Pennsylvania and georgia is he maintained his lead in arizona and nevada bidens a razor thin margin grew is millions of mail in ballots were tallied securing him more than enough Electoral College votes to become the 46th president of the United States well the announcement has sparked celebrations across the country large crowds have gathered in washington d. C. As well as new york city and philadelphia well lets go live now to alan fischer in washington d. C. Allan you obviously have been following every twist and turn of this election it took a couple of days but joe biden is now the president elect. Exactly i came to trump in 4 years ago and it looks as if a year when were counting him but the Republican Party are seeing quite yet we are just above the white house you can see Lafayette Park behind me which has been sealed off since around the time of the george lloyd protest. In the summer behind that is the white house the oval office is just over to the right and in front of Lafa
Eventually secured more than enough Electoral College votes to clear his path to the white house or biden supporters are gathering a rallies across the u. S. Celebrating the democrats victory one of the biggest celebrations is just in front of the white house thousands of people have poured on to black lives matter plaza in the capital chanting cheering and singing. Lets speak to a White House Correspondent kimberly how kid who is in washington d. C. For us says so kimberly it is being contested by the Trump Campaign but it does seem that joe biden after 4 days of painstaking counting and wafer thin majorities in some places is now the president elect of the United States. Yes in his cell or his his supporters are celebrating on black lives matter plaza outside the white house as the president returned from one of his weekend golf games he had to weave his motorcade through these crowds to get back to the white house were watching carefully to see if well hear from the president but ju
And low turnout in municipal elections in france seen as a midterm test for president his governing party is expected to face big setbacks. I mean well into the sports news is not just a city and so place the f. A. Cup semifinals to the drawing board now but also already true thanks to the labor not in the sun chelsea are into the last one no one of the less than the best of the action coming up. Now the number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world is now more than 10000000. 00 and there are warnings that time is running out to get the pandemic under control in the worst affected country thats the United States where several states are reporting record numbers of new infections the spikes are concentrated in a. Southern and western states mostly controlled by republicans even as Vice President mike pence claimed the country is that inning the cut of more than 2500000 and affections have now been recorded across the us india has also announced its highest ever daily jump with
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