And well see how that goes. For us live from los angeles many thanks when leaders from around the wells have been sending their congratulations to joe biden lets begin in europe where german chancellor Angela Merkel issued a statement saying that she looks forward to future cooperation with President Biden and that the transatlantic friendship between the u. S. And germany is irreplaceable if we are to master the great challenges of time. Nigerias president Mohammed Bihari has tweeted congratulating biden on his election at a time of uncertainty and fear in World Affairs as he said his election is a reminder that democracy is the best form of government. And his Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated biden saying as the Vice President his contribution to strengthening into u. S. Relations was critical invaluable and that he looked forward to working closely together once again to take india u. S. Relations to Greater Heights weve also heard from the emir of qatar which hosts t
Steve from 30 Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests kaley cuoco Megan Rapinoe comedian josh johnson. And the legendary roots crew and now heres your host, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause jimmy awesome. Oh, my goodness. Thank you very much. That feels good. Even though its its ten people a standing ovation is a standing ovation [ cheers and applause thats a loud ten people i love you guys. Thank you very much. Thanks for tuning in welcome to the tonight show. Lets get to the news and jokes. Well, guys, of course the big story from the weekend is that joe biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States [ cheers and applause yeah for 75 million americans, the announcement was like the greatest unboxing video of all time [ light laughter ] its biden its biden its biden its biden ill always remember where i was when i heard the news. I was sitting in front of the tv, like i had been
Harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again. The road ahead will not be easy, but america is ready, and so are joe and i. Today the president elect spent his sunday like heals does, going to church. He also visited the grave of his late son, beau. Donald trump spent the day playing golf at his resort in virginia. We have heard very little from the sitting president , no concession, no gaggle with the White House Press corps, and most importantly, no formal address to you, the American People. Heres one of his allies, texas senator ted cruz, earlier today on fox. At this point we do not know who has prevailed in the election. The media is desperately trying to get everyone to coronate joe biden as the next president , but thats not how it works. The media does not get to select our president. The American People get to elect our president. We know the Trump Administration has a long history of filing frivolous lawsuits. Trump will threaten to
Fda commissioner david kessler, and other interesting names include zeke emanuel, dr. Oysterhome, all of whom youve seen a great deal here on cnn, and dr. Rick bright, the whe whistleblower who sounded the alarm about the Trump Administration pandemic response. A lot going on with this both policy wise and politically. The move intended to show that the Transition Team is focused on the pandemic and ready to take charge. Overnight, nearly 106,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States. Thats the fourth highest day since the pandemic began. 19 states reporting record hospitalizations. President trump still refusing to concede. Sources tell cnn that trump advisers are discussing holding rallies so the president can continue to gin up his supporters with baseless claims of voter fraud. The trump team has already lost a number of lawsuits on that front. And we have new details about what the president s inner circle is telling him to do. We begin with the biden transition