Joe Biden, Kamala Harris: A new hope

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   After defeating President Donald Trump in a nail-biting election, Democrat Joe Biden Saturday addressed the nation for the first time as President-elect. (AP)

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   The President-elect declared it was "time to heal" America and positioned himself as a leader of both Democrats and Republicans who "seeks not to divide, but to unify" the country. (AP)

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   “I sought this office to restore the soul of America,” said Biden in a prime-time victory speech not far from his Delaware home, “and to make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.”(AP)

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   Biden vowed for a new beginning and urged all those who voted for President Trump to give him a chance. “Let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again,” he added. (AP)

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   After over three days of uncertainty, with a record surge in mail-in ballots, Biden propelled past the finish line with a projected win in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. (AP)

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   Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the victory speech, for the first time in history, was delivered in a parking lot where supporters gathered to cheer for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. (AP)

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   Biden was introduced by his running mate Kamala Harris who has written history by becoming the first women, first black women and first South Asian American women to become the Vice President-Elect of the United States. (AP)

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   Harris is set to become the highest ranking woman to ever serve in government, four years after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.(AP)

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   Harris introduced Biden “as a president for all Americans” who would look to bridge a nation riven with partisanship and nodded to the historic nature of her ascension to the vice presidency. (AP)

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   In her victory speech as the Vice President-elect, Harris said, “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. “When our very democracy was on the ballot in this election and the very soul of America was at stake and the world was watching, you ushered in a new day for America,” she added. (AP)

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   President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and their families, watch fireworks on stage in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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   A supporter wipes away tears listening to Biden's address.

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   A supporter waves a "Biden for President 2020" flag in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg after the results were announced. (AP)

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   The event ended with a fireworks dislay. (AP)

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   People react to a victory speech by President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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   Trump is the first incumbent president to lose reelection since Republican George H.W. Bush in 1992. However, the president has refused to concede, saying the “election is far from over” and that he will not “rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and what Democracy demands”. (AP)