Its not going to be a bad day today many of us. Tomorrow however, it is going to be more cloudy with rain around. The weekend is a split and todayis around. The weekend is a split and today is the better day. We can see a window of whether at the moment. Clear skies but mist and fog in good morning. Welcome to breakfast places. These low pressure here with with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Its rain bearing cloud is heading in our headlines today our direction so all of the cloud closing in on victory you can see here will be bleak joe biden tells america that he is on his way will be in place across the uk to the white house. Tomorrow. This same area of low pressure is also scooping up some mild airfrom the the numbers tell us its clear, tell pressure is also scooping up some mild air from the southern climes. Low pressure is put in the air us the numbers tell us its clear, tell usa the numbers tell us its clear, tell us a clear and convincing story are northwards and you can see keeping going to win this race. The cold air at bay in the north theres been dancing in the streets atlantic. This is what we have from democrats but protests through the morning, patches of mist from republicans, with donald trump and fog here and there. Some of it warning joe biden not could be, as we often say, stubborn to claim the presidency. All foreign visitors from denmark and slow to clear. For most of us, have been banned from entering it could be quite a bright if not the uk because of a strain of coronavirus thats spread something to make sunny day. From the countrys mink farms. Beautiful error across western and south western parts of scotland, the late street, lancashire. Good morning something weve never been beautiful air. Elsewhere, able to say before
southampton are top of the premier league late street, lancashire. Beautifulair. Elsewhere, it could beautifulair. Elsewhere, it could beautifulair. Elsewhere, it could be a bit cloudy across the morning. After beating newcastle. Their manager says now, temperatures, 15 in the south, or anything is possible. Well hear from the d day veteran typically around four degrees in and fundraising hero Harry Billinge liverpool. A smidge above the as the nation prepares for a Remembrance Day average for this time of year. Mr with a difference. And merck again for eastern areas. And for some of us this morning, it disguise should be clear early in isa the night so it could be a touch of and for some of us this morning, it is a little misty, a little foggy frost but look what happens, the and but with a bit of luck, there will rain coming in to us. That does mean be some sunshine around this afternoon as well. That sunday is going to be a lot more cloudy, in fact, outbreaks of its saturday 7th november. Our top story rain moving across the country from in the past few hours, south northwoods. A weatherfront joe biden has addressed america here which is how we denote a and declared that he will win the race for the white house. Weather front. This line of blue overnight, donald trump had triangles which indicates rain. Warned his rival not to claim curiously weather front. Is the rain the presidency, and that Legal Proceedings were only moving Northwoods Northwoods across the country . It is of rain number of just beginning. But speaking at his Campaign Headquarters areas, not reaching scotland until in delaware, joe biden said he had later in the day so i think a clear and convincing lead in key certainly for the northern isles, states where the final they will be some bright weather but also later in the afternoon. At ballots are being counted. Lets remind ourselves how that race stands. Mr biden has extended his lead overPresident Trump in pennsylvania least before sunset. The mild, and georgia, but still needs 17 more mid teens for many of us. The reason Electoral College votes to reach the 270 required to win. Is so mild is were going we keep saying these southerlies coming up from the warmer climate with that our washington correspondent lebo diseko has the story of the night. Also come weather front so it will chop and change a little bit in the week ahead. Here is a summary as we go through the weekend into the weekend. A lot of cloud on the icon, joe biden supporters danced through some raindrops indicating obviously the day and into the night in the city of philadelphia. Their rain at times and changeable weather but not so bad for this time of day, candidates this state is steadily growing and they can taste the time of year. Today, not a bad victory. Winning in pennsylvania would mean joe biden day. I think we have established victory. Winning in pennsylvania would meanjoe biden becomes the president with more than 95 of that 16 and 17 is good. It is good, votes counted, he is inching his way it is good. You just dont want to there. But with some votes still to come in, there could be sometime get into it im not going down that before a is declared. We dont have whiny meteorological root of a a final declaration. On friday discussion as we did an hour ago. evening joe biden addressed the nation, stopping short of declaring enjoyed it though. A bit early. Victory but his tone and message deliberately president ial. The lets take a look at numbers tell us its clear, tell us this weeks newswatch. A clear and convincing story were
