1000000 blue cross welcome to the program there is still no winner in the u. S. President ial election but there are some encouraging signs for democratic challenger joe biden the former Vice President is breathing a little easier after picking up wins in some closely fought states president meanwhile is facing an increasingly difficult path to win reelection hes launched several legal challenges aimed at stopping vote counting after making unfounded allegations of voter fraud so where exactly are we on the election map lets take a look at the latest our figures put joe biden at 264. 00 electoral votes that is to president 1. 21 just 6 shy for joe biden from that magic number to 70 that you need to win the presidency of the United States now how is he getting there michigan 1st. This the counting is finished there and biden has been given it along with that its 16 votes to win in michigan leaves him chasing jess those 6 to get to 270 helped by neighboring state wisconsin those figures
Given access to voting locations. A review of ballots counted while his team were not president. The president saying he would sue to prevent the election from being stolen. The u. S. Has officially left the Paris Climate Accord, even with the full Election Results still unclear. President trump initiating the process a year ago. The exit took effect wednesday. Trump would be likely to spend a second term promoting fossil fuels and rolling back environmental regulations. Joe biden will rejoin the Paris Agreement immediately if he wins. In the u. K. , the house of commons voted in favor for a new lockdown in england. That as reported Coronavirus Infections continue to search. All nonessential businesses, venues, and stores will close until the second of december. The u. K. Has europes highest number of deaths at more than 47,000. Boris johnson warned of a mortality on a previous scale. Thats a look at the first word headlines. No problem, equity markets are on the up. Asia tracking the
1000000 books welcome to the program there is still no winner in the u. S. Election but there are some encouraging signs for democratic challenger joe biden the former Vice President has picked up wins in some closely fought states President Trump meanwhile is facing an increasingly difficult path to re election hes launched legal challenges aimed to stop the vote counting in several tight races a call echoed by his supporters. In arizona a crowd of trump fans gathered to protest the ongoing vote count there that race is neck and neck though several news outlets have reported joe biden has flipped this battleground state trump has made unfounded allegations of voter fraud and on wednesday accused democrats of trying to steal the election. So lets have a look now at where we are in this election our figures are showing that biden currently has an edge 264. 00 electoral votes to president Donald Trumps 214. 00 which puts joe biden just 6 f electoral votes shy of the magic 270 he would ne
And democracy to the public. And it is incredibly important today to carry that legacy forward by any means possible. Todays installment, the roles of freedom and democracy in American Foreign policy were teacher general h. R. Mcmaster served in the military for 34 years. Held the position of the 26th assistant to the president for National Security affairs as well as being a close friend of my husband for many years. Hell be talking about his new book, battleground, the fight to defend the fee and jeffrey world doctor michael crow the 1h president of Arizona State university. A Mccain Institute trustee and dear friend to my family. We are proud to host mcmaster and president grover will be at timely discussion on u. S. Foreign policy. Go ahead you can begin. Alright great. Glad to see everybody here. General mcmaster nice to see you again. What i want to do first is say the book, fantastic peace of work got many little tags on it. I want to spend some time relative to a set of core id
A look at the markets which reflect the dynamics of the u. S. Election asian share scaled a mere 3 year peak as democratic challenger joe biden picked up wins in some closely 4 states and republicans looked set to hold onto their majority in the senate because analysts believe a divided u. S. Government would make tax increases and tighter regulations on business unlikely but lets keep in mind this still counting votes in the United States. Because the uncertainty continues its time to cross over now to our Financial Market correspondent rhonda bruson who keeps an eye on the Trading Floor in frankfurt for us chrono hows the day unfolding in europe. Well i can show you the uncertainty it looks like this its a very jittery sideways german share index dax today of course everyone here continues to discuss what to expect from the United States very slowly also a few european factors are shifting back into focus for example german factory orders which have increased since september which gi