Record german coronavirus numbers. And way of blue cross welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in key states which have yet to declare their results lets have a quick look at where we are standing now it hasnt changed for a while Democrat Joe Biden has 264 Electoral College votes donald trump has 214 thats according to the a. P. News agency that were following now remember 270 is that magic number you need to win to claim the presidency now 2 big states pennsylvania that would be the big prize on the map left. Go 20 electoral votes joe bidens lead there is currently more than 15000 votes with 98 percent of the vote counted south of there georgia with 16 electoral votes its extremely close biden has pulled ahead of trump there with a difference of just over 4000. 00 votes and counting so it may go to a recount thats how close it will be over all looking at the map Donald Trumps path to victory is looking increasingly narrow states you see there in red or blue have been called by the a. P. For trump or biden states you see in lighter blue or in pink are leaning towards biden or trump respectively and remember any one state will give joe biden the win President Trump however needs a combination of states to hang on lets get more on whats happening with this vote count in those handful of decided states and with that we have with us. Bureau chief sorry were going to go to pier daw here 1st in the studio part of our u. S. Election team and over in washington our bureau chief in is paul innes we are looking at these vote counts that are trickling in and the numbers are slowly changing what more can you tell us. Right really im at the moment we are as you just mentioned still waiting on the results coming out of pennsylvania this is the most important state that that will determine the outcome of this election and will deliver the result i think the whole world kind of is waiting for at this point if we find out this is even pennsylvania is called for biden democrats will be celebrating the election of the 46. 00 president of these United States but we are also waiting to hear shortly from biden himself to see what he has to say Going Forward trump has been brash about the pending Election Results biden has been displaying leadership in a very very different way was this nation waits for a result right over to peter roll a doll here in the studio with me such. Margins how does the voting process in these states even handle that. How they handled that well theyre doing this very meticulously they we weve seen them several Election Officials saying that they you know they prefer accuracy over speed and i think thats very much what were seeing were seeing a couple of 100 votes being counted drip drip drip is very much what its been which has made a lot of people very impatient but rather i think this is proof that we need to trust the process that they are doing this very meticulously so any. Claims of fraud or irregularities i think quite contrary this should instill trust i think in the results of that were seeing coming out of this right from nevada to georgia to arizona to pennsylvania theyre all saying we will get you the results. As a matter of fact where were seeing georgia for instance where. A deep red a conservative state that started out very much in trumps favor but its also a state that has swung more democratic in the more urban centers around atlanta friends as in those areas have given by last minute boost so by even now up by about 4000. 00 votes there are only about 4000. 00 votes left to be counted also and that means that the georgia secretary of state is now coming out with these razor thin margins hes already set now that they want to recount to really make sure that people trust the numbers coming out of georgia and trust the result lets get a quick wrap of just everything that we experience in the last 24 hours or so peter and you know just stick with us President Trump has made a series of substantiated claims that hes being robbed of a 2nd term and he says the press ahead with a series of legal challenges even though state officials insist there is no evidence of any wrongdoing now trump says hell never give up fighting but hes facing an uphill battle. On friday state officials in georgia said they expected they would have to carry out a recount in georgia joe bidens razor thin advantage the focus for our office and for the county Election Officials for now remains on making sure that every legal vote is counted and recorded accurately. As we are closing in on a final count we can begin to look toward our next steps. With a margin that small there will be a recount in georgia. The news came as biden took the lead in both georgia and pennsylvania another pivotal battleground state bidens lead there is a little more comfortable with and enjoy but its still a tight race. What are you back is from both sides have been facing off outside vote counting sites in philadelphia. This state is crucial for both candidates if biden wins pennsylvania he will have enough Electoral College votes to get him to the white house effectively closing the door on trumps reelection chances. Election monitors from both parties have been allison force and there was no evidence of voting irregularities in pennsylvania or anywhere else in the u. S. Nevertheless donald trump has repeatedly made unsubstantiated allegations of nationwide voter fraud he claims hes been cheated out of reelection 6 something which has resonated with many of his supporters nationwide that there is massive voter fraud it will be proven it will go to court because donald j. Trip is victorious he has been reelected we will not allow them to steal the peoples pope donald trump has been fighting for 4 years to keep the democrats from stealing the election both 2015 they try to fill 2016 and they try to theyre feeling 2020 as we speak right now republicans have offered no evidence for such claims. But trump is refusing to concede the official word out of the white house on friday this is not over yet. Back in the studio now with your porter peter vola doll and washington d. C. Bureau chief here one more question to you so we just heard the report these are on. The same stated claims theres not a lot theres no evidence for that use but there is a lot of evidence to refute them so walk us through some of that yet with with the claims of mail in ballots leading to more regularities that trump has really been very adamant about calling the question you know several studies have shown that there are no more regularities that theres no reason to trust mail in ballots less than in person voting trump himself as a matter of fact voted by mail several times. With the election irregularities when we seen Election Officials weve seen observers testify that these have been remarkably smooth elections despite taking place during a pandemic and i think one thing to keep in mind is really by casting into doubt the integrity of the election trump may think that he is hurting bited but what he needs to maybe keep in mind is also that this could backfire and really hurt republicans or the republicans if i have a very good election on a congressional on state and local levels picked up a lot more seats than many people had expected does that mean that they too are now illegitimate and if he turns out to win would he then be an illegitimate president you cant pick and choose your fraud i guess one question over to you so fraud no evidence for that but that doesnt mean that u. S. Elections are flawless what are some of the problems that voters face not just in this election but in many elections to ensure that their vote counts. William i just would like to pick up on something peter just said i think we have to bear in mind this is just a regular democratic process people go out and this year because of the pandemic they use the possibility to do to do mail in ballots and as many states of these 50 states of the United States arent used to handle this huge amount of mail and ballots it takes a little longer yes we are all waiting for a result but it shouldnt kind of drive us to question the whole process because from all we know from independent observers it goes fairly well overall but of course we have to remember that the people counting the ballots are human so mistakes do happen but its certainly not at the level that would change the outcome of the election in the way. Once it to happen so but there have been issues off axis toward in polls not only this year but also years before specially in places where many African Americans are living this is a problem in these United States well said miss poll in washington peter roald dahl here with me in berlin thank you both very much for following this story. And german champions byron munich traveled to dortmund on saturday to play their arch rivals in a buddhist a good game known as the classic this weekend once again though the sounds of the match will echo off empty seats the matches being played during a partial lockdown because of germanys record of coronavirus numbers. Dortmund germanys selfproclaimed football competition is in locked. On saturday it hosts germanys biggest game the socalled classic or the you wouldnt know that from looking around. Youd already be feeling the excitement and thats not the case anymore even at 12 oclock on a saturday even a game against byron is like any other day that was unthinkable 6 months ago the rules are strict no fans are allowed in the stadium and pubs must remain closed. For good if you want to go to the stadium. 80000 people in the floodlights go on instead you have to sit at home on the coach. Room to go for movies but if youre a proper fun. You get withdrawal symptoms. Its more. Well life football is viewed by many fans as a minor casualty of locked own social worker daniels sees it as a more serious problem he has worked for over 30 years with young football fans groups. The. Ball is not only the social glue that holds a lot of things together for ultras groups especially football is only a means to an end. Many areas where people can enjoy life like the kind with football especially here in the rural area and when its not they are a very Important Pillar of our Youth Culture is broken away. One of 3 largest groups was disbanded it said it couldnt see a future for itself amid the pandemic. Dont talk to the media but daniels knows them well. Positioned themselves very clearly and strongly against racism sexism and here in dortmund where its particularly needed against right wing tendencies. You cant lose young people who take this stance especially now. For many in germany football is about so much more than just the result less discerning fans can watch saturdays classic from their living rooms. And in the opening game of round. Come from behind to tie up the match against visitors cologne cologne playing in red here scored 1st on an own goal thanks to. Knocking the ball into his own net midway through the 2nd half. But then with just 8 minutes left in regulation time bremen were awarded a penalty shot for a handball. They are not obit in court made no mistake from the spot for the one all final school. Watching you dont hear news more headlines coming up at the top of the hour as we wait for an outcome from this historic u. S. Election coming up next my colleague any nigga jr with africa i did a show growing concern about a civil war east africas ethiopia for more news check out our website if you dot com follow us on twitter and instagram at u. W. News im going to merlin for me. Thanks for watching. Every day. For us and for our planetary. Bluebloods is on its way to bring you more conservation. How do we make cities streamer how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with a whole lot more waste. We can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable Smart Solutions oberstein said you know weve heard this truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive the idea as the an ornamental soup in global 3000. 