Donald trump has made his first Public Comments since president Electjoe Biden was declared the winner of the election. Despite a Record Number of new coronavirus cases, the president said he would not put the us into lockdown. Mr trump avoided any direct comment on the recent election in his speech, but came close to admitting that hes leaving the white house next year. Heres our north america editorjon sopel. After a record long period of silence eight days donald trump is approaching a microphone. The News Conference has been called to talk about the search for a vaccine, at a time when coronavirus cases seem to be spiralling out of control across the whole of the us. The past nine months, my administration has initiated the single greatest mobilisation in us history, pioneering, developing and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time. Donald trump insisted he would not shut down the us economy again, but. I will not go this administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be i guess time will tell but i can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown. There wont. This is the first acknowledgement from the president that he might not be there comejanuary. Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. But to the specific question would he now concede tojoe biden . He didnt hang around for questions from reporters, much to their frustration. His battle to overturn the result is going badly. On this friday the 13th in michigan, a judge threw out the case brought by his campaign over the way voting was conducted in detroit. Joe biden will win arizona. He is the winner of ii electoral votes. In arizona, the Networks Today finally called the result forjoe biden and, significantly, the Trump Campaign arent going to challenge it. And the pains been compounded in georgia another long time republican citadel that has gone tojoe biden, although this state will be subject to a recount. So well be counting every single piece of paper, every single ballot every single lawfully cast, legal ballot. The president elect, whos busy working on his transition, hasnt made any comment, but maybe he feels he doesnt need to. His attitude has been, since last saturday, that its done, its over. Hes the next president. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Ive been speaking to rick gates, deputy chairman of Donald Trumps 2016 campaign. I began by asking him why the us president hadnt conceded yet. First of all, you know, donald trump is a fighter, first and foremost. He fought his way to the presidency in 2016 and hes gonna continue to do so now. We have a process in the United States in this election that is still ongoing. Some states still have not finalised their vote counts, two states have gone to recount, and all of that is going to take time. We have a very defined process, you know, in the president ial election cycle and each date is going to be key to that process unfolding. So, you know, while everybody likes to have a winner right away, you just have to wait, you have to be patient. Crosstalk. Sorry, you did not wait in 2016, you did not wait for states to be certified in 2016, you didnt wait for safe harbor day, you didnt wait for the Electoral College, you didnt wait for the Vice President to open the votes. Mr trump was seen as the president elect from the next day. He even went to the oval office you did not wait then correct thats because Hillary Clinton conceded. That was her choice. Donald trump has chosen not to concede, but let the process play out, and he is legally and allowed to do that, and he had 73 million voters who supported that position and he is fighting for those voters as well. Well, i mean, what he wants to do is largely irrelevant. Everything happens without him at this particular stage. So lets move on. Why do you think, looking at all of these projections, that he lost, that he got fewer votes i beg your pardon fewer electoral votes than you did last time . Lets look at that. Yeah, absolutely. If you look at it on the face of it as of now, putting the two recounts aside in georgia and wisconsin, he has less electoral votes. One of the dynamics in this election that we did not have in 2016 was the sheer number of physical mail in ballots and that has become the crux of the issue for a lot of republicans, where they believe fraud has occurred. Crosstalk. I will stop you there. The cybersecurity and infrastructure agency, which is an agency of the us government, the department of homeland security, said in a statement on november 12 there is no evidence that any Voting System deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised. It is a secure election, according to the us executive, to the us government. Yeah, and look, that is incumbent upon the campaign to provide that evidence. They claim they have it. If they have it, they need to put it up. If they dont, then this election is going to be over, you are absolutely right. But again, it is part of the process. The process is still unfolding. We still have time. There are clear dates that are in line so you know, everybody is asking to be patient and let it conclude. Well, of course, but again, the patience has not been part of the process before. And you say the process is ongoing. Arizona, the Trump Campaign has been dropped a legal challenge. Michigan, a judge has declined a request by trump supporters. Pennsylvania, the secretary of state says she is determined not to order a recount. There are no there are a number of simple ways to say it is over. Correct, and hes not prepared to do that right now. In his mind, it is not over. Hes gonna continue it, and he is legally permitted to do that. Rick gates speaking to me a little earlier. Here in the uk, the Prime Ministers most senior and influential adviser Dominic Cummings has left downing street for good. He walked out of number 10 very publicly on friday afternoon after clearing his desk. Mr cummings ran the campaign to leave the eu in 2016. Vicki youngs report contains flash photography. Leaving for the final time. One of the most influential figures in westminster propelled out of the door after a power struggle that erupted publicly and left downing street in turmoil. Cheering and applause. Dominic cummings has been at borisjohnsons side for years, and made plenty of enemies. The Prime Minister has been persuaded he needs a different style of government, which means no place for some of his most loyal advisers. Dominic cummings made his name as a formidable campaigner, first