The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. America. The race for the white house is coming down to georgia, arizona, nevada, and pennsylvania. They are among those still to declare. Joe biden has called for calm, saying every vote will be given the respect it deserves. Each ballot must be counted. We have no doubt that when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the winners. Katty but there is tension in the air. The Trump Campaign launches legal bids to stop the count. Danish authorities plan to cull its mink population over concerns they can spread of the conavirus to humans. Katty welcome to world ns america on pbs. With every hour that goes by, joe biden is getting closer to i donald tru the key races that will decide this election. Anamer have been watching closely the number of Electoral College votes each candidate has received. The candidate who reaches 270 will be the winner, but getting there has been a battle. Jon sopel s more. Jon as america waits, atpatience grows, protests popping up in st where counting is going on. God bless america. Jon they are mainly Trump Supporters, but last night, what they were chanting depended on where they were. This is detroithererump had a lead, but hou fans are shng, stop the count. Go west torizona where donald trump is trailing. What is the cry . Count those votes. The charge from trump surrogates is that the democrats are trying to steal the election. We are filing this lawsuit to protect legal voters. I unacceptable in this country to have illegal votes counted. Jon after this news conference, rick grenell, president trumps former advisor, was chased and asked you havent presented any evidence of fraud. Jon an arizona and nevada, joe biden holds narrow leads, and in pennsylvania and georgia in the south, the president is just ahead. In georgia, we had this update on theg pressures face counting staff. Fast is great. We more appreciate accuracy. Acinracy is to be the bedrock upon which people will believe the outcome of this elecon. Jon donal trump hast spoken publicly since he made this statement on election night, but his campaign have launched multiple lawsuits demanding a recount in wisconsin, calling for counting to be stopped in other states, alleging fraud in nevada, and he has tweeted this. Allt of the rec bidencleaned states will be challenged by us for voter frati and state el fraud. Plenty of proof. Just check out the media. We will win. America first. Eth tweet has been flagged byfo twitter being misleading. The democrats are watching all of this warily and have an army of lawyers willing to go into battle. We have no doubt that when the co st is finisheator harris and i will be declared the winners. People. Allyone to stay the process is working. The count is being completed, and we will know very soon. Jon neith side is giving an in. Ither side is giving up. Omthere is defiance he trump camp, determination from biden. Who is going to prevail . Watch this space. Bbc news, washington. Tt jon joins me now. I am just looking at the president s tweets. Im seeing the things they are looking at legally. It looks like there is a lot of tension in the white house behind you. Jon yes, i think there is a fair deal of tension, particularly because i dont think the president tfeels he is g the support that he needs or deserves from the Republican Party. I dont know about you, but i have been struck by the silence there has been from senior republican officials who could easily have come in front of cameras to say, we are backing this legal action. There has been fraud, but it has just been the president scl c that has made these allegations so far. The Republican Party seems to prefer to l be at argth from this, and you get the impression that is causing hugefrustration. Rudy giuliani has tweeted about it. Eric trump has tweeted about it, although i am being told he has leted his tweet expressi frustration. Katty we had Mick Mulvaney on the bbc saying that he thinks even if donald trump loses, hes not leaving politics and could well run again. Is that how you see things . N i think you never say never with donald trumplo there are of ifs that have to be gone through. He would be 78 and running for the presidency. The other thing i keep hearing is there will be some kind of tv netwk set up, tru tv, which would be a f platfor his ideas and viewpoint. You can see h frustration with fox tv. What you have just said and Mick Mulvaney, it has happened before. Katty is there, do you think, a realization in the trump campab t what trumps son has been saying is it a realization that ts is slipping away from the president . Jon i think if they were confident that the votes were going to stack up in their favor, they would be saying what joe biden is saying. At the counting continue. We are confident we are going to win. They are clearly not confident they are going to win. That is why you a seeing a slew of legal actions beingun rtaken i them as a way of jamming the wheels to try to stop the process and keep hold of the presidency by other means. I seen a quote from a Senior Administration official saying, there ino need to concede because h hent lost. I dont know where these legal challenges go. At the moment, they seem to lack some substance. Im waiting to see the evidence that makes you go, ah, i didnt dont see that at the moment. This is something that mightes delay the prrather than change it. Katty maybe that is the goal. Jon sopel, thank you very much for joining us. Georgia has long been a state that doesnt give republicans sleepless nights. No i democrat has carri since 1992, but this time around, things are much closer than the republicans would like. Mr. Trump remains in the lead with 0. 