good evening. just two days to go until the first nationwide electoral contest, and the 2022 midterms will decide who controls the senate and what the biden administration will look like. the former president teasing a 2024 run is not, and the democracy is at stake this tuesday. they and former president trump all on the trail the last several days. he was in florida late today, and that s a story in itself we ll talk about tonight. president biden tonight in new york. if y all show up and vote, democracy is sustained. this is not a joke. this is not hyperbole, for the second time. not a joke. it matters and it s in your hands. look, you are one of the reasons why, as i said, i have never been more optimistic about the future of this country. this, too, is a story. democratic presidents spending the final days in a blue state, and nationally take a look. out of the 435 seats in play, all republicans need this week is a net gain of five seats to take control of the house f
Anger. Could that turn florida blue . Its still a long shot but it does give dems another opportunity to say look, voters, this is what happens when you let the other guys win. And while dems have this opportunity, republicans are hoping for their own opportunity on an issue they think they have the upper hand. Let us start with abortion. Joining us now, Washington Post National Reporter covering abortion, Car Caroline Kitchened matt dixon. You guys have done a lot of reports on whats happening in florida. Matt, this ruling, talk to me about the political underpinnings of it. Yeah, its a huge win for democrats here in florida who havent had a win in a decade or more. The Biden Campaign released a memo yesterday first given to nbc news that sort of said theyre going to build their florida strategy around the issue of abortion and really tieing it to yesterdays twopart rulings. So democrats are really hoping this is going to sort of put floridas Battleground State again. It hasnt been in
And those trump promises pushing wall street to more record highs. And as President Trump orders a review of the financial rules designed to stop another nightmare on wall street, well be getting the inside track from our economics editor Kamal Ahmed On that and the rest of the stories hes been covering this week. As snow hits new york city, how much do you think it costs to clear an inch of the white stuff off the streets . One dollar . One hundred dollars . A Million Dollars . well give you the answer at the end of the show. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us where, as youve been hearing, japans Prime Minister shinzo abe meets President Trump later. Trade will be high on the agenda. Remember, one of mr trumps first actions as president was to withdraw from the 12 nation Trans Pacific partnership trade deal signed by obama and strongly supported by the japanese. Mr trump called it a terrible dealfor the us. He wants a fairer trading relations
Far is the footsie. Also in the programme. Tired of cramped legs and aching backs after Long Distance air travel . Well meet the company aiming to put the luxury back into flying, using smart design. At the other end of the scale, dubai has just tested its first pilotless people carrying drone. Today we want to know, how comfortable would you feel being whizzed about in the air without a pilot on board . In the last few hours, former banker Steven Mnuchin has been confirmed as the new Treasury Secretary. Asjobs go, its a very important one. Besides serving as the nations banker, paying its bills, collecting taxes and managing its debt, the secretary is also one of the leading regulators of banks and wall street. So how well do we think hell perform in this new role . Heres what we know about him. Hes been criticised as a wall street insider, having spent 17 years working for goldman sachs, and also setting up and running several hedge funds. This has enabled him to finance dozens of hi
Player in the space race. And as always all the market action. It was another record setting day on wall street. Stay with us, well tell you why . Also in the programme, finding a Diamond In The Rough well meet the woman whose company is turning waste into energy. Lloyds of london is banning drinking during work hours. Today we want to know, is the liquid lunch a thing of the past . Is it ever acceptable to drink during the working day . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. The eus top economist, pierre moscovici, is visiting greece today to talk about the countrys debt problem. Hes trying to break the deadlock over the release of a further bailout. Athens and its International Creditors have been wrangling for months over the issue, and failure to Reach Agreement has spooked the markets. Yesterday it was revealed that the Greek Economy unexpectedly shrank in the last three months of 2016. So what options does the country have . Greece is now under increased press