going win this race. Just look at what has happened since yesterday. Hello and welcome to newswatch with 24 what has happened since yesterday. 2a hours, we were behind in georgia. Mesa mirror are met. Coming up, now we are ahead. And were going to waited bbc news focus so exclusively win that state. 2a hours ago, we on the us election when it didnt have a result to report samira we re win that state. 2a hours ago, we were behind in pennsylvania and we are going to win pennsylvania. On twitter, donald trump again ahmed was up and why was the bbc later than other outlets in calling expressed frustration at seeing his when some estates had been one . Election night lead miraculously disappear. But it was the counting of postal votes that shifted the won. What do you do when you have numbers so dramatically, a process donald trump had told his supporters allocated resources and airtime on not to trust. As results trickle in your main channel bbc one to a news from other battleground states, the event which then doesnt stick to the anticipated timeline . That was pick to building is not in his favour. In both nevada and arizona, joe bidens lead is increasing. The anticipated timeline . That was the problem facing bbc bosses and their Television Schedule is. Georgias results are so close that firstly when downing street an automatic recount was triggered announced a press conference on the but it is unlikely that would change new restrictions being announced in the result of my more than a few england because of covid 19. Clearly hundred votes. Donald trump has big news, and a special programme filed legal action in several states in an effort to turn his fortunes was hastily arranged for bbc one at around. And there is no evidence of 430. After the original downing
street start time of four p. M. But the widespread fraud that he ahead of its new postponed five alleges. The legal hurdles may oclock start, five oclock came and create a bumpy path butjoe biden went, though, and so did six oclock increasingly seems to be on firm without a appearance from the prime footing on his road to the white minister, leaving the presenter and house. Political correspondent chris mason along with a variety of guests with lebo disekojoins us along with a variety of guests with a lot of time to fill. There was now from washington. Good to see you. Praise for how they handled it, lebo, how close are we to a result . Though, including from maureen hamilton who wrote. Because there was a part of me yesterday thinking we might be making an announcement today. Yesterday thinking we might be making an announcement todayi think there was a part of all of us that thought today, thought a little bit yesterday, it is difficult to say how long going to be waiting but but others were infuriated by the bbcs response to the delay, such as this caller. You should have just it does look like pennsylvania is going to be the key state, really, with those 20 Electoral College brought it in as an alert votes a nd with those 20 Electoral College votes and really it is difficult to see a path for donald trump to that announcement when he came out, not left us suffering two hours and 15 magic to 70 without going through pennsylvania or georgia, and georgia minutes of repeated so called news is at the moment difficult to see thatis minutes of repeated so called news that is no different. We have him going pastjoe biden there. And
strictly starting in a few minutes and nothing is going to happen. Joe biden is ahead in pennsylvania as well. In the last couple of hours welcome at around ten to seven, something did happen. The press some more votes have come through, conference finally started with huge pennsylvania forjoe biden 28,000 audience of 16 Million People votes forjoe biden in pennsylvania, watching and 20 minutes later, the presentation finished just in time 86,000 ballots are account, and for bbc one viewers to get their trump would need around 63 of those weekly dose of strictly. Although, in order to take that lead. So it is unlike a news channel viewers, they missed out on the question and a nswer kind of a bit of a waiting game and missed out on the question and answer session with the Prime Minister that followed. During the i know that for a lot of americans presentation, though, Something Else it is quite frustrating but also, irked news watch viewers. The way ive been speaking to people who parts of the charts shown by the have said to me why would we be surprised that it is taking so long . Governments chief scientific advisor sir Patrick Vallance were we are in a pandemic and everything hidden by the breaking news banner at the bottom of the screen. Here is different now. Indeed, thank you are the thoughts of andy skeleton. So is different now. Indeed, thank you so much and we will be speaking no doubt later in the programme. Was there any particular reason bbc foreign visitors arriving from denmark will be denied entry to the uk because of widespread decided to keep the rolling News Coronavirus outbreaks on mink farms banner rolling all the way through the borisjohnson talk in the country. The decision was announced overnight by the British Government and came banner rolling all the way through the Boris Johnson talk the into effect this morning. Banner rolling all the way through the borisjohnson talk the other 0ur correspondent andy moore day, thereby obscuring all of the is at Heathrow Airport for us this morning. Andy, whats the latest . Information. Did we really need to know on the news banner that Boris Johnson was about to give a press good morning. There are a couple of conference when just two inches flights due into the uk today from above it, he was giving the actual denmark, one coming in here at conference. Come on, bbc, a bit of heathrow at about ten past eight common sense, maybe . This is a complaint we have heard before in this morning, British Airways flight. This morning, British Airways flight. You would hope the people recent weeks so we asked bbc news boarding that flight who are not for a response and they told us. British nationals will have been told about this move overnight and they have decided to stay in denmark but if they do get on the flight and come here, they will be turned back by British Border officials and sent home again. With military precision the colour of around 70 million mink in denmark have already begun. It is a sign of how serious the Danish Government is taking the threat from a new strain of coronavirus but is believed to white on wednesday morning, those have spread to around 200 humans. Who hadnt been up on wednesday night following the twists and turns the Danish Government regards this of the us president ial election woke up of the us president ial election woke up on bbc one not to make a request isa the Danish Government regards this is a very concerning development and we are treating it with the utmost as normal, but to the end of a seriousness. We are taking all marathon special programme fronted necessary and appropriate actions, by katty kay, Christian Fraser and
