half hours. much more on our website. and that s all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we ll have all of the headlines and main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. guide dogs for thousands of blind and visually impaired people, they re the difference between independence and isolation. she s my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence. i couldn t imagine my life without rio. since 1931, around 36,000 guide dogs have been matched with visually impaired people.
and visually impaired people, they re the difference between independence and isolation. she s my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence. i couldn t imagine my life without rio. since 1931, around 36,000 guide dogs have been matched with visually impaired people. but during the pandemic, the breeding programme shut down overnight. the charity lost a third of its puppy raising volunteers, and the guide dog service was paused. people like us are needed, so much, to help people like you. ..leaving more than 1,000 people waiting to be matched. it is really, really difficult not having the dog. practically every step you re thinking, this is impossible. i don t know how i m
system is being used for political purposes. i do think this is a political prosecution. bragg himself threw a flag on this play when he came into office. he stopped this case from moving forward, two of his prosecutors resigned, and then there was this public campaign to pressure him to move forward. sandra: in your piece, which you begin, it s moving, it s alive, it s alive, it s moving, it s alive, talking about bragg bringing this criminal case back from the dead but you say but he may have reanimated trump s chances. you write this, 1931 movie frankenstein came to mind as alvin bragg prepared an indictment of former president trump. the ultimate grave digger charge, you write, bragg unearthed a case from 2019 and through a series of novel steps is seeking to bring it back to life. you also, though, detail and write about bragg attempting something you say many lawyers
she s my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence. i couldn t imagine my life without rio. since 1931, around 36,000 guide dogs have been matched with visually impaired people. but during the pandemic, the breeding programme shut down overnight. the charity lost a third of its puppy raising volunteers, and the guide dog service was paused. people like us are needed, so much, to help people like you. ..leaving more than 1,000 people waiting to be matched. it is really, really difficult not having the dog. practically every step you re thinking, this is impossible. i don t know how i m doing with this. but with around 1,100 puppies now in early training, is recovery around the corner? we are hopeful for the future,
elections matter for the first time in 4 years, democrats control the state house, senate and th governorship in michigan they ve been using that mandat for voters to do the thing that they promised to do as npr reports, quote, withi the first two months of th many months long legislative session, democrats pass thei centerpiece tax plan, a bill t repeal the states defunct 1931 abortion ban and legislation t create civil rights protection for lgbtq people and just this week, democrat moved closer to fulfilling yet another big priority for workers in michigan, repealing a republican anti union la that we can see unions b allowing workers to opt out of paying union dues. here is state senator darrin camilleri before the vote on white restoring rights for workers is so important. my family came to detroit and michigan because of th promise of a union we knew that my family would b