spending but that's not how many americans see it. as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. joe biden has an approval rating ofjust 38%, that and if is a record low and in a survey by nbc 55% of people thought donald trump would do a betterjob of handling the economy with just 33% choosing joe biden. we'll have more than that in just a moment but first let's hear from joe biden. moment but first let's hear from joe biden. , ,., . ~ moment but first let's hear from joe biden. , . ~ ., _, biden. turning set back in to come back, biden. turning set back in to come back. that's _ biden. turning set back in to come back, that's what _ biden. turning set back in to come back, that's what america - biden. turning set back in to come back, that's what america does. i folks, i hear the economy is on the brink _ folks, i hear the economy is on the brink our— folks, i hear the economy is on the brink. our economy is the envy of the world — brink. our economy is the envy of the world. 15 million newjobs in 'ust the world. 15 million newjobs in just three — the world. 15 million newjobs in just three years, a record. a record~ _ just three years, a record. a record. unemployment at a 50 year low. record. unemployment at a 50 year low a _ record. unemployment at a 50 year low. a record 16 million americans restoring _ low. a record 16 million americans restoring small businesses and each one is_ restoring small businesses and each one is an _ restoring small businesses and each one is an act of hope. chris campbell— one is an act of hope. chris campbell was _ one is an act of hope. chris campbell was assistant - 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economy. there is an age—old saying in the us and that is are you better. in the us and that is are you better off today— in the us and that is are you better off today than _ in the us and that is are you better off today than you _ in the us and that is are you better off today than you were _ in the us and that is are you better off today than you were four- in the us and that is are you better off today than you were four years i off today than you were four years a -o off today than you were four years ago and _ off today than you were four years ago and that — off today than you were four years ago and that is— off today than you were four years ago and that is the _ off today than you were four years ago and that is the problem - off today than you were four years ago and that is the problem the i ago and that is the problem the president— ago and that is the problem the president is— ago and that is the problem the president is going _ ago and that is the problem the president is going to— ago and that is the problem the president is going to have. - ago and that is the problem thel president is going to have. many americans— president is going to have. many americans feel— president is going to have. many americans feel worse _ president is going to have. many americans feel worse off- president is going to have. many americans feel worse off today l americans feel worse off today because — americans feel worse off today because of— americans feel worse off today because of inflation _ americans feel worse off today because of inflation that - americans feel worse off today because of inflation that has i because of inflation that has gripped _ because of inflation that has gripped our— because of inflation that has gripped our economy- because of inflation that has gripped our economy over . because of inflation that has i gripped our economy over the because of inflation that has - gripped our economy over the last three _ gripped our economy over the last three and — gripped our economy over the last three and half— gripped our economy over the last three and half years. _ gripped our economy over the last three and half years. is _ gripped our economy over the last three and half years.— three and half years. as you can see, michelle _ three and half years. as you can see, michelle fleury_ three and half years. as you can see, michelle fleuryjoins - three and half years. as you can see, michelle fleuryjoins us - three and half years. as you can l see, michelle fleuryjoins us from new york. how was the speech going down? i new york. how was the speech going down? ~ new york. how was the speech going down? ,, , ., , new york. how was the speech going down? ,, , .,, .., new york. how was the speech going down? ~' , .,, ., down? i think people called it a viaorous down? i think people called it a vigorous performance. - down? i think people called it a vigorous performance. they - down? i think people called ital vigorous performance. they said down? i think people called it a - vigorous performance. they said this felt more like a political speech and a campaign speech than a typical state of the union speech. that this marks essentially the start of the election campaign for who will be the next president. he came out swinging certainly on the issues that donald trump for a long time was very successful on for example in the tax front and cutting taxes which was a popular policy with many of his pace. that was something that joe biden took a different approach to and tried to differentiate themselves saying that it