Day to election voting. Youre looking at a registered independent who is proud to vote again and again and again because im an american and that is what americans do. Early voting has already started in some states. The election is basically here. It is here. Candidates ask people to vote because that is the whole purpose of a campaign. Win more votes. And that is usually meant motivating people for Election Day which is why we hear so much about voting occurring on a single day. I like the part when you dont go to school on Election Day. The candidates an the voters cast their ballots. 81 Million voted four years ago, the population has grown since then and more than 81 Million ought to vote this time. Polls are open now. By tonight after the polls close, we will know who our 41st president will be. The emphasis there is on Election Day. But that framework is out of date. The most recent president ial election marks a shift that is still sinking in, 2020 was the first race where a maj
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid
And children. Hezbollah has confirmed that its senior military commander, Ibrahim Aqil, was among those killed the israeli envoy at the Un Danny Danon has not mentioned the attacks in lebanon but said his country would do whatever it took to defend itself. These are the latest pictures from beirut. As Rescue Workers continue to search through the rubble of the suburban building destroyed by israel. Its military says it was targeting hezbollah s radwan forces. It was israels third attack on the lebanese capital this year. We spoke to our correspondents in the region, daniel de simone whos Injerusalem And Hugo bachego whos in lebanon. Hugo began by giving us the latest from beirut. Emergency teams are still searching for people who are believed to be missing and could be under the rubble of this building that collapsed into here, which is the suburb here in beirut. That is hezbollah s stronghold. And again, this was a major attack. Hezbollah now saying that at least 13 senior members of
Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. In another Body Blow for hezbollah, one of the groups top commanders in lebanon has been killed in an israeli airstrike. Ibrahim aqil was hezbollah s second in command, and the United States had labelled him a Global Terrorist putting a multi million Dollar Bounty on his head because of his links to the bombing of Us Marines in lebanon in 1983. He died in an Attack Today in beirut s Southern Suburbs that israel has called a targeted strike. In total, its left 12 people dead and 66 injured, according to the lebanese authorities. It is another humiliation for hezbollah, coming at The End of a week in which thousands of the groups fighters were killed or injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. It also follows Israels Assassination of hezbollah s military leader, fuad shukr, injuly in the same area of south beirut. Todays strike is the latest and most of the dating this right. We dont yet have confirmation from
Security to 2024 candidates to president ial levels. And israel unleashing new strikes on hezbollah targets overnight, in the region amid ratcheting fears of a wider conflict. Good morning, thanks for joining us. Its 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. North carolinas republican candidate for governor is refusing to step aside after a Bomb Shell Report reverberating from that Battle Ground to the president ial race, that Mark Robinson reportedly made disturbing posts more than ten years ago on a pornography site. A Cnn Investigation reveals that robinson called Himself A Black Nazi, expressed support for bringing Back Slavery and recounted sexually graphic stories including a memory of peeping on women in Gym Showers when he was 14. Robinson took to Social Media to issue a flat denial and insists he is staying in the race. Let me reassure you the things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my wo