00 on g. W. And going on. This news off coming up on the program is the model for peace now its all if you can as Prime Minister made his face in his biggest test of. Yet as he advanced as his military in the tikrit region is this the same man who promised to give via the ethically the best nation. The virus fundament house calls that many in nigeria have to state as Food Security wessons there is hope. This try to rescue the situation. The name is that in my junior welcome to the program if your peers military says the country has entered into a shameful senseless war it did not anticipate in the region that is Prime Minister abu akhmed on friday said the military operation has limited objectives but there are still concerns about a possible prolonged war in the country earlier this week obvious said he had ordered the military into degree and not invasion that once dominated politics he claimed it was in response to one alleged attack on the federal military combat by its ruling party that Peoples Liberation front left the un has expressed deep concern by the fighting and appealed for calm. A show of strength by 2 grice special forces these soldiers loyal to the tea party which governs the region the National Government accuses them of attacking an Ethiopian Army base in the regions capital prompting the military response to grossly denies this calling it an excuse to attack. In the regions around there is a massing of military forces consequently i have announced a News Conference that they are surrounding us with their forces i stated that they have decided to go to war and we should all prepared to foil it this is our proclamation. The. So its been. Ever since 2 groene held the region and the election in september tensions have escalated with added savage Ethiopian Government did not want the election to go ahead because of the coronavirus the t. P. S. Used to be the dominant party anything but off the Prime Minister came to power in 2018 it split from the governing coalition clashes have been reported on 2 grounds border with the abhorrent region eyewitnesses have told the Ethiopian Military planes have also been circling above mackellar. In the south country has entered into a war that he did not want this war is a shameful war it does not have a point the people of 2 gras and its youth and its Security Forces should not die for this pointless war ethiopia is their country which fearing a civil war the un has called pretty escalation of tensions the bigger concern is of a wider regional conflicts. For more on the developments in ethiopia i am now joined by some all guitar too general is based in. Thanks for your time now ill be has vowed more military attacks on the region against International Calls for calm easy prepared to enter into a full blown war there. Didnt you know that even the Regional Government has called for the same kind of action against the government if i would be so its 22. 00 and when you look at it youll be because theyre making the same kinds of accusations but in 4th but the Prime Minister seems to be a determined in terms of. Fulfilling what he wants to do and from what we see in the us you know internet and forms are no longer in service i mean suspended so we dont know but it seems like he is weve prepared to go it alone its a great reach and the leadership of that team. So yes what the whats difficult to understand thats a great states used to be a part of obvious government so how are both sides now at war you know the president of the great rigid run for Prime Minister and. Against alqaeda and he lost and since then the relationship has gone down if you have to understand the p. P. L. It was in government for the last 27 years before i mean kids are so even people that we presented the 2 great region in parliament theyve resigned many of them and how they left for today and what are some of the most influential people we all know who are looking out for you know us ministers have all and its a very so its been about in for the accusations you know you dont beat wakes up one night and accuses the other side and so its its been about in force for the last 3 years and i mean everybody understood something was about to happen for the last few years because. B. And the leadership and to go to meeting they shot accusations against each other and they were talking to each other yeah shit yeah now now this Prime Minister. Go into war thats not sound like the same man who lost their won the Nobel Peace Prize what has changed. You know. For people there are 2 sides people who defend the 2 that and see that we tried for the last few years trying to bring peace not just in ethiopia but even in south sudan with different functions and even bringing peace in eritrea that actually were not going to be sports and even in somalia and kenya and everywhere i mean when the when there was a dispute between kenya and somalia it was. We negotiated the peaceful coexistence that we see today but the people that criticize our you always say that he grew up in a military lifestyle for a long long time he was mean to eat she joined the Ethiopian Army when he was a teenager so d it was people say that people that you know criticize him today he keeps saying that he really does not believe in peace he really believes that war is the only option to come to a conclusion or to come to fulfill the mission of every government now that there are 2 sets all kinds of steps ok and now he has been intervening in add up people situations trying to bring about peace but who could mediate in this particular crisis briefly.