intended to tax billionaires 25% of their income and he also talked about raising corporate tax rates. those are things that anger many people but appealed to others. he was basically drawing a distinction between the other side and i think that's what we are going to hear more about the weeks ahead. taste that's what we are going to hear more about the weeks ahead. we had some important— more about the weeks ahead. we had some important data _ more about the weeks ahead. we had some important data on _ more about the weeks ahead. we had some important data on jobs - more about the weeks ahead. we had some important data on jobs as - more about the weeks ahead. we had some important data on jobs as well. | some important data on jobs as well. yes. thisjobs reportjust showed the us economy continues to add jobs and i think that was something that joe biden mentioned in that clip. the fact that he has presided over this hugejob the fact that he has presided over this huge job growth the fact that he has presided over this hugejob growth but moving forward the challenge for the presidential candidate is that many americans are more concerned about inflation and prices and how far they have risen than they are about they have risen than they are about the fact the job market continues to remain a bright spot. for those in the markets and those wondering what the markets and those wondering what the federal reserve will do this continues the narrative we are seeing of the soft landing because we saw figures forjanuary and december revised lower so injanuary we got this blockbusterjobs report and everyone was scratching their heads going how is it so strong? and now it turns out because of these revisions that habit wasn't the outlier we had thought. we are seeing drug —— jobs being added but not at such a strong pace. itruiait seeing drug -- jobs being added but not at such a strong pace.— not at such a strong pace. wait and see. not at such a strong pace. wait and see- thank — not at such a strong pace. wait and see- thank you _ not at such a strong pace. wait and see. thank you for _ not at such a strong pace. wait and see. thank you forjoining - not at such a strong pace. wait and see. thank you forjoining us. - not at such a strong pace. wait and | see. thank you forjoining us. think of the boss of the tank company and what comes to mind. a guy in a hoodie and jeans or a guy wearing a t—shirt and sneakers. odds are that whatever fashion they are sporting the tech boss you think of is probably always a man and that's understandable because 90% of bosses of text —— tech firms are men. on international women's day we are asking how is that going to change. let's find out from the founder and boss of an icloud base payments company. tech really male dominated sector. how did you breakthrough? that's a good question. for me it's been an interest to do stuff and as you see i am 49 years old and a mother and i started doing tech and coding in the mid—90s and then went intojust getting stuff coding in the mid—90s and then went into just getting stuff done. for me, i have never had issues in the male dominated world because i do believe that when i have a clear sense of where i want to go i will work hard to get it done but of course i do see there is a massive lack of representation and role models for women to showcase that we are at least equally as good as men and juggle stuff at the same time. so how do we break down that barrier? i so how do we break down that barrier? ~ . so how do we break down that barrier? ,, ., ., ., ., barrier? i think a lot of our -- it's about _ barrier? i think a lot of our -- it's about role _ barrier? i think a lot of our -- it's about role models - barrier? i think a lot of our -- it's about role models and - it's about role models and representation. we tend to hire what we recognise and what we know so there is a lot of legislative items coming up and policies so i do think that companies need to be very systematic in the way of hiring diversity and really understanding that it brings business value and as such anything that brings value and you want to do more of it you need to do it systematically. so that's really at the heart of it, that you decide, from our side for example we have in the board that no gender can represent more than 60% which means that we do the extra effort to really make sure that when we hire we look for the best candidates but of course also we look at the diversity angles because if everyone looks the same and is the same and has the same background and is the same age and gender, in the end that's not how you build world leading services and that's where we want to be. you leading services and that's where we want to be. ., ., ., . ,, want to be. you mentioned the lack of role models, _ want to be. you mentioned the lack of role models, is _ want to be. you mentioned the lack of role models, is that _ want to be. you mentioned the lack of role models, is that an _ of role models, is that an additional burden on your shoulders as a woman in tech? that you have to be this role model to other people? i see it as a big honour and privilege. being a role model is something i am really proud of being. as a mother of four i have two daughters and two sons and i have course want them to be raised as decent human beings and also be fair and equal. sol as decent human beings and also be fair and equal. so i think it is a huge privilege but i do see that we need more of us and i have also the amazing thing that i work with people in tech like my co—founder denise so we are a bit different but different is good.