Hello, i am allysia acuna along with shanda, nicole saphier and tom shillue. Welcome to the big weekend show. The big story tonight kamala harris system for her first interview since her debate with donald trump and she avoids specifics. What are specific things you have in mind for that? i ll start with this i grew up in middleclass kid in the neighborhood of folks proud of their long. If there s one thing you wish americans knew about who kamala harris that you don t think they know yet, what would that be? i love my family. She was asked just five questions and the 11 minute interview. Lucas tomlinson live from the white house tonight. Good evening. Vice president kamala harris first solo interview since becoming the democratic nominee and just like the debate, the harris team turned to abc this time from a local affiliate from the little you. My mother raised my easter and me, she worked very hard. She was able to save up enough money to buy our first house when i was a teenager. I
Team spoke here for about an hour and a half. The war in ukraine dominated the conversation. Afterwards, sir keir starmer wouldn t be drawn on whether he persuaded the president that authorised western missiles of russia was a good idea. Western missiles of russia was a good idea a good idea. Instead, he said a good idea. Instead, he said. . . There s a good idea. Instead, he said. . . There s only a good idea. Instead, he said. . . There s only one | a good idea. Instead, he said. . . There s only one reason we re having these discussions and that s because putin has invaded ukraine and the quickest way to resolve this, obviously, lies through what putin actually does because it s for him to end this but we are having a discussion that stood with ukraine, ukraine is the right to self defence and we have stood united onjust with our allies in the us but across without nato allies, that s very to us. across without nato allies, that s very to us. These are the longrange that s
He d persuaded the president that authorising ukraine to fire western missiles at russia was a good idea. Instead, he said well, there s only one reason we re having these discussions, and that is because putin has illegally invaded ukraine. And the quickest way to resolve this obviously lies through, you know, what putin actually does, because it s for him to end this. But we are having the discussion. We ve stood with ukraine. Ukraine has a right to self defence. And we ve stood united, not just with our allies here in the us, but across with our nato allies. That s very, very important to us. These are the long range anglo french missiles. Ukraine would love to fire into russia, the uk making the argument to allies, it s a request that should be granted. They rely on american satellite systems to work. You might ask why the prime minister has been so keen to dash here, to visit a president who we know will be gone in just a few months time. His answer is there are urgent issues that
Pictures coming from rebecca s home town of bukwo. Close to the kenyan border in uganda. Last night, on friday, family members, friends and activists against gender based violence viewed rebecca s coffin at the funeral home in the kenyan town before her body was brought back to her hometown. We heard her mother was wearing a souvenir bag at the time, that the athlete had received at the paris olympics where she competed in the marathon. Patience akumu is a ugandan lawyer she told me what lessons needed to be learned from rebecca cheptegei s violent death. We need to reflect about the ways in which women, no matter their social status, ways in which women, no matter theirsocialstatus, no ways in which women, no matter their social status, no matter what they have achieved in life, are still expected to bow to the expectations of society, evenif to the expectations of society, even if it kills them. Domestic violence is still a reality for many women in africa, in euston africa. The stat
Of the world s biggest crypto exchanges explains why it s crucial the world s biggest economy makes the crypto rules clearer. And we ll hear from the man overseeing them. The head of the us regulator, the securities and exchange commission, explains why he s brought so many lawsuits against crypto firms. Plus, the viability of vaping. The boss of the e cigarette firm juul tells us why his business has a long term future, even though he doesn t want any young people taking up the habit. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, hello, and welcome to the show. The us election is looming large, and there are many issues on voters minds, from inflation and climate change to war in the middle east. But despite all those, one republican senator has said that cryptocurrencies are a defining issue in the run up to november the 5th. And he s not alone in thinking that. The place of one of the world s most divisive and consequential technologies in the world s biggest economy is at stake