Hurricane weeks of across Central America and a record breaking year for atlantic storms. Oh, welcome to the program, our top story, u. S. President , donald trump, will reduce the number of u. S. Forces in afghanistan from 4 and a half 100228, half 1000 before he leaves office. But it wont be the complete withdrawal by christmas that he promised the announcement on shoes day was anticipated, and it was preceded by warnings from military officials that any significant changes in those troop levels could undermine security in afghanistan and threaten peace talks with the taliban. The number of troops in iraq will be cut by 500 in ousmane was made by the acting u. S. Defense secretary, christopher miller, who was only installed in the post last week by january 15th, 2021. Our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500 troops, or 4 sides in iraq will also be 2500 by that same day. This is consistent with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the American People a
A cease fire in ethiopia is to grey region where hundreds of died and thousands are fleeing into saddam. Welcome to the program, the u. S. President elect joe biden has called Donald Trumps refusal to concede the president ial election as an embarrassment. But biden says nothing will stop the transfer of power in january, and thats despite the trumpet, ministrations reportedly refusing to assist the president elects transition team. Allan fisher has more from washington d. C. Well, 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 questions on other topics and he had a message to the man he will replace. And his refusal to accept the result. I just think its an embarrassment. Great, frankly. The only thing that how can we say this tax . I think it will help the president s legacy. I think that i know from my discussions with foreign leaders of us for that they are hopeful t
Storms this year at least 16 people. The leader of tanzanias Main Opposition Party is arrested ahead of mass protests against the president s victory in last weeks and. So we begin with afghanistan where gun battles have been taking place inside Kabul University after multiple attackers entered the campus. Some students understood to still be inside the police have cordoned off the area and have closed the main road leading to the campus the taliban says its fighters are not responsible for the raid and lets go live straightaway to at boston wadi whos in kabul and not by tell us more any time the police said gaining control of the situation. Yes they said just a little there would have been such a ration here the Afghan Security forces are still engaged. That hackers with a number of attack us this morning attack couple university compound when the entered the compound they started to get the following with what the students were busy in their classrooms according to the ministry of in
Says he Still Believes hell win and is currently 32. 00 Electoral College votes shy of al broad victory. Votes are still being tallied but trump is threatening to go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting. And in other news the ethiopias Prime Minister or his troops into the 2 prayed region following a deadly attack on a military base. And joining us go with the sports argentina football hero Diego Maradona has had Successful Surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Welcomed news oh it is 1500. 00 g. M. T. 10 am in the east of the United States and as the new day begins the country is waiting on a handful of results which will decide who will be the next president with 43 states counted results are neck and neck that leaves. 7 states to decide the direction of the country and most of them could go either way while other states polls for the night counting continued in wisconsin were expecting to hear the results there in the coming hours and counting has restarted in other are
Burrs defense secretary saying hes been terminated. And president elect joe biden is still warning of a dark winter ahead after the u. S. Infection count passes 10000000. A cease fire is taking effect right now off to armenia and azerbaijan reached a deal to end weeks of conflict over the disputed region of nichole macau to block i mean as Prime Minister was 1st to announce the news of the agreement by a statement on his Facebook Page he described the decision as unbelievably painful but one which had to be made. Pro Armenian Forces had lost control of a major city in the going to cutback not far from the regional capital. The russian president Vladimir Putin gave more details of the cease fire. The Azerbaijan Republic in the republic of armenia will stop their current positions along the contacts line in the gorno karabakh and the corridor between nagoya karabakh and the republic of armenia Russian Peacekeeping forces will be deployed internally displaced persons and refugees are to r