are you optimistic or are you pessimistic? i am optimistic but i don t want to deny the reality. there are things that are not fair. there is inequality, there is racism, there is sexism, there is discrimination. so we cannot deny that. but i m optimistic about the change that we can bring. and i m also optimistic about the fact that we have seen change throughout history. but we have seen that because people in our past have stood up. now it s our time that we do it for our future generation and ourselves that we bring that change. fanfare malala, the youngest person to be awarded the nobel prize for peace, has become an influencer with international reach, a global brand of sorts, with her own charity, book club, social media following and now this new tv production deal. proof that in a new world of content it s not who you know that counts but how many millions of people know you. will gompertz, bbc news. that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a
But the protests against the president are growing. And a u for u turn the exam fiasco that forces the english government to abandon an algorithm for grading a level exams. The grades will now be based on teacher predictions. Hello im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london and we are very happy to be back on air. Its been too long. This is our new time slot, mon thurs. We dont have a name, but thats fine. What we do have is a lot to talk about. Starting with the 2020 Democratic National convention. Which is, lets face it, sort of weird this year. What was meant to happen was that tens of thousands of eager democrats were going to jam the streets of milwaukee, shmoozing, partying, pontificating and formally ratifying their chosen president ial candidate. Covid made that impossible so now its all online and on tv. Katty who has been to eight Party Conventions over the years is secretly relieved, but if like me you are partial to balloons, silly hats, national anthems, big
And his relationship with the left of the Democratic Party. Will their performance swing any votes . Well have analysis of the debate with the bbcs katty kay and laura trevlyan as well as amanda renteria, former National Political director for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and republican strategist ron christie President Trump and former Vice President joe biden are now about half an hour away from their first debate of this years us president ial election. With a distinct lack of Campaign Events due to the pandemic, the political clash is seen as the best chance for both sides to make their case to the country. But this contest wont be quite like anything weve seen before, while as many as 100 million americans will tune in to watch the two men go head to head, only 70 will be in the room to see donald trump and joe bidens verbal joust. Laura trevelyan is our correspondent in cleveland. What are we expecting . High drama. Ican what are we expecting . High drama. I can tell you thatjoe biden
So allowed to have civil unions, so how much of a shift is this in the vatican stands . Within the past hour, the former us president barack obama has sharply criticised his successor donald trump in his successor donald trump in his First Campaign speech in support of the Democratic Pa rtys support of the Democratic Partys president ial candidate and his former Vice President joe biden. Speaking at a rally in philadelphia, barack obama said donald trump is not shown interest in anyone else but himself. He also criticised the president s and with the economy and the pandemic. Blood, the thing is, this is not a reality show. This is reality. And the rest of us have had to live with the consequences of him proving himself incapable of taking the job seriously. At least 220,000 americans have died. More than 100,000 Small Businesses have closed. Millions ofjobs are gone. 0ur proud reputation around the world is in tatters. Right now, as we speak, donald trump will not even extend relief t
Hello and welcome to our bbc special coverage. So here we are, the last us president ial debate before americans go to the polls a week on tuesday. On a stage in nashville, tennessee this evening, President Trump and former Vice President joe biden will have 90 minutes to make the case to any undecided voters who are left that they are the best person to lead the nation for the next four years. There will be policy, there will be political posturing, but what about simple politeness . Unlikely. Youll remember the last time these two men shared a stage, it was a loud, raucus, messy affair so many interruptions by the end, neither of them came out looking particularly good. This time, the rules have changed a bit. The Debate Commission has introduced a mute button, giving each candidate two minutes, uninterrupted, to make their case, at the start of the six sections of the debate. But after that, its open debate and the gloves are off. So lets get right to it. Laura trevelyan is at Belmo