hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. you re watching the context on bbc news. the influential uk business lobby group, the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. let s start with the race for the white house, which has become a little bit more crowded today with chris christie announcing his bid for the republican nomination. you may remember him from his time as the governor of newjersey and also his unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2016. and that ultimately ended up with him endorsing donald trump who, of course, won and is running again this time round. mr trump isn t noted for being nice about any of his rivals, so we ll see what he has to say against his one time backer. back to our panel gillian tett, editor at large for the us financial times, who joins us from silicon valley in california. and nathalie tocci, from the institute of international affairs, is in rome. let s start with chris christie, what do you make of that? is in l
this is bbc news. bye bye. let s start with that huge story from the world of golf the merging of the saudi arabian backed liv golf tour, with the pga and the dp world tour. it s a move which effectively ends the bitter divide within the game. it s a move which effectively ends the bitter divide within the game. one of the first liv players phil mickelson was quick to tweet that today was an awesome day with pga tour commissioner jay monahan saying it was an historic moment. the agreement will combine the pga tour and liv s commercial operations and rights into a new, yet to be named company which will also include the dp world tour. the likes of dustinjohnson, brooks koepka and cameron smith defected to the saudi backed breakaway league with huge prize funds on offer, and new team formats. 0ur golf correspondent iain carter says it s an total game changer. these have been sworn enemies. the dp road tour, the pga world tour in