Draw with champions liverpool in the premier league. Good morning. It is a foggy but milder start to the day. A lot of cloud and a few showers from the west. Some sunshine in the forecast. I will tell you where in ten minutes. Good morning. Its monday, the 9th of november. Our top story. The us president elect, joe biden, has begun planning for his presidency, and has said coronavirus will be his key priority when he officially takes over injanuary. Mr biden is expected to name a team of experts today, who will draw up plans to tackle the virus in america. Meanwhile, donald trump is still refusing to accept the result of last weeks election. Ben wright reports. Oh, no, noti i will survive. If donald trump remains in any doubt about the election result, he only needs to look out of the window. Joe biden supporters continued to Party Outside the white house on sunday, while the president slipped away for another round of golf. Mr trump has not conceded and instead continues to claim, without providing any evidence, that there was widespread election fraud. While some Senior Republicans have backed Donald Trumps stand, on sunday, the former president , George W Bush, issued a statement of congratulations. Well, ijust had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with president elect trump. After winning four years ago, donald trump met the outgoing president , barack obama, at the white house within a week of election day, the cordial beginning of a transfer of power that continues through to the inauguration. At least thats how its meant to work. So far, President Trump has refused to acknowledge thatjoe biden has won. The president elect does not need Donald Trumps concession or congratulations to plan for power. Joe biden and the Vice President elect, Kamala Harris, are busy building a transition team, choosing key appointments, and yesterday launched a website outlining the immediate priorities for his administration, from trying to repair the economy to tackling the pandemic. Our work begins with getting covid under control. We cannot repair our economy, restore our vitality or relish lifes most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us, until we get it under control. Covid is americas most pressing crisis. Deaths are rising in 27 states, and the virus is surging across the country. Today, mr biden will announce the make up of a new Covid Task Force that will work on containing the pandemic. But mr biden will not be able to take action until he becomes president. Despite Donald Trumps refusal to accept the result, joe biden will be sworn into office in front of the Capitol Building on january the 20th next year. His supporters have high hopes, but the challenges are huge. And while mr biden has talked about working with republicans in congress, the political divisions are deep. Ben wright, bbc news, washington. And benjoins us now. Ben, what more do we know of the plans mr biden is due to set out later . Well, hes going to announce who will be sitting on his Advisory Board ina will be sitting on his Advisory Board in a few hours. Tackling the covid pandemic was central to his campaign and he clearly thinks there needs to be more work directed from the centre, from the white house, in terms of enforcing mask wearing mandates, working with governors to ensure more americans are applying the basic rules of social distancing and protecting each otherfrom the basic rules of social distancing and protecting each other from the virus. There is need for a federal aid package he will be planning for and hoping to shake congress into action on. And he will be talking to experts on how to start rolling out vaccines when they become available, he hopes within the new year. He can do this planning now, but its President Trump remains in charge untiljanuary President Trump remains in charge until january the 20th. President trump remains in charge untiljanuary the 20th. And the president has not spoken publicly since this election was called for jill biden. Joe since this election was called for jill biden. Joe biden. We know he is clinging to the idea that lawsuits and potential recounts good in some way change the outcome. But almost nobody, including Senior Republicans, feel that that is at all plausible. So we waited to hear from President Trump and whether he may, over the course of the next days, accept the inevitable and begrudgingly offered joe biden as congratulations. Few at the moment are holding their breath for that. Thank you very indeed, ben. Well be finding out more about what this means for the future relationship between the uk and us with former Prime Minister gordon brown at 8. 30. So, what doesjoe bidens presidency mean for the us uk relationship . Joining us now with more on this is our Political Correspondent, jonathan blake. Jonathan, good morning. There are lots of areas to discuss on this one, arent there . Morning, dan. Yes there are. Joe biden may have broken up there are. Joe biden may have broken up the political bromance between borisjohnson up the political bromance between Boris Johnson and donald up the political bromance between borisjohnson and donald trump, but that does not mean a big shift in uk and us relations overnight. The relationship has been strong for centuries. But how strong can depend on the political and the personal relationship between the leaders of each two countries. So borisjohnson and joe biden, what is the starting point . Well, they have never met. Last year, joe biden described Boris Johnson as a physical and emotional clone of donald trump. Then there is brexit. Joe biden thinks it is a bad idea and taking the uk out of the eu was the