The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you thank you. Welcome to outside source. T the u. S transition has begun at the nextde pre is introducing his appointees in foreign affairs. It i a team that reflects americas back, ready to lead the world, notetat from it. We have to proceed in equal measures with hnfility and ence. Humility, because we cant solve all the worlds problems alone. Ros and the state of pennsylvania has formally certified joe biden as winner of the election. European countries are managing plans for covid19 for christmas. Ministers in the u. K. Have allowed families to cross borders to celebrat together. In france, president macron announced easing of the lockdown is weekend so shocked show so at shops and restaurants n reopen for the festive period. Welcome to those of you watching on pbs i america, and everyone else watching on bbc
A michael its nice to have you with us u. S. President elect joe biden has addressed the nation for the 1st time since claiming victory in tuesdays election bided was speaking in his home state of delaware alongside Vice President elect Campbell Harris their running mates emerged victorious after taking a clear lead in the swing state of pennsylvania after 4 days of vote counting. Up the dots. But will a new dawn soon be upon America Joe Biden has one power promising just. To a country that has been living through a year of pandemic and on rest the veteran lady is promising to bring a new book. The bar tells us to every day there is a season a time to delve trying to return to time to sorrow and a time to hear. This is the time of day here in america. Alongside biden a woman who says shes determined to heal the countrys rice who divisions Camilla Harris will be the countrys 1st female a minority Vice President she did the key to victory to the Civil Rights Movement and said it will hel
Considerably and here is where things stand right now as we. Bring you out to the big board obviously the magic number 2. 70 and the 2 people that are vying for that office are stuck really to 64 for biden hes obviously much closer to 2. 70 donald trump there at 2. 14 the big states where watching tonight. Our georgia and pennsylvania, both of which see joe biden surging donald trump still has the lead this map from our broadcast partners with the Associated Press has a light red for pennsylvania meeting trump is still leading a light red for georgia meaning trump is still leading however a click on georgia where there is now a razor thin lead for donald trump we zoom in we scroll over and with 16 electoral votes at stake, you can see donald trump here still has the lead. But it is fewer than 2000 votes. And that is with 99 of the vote counted. So still votes out there still looking through all those mail in ballots because of the pandemic so many of them to sort through, but this is a
Support. Michael keenan welcome to conflict zone thank you hong kong has started off this new year with mass arrests 53 prodemocracy politicians and activists detained on the grounds of subversion under the new National Security law the move has been condemned by the worlds leading democracy has Rights Groups law associations as being nothing more than a crackdown is hong kong witnessing a dismantling of its freedoms and its opposition wont i dont think so 1st of all just like you were never deals in the world we are busy fighting the pandemic. Certainly the massive arrest that happened earlier this year is about a primary being held there last year it involving 5060 people who participated in a primary in preparation for last years election ok so so far the basis of the. Primaries involves a lot of candidates whose election platform. Volley. Article 22. 00 of the National Security law which is to paralyze the government to stop everything from functioning to basically opposed every si
What ideas do they have of their future. D. W. Dot com africa megacities the multimedia. Could enter. The for. Islands and immunization for indonesia a logistical nightmare. Its the Worlds Largest archipelago. Shipping shots to hundreds of millions of citizens spread across more than 17000. 00. From the been there very good good from actually taking a public boat is not an ideal condition for distribution of fact. Ceilings on drugs over the wall but i think its just not safe to carry vaccines in crowded conditions not moving at least in parts of vermont. And the countries Vaccination Campaign is highly controversial it prioritises younger people over the elderly. The government argues that they make up the bulk of the countrys workforce that the breadwinners. Critics say theyre more vulnerable could lose out. Indonesia has dropped 1000000. 00 coronavirus cases and to clamp down on the soaring infectious rate its launched one of the worlds biggest vaccine drives but its strategy is cont