3 over mr. Biden, and there are 2 of the votes left to be counted. Lets bring in larry who is with us in atlanta. What is the state of play in georgia at the moment . Larry georgia looks like the center of the political universe in america not just because of the presidency, but also because the senate. With less than 2 of votest, l it looks like president trumps lead over joe biden is about 12,000 votes. That is from the secretary of states website, but oneth tracking website says the lead has slimmed to about 9500. However, the control of the sena for democrats hinges on what happens here. There are two senate seats up for grabs. It looks likeoth will be going for a runoff in january. Kay what always matters is where those votes are coming om. Within georgia, there are areas of that state at are fairly conservative leaning, and there are other areas of the state like atlanta that have become do we know where those uncounted ballots have been mailed in from . Larry the school of thought appears to be that the remaining ballots are mostly from democraticleaning counties in the state of georgia. The big one is he in atlan. Some surrounding counties, areae that are much acially diverse, there are a lot more c. Voters that lean democra if you look at the way therend line has moved to on what is coming in and presisnt trump lead to slimming, it might support that. Ankatty larry, you. For thers past 48 h the country has been captivated by this election, but interest in it goes beyond the borders. People around the world have been following every twist and turn. After all, whoever wins the World Leaders haverk witherson for the next four years. How are audienc abroad thinking about what is happening in america . Joinings e loose from the financial times. I know that you speak to your colleagues in london all the time. What have they made of the last couple days . Ed i think everybody is gripped. The is a lockdown in britain, but some of them have not noticed because they have been this is gripping the world. I think there is some surprise that the polls werent entire accura, and trump mht come close toe. Having even if he has lost, hetill got 48 of the vote. Thats something a lot of people abroad and in america find quite hard to digest. Katty there had been an expectation this is not us editorial lies in pew poll after pew poll has shown that americas standing has dnalined under trump. Are you suggesting that people thought there mit be a stronger repudiation of not just mr. Trump but trumpism . Ed yes. The polls were somewhere between a 7 and 9 average lead for joe biden. Hesinceirst debate, trump went pretty haywire, ande tn ct that he got covid19 and was hospitalized, doublele digit pollins for biden, so i think people were primed for if not a landslide than a very comprehensive Biden Victory and a democratic takeover of the senate. The world, as it is here, thatd this was a ver closely won election, and the republicans have gained seats on capitol hill. Katty it shows us just how incredibly divided america is between those who like the president and those who dont. Joe biden has come out, calling for unity in the country. Ishat a pipedream given what this election has shown us . Ed it might be. On the democratic y podiumanding with biden last yearke, the of elizabeth warren, of that thry large crowd, biden i best one to make the attempt. He is t most centrist, traditionast democrat there is. If the gl is to die trying to prove tt bipartisanship could work, joe bidento is the perso try it. Katty mu thank you ver. Countrylook like this is so divided that it is hard to see who can bring it together. Joe biden says he wants to give it a chance, but if you look at those protests going on around the country, it does look lik g that ing to be difficult. Whoever wins, it seems clear thatca ames split in what direction they want it to take. Just 20,000 votes out of a population of 6 million arete proj to decide the race in wisconsin in favor of e biden. Gauge the mood. Een there to liam even america, in these fractious times,t is them and us, but there are those trying to comeer togeth. When timad his biden sign stolen, is trumpsupporting neighbor josh gave him a replacement. I know josh is a member ofbl the rean party, so for him to come and do something likey that was pretstanding. Urin the course of conversation, i realized that josh is a regular person first and republicans second. Liam the situation nationally is causing tension. Ihink peoples wicks are shorter than they used to be. People are afraid. They are afraid of what the economy looks like. They are afraid of the unknown. That fear becomes anger. Heliam even outside thite house on election night, we saw a radical elements on the left to make an appearance. Farright militia have made their presence is felt in many parts of the cntry. Antifascist activist von mays for alleged violence but nowmes predict struggle from the othe side. I live in a state where