linchpin of borisjohnsons premiership. Despite that, the Prime Minister said yesterday there was nothing to worry about. There is far more that unites the government of this country and government in washington at any stage, than divides us. We have common values, we have common interests, we have a common global perspective. There is a huge amount of work we need to do together to protect those values a belief in democracy, in free speech around the world, in human rights, in free trade, in the rules based international order. All these things are currently under threat and you have the United States and britain standing together, as they have done many times in the past, to protect those values. There are undoubtedly opportunities as well as challenges, shared Common Ground between the uk and the us in tackling Climate Change. That was something donald trump really didnt have much time for. Then there is iran, keeping that countrys Nuclear Ambitions in check and taking a hard line against russia as well. Lets wait and see what the relationship between the uk and of the us has to offer in future. But with donald trump leaving the white house it may well be a little bit more predictable than it has been. Jonathan, thank you. The 17 day firebreak lockdown ends in wales today. Pubs, bars and non essential shops are some of the businesses that can reopen. The countrys health minister, labours vaughan gething, says it will be another fortnight before the full impact of the restrictions is known. Tomos morgan reports. This time last year, 15 year old Osain Roberts was making a name for himself playing for the cardiff blues rugby academy. But during the firebreak, hes had to train on his own. From today, though, hell be able to practice with friends again at his local club in a group of up to 30. Being able to play rugby again, going back to sort of normality, its not going to be normal, but its going to be more normal than it used to be. As well as Outdoor Sports training, gyms and Indoor Leisure facilities will be reopening, along with those non essential shops that were closed during the firebreak. Two households will also be able to mix and form one extended household or bubble. In an effort to help those living alone and youngsters, the Welsh Government have said that for people from different households will be able to meet for a walk or in a cafe, bar or restaurant. But those different four will have to socially distance in a hospitality venue, where id checks will also be required. Staffs your biggest cost. Now weve got extra people to make sure that these id checks are done, that the track and trace is still being done, that the cleaning is still getting done. Were going to end up having more staff than customers, i think. Measures may be eased further as we approach christmas, but it will depend on whether the firebreak has done itsjob. And we wont know that for at least another two weeks. Tomas morgan, bbc news, cardiff. The number of confirmed covid infections worldwide now stands at more than 50 million. Europe, which has been seeing a resurgence in cases, is once more the epicentre of the pandemic, although the list of affected countries is topped by the United States, india and brazil. More than 1. 25 Million People have now died from the virus worldwide. Police in manchester have strongly condemned a 600 strong protest against National Lockdown measures, describing the gathering as irresponsible. Four people were arrested on suspicion of public order offences, and 2a demonstrators were issued with £200 fines. Police also said one group of protesters travelled by coach from cumbria to attend the gathering. Some officers were injured at the demonstration. Sixty per cent of people with disabilities who use social care have had difficulty getting hold of essential items during the pandemic. That includes medication, ppe and vital breathing equipment. Thats according to research obtained for the bbc by Polling Group yougov. The government has defended its record on support, saying it has fully considered the needs of disabled people throughout the pandemic. Virgin hyperloop a futuristic transport system has trialled its first everjourney with passengers in the nevada desert. It involves travelling in a pod through a tube at high speed. In the trial two Company Staff travelled the 500 metre track in 15 seconds, reaching 107 miles per hour. Virgins ambition is to reach speeds of more than 1,000 kilometres per hour, which would mean going from gatwick to Heathrow Airport in four minutes. Amazing, isnt it . If that were to happen. Now the weather with carol. That looks mysterious. Good morning. Good morning. It does indeed. It is a foggy start for some of us this morning. A lot of mist and fog across the uk but the densest fog is across the uk but the densest fog is across parts of england and wales. If youre travelling, do bear that in mind. That fog, some of it will lift into low cloud, mostly on the hills. It will be a mild start. We have got some rain courtesy of this weather front in the east. That will clear. We have got some weather fronts coming in from the south west. They will produce showery outbreaks of rain as we go through the day. Drifting further east. Today, a lot of cloud. The fog slow to lift. The brighter skies will be in the north east of scotland, where we should see some sunshine. The odd sunny spot elsewhere. The emphasis is going to be on elsewhere. The emphasis is going to beona elsewhere. The emphasis is going to be on a lot of cloud with showery rain coming in from the south west. Another mile today. Yesterday parts of wales hid just over 17 degrees. Today we are looking at 