against the uk joining the euro. It was the Eu Referendum that forged his relationship with borisjohnson, and he was credited with the winning slogan take back control. But the move into government threw up different challenges. Mr cummings was ruthless with those he didnt consider to be loyal. He was dismissive of the cabinet, conservative mps and the civil service. Parliament was controversially suspended when it tried to block a no deal brexit. Although he wasnt a member of the conservative party, he masterminded a huge election victory, appealing to leave voters in the north of england. Well, he was always someone who would sort of shake things up. He didnt take things as if, just because they had been done that way that they couldnt be done any other way and its always good, i think, to have people who challenge challenge the system and challenge the way things are done. Hes obviously been very influential in that way. But the covid pandemic left little room for his ambitious reforms and then, there was the infamous trip to barnard castle. While millions followed the rules and stayed at home, mr cummings drove hundreds of miles to county durham, and was later forced to explain his actions. We agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. There was uproar, but mr johnson stuck by him. Today, many tory mps are glad hes gone. Mr cummings was a liability. I would like the Prime Minister to see this as an opportunity to muck out the stables, to get in the team of people that he really needs and deserves behind him. Every day, the people working in that building make important decisions that affect every one of us and this week, the Prime Ministers decided he wants a new team to do that. Conservative mps hope that it will mean a different tone from the government less division, less aggression. What we dont know is whether it will mean a change in policy direction, and only the Prime Minister can decide that. The influence of Boris Johnsons fiancee has also played its part in this drama. Carrie symonds worked for the conservative party for years and was said to be unhappy with the team around him. Others are already enjoying the limelight. This is a face we will all be seeing much more of former journalist Allegra Stratton will speak for the Prime Minister at new daily press conferences. The aim is a smoother operation. Vicki young, bbc news, westminster. Lets get some of the days other news. The French Military says its forces in mali have killed dozens ofjihadists in the centre of the country. A statement said french commandos, backed by fighter aircraft, had confronted the islamists near niaki, east of the central town of mopti, killing around 30 fighters. Deforestation in brazils Amazon Region went up by 50 in october compared with a year ago. Preliminary satellite data from the National Space Research Institute shows that more than 800 Square Kilometres of forest were destroyed last month. The rate of destruction of the Worlds Largest rainforest has increased sharply since the brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro took office in january last year. The authorities in honduras have ordered the immediate evacuation of coastal areas which are expected to be hit by a hurricane late on sunday. It is forecast to make landfall in Central America as a category one hurricane. The area is still recovering from the damage caused two weeks ago by hurricane eta, which killed about 200 people across the region. A russian cargo plane had to make an Emergency Landing in novosibirsk, siberia on friday. According to a report by the russian investigative committee, who published the footage of the landing, none of 1a people onboard were injured. However, the aircraft was heavily damaged. California has become the second us state after texas to hit one million covid cases as regions across the country continue to face growing outbreaks. The United States has reported another record high of over 150,000 new cases in a 24 hour period, as well as 919 deaths. California now has a viral caseload that surpass several countries, including mexico and germany. Lets speak to professor anne rimoin, director of the department of epidemiology at the ucla center for global and immigrant health. Professor, these are astonishing numbers when i read them. Tell us more about what is going on in california, please. We are seeing an incredible rise in cases throughout the state of california. You know, we have seen hospitalisations go up over 50 of the last month, we have seen cases 110w over 50 of the last month, we have seen cases now up over 50 of the last month, we have seen cases now up to over 50 of the last month, we have seen cases now up to oui 14 have seen cases now up to oui 1a day Positivity Rate is at 496. 1a day Positivity Rate is at 4 . That is 1 higher than it was two weeks ago. We are going in the wrong direction here. We think that this is fuelled mostly by gatherings. Even small gatherings, where people are letting their guard down. And we are seeing a lot of cases occui and we are seeing a lot of cases occur and then go from there. Are there any particular age groups which i hit hardest in this . You know, were seeing a lot of young people getting infected but of course, we know that young people get infected and they live in multigenerational homes, you end up with older people, people who are more vulnerable getting infected. Also know that certain ethnic groups are sometimes, a harder hit and we are seeing a lot of these groups harder hit as well, the latino community, the African American community, and so African American community, and so unfortunately what we are seeing is cases starting in young groups and expanding into older and more vulnerable groups, were going to see increased hospitalisation and as we have seen globally, more serious cases and more deaths. So what then can you say to young people who may say to you im not going to die . Well i would say to a young person who feels invincible dont really know what the long term consequences of this infection are and we are seeing, even in well conditioned, very strong athletes, some serious, some serious fatigue after the fact. And in many people, even young people, this is not a minor illness. There are some people who are very lucky, a vast majority of people are lucky enough to have asymptomatic infection but we dont really know what the virus does to the body and there is indications that can be long term side effects and we need to be all careful and the second thing i would say to them is that people dont live in a vacuum. When you can prevent one case, you can prevent many cases down the road. And so somebody who is doing the right thing, but will pay off down the road and that will save lives. Professor thank you so much forjoining us. Thank you so much forjoining us. My pleasure. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come well be looking at how different diwali celebrations will be this year, under the covid restrictions. Benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistans election and has asked to be named Prime Minister. Jackson has been released on bail of 3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. It was the biggest demonstration so far of the first growing european antinuclear movement. The South African government has announced it is opening the countrys remaining only white beaches to people of all races. This will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. Part of the white civilisation. Part of the ce ntury old Windsor Castle has been consumed by fire for most of the day. 155 men have been battling the blaze which has been causing millions of pounds worth of damage. This is bbc news. The latest headlines President Trump says he wont put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid 19, as he comes close to admitting hes leaving the white house next year. The most Senior Advisor to the british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has left downing street for the last time. Dominic cummings was a key figure behind the successful brexit campaign. Hackers working for the russian and north korean governments have targeted more than half a dozen organizations working on a coronavirus vaccine, according to microsoft. It said it had detected attempts to break into the Computer Systems of seven pharmaceutical Companies Across the globe. Most of the break in attempts failed but an unspecified number succeeded. Marcus fowler spent 15 years at the Central Intelligence agency developing global Cyber Operations and technical strategies, until joining the Cybersecurity Firm darktrace last year hejoins me now. How do we know the attacks of been carried out by russia and north korea . That is a fantastic question. Attribution within cyberspace is incredibly difficult so without seeing exactly the data or intelligence, it is hard to say exactly. There are certain trademarks that go with certain campaigns so they may be using some of that as well as some of the addresses. It starts to get a little murky in terms of desert mating that this was a russian but they are probably going more after craft and known actions. What might be the aims of these particular attacks . To get information or sabotage . The leading one is bubbly espionage, going after the secret, getting potentially intellectual property. Probably. It is possible to temper and disrupt test results. I would think that is less likely but would not put it off the table. The primary role is to get economic advantage and National Security advantage and National Security advantage by being able to get access to the latest or at least understand what is happening from competition standpoint. Incredibly valuable information leveraged as a target and being accessed. Enough to look at our vaccine is being made . It would matter where that environment is. Some may have been successful. The next question i would have, how successful and how deep into the network were they able to get and what were they able to access. These companies recognise they are targets and have robust cybersecurity teams on the inside, but that would be my greatest concern, how deep into the network and adverse three was able to get. Pharmaceutical companies are not Defence Companies but, as you suggested, they have pretty good cyberSecurity Systems. What Security Systems might they have knowing they are targets . They have knowing they are targets . The first is probably how they are thinking about e mail. This is what microsoft is alluding to. Password trades, spearfishing. And robust once focused on historical norms. What we really see with the explosion around covid is social engineering driven attacks. 0ne not steeped in nine malware but more about behavioural standpoint. You want to ensure you have the most robust e mail security possible, notjust relying on training humans because humans are great but they will click on think so you need a much more robust e mail security. The other side of that, once you get inside the network, youre looking at insider threats. The greatest position of strength is understanding what is happening in your environment and detecting anomalies. Anything thatis detecting anomalies. Anything that is external looking, signature based because when you are in that space you are weaker. We do all click too much extra measurement thank you so much. Italy has added more regions to its coronavirus red zones with campania and tuscany being placed under the countrys strictest lockdown measures from sunday. It comes as a record with Health Authorities growing increasingly concerned. Tanya dendrinos has this report. It was the european epicentre at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, now cases are soaring coronavirus pandemic, now cases are soaring once coronavirus pandemic, now cases are soaring once again. More than 40,000 new Coronavirus Infections were recorded in italy on friday. The death toll now at the devastating 44,000. We have been starting for four cases here in lombardy in august and now we have more than 800 icu beds occupied by covid positive patients. The toll on professionals is undeniable. Translation the real difference is that, in the first wave, we had the possibility or the hope of trying to contain the out break so trying to contain the out break so everyones motivation was very high. In the second wave, there is the absolute certainty ofan there is the absolute certainty of an uncontainable situation so of an uncontainable situation so it is different in terms of oui so it is different in terms of our motivation but we are holding on well. But italy is said to impose a new national lockdown. Sikhs and tuscany on sunday willjoin lockdown. Sikhs and tuscany on sunday will join a lockdown. Sikhs and tuscany on sunday willjoin a new red zone under the countrys street is measures for portugal, where a state of emergency is in place, restau ra nt state of emergency is in place, Restaurant Owners took to the street in a dramatic rally against restrictions they are