Stay with us on Bbc News for continuing Coverage And Analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. More than 1,700 prisoners in england and wales have been allowed out ofjail early today as part of a new Government Scheme to try to ease prison overcrowding. They had been sentenced to up to 5 Years Injail and have served 40 of their time rather than the usual 50 . They are just the first wave to be released early. Around 2000 more will follow over the next two months. The government says those jailed for more than 4 years for serious violent offences, or for sex offences and domestic abuse are not eligible for early release and that every available measure is being taken to protect the public. Heres our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. At wandsworth prison today. 0h . Inmates walking free early from their sentences, celebrating with their friends. Some Hiding Theirfaces as they left the jail. Lets go lets go home 0thers Making Up for lost time w
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And Kamala Harris. The 90 Minute Showdown will take place in philadelphia in the Swing State of pennsylvania. The bbc s Sumi Somaskanda is there for us. Thank you, steve. Its the first time the rivals for the White House go head to Head And Vice president Kamala Harris has again highlighted Donald Trumps poor record with facts ahead of their debate. We have heard from both campaigns about how these candidates have prepared. Donald trump having Policy Discussions with his team ahead of the debate. Kamala harris was hunkered down in at the tail in pittsburgh, actually going through the pieces in an actual Debate Stage Scenario with a colleague was dressed as Donald Trump. Those were the perforations the immensity, just a few hours away and there will be facing Each Other for the first time head to head. It comes as the election is on a nice edge. The latest poll of polls shows that Kamala Harris is three points ahead but many pundits say the reality is that its too close to call. Our nor
very good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. today president biden taking that state of the union message to the battleground state of wisconsin. it s part of a two-day swing where he will be touting his administration s accomplishments and also which of course were laid out during last night s address. sounds like the start of a campaign. president biden s speech set the stage for a likely 2024 bid. he vowed to, quote, finish the job. while making a point to call for unity and bipartisanship, asking to work with republicans even as he sparred with a handful of republican lawmakers on a number of topics. instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share some republicans, some republicans, want medicare and social security to sunset. i m not saying it s a majority. i m not politely not naming them, but it s being proposed by some of you. look so, folks, as we all apparently agree, social security and medicare is off off the books now,
newsroom and good to have you with us, i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto, and soon former vice president pence could be answering questions, because he has been subpoenaed, and what the special council is wanting to learn from him and what it could mean in terms of executive privilege. and plus another major review in tennessee after the death of tyre nichols, and the shelby county district attorney is expected to review all prior cases involving those five officers is charged for their role in nichols death, and what that could mean. and if the death toll continues to rise in turkey and syria and we are hearing of remarkable stories of survival and one girl survived after 107 hours under the rubble, and hope is understandably dimming in hopes of finding survivors as the crews continue their search there. we begin this hour with vice president pence who is under investigation in regard to former president trump, and so, in regard to this subpoena, what does the white hous