Normally change the course of an election. But as we know campaign 2020 is like no other. Last hour republican senator John Barrasso telling me why he thinks this debate, yes, is different. I think people watching both of these candidates will be watching to say who is ready to be commander in chief, because what we know right now is that joe biden is turning 78 next year. We know the president has coronavirus. President trump will be watching from coronavirus isolation, confined to the white house now as hes treated for the virus he told us would disappear six months ago. The president s doctor has not answered questions since back on monday. So we are in the dark, really, about his condition and his course of treatment. He is tweeting. Yesterday pulling the plug on stimulus talks rattled financial markets. The president has since backtracked some saying he does hope to cut smaller stimulus deals, smaller economic aid deals. Were told hes itching to leave the residence and return to t
President s complaints there was fraud. He has proven none in the venues he had opportunity to do so. That was noon hour on the east coast. Now moving to the 1 00 hour in the east. Six states, 43 more electoral votes to be counted, and some significance this hour, including state of wisconsin. Absolutely key to President Trump in 2016. Pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin. President trump flipped the blue wall four years ago there. Ten more into joe biden. Another of the flips for joe biden. Michigan coming later in the day. Pennsylvania, georgia, michigan, wisconsin, five big flips that give joe biden his victory. Wolf, looking at this hour, beginning of the campaign, Trump Campaign said we are making a play in minnesota. Trump Campaign Said were making a play in new mexico, didnt happen. This is a more traditional map back to the 1990s, early 2000s, wisconsin, state Supreme Court today again saying go away to lawsuits trying to challenge this. So the allegations are pushed into the Rear
Made possible by Corporate Funding provided by mutual of america designing customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your public broadcast station from viewers like you. Good evening. Im alex stewart. Hari sreenivasan is off. Last month americas leading power took a deal with iran. Now the fall between iran and the west appears to be continuing. Today for the first time in years iran allowed International Inspectors to visit a Key Nuclear Site where a reactor to produce heavy water is under construction. Heavy water can be used to make plutonium for a nuclear weapon. In a speech today iranian president sought to reaassure hard liners in his country that last months deal is already benefitting iran. Translator cruel sanctions against the Islamic Republic has caused recessions in the economy. The first phase in talks has led to economic
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. From today, people arriving in the uk from dozens of countries will no longer have to self isolate for two weeks. Outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. Northern ireland is becoming the first of the uks nations to allow gyms to reopen today. In scotland people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. In hong kong all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. Mexicos brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic they say theyre filling a void. The bbc gets exclusive access to the Sinaloa Cartel. And on the 80th
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The opportunity cost of all its 35 million citizens counting out their change to the cent in every transaction is far greater than the value. Many other nations have already gotten rid of their penny equivalence. Australia, brazil, finland, israel, the netherlands, new zealand, norway, sweden, switzerland, to name just a few. Give me a penny for my thoughts. Can we please get rid of our penny . The savings are small, for sure. But how about bucking the zinc and copper lobbies and making the american penny something we only see at the smithsonian. The correct answer to our gps challenge question is b. Brazil is said to have more than 125 million catholics. Thats more catholics than any other nation. The highest percentages of catholics can be found unsurprisingly at the vatican. 99 . The state with the second highest percentage of catholics, 98 is 7,700 miles away from st. Peters. Thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. Part of my program this week. I will see you n