Al this is al jazeera live from doha youre watching our continuing u. S. Election coverage including. Supposed to celebrate bidens win across the country including the wattles. By donald trump and his supporters a defiant president showing no signs of conceding as he prepares to challenge ballot counts in several states. That hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who have had a rocky relations with trump. Joe biden has declared victory in the u. S. Elections earlier he and his running mate carla harris. Addressed the nation from his home state of delaware he spoke of uniting a country that has seen deep divisions with a pandemic and racial unrest from dominating headlines a White House Correspondent Kelly Holcomb reports. Addressing the nation for the 1st time as president elect joe biden spoke to a divided america and appealed for unity. People of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear victory we won with the most roads ever crash
Underway in the philippines after a super typhoon go and he killed 20 people and caused widespread destruction. Well now across the United States verses are going to the polls to decide if donald trump will get a 2nd term or if joe biden will become president voting has been open for a couple of hours now but already long lines have been forming now already nearly 100000000 people have cost their ballots an early voting levels that have never been seen before in a u. S. Election now this hour 12 g. M. T. Polls have opened in a number of states including delaware washington d. C. And pennsylvania. Well lets introduce you to our team on the ground for this hour. Is monitoring developments from new york christensen amy is in philadelphia and pennsylvania one of the big battleground states where as we had very saying has already begun to mollify al is in wellington delaware thats bidens home state and from washington d. C. Weve got alan fischer well get the latest more of them in a moment
During demonstrations biden and Trump Supporters trade calls to count every ballasts and protect the vote. Plus another record jump to grow the virus infections in the u. S. More than 120000. 00 new cases confirmed on thursday alone. Joe biden is getting ever closer to securing the magic number of 270 required to clinch the u. S. Presidency with President Trumps of leads shrinking in 2 key states georgia and pennsylvania lets look at georgia 1st thats where joe biden is now fewer than 2000 votes behind President Trump what was a solid republican state for decades has emerged as a surprising battleground this time the bulk of the remaining mail in ballots from the biggest democratic stronghold in atlanta. Were also still waiting on pennsylvania a very important state the state where joe biden was born translate has consistently been shrinking just over 26000 votes separate the 2 candidates and the remaining mail in ballots mostly from the democratic leaning cities of philadelphia and pi
U. A. E. And already signing up to establish diplomatic ties with israel alan fischer has the latest eyes for donald trump well he seems to embrace the idea of making small deals across the middle east rather than look his previous s. S. Trying to build one all the compassing middle east deal he believes that this changes the reality on the ground he already got a deal signed between the United Arab Emirates and bahrain to recognize israel remember the Abraham Accords were signed here at the white house just in september just over a month ago and he believes that there are 5 other countries who are ready to sign up to this deal libyas rival factions have signed a permanent ceasefire agreement the u. N. Broad compact which orders all foreign fighters out of the country comes ahead of political talks next month it was signed into naval officer nearly a decade of conflict. Tensions been growing in guinea where the army has mobilized after results show the president winning a controversial
States as rival joe biden is holding 2 polls indicate biden has a lead nationwide but the race appears to be tight in some crucial swing states a record 19000000. 00 voters have already cast their ballots the Afghan Government announced a national day of mourning after an attack in Kabul University at least 19 people have been killed and 22 others injured during the gun battle multiple attackers entered the campus and on monday and Security Forces killed 3 of them. U. K. Prime minister bonus johnstons defended his decision to impose a National Lockdown in england critics including some from his own party say the measures go too far. I believe it was right to try every possible option to get this virus under control at a local level with strong local action and strong local leadership and i reject any suggestion that we are somehow slow in taking measures in our european friends and partners in fact were moving to National Measures when the rate both of deaths and infections for instanc