyongyang. Updating the nuclear deal of tehran. An updating and keeping Nuclear Deals on track. Reassuring u. S. Allies it is reliable, and then proving it, from day one. Rosalyn dort roslyn jordan, al jazeera. John welcome, Vice President for the institute for Constitutional Government at the heritage foundation, joins us from washington, d. C. Via skype. I want to ask you about something emily murphy put into her letter in joe biden. She says that gsa does not dictate the outcome of legal disputes. Obviously talking about Donald Trumps legal challenges. Saying they are issues for constitutional laws and state laws. She goes on to say she strongly urges congress to consider amendments to the act, i guess the president ial transition act, what is that about . [laughter] i am not sure what that is about. There are cases still going on in court. The president s path to victory is narrowing, although the Third Circuit court of appeals decided to hear the dismissal of one of his lawsuits in pennsylvania today. On january 20, there is going to be an auger ration. If it is joe biden inaugurated, he needs to have a transition before that. Wind you, he has been in politics including eight years in the white house. A number of people he is naming to his cabinet, our old hands at washington. But there will have to be a transition between now and generate 20th january 20. Emily murphy says she did not receive direction to delay her determination making this move, what she under pressure to not begin this transition process, in your opinion . I am not in the white house, so i cannot tell. There is still plenty of time for a transition. It is my understanding joe biden is receiving classified briefings at this time. Electoral college does not be until december 14. Inauguration is january 20. So theres plenty of time for him to get up to speed. Again, the fact that he has an old henan politics and in washington should make this a relatively smooth transition. Talk me through what you can of the president ial transition act and what that, what this gsa letter unlocks . The process of a transition, what will this mean in actuality for joe biden and the transition . I am not an expert in that act but i will, he will be given facilities. Those facilities will be secure. At is important to have secure facilities when you are receiving classified briefings. You do not want whatever that classified information is to be subject to hackers. And, you know, he will receive Intelligence Briefings at the highest levels of government including from the National Security agency, the office of the director of national intelligence, and all of that will happen in due course. If, in fact it is determined he is an expresident. As we have been saying, the gsa is not determining the winner, it is saying the transition process has been unlocked. How significant is this in your opinion . Well, if there is going to be a transition and power it has to happen and should happen smoothly. Because the next president needs to hit the ground running, in terms of defending our National Interests and National Security. I expect it will happen. In past elections it has happened sometimes smoothly and sometimes less smoothly. In this case joe biden has spent eight years in the white house. Ron klain, his designated chief of staff, has been with him for decades. So i expect if it is determined he is the president this will happen. And it is important that it happened so he can be up to speed, protect our national interest, and the classified information he is provided, is kept secure. Thank you, john welcome, Vice President for the institute for Constitutional Government. The spiraling number of new coronavirus cases is causing alarm. The u. S. Approaches one of its busiest travel days. Millions of americans have started their journey to see family and friends for thanksgiving weekend holiday but despite warnings to stay at home. Kristen saloomey reports from new york. Getting together for a big meal in person with loved ones is what the thanksgiving holiday is usually about. But, given traveling and eating together our highrisk activities in a pandemic, Public Officials are encouraging people to play it safe. Public Service Announcements like this one. Why dont we prepare thanksgiving dinner virtually . And warnings like this one. This is not a normal thanksgiving. Nationwide, deli coronavirus daily coronavirus hospitalizations are at record highs and deaths continue to climb. You put that rate of increase together with an additional increase from the high level of social activity. That is a dangerous situation. Even in new york, with one of the lowest infection rates in the country, private gatherings are being officially limited to 10 people, amid reports of large forbidden events like this orthodox wedding, attended by thousands. But restrictions vary from state to state. Our clear Public Health guidance is the safest thing to do is not to travel. And that is also a very important message, along with our message to get tested. Travel is being strongly discouraged. But if you must fly, cdc recommend covid testing 13 days before. Airline passengers are required to wear masks. Airports are supposed to enforce social distancing. No one is six feet apart. Everyone is kind of three feet apart or two feet apart. But with no end to the pandemic insight, many travelers appear willing to risk it. We just felt like ok, well, it does not seem like it is getting better, so, might as well just try to have fun, without getting sick. [laughter] transmission concerns are likely to drive some to travel by car. But with intensive care units becoming overwhelmed in many parts of the country, and bodies of the dead unclaimed from new yorks surge in spring, officials hope many americans, especially those most at risk, will just stay home. Kristen saloomey, al jazeera, near. British drug Company Astrazeneca and Oxford University say late stage testing of their covid19 vaccine shows is highly effective. It can be stored at refrigerator temperature making it easier and cheaper to distribute. U. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson is welcoming development. It is being held as a vaccine for the world. Pharmaceuticals firm astrazeneca in partnership with the university of oxford says, interim trial results be set to regulate towards immediately, in the hope their product is approved for rollout before the end of the year. We have got a vaccine which is highly effective. And prevents severe disease and hospitalization. And intriguingly in the results, the headlight is 70 protection, we do have a subgroup with the half just as the first dose and then a full dose as the second dosed, where we saw 90 protection. More data may be needed to confirm the 90 subgroup results. But cheaper to massproduce. Easier to distribute. At more monitored more moderate temperatures that its competitors, the british vaccine is good news for poor parts of the world. In time the astrazeneca vaccine could lead to an end to the pandemic worldwide, reaching parts of the world the other vaccine similar cannot, but on a much shorter timescale, it is being projected by the government here that Vaccine Technology may lead to a resumption of normal life, by easter. The National Restrictions in england will and the second of december. Addressing parliament remotely while serving isolation himself, Prime MinisterBoris Yeltsin sports Boris Johnson outlined a plan for england, a return to the regional system of tiered restrictions from october but strengthened to guard against a further search. First you must get through winter without virus spreading out of control and squandering our hardwon gains, at exactly the time when the burden on the nhs, is always greatest. Our winter plant is designed to carry us safely to spring. From december 2 until april, shops will reopen. Parts of the economy will be allowed to breathe again. And the government promised families can meet up over the christmas period. There is more than cautious optimism and end to all of this is insight. Jonah hull, al jazeera, london. Does behind the oxfordastrazeneca extreme mental are talking of its low price, experimental vaccine, are talking up its low price and how would be easier to distribute. It would start it would cost about 2. 50 a dose and could be stored in normal effects normal refrigerators for months. When doran is vaccine will cost 15 25 per dose. Pfizers vaccine requires specialized deep freezing. Im an ocular for all just at Northumbria University says the advantages of the desk virologist at Northumbria University says the advantages of the oxfordastrazeneca vaccine are exaggerated. To store and transport the major advantage presented. There are no huge other additional advantages. If anything, one can argue the pfizer am bojana vaccines have more advantages. Because although in the dust pfizer and bojana vaccine have more advantages moderna. It cost 10 times as much to movies around, the freezers consume 10 times as much energy. The fact is we know how to turn these kind of compounds, into powders, and keep them as Room Temperature stored or plain fridge stored powders. Therefore within a year from now it is likely that these companies will be looking to bring to the market, answer the clinic, these ultracold vaccines, but in a powder form that can be stored on a shelf. Because of the damage that has been brought by this virus globally, all of the companies are bent to fit benefiting to an opportunity to submit to the early use authorization approval. This is a keen double edged sword. Because if something happens as the dosing never sing praise, and a lot more people as the dosing numbers increase and more people receive this, if there is the slightest safety concern, regulators would pull the plug right away. So the companies putting these two market are going to go in early. Many are going to go in a nonprofit approach Like Astrazeneca and oxford have done and theres not enough applause for them to have done this for societal good. If something goes wrong the signal impact two reputations would be significant. In ethiopia was tigre regent denying claims the government is surrounding the capital. The Prime Minister has given the tigre Peoples Liberation front till wednesday to surrender or face an assault on the city. They have so far refused to stand aside saying the people are ready to dive in defense of their land. We are following develop its from nairobi, neighboring kenya. The government said their forces have surrounded tigre, and that they are 50 kilometers way. That follows an ultimatum by the Prime Minister on sunday. He said he was giving the tigre forces three days to lay down arms ahead of what he said would be a final assault on the regional capital. But the leader of the tigre forces refuted these claims. He said it is not true the city is surrounded. He said that threeday ultimatum was actually a coverup, on the part of the federal forces. He says they are suffering following three defeats. These reports or claims by both sides contradict each other. But it is hard to work out exacting what is going on, since communications, phone lines, and internet in that part of the country, have been cut off for weeks. Four if you are just joining us, lets recap our main story. Donald trump accepted a formal transition can begin for joe biden to take office, after the head of the gsa acknowledged biden as the apparent winner. Trump said in a tweet, he is directing his team to cooperate, but is promising to keep up the fight. It means joe bidens new administration can meet with federal officials, to work on the pandemic response, and National Security. I will have much more on this developing story in a few minutes. Keep it here on al jazeera. 1pu ow. Your record list and far as Investment Banking offices by those those those inside get out get out