highlighting his cognitive struggles, but as per usual, the mob, the media, they raced to his defense. take a look. i thought it was good for him to show who he is. this is not handlers, this is not pollsters, this was joe biden, you know, sort of letting everybody know where he is coming from and how he feels. i think that that makes him seem more youthful and more engaged, more human, more relatable. if you want to get to the age thing, let s call it what it is, it s ages some clearing of any wrongdoing, if some of you says you are too far left, you contacted the center. there s the man is 80 years old. he rides a bike. sean: let me educate our friends from the mob and the media, according to the special counsel report, joe biden was presented as a sympathetic well-meaning man with a poor memory who cannot even remember when he served as vice president. that s what they said in the report and asking on day one of the interview with the special counsel if it was 2
morning, everyone it is saturday . april 8th. i m amro walker. i m victor blackwell. you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with the abortion debate across the country. this time, it s over access to medication. abortion after federal courts issued conflicting rulings began after a federal judge in texas ruled to suspend the fda s two decade old approval. of method. pistone then washington state judge ruled the fda must keep the pill on the shelves and 17 democratic states and the district of columbia. cnn s senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen joins us now. so explain what medford press stone is and what happens next. so victor medford. redstone is one of two drugs that are used in medicated abortions. in other words, abortions that are used by pill rather than by a surgical procedure. as you said they ve been used safely from more than 20 years. they have an excellent safety profile, and actually, they are now quite common. let s take a look at what s happened wi
he says he only cried once. you re watching bbc news. now its time for the media show welcome to the media show. in a minute, we re going to talk about the christmas period and what it taught us about advertising, both about what ads are working and where companies are wanting to spend their money. we ll also talk to stephen lambert from studio lambert, which made the runaway hit for the bbc, the traitors. but before we do all of that, let s talk about channel 4 privatisation because it looks like it could be off. global s podcast the news agents broke this story. it s got hold of a letter from the culture secretary, michelle donelan, sent to the prime minister, which appears to advise against privatisation, saying there are better ways to ensure channel 4 s sustainability. let s bring in chris curtis, editor in chief of broadcast magazine. hiya, chris. good to have you back on the media show. so, is this the end of the matter? i think it s the end of the potential privatisat
crossed over recently. some breaking news. a hearing that thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. they have clashed with police used tear gas and an attempt propel them. the right wing former leader lost the last presidential election to a socialist opponent who was sworn in last week. the supporters are calling for military intervention and the owners resignation of the reader. footage circulating online shows angry protesters wrapped in the national flag with police erecting barriers around the building. we ll bring you more on that when we have it. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s bo
for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin