Donald trump says he has told his team to co operate with the transition to a joe biden presidency, after the agency which oversees the process ruled that it could formally begin. The General Services administration will now release funds to mr biden, and his officials will receive security briefings. This is how mr trumps acceptance came, in a tweet that says its in the best interests of the United States for his team to co operate with protocols. Joe biden has unsurprisingly welcomed the decision, saying todays decision is a needed step to begin tackling the challenges facing our nation, including getting the pandemic under control and our economy back on track. In the days ahead, Transition Officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the pandemic response, have a full account of our National Security interests and gain a complete understanding of the Trump Administrations efforts to hollow out Government Agencies. Ive been speaking to our North America corresponde
Across the globe. Well bring you insights into what voters and World Leaders are hoping to hearfrom the us president this evening. The speech marks a crucial moment in his presidency. This will be his third State Of The Union as president and last planned National Address before voters head to the polls this november. Withjust under eight months until election day, the us is preparing for a 2020 Rematch Betweenjoe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Its a match up that 48 say they feel negative about and 42 call depressing. Will President Biden be able to reassure voters hes best able to tackle the countrys issues and that the State Of The Union is still strong . We will hear all about but a little later. Well bejoined tonight by our experts, reporters, white house veterans and lawmakers attending the speech on capitol hill. First, lets go to our reporter Helena Humphrey live on capitol hill. This is one of the busiest nights on the hill. Of all of the knights of the year, what is
Of a candidate for the president ial election next year, donald trump, facing serious criminal charges that he tried to overturn the result of the last election in 2020, which was won byjoe biden. Mr trump, who was president between 2016 and 2020, is charged with four counts of plotting to subvert the 2020 election result. The 45 page indictment, or charge sheet, accuses him of knowingly spreading Pervasive And Destabilising Lies about Election Fraud that threatened american democracy. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of between five and 20 years. Mr trump said the charges had awoken the world to the corruption, scandal and failure that has taken place in the us underjoe biden. The former president has now been impeached twice, arrested twice and charged in three criminal cases. In the other two, hes accused of mishandling secret documents, and of covering up a payment to a porn star. Heres our north america editor, sarah smith. Die hard trumpsupporters were anything but distraug
killed two children, happened in pakistan near the iranian border in the belochistan region. iran said it was targeting two bases linked to the group. in the early hours, they said that there was an explosion after an air attack that it blamed on iran. this would make pakistan the third country in a matter of days to be hit by an attack by iran after it s also hit syria and iraq. now, the explosion happened in a pakistani village is located in the border regions of pakistan and iran, and that an area known as belochistan. pakistan s largest but least populated region in the southwest of the country. earlier on, state media from iran said that the military had used drones and missiles to hit militant groups in the area. those reports were subsequently removed without explanation according to the news agency, ap. the group have said that they were targeting at the time, the newsagencies had said that they were targeting a militant group call which translates as army ofjustice,
regard, it s good news. but we need to put it in that context. 0bviously, china is facing a slowdown. what do you expect the government to do to try to boost the economy going forward? boost the economy going forward? ~ . ., forward? well, li keqiang made it very clear forward? well, li keqiang made it very clear that forward? well, li keqiang made it very clear that the forward? well, li keqiang made it very clear that the 5.2% - it very clear that the 5.2% growth was basically not by stimulus. as he said, china s good immune system. it is very clear that to reach anything similar, which i think is what the government is going to announce in the two sessions in march, they will need some stimulus. and we are already seeing additional issues for local governments and expectations of a cut in the ratio and monetary policy and stimulus, etc. some stimulus will come, but it will be limited. just to barely make it to 5% and possibly maybe even slightly below 5% next year. t