including the culling of all in his final presenting stint on the bbc, andrew neil. But for now, were remaining mink in denmark. We have indications that this unique finished. Katty kay, christian, we will all be covering events as they mutation has a reduced response to antibodies which can ultimately come on, but we are about to say goodbye and from me, a special affect the efficiency of a potential goodbye and take you to the bbc and vaccine. The world health for all of you who watched. Some 0rganization vaccine. The World Health Organization is monitoring the situation very closely but says it viewers paid tribute to the coverage is too early to jump to conclusions. And to andrew neil in particular whatever the risk from the new with robbo tweeting. Strain, the British Government is very keen to stop it spreading here. So it has imposed some very strict but as coverage from the united regulations at very short notice. No states continued through most of wednesday, both on the news channel foreign visitors will be allowed in and on bbc one, other viewers were from denmark with immediate effect. Left less satisfied. Laura posted edition nationals will be exempt but this. They will have to isolate with all other members of their families for two weeks. 0fficials other members of their families for two weeks. Officials will also contact anyone who has been in denmark in the last fortnight to make sure they do the same. Now, the danish authorities
obviously are very concerned and and gary newby had this to say about have imposed a travel ban internally wednesdays early evening news in the north where many of the mink farms are to try to stop the spread bulletin on bbc one. Of the disease and the british authorities also very worried, their view is lets just keep the strain out of the uk and then we can figure out of the uk and then we can figure out a letterjust how dangerous it is. Andy, thank you so much. All non urgent operations have been complaints along those lines cancelled at several major hospitals in Greater Manchester continued to come into news watch as and birmingham, because of the saga of who had actually won the an increase in covid i9 patients. The trusts say theyre having selection continue to be reported to divert resources away extensively across the bbc. On from procedures like hip and knee replacements but that Cancer Treatment and life saving care thursday night, President Trump take were to remain a priority. His position clear on that question ina his position clear on that question in a speech to supporters. His position clear on that question in a speech to supportersm his position clear on that question in a speech to supporters. If you count the legal votes, i easily ina when. If you count the illegal in a small number of hospitals there will be a few patients who wont get votes, they can try to steal the the treatment that they need as quickly as possible but obviously election from us if you count the what will happen is those patients votes that came in late, were will be prioritised on the basis of clinical need and of course looking at them very strongly. The hospitals will do all of the important emergency surgery but it lack of evidence provided for those allegations at the election ad that means that for example people who might need knees replaced or who the election had been stolen because
might need knees replaced or who might need knees replaced or who might need hips replaced, they will of fraud led some us networks to ta ke might need hips replaced, they will take a bit longer than the hospital pull out of broadcasting that speech would ideally like but if you have life. The bbc, though, showed the got your bed full of covid patients, there really is not much choice. Whole speech with analysis straight here on breakfast, weve been afterwards and has made it clear in bringing you the story headlines that the claims made by of paul harvey, the 80 year old the president are unsubstantiated. Former music teacher living for the actor anthony rapp, that with dementia, over the past few weeks. This morning, weve got another doesnt go far enough. He tweeted. Heart warming update. Pauls collaboration with the bbc Philharmonic Orchestra on his viral single four notes has now entered the official charts at number 32 and was the most downloaded track of the week. Heres how paul reacted when he found out. Im thrilled to bits because that it has been a busy week for means that all of that money that is coming to which can go to these where the causes and thank you very jonathan. Let us start with a much for everyone for doing it. You specific complaint about how the bbc
should be reporting or even how far know, i really do appreciate it and it should be reporting president i hope you i know nick does as trumps repeated complaints of well. You are a popstar, dad. , i election fraud. I think our strategy really has been to label what dont know about that, as i am President Trumps says and what sitting here in my nightgown anyone else says which cant be remembrance sunday will feel very different this year, corroborated or substantiated where we are not aware of the facts or but for world war ii veteran Douglas Newham, allegations that lie behind what he is saying and to lead the audiences it will still be a very make up their own mind. There are special occasion. After losing his friend occasions when we have labelled in