the crucial midterm elections in the us, which will decide which party controls congress , are just three days away. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. but within the past hour, not one but two democratic presidents barack obama and joe biden have been holding a joint rally in philadelphia. let s have a listen. this isn t referendum this year, it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. maybe it s in our blood butjohn and i believe it s all about fighting for working and middle class people. the way i have said from the beginning, my objective when i ran for president is to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out. it s a fundamental shift compared to the oz and the maga, republican trickle down economics. booing. no, really. if fair economy that gives working people if fair economy that gives working people a if fair economy that gives worki
that she would have survived. history is made in the gymnastics in liverpool, asjessica gadirova, wins britain s first ever women s individual all around medal, at a world championships. and join me live exactly 100 years after a team of british and egyptian archaeologists discovered at the entrance to the tomb of tutankhamun. plus, it is a frosty start to friday for a sum and for many it is going to be a dry and sunny day. details coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 11th of november. our main story. plans for a new nuclear power plant in sizewell in suffolk are under review, as the government looks to try and cut spending. a high speed rail line promised for the north of england could also be scaled back. a treasury spokesperson has insisted infrastructure projects remain a priority. here s our business editor, simonjack. major energy infrastructure and transport projects, including a new nuclear plant in suffolk, and a new rail line in the north of england, are under
let s go right to foreign correspondent kelly cobiella. just a tragic story today out of thailand. at least 22 children at that daycare were killed in this attack. several more are injured, which is why dozens, if not hundreds are people are lining up to donate blood in the area of thai wand really in shock in what is the deadliest mass killing in the country s history. all of this played out at lunchtime local time, about 12:30. it was nap time for the kids at the daycare center when this gunman came in. police say he was agitated when he couldn t find his own child at the school. one witness said that he actually shot his way into a locked room where the children were sleeping. police also tragically say that most of the children were stabbed not shot. the youngest victim about 2 years old. a gunman then fled in his own car. he was firing is and driving into people as he fled. once home they say he killed his wife and child before turning the gun on himself. lis are not t
to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and cabinet minister penny mordaunt has become the first senior conservative figure to announce that she is enterimng the contest to replace liz truss in downing street. no one else has put themselves forward publicly yet but ex prime minister borisjohnson and his former chancellor rishi sunak have both received nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss resignation means the conser
thousands of years. hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. former health secretary sajid javid says he will back mr sunak. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss resignation means the conservatives have to choose their fifth prime minister injust over six years. but can anyone unify a par