My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be president of the United States, I could be, I could be vice president.

Former vice president Joe Biden has been elected president of the United States.

It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president.

We will be back in some form.

We are still deeply divided.

Public health experts warned this was coming unless more was done, and here we are now. Are you proud of what happened here today?

Absolutely.

Never before in American history, has there been an uprising like this?

Of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, I don't know how many today are feeling,

dear God, what was I thinking? But I would wager a lot more our thinking, let's carry on this

fight. Character matters. It matters. Tell them the truth matters. The 21st century is going to be

the American century, because we lead not only by the example of our power but by the power

of our example. That is the history of the journey of America. Israel is appearing before the

International Court of Justice in a case that could determine the course of their brutal assault

on Gaza. Is there a route through Donald

Trump's legal troubles to the White House? What do we learn from these Epstein files? And where

did the legal rot begin? Joe Biden's heckle putdowns, Boeing, Chris Christie is suspending

his campaign. There's a lot to get through today on an Irish man in America,

but there really is only one woman to help us through it. And that's Marion McKeown across the pond.

Marion, how are you? I'm great, Jarland. And great feedback. And happy new year to all the gang out there.

It's going to be a busy one. It is our first one of the year. And when you're a US correspondent, I'd say there is no slow week to ease into the year.

That just doesn't happen.

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