facing. Translation everything is done, ijust hope we do not die of hunger. We are fighting for our rights, thats it. Nothing more to say. Across europe, the situation remains volatile with just six weeks until christmas, the only certainty is, like many other things this year, it is going to look much different. Lets just take a look at some spectacular aeriel shots of diwali festivals from Uttar Pradesh in india. Diwali popularly known as the festival of lights is normally celebrated with parties, gifts and religious ceremonies. But with many places of worship closed and restrictions in place, traditional celebrations arent possible this year. But here you can you see the festivitites have continued outdoors with a fantastic array of colour. Here in the uk more than a million hindus, sikhs and jains will be celebrating diwali. But how are families coping under the covid restrictions . Our correspondent rajeev gupta has been finding out. Diwali is one of the most celebrated times of the year for hindus, sikhs and jains. But this year, the coronavirus means that things will be quieter, with families making do with festivities from home. And for some, they may not even be celebrating at all. Mum was all about family. The cruel reality of the virus has just brushed disproportionally affected families. Her mother died just two weeks ago after contracting the virus in the second wave. She was only 63 and self isolating. We didnt expect what happened to my mum and we took all the precautions and it would just take an event where people get together for it to go rife, and we wouldnt wish that on any family. Diwali is very special and everyones hearts and we can still celebrate and get dressed up but i think all within our own homes without mixing. With diwali falling on a weekend this year, extended families would have expected to come together for large gatherings. Instead, preparations are now being made for diwali from home. And for me, that includes a video call with my mum and the kids instead of seeing her in person. We will miss all the love and cuddles. The actual faces of my grandchildren and my children. I wish next year we are together and able to celebrate happily. As a chance outside downing street to welcome in diwali, the government have put out a plea asking people to respect the strict covid rules. There are thousands of nhs doctors who celebrate diwali every year but this year will be different for them as well with many staff in nhs wards instead. I cant celebrate with friends or family, diwali is all about giving, it is all about resilience, it is all about victory. And if im working on that day and i can help people, that is just as much a celebration in some ways for me. So despite diwali being celebrated in a different way, this year perhaps the festivals central message of triumph in the face of adversity is a more pertinent one. Rajeev gupta, bbc news. How are you celebrating . Let me know. I am on twitter. Stay with us. Hello there. We ended the working week on a fine note. We saw quite a bit of sunshine on friday, but its going to be the case this weekend its going to be a lot more unsettled, thanks to low pressure. Itll be windy for most of us, and there will be spells of heavy rain at times all courtesy of this new area of low pressure, which is going to stick around, both saturday and sunday, and its going to bring strongest winds to the southern and western areas, through the day on saturday, and therell be bands of rain spreading from south to north across the country. Some of the rain could be quite heavy in places. Maybe a rumble of thunder for england and wales, and very windy around the south west. Around irish sea coasts, up to 55 mph. Probably the best of any dryer interludes will be across central northern scotland, and north east england for a time. But a milder day to come, 12 to maybe 15 or 16 degrees across the south east. But that rain gets into northern and north east areas through saturday evening. Its followed by further blustery showers or longer spells of rain moving up from the south. Though again, there will be some dryer interludes, but its going to be a blustery night gusts of wind around 20 30 mph widely, more than that around the south west up to 50 mph there. Temperature wise, single figure values across the north, but again, i think, a fairly mild night to come for england and wales. Now, as we head on into sunday, heres our area of low pressure to the north west of the uk, spinning across the country, bringing further bands of pretty heavy rain and strong winds. But it looks like the strongest of the winds on sunday will be across more southern parts of britain. Gales running through the channel, 50 65 mph here. And there will be bands of rain spreading from west to east. Again with some dry, maybe brighter interludes in between. Its not going to be a complete wash out. A little bit cooler on sunday, temperatures of 11 14 celsius. Now our weekend the low pressure begins to slip away as we had on into next week. A brief ridge of High Pressure for a while, before this next feature starts to run in, to bring stronger winds and some rain through the day. So we could start dry and bright across much of the country, away from northern scotland, on monday. But then it goes downhill through the day with more rain piling into southern scotland, northern ireland, england, and wales. Those temperatures will range from around 9 12 degrees. Now, as we move through the week, it stays changeable. Further spells of rain, followed by sunshine and showers. Then theres a chance that all areas will be turning much colder by the end of the week. This is bbc news, the headlines President Trump says he wont put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid 19 cases. Mr trump came close to admitting hes leaving the white house next year, saying he didnt know which administration would be in charge in the future. Meanwhile, joe biden is projected to win the state of georgia. The result gives mr biden a victory of 306 Electoral College votes to trumps 232 far more than the 270 needed to secure the presidency. It puts increasing pressure on mr trump to admit defeat. The uk Prime Ministers most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has quit hisjob after days of political turmoil. Infighting at the heart of the government spilt out into the public eye this week as downing streets director of Communications Lee cain resigned. Now on bbc news its time for a look back
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