Opposition to the threat of budget cuts to agencies that fund scientific work. The president tweeting a couple hours ago i am committed but always remember it enhances environmental protection. Jobs matter. Miguel marquez is in washington where demonstrators marched from the mall to capitol hill. Miguel . Reporter ana, This Is The End point for the march for science. Thousands and thousands of scientists and their supporters clog the streets of washington. It was cold, it was windy. Where they ended here at the capitol, what they were concerned about was the general tone from the Trump Administration on science and matters of science on funding. Very enormous ly engaging in
science in washington, d. C. , said they didnt want their work to be sifted through. It certainly had a very political edge to it. Ana . Thank you, miguel. Now to new york where the rain didnt keep away the crowds. Here is rachel crane. Reporter im in a crowded and rainy times square. Lots of umbrellas and lots of h
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republicans need to win just five more seats to take control of the house, and they re expected to do so. fun fact in midterm elections, the president s party nearly always loses seats in the house, especially when the economy isn t doing so well. and in america right now, it really isn t. this is the first national election since a mob of trump supporters stormed the capitol onjanuary 6, 2021. they falsely believed that the democrats had stolen the election from them and they were trying to stop it from being certified. bbc data shows that more than half of current republican candidates for house, senate and governors races have cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election. so the stakes tonight are high, and notjust for lawmakers here in washington. in all 50 states, there are local offices up for grabs too, those precious down ballot races. and the results of these midterms
plus we ll have the best analysis all night from our panel of us experts from both sides of the political spectrum. welcome to washington, dc. and welcome to american elections 2022 from the bbc. hello, i m katty kay. and i m christian fraser. and for the next eight hours, we will be bringing you results and analysis of the us midterm elections. this is a uniquely american phenomenon hundreds of individuals races, each one a piece of a nationwide puzzle. by the end, we hope to have a clear picture of the american political landscape for the coming few years. for republicans, it s a chance to retake the house of representatives and perhaps even the senate. if they re successful, that would set them on good footing heading into the presidential