16 as the top temperature. Milder in scotland thanit top temperature. Milder in scotland than it was yesterday. This evening and overnight we still have these bursts of showery rain. Clear skies in northern scotland. Here we could see temperatures dip quite low. Even here too we could see some more patches. More weather in half an hour. Thank you. Lets take a look at todays papers. Lots of the front pages still focus on the us president ial election today. Pressure grows on trump to go quietly, is the daily telegraphs headline. It reports former republican president George W Bush congratulated joe biden on his win, and said the election was fundamentally fair. Theres also a photograph of the queen at the cenotaph on remembrance sunday. The guardian predicts a turbulent transition forjoe biden to the white house, but says the president elect is determined to hit the ground running. The newspaper says his priority is a 12 Member Task Force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The metro reports that current us President Donald Trump is fuming and refusing to accept defeat following the election result. Trump the grump, reads its headline. Similarly, the New York Times says as mr biden prepares to enter office, President Trump refuses to concede. What have you got there . Ive got happy times. How to be happy. Have an allotment. Youve been gardening quite a lot. I have been doing a lot of planting in the hope that in the spring it will look lovely. This is a project by academics at the university of sheffield, who examined the diary entries of allotment holders to determine whether they benefit from attending fruit and veg patches. There was quite a wide spectrum of Mental Health benefits as people describe community events, the nice feeling of sharing food, knowledge and skills while connecting with nature. Did you see the full list of im a celebrity co ntesta nts . Did you see the full list of im a celebrity contestants . Vernon kay, bev callard, sir mo farah, jessica plummer, shane richie, Victoria Derbyshire aj pritchard, jordan north, Giovanna Fletcher and hollie arnold. And apparently theyve got a chelsea grimes, a footballer turned musician, on standby. If anybody goes under, she comes in. And they are still going to eat rice and beans. Yes. In the same way that strictly macro has been light relief, i reckon this will be a good lift as well. President Electjoe Biden has said he wants to unite the us after a hard fought and divisive election campaign. 7a million americans voted for him more than 70 million for donald trump. But will he be able to do as he pledges and bring the country together . Clive myrie has been finding out. America has always been an unruly place. When the sun rises, it warms a land of competing ideas, of states and minds determined to show their independence. But this fractured existence was held together by a Common Thread that all are equal, that all can dream. But recent years highlight the fraying of the thread. In the years up to the era of donald trump, americans ate the same brunch, but too often talked past each other. Left and right on parallel roads. Canjoe biden wipe away the stain of divisiveness . Eileen weissberg is a retired former hospital worker, and she voted for the democrats here in philadelphia. Her recollection of recent American History is wistful. They forget that when bill clinton was in office, everyone made money and people seemed to be united. Now its all these people coming out, these groups that are for trump and causing problems. Its just. Its a sad thing. I dont remember it being like this. Tony picks up the bill. He wouldnt tell us his surname. The sting of defeat as one of the 70 million who voted for donald trump, leaves him in little mood to hear the arguments of the winning side. He got the economy going. More people are working today than ever before. Forget about the covid 19, before that. He might go down as one of the best president s for the working people. Historys judgement on this age is to come, and it wont be kind on the handling of the coronavirus. There will also be a truly damning verdict of america if this new opportunity many believe will come with the election, isnt seized to bridge the partisan divide, if this generation fails to truly reflect on the legacy it wants to leave. Laurie martarano voted forjoe biden and expresses the hopes of millions. In a lot of ways he wasnt like, my first choice, ill be honest. But i think to unite people, hes excellent for that. I think that he will do really well. We have to come together. We have to. As the light fades on americas election campaign, wherejoe biden says he wants to lead, will america follow . Clive myrie, bbc news in philadelphia. To get more on mood of the nation and what happens next, we can speak to christina wilkie, the cnbcs White House Correspondent. Thank you for being with us on bbc brea kfast. Thank you for being with us on bbc breakfast. Lets look at it first from a Democrat Point of view. What do you think the chances are of president elect biden being able to get through some of his grand plans when he becomes president next year . Well, given that the chances are that the senate will remain in republican hands, some of the grander plans, especially the big spending packages, will probably be on hold. But i would love to pick up on hold. But i would love to pick up on what laurie said in the previous section. She said thatjoe biden hadnt been her first choice, but she hopes he will unite the country and there is a phrase emerging right now in washington, in political circles, and it is a mandate for moderation. And the very fact that the democrats did n