mnangagwa is seeking re election amid currency shortages and high unemployment. you are watching bbc news. turning to us politics and we have two major stories this hour, one in the state of georgia and the other in milwaukee wisconsin, where we hand over to the bbc s caitrionia perry who s there. thank you. we are live here in milwaukee, where eight candidates are currently on the debate stage to vie for their chance at becoming the 2024 republican presidential nominee. former president donald trump who is the party s leading contender has decided to skip the debates. trump instead has opted for a pre recorded interview with ex fox news host tucker carlson which was released just minutes before the start of the debate.
voting in zimbabwe s presidential and parliamentary elections has been extended for a day after accusations of ballot rigging. only a quarter of polling stations opened on time in the capital, harare. 80 year old president emmerson mnangagwa is seeking re electoin amid currerncy shortages and high unemployment. you re live with bbc news. turning to us politics and we have two major stories this hour one in the state of georgia, and the other in milwaukee wisconsin, where we hand over to the bbc s caitrionia perry who s there. we are live here in milwaukee where eight candidates are currently on the debate stage vying for their chance at becoming the 2024 republican presidential nominee. former president donald trump who is the party s leading contender has decided to skip the debates.
and lisa hutchinson who said they would not support donald trump off with a nominee for the party but the others did turning back to us raise their hands but as if politics and we have two major stories this hour they were looking around to see one in the state of georgia, and the other in milwaukee what each other were doing wisconsin, where we hand over apart from vivek ramaswamey who to the bbc s caitrionia has been in the donald trump camp. that outlines for you perry who s there. just how much of a problem and away donald trump is for these you may be able to see the candidates. they want to distinguish themselves from invited audience who have him, some of them are quite filled the stadium for the debate are filing out now. a critical of him on certain issues. they also do not want big moment for the republican to alienate his base, it is a fine line they have to walk. no party, the official kick off candidate perhaps more than for their primary season, a lot mike pence face th
golfers were paid. and in 2019, tennis, well known for its female superstar athletes, women could still take home less than their male counterparts at the same tournament. for more on this, caitrionia perry spoke yesterday with bonnie morris, an expert on women s sports history at the university of california berkeley. and macaela mackenzie, a sports journalist and author covering women s equality. let s start with the issue of tennis. the men and women get paid the same at grand slams but not necessarily other events, but the sponsorship deals vary widely, and that in a sport where some women are as big if not bigger stars than their male counterparts. the path of progress moves slowly for women in sport, doesn t it? it s very slow. i second everything your previous speaker alex had to say. i was interested to hear her praise the progress of women s soccer in the united states.
just do it. with me, with fifa, you will find open doors. just push the doors. they are open. for more on this, my colleague caitrionia perry spoke yesterday to former american professional soccer player, joanna lohman. joanna, thanks forjoining us. you might talk to us a little bit about the life of a woman s soccer player in the us. many people think of soccer players and they think big mansions, flash cars, eye watering salaries, is it the same for the women in the us? i hate to be a myth buster, but unfortunately it s not the same in the united states. i say that knowing that the sport is growing exponentially, the resources invested in the women s game are growing. but when i was a soccer player, i retired in 2019,