we saw armed Trump Supporters storm the capital. They do t want to follow mask mandates. Its definitely concerning what theyould do if their president is not reelected, especially when he has been putting it out rigged or some sort of it is conspiracy. They should fight ba. Liam theres little doubt that the angry rhetoricas led to more animosity among some elements on the ground, and the fear is because this has been a contentious election and promises toe into the days and weeks to come, that will only lead to greater divisions in american society. Katty it is a tense time in this country. A quick look at other news iogreece has ordered a natide lockdown which will last for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of covid19. Under the restrictions, they are Retail Businesses are going to shut. People will also need a timeslot permit to venture outdoors. The president of kosovo has resigned saying he is beingct in for war crimes. A special prosecutor accud him and others of being responsible for 100 murders in kosovos war of independence. He has been transferred to detention in the hague and still to come on the program, day one of the lockdown for england. ThPrime Minister says people could have as normal a christmas as possible if they stick to the new rules. Katty the delay to the result has created the perfect conditions for a storm of disinformation online. Claims have been posted about ballot burning. This video is not something at is totally new. It has previously been debunked. The video shows someone setting fire to sample ballots instead of real ballots. Rtthis is f a Bigger Picture ere we are seeing a lot claims about, fraudulent vo claims about ballots being burned or destroyed, all of which we have havestated and ve generally turned out to be totally baseless. Often done on the background of this election, which means people are s things because they have a particular motive. Katty turning to the u. K. Where new restrictions affecting the whole of england came into force thursday. As p before,ple must stayathome except for vad reasons. That includes work, education, exercise, and medical reasons. Pre minister Boris Johnson said it will expire automatically on the second of december. Here is mark easton. Mark in black bull, the lights were turned out as england was told to stay in. Htdawn bro rush hour without a rush. Public transports without the public. Freedom locked down again. 14thcentury pilgrims prayed at this shrine in the city that still bears his name. Worship at the cathedral is now limited to priva prayer. My sense is we have to take this a day at a time and try to find hope in the small things. Mark as in so many places across england, covid cases have been rising fast. Health officials insist new majors new measures are vital to save lives. The first lockdown reduced numbers by 70 . Theres a lot less rigor this time. The model suggests it will reduce numbers by 40 we need people to double down on doing the things that will stop the infections. Mark many cannot leave their home. From mhael and sylvia, both in eir mid80s, theockdown means a severed connection to those they love. We are a great family of hugs. My husband has the best hug. We arent allowed to hug anybody. We arent even allowed toot kiss eacr. Its just very different, and we hdo miss that and find thd. Mark dress up and dance, this shopkeeper pleads her customers, but the lockdown has put the nerve in november. You have to have fun when you can, and when we come out of this, there will be a lot of parties. We will be ready. Mark people are the food and drink of the hospitality instry, denied custom for month. Some feared doors may never reopen. We are very worried. We know pubs that will not survive this. For w bks willonger than four weeks. Mark public support for restrictions remains high. Police wont hesitate to use their pors of sanction if necessary. Remember, remember, the fifth of november. Nwithmal life furloughed once again, this year, it is a day englanmay wish to forget. Katty s weuld be watching here in america what is happening in europe because then numbers are rhere, as well. Denmark is expected to cull its entire population of minks, an estimated 17 million animals. Officials made the decision after a mutated version of the nacorus was detected on mink 12rms. Authorities saieople had become infected. Frankie mccamley reports. Frankie they are one of denmarks big money makers, mink. Th efore is worth around 300 Million Pounds to the country each year. Aside from attracting money, Authorities Say they catch, mutate, and spread coronavirus to humans. The disease has been found on more than 200 mink farms. Emergency services and government workers are being deployed to sites across th country to cull around 17 million of them. [speaking foreign language] the danish Prime Minister sai weve observed a very serious mutation. E virus mutates in mink, and the mutated virus has spread to humans. Authorities have found five examples of the mutated virus d 12 examples in humans that showed a sensitivity to antibodies. The mutated virus may therefore pose the risk that the upcoming vaccines will not work as they should. As the cull intensifies, so dock lown restrictions, escially in the north of the country, home to most mink fas. 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