He needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost, and he needs to congratulate the winner. Lam iamat i am at black lives matter plaza in washington as people have gathered within sight of the white house as the president claims he election has been stolen from him. Welcome to world news america for our viewers in the uk, on pbs here in the us, and around the world. More than 140 million votes have been counted, four pivotal states have yet to be called and the two main candidates refuse to back down. Which leaves the world with just one question when . When will enough votes be counted . When will we know ifjoe biden has crossed the threshold to win the white house . And when, honestly when, will this election be over . Well be trying to answer those questionsjust ahead. The bbcs north america editor jon sopel starts our coverage. Joe biden takes the lead in pennsylvania. Donald trump is now trailing. Joe biden is winning the overwhelming share. This mightjust be the moment, the whole bal
And its hard sometimes to remember. All around allaround him, in all around him, in the capital, though, is unprecedented security, following the attack on the home of congress a fortnight ago. Hello and welcome to bbc news with me, tim willcox, whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in washington, where Donald Trumps final day as american president has been an eventful one. Today saw the us death toll from coronavirus pass a00,000, while politically, Mitch Mcconnell the Senate Republican majority leader directly blamed mr trump for the storming of capitol hill two weeks ago. The outgoing president released a farewell address, in which he claimed, we did what we came here to do and so much more. On wednesday, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president , amid the tightest security in recent memory. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Where once a sea of faces would greet th
Well show you the ballots on the senate floor after the brutal silencing laugh night of senator Elizabeth Warren. The decision s by the judges of the Ninth Circuit which may come later this week could test the limitations of president ial authority and expected to be ultimately be appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Today President Trump defended his authority and attacked the judges who will render that decision as well as the court system, itself. I listen to lawyers on both sides last night, and they were talks about things that had just nothing to do with it. I listened to a panel of judges and ill comment on that i will not comment on the statements made by certainly one judge, but vi have to be honest that if these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court in terms of respect for the court, theyd do what they should be doing. I mean, its so sad. We havent had a decision yet,
strong point. So he invited the discussion by the court as to who has the ultimate responsi
Moving more easily, but hes moving against his political rivals. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following two breaking stories, hours after republicans seized control of the senate and padded the house, the president saying to voters i hear you and hes also saying to republicans lets find ways to Work Together. Meantime, tensions are exploding half a world away. Hamas is blessing what israel called a terror attack. A van driver plowed into a jerusalem crowd killing a Police Officer and then swung a metal bar at bystanders before being shot dead and more graphic video here. A hunt is right now under way for another driver who ran into a group of soldiers in the west bank. Our correspondents and analysts are standing by and ill speak with republican senator Lindsay Graham. Hes standing by live this hour. Lets begin with our White House Correspondent michelle kosinski. Hi, wolf. The president acknowledged last nights tough loss. At times he s
Hello, im wolf blitzer. Wherever youre watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. We begin with breaking news this hour at the white house and up on capitol hill. Take a look at live pictures coming in from inside the White House Briefing room. Just a little while from now, the press Secretary Sean Spicer will be taking reporters questions again. Well bring it to you live as soon as it begins. The Trump Administration is celebrating the announcement of the president S Supreme Court nominee, neil gorsuch. The president said he told Mitch Mcconnell to invoke the socalled Nuclear Option if necessary, allowing it to be approved by a simple Senate Majority. We end up with that, good luck. If you can, mitch, go nuclear because that would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web. So i would say, its up to mitch but i would say go for it. Were also following dramatic developments on capitol hill after a fiery hearing. The Senate Judiciary vot