Just hours ago. Reporter it is addressed to the nation, joe biden did not declare victory, but what we heard was essentially his victory speech, he talked about his plan to be covid and the plan to bring the nation together. Meanwhile President Trump focused on the lawsuits he hopes will bring them back into the race. As president ial election ballots continued to be counted key states, joe biden spoke friday night. We dont have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us its clear, a clear and convincing story. We are going to win the race. Reporter he offered a message of unity. Its time for us to come together as a nation to heal, its not going to be easy. Reporter he has pulled ahead of President Trump into key states, pennsylvania and georgia, the former Vice President leads by just a few thousand votes in georgia. With a margin that fall there will likely be a recount in georgia. Reporter as soon as the democratic challenger pulled ahead pennsylvania friday mornin
Now bbc news, it is extra time with rob bonnet. Extra time today comes from newmarket, on the east of england, otherwise known as the headquarters of britains flat racing industry, and thats because over 70 licensed trainers are based here. And the most eminent of them all isjohn gosden, who has over 3000 winners to his name and experience stretching back to the late 1970s in california, where he trained horses for, amongst others, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor and cary grant. He is also very much a man who lives in the present, as the racing industry grapples with its current issues. John gosden, welcome to extra time. Simple question, i suppose there could be a half hour answer to this, but lets see if we can do it slightly shorter than that, what makes a good trainer . I think you have to have an appreciation of the horses around you and the people around you, and i think you have to be very sensitive to trying to blend all of them together, to make sure youre all going in the sam
It is time for extra time with rob bonnet. Extra time today comes from newmarket, on the east of england, otherwise known as the headquarters of britains flat racing industry, and thats because over 70 licensed trainers are based here. And the most eminent of them all isjohn gosden, who has over 3000 winners to his name and experience stretching back to the late 19705 in california, where he trained horses for, amongst others, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor and cary grant. He is also very much a man who lives in the present, as the racing industry grapples with its current issues. John gosden, welcome to extra time. Simple question, i suppose there could be a half hour answer to this, but lets see if we can do it slightly shorter than that, what makes a good trainer . I think you have to have an appreciation of the horses around you and the people around you, and i think you have to be very sensitive to trying to blend all of them together, to make sure youre all going in the same dir
We are thrilled to have, as our speaker today. Debby applegate she is a graduate of Amherst College and has her ph. D. In american studies from Yale University. She is a historian her previous was the most famous man in america a biography of Henry Ward Beecher and he was a minister sort of a progress administer. But in her acknowledgments she talked about how interesting it was to move from a minister to a madam who is ran a number of houses of prostitution in new york. So her latest book is the biography of polly adler, icon of the jazz age. It won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for biography, and it was one of the new york society of libraries best books about new york and was also a finalist for the us Angeles Times book prize and. The National Book critics circle award and shes been married to bruce torgan. 36 years. So i read the book. Its a fascinating, fascinating book. One of the things i didnt realize is that is as much about the history. New york during the 2030s and forties as it
what to do with myself. and we ll be looking back at the life of the man behind these lyrics. burt bacharach one of pop music s greatest composers has died aged 94. and coming up on the bbc news channel. despite protests from fans there are now revamped plans for a new look european super league with no permanent members and based on sporting performance. good evening. they re digging mass graves in turkey and syria as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have died in the earthquakes on monday. who knows how many more are still buried under the rubble, but time is running out to save them. the great fear now is for the survivors who are living on the streets with very little food and water in freezing conditions. the un secretary general has promised more help is on its way, but warned that the full extent of the crisis is still unfolding, with people facing nightmares on top of nightmares . we ll hearfrom quentin sommerville in antakya, close to the