Hello. Good evening everyone. Welcome again i am the director of religious programming and like to start by asking who is here for the first time tonight whether a first or a repeat offender we have a bunch of programs to check out with a conversation with dan pfeiffer to a concert with josh ritter. Went to see the things that drive us to drink im sure reality has something for us all we are undeniably into 2020 the most t polarized election of all time the 2016 election seemed we didnt know our country or communities or who we thought we did questioning those deep rooted values and with that divisive twoparty political system tonight we are thrilled to welcome ezra klein back to make sense of it all to hear his perspective how the polarization has been growing roots for decades and why we are polarized he asserts the system is a broken but working exactly as designed and how our identities the disastrous results with the bonds of older country together the editor at large in cofounder
An independent scotland is within touching distance. Strong winds cause travel delays and power cuts across large parts of southern england and south wales. Police urge people not to make unnecessary journeys. And talking movies counts down to the oscars and felicityjones discusses her film the aeronauts. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. South africa have ended englands dream of lifting the Rugby World Cup with an overwhelming victory at the final injapan. The springboks delivered a brilliant and relentless attacking game winning by 32 points to 12. For england theres bitter disappointment. For South Africans its a triumphant moment for a sport thats come to represent huge change in their nation. Its the third time theyve won the compeition. Millions of rugby fans were watching in england, south africa and around the world, as the springboks claimed their third world cup title. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. As the final whistle blew in
Years debating over brexit in parliament. There will be crucial votes again tonight but if mps reject a proposal to speed the withdrawal bill through the commons by thursday borisjohnsons deal is unlikely to be passed by the october 31st deadline. Im joanna gosling, the other stories developing this morning on bbc newsroom live. Northamptonshire police are to travel to the us to question under caution the american diplomats wife who fled the uk after being involved in a fatal car crash. Abortion has been decriminalised in Northern Ireland and same sex marriage has been legalised after westminster voted for the changes in july. Canadas Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wins a second term in office but loses his majority in parliament and will need support from smaller parties to carry on governing. Good morning to you. Welcome to westminster where borisjohnson will urge mps to back his brexit deal, as he launches a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu by the end of the month. Today he
His principal interest includes federal and state institutional law, first and Second Amendments and legal history. Joseph earned his ba degree magna cum laude from rice university, masters degree from cambridge. And agd degree from yale school. He knew both of the people we had last week, although he did not take any courses from them. Joseph helped the briefing for the Landmark Supreme Court district of columbia versus heller in 2008. The district of columbia fire arms control regulation act of 1975 required, among other things, that all firearms be kept unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock. It also restricted those owning restricted residence from owning handguns, accept those registered prior to the enactment of the law. In a 54 decision the Supreme Court said it protects an individuals right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia. And to use that arm for traditionally normal purposes such as selfdefense within a home. Unfortunately, joseph was o
This afternoon, theresa may will travel from downing street to Buckingham Palace to offer her resignation to the queen and then borisjohnson will be granted his audience with her majesty. Then the new Prime Minister will make his way from the palace to downing street, where he is expected to say a few words. The podium is in place where he will set out his governments agenda. Sometime after three oclock this afternoon, the queen will ask borisjohnson to this afternoon, the queen will ask Boris Johnson to form this afternoon, the queen will ask borisjohnson to form a government ina borisjohnson to form a government in a tradition known as kissing hands. He will become her 14th Prime Minister since winston churchill. And a rather emotional farewell from theresa may in herfinal appearance at Prime Minister question as she looks forward to serving once again on the backbenches. The communities, the commons that we represent, that is the bedrock of our parliamentary democracy and our libert