to continue that relationship with the united states. the nick clegg holds the balance of power or the d,ms take office, he s much more euro-sent trick and, indeed, one of the criticisms about him has been he would, some people say, water down, tone down, put down the trans atlantic relationship. he would focus it much more towards the european union. the big issue now and i ve got to say this because eventually you re going to face it on your side of the atlantic is as you come out of recession, how are we going to pay for the bailout costs, the tax rises, and the spending cuts? and that s been the big issue in this election tonight. you are right to say it. it s coming our way. that s for sure. richard quest in london for us. still to come in the newsroom, reports of oil reaching shore in the gulf of mexico. we re updating your top stories straight ahead for you. you re the one