— different is good. thank you so much. celtic— different is good. thank you so much. celtic talk _ different is good. thank you so much. celtic talk within - different is good. thank you so much. celtic talk within six - different is good. thank you so - much. celtic talk within six months orface a ban in much. celtic talk within six months or face a ban in america, much. celtic talk within six months orface a ban in america, that's much. celtic talk within six months or face a ban in america, that's the message to the chinese company behind the app after a new bill was approved in washington. it still needs to be passed by the senedd but it does already have the approval of the white house. let's talk to the tech journalist chris walker. this sounds like fighting talk. it is tech journalist chris walker. this sounds like fighting talk.- sounds like fighting talk. it is on both sides- _ sounds like fighting talk. it is on both sides. both _ sounds like fighting talk. it is on both sides. both us _ sounds like fighting talk. it is on both sides. both us politicians l sounds like fighting talk. it is on i both sides. both us politicians who have decided essentially there is nothing enough with the growth of tiktok. something that's been running on for more than four years. donald trump the former us president was the first to raise concerns about tiktok and to try and get up of steam to ban it but it seems like there has been a growing cross—party consensus in the us that is decided actually tiktok because of its links to china because its parent company was based in beijing is now a national security threat. it's worth pointing out with all of these things that actually no evidence has been proven and it's alljust a bit of hearsay. is been proven and it's all 'ust a bit of hearsay-fl been proven and it's all 'ust a bit ofhearsa. , ., ., of hearsay. is the politics involved here? hugely- _ of hearsay. is the politics involved here? hugely. it's— of hearsay. is the politics involved here? hugely. it's hugely- of hearsay. is the politics involved | here? hugely. it's hugely political. obviously we _ here? hugely. it's hugely political. obviously we have _ here? hugely. it's hugely political. obviously we have the _ here? hugely. it's hugely political. obviously we have the us - obviously we have the us presidential race heating up, you have both parties trying to seem tough on china. in the last presidential race donald trump used tiktok as a kind of de facto public opponent. that campaign was run during coronavirus when there was a significant lockdown is anjoe biden was doing more of a virtual campaign so donald trump had to try and find an enemy to fight against and i think from the democrats decide they want to be seen to funnel national security to appeal to those voters that maybe wouldn't ordinarily go for them. that maybe wouldn't ordinarily go forthem. politics that maybe wouldn't ordinarily go for them. politics is absolutely entwined in this. so for them. politics is absolutely entwined in this.— for them. politics is absolutely entwined in this. so what is tiktok auoin to entwined in this. so what is tiktok going to do? _ entwined in this. so what is tiktok going to do? what _ entwined in this. so what is tiktok going to do? what will _ entwined in this. so what is tiktok going to do? what will happen? . entwined in this. so what is tiktok. going to do? what will happen? will they sell will they say we are out of america? 50 they sell will they say we are out of america?— they sell will they say we are out of america? ., , , ., , of america? so far they seem to be -auttin u- of america? so far they seem to be putting up a — of america? so far they seem to be putting up a fight — of america? so far they seem to be putting up a fight and _ of america? so far they seem to be putting up a fight and they - of america? so far they seem to be putting up a fight and they did - putting up a fight and they did something unprecedented overnight in the us, they put out a notification to many of the users, they declined to many of the users, they declined to say how many and what the justification for it was but it was notification that implied that they feature in the united states was under threat and that people should start to rise up and raise awareness of the joy that tiktok brings them. so they put into the app and method of contacting local representatives in politics and calling them directly to say how things have happened and my understanding is that many offices have been swamped with calls as a result. if that many offices have been swamped with calls as a result.— with calls as a result. if somebody was rroin with calls as a result. if somebody was going to _ with calls as a result. if somebody was going to buy _ with calls as a result. if somebody was going to buy tiktok, - with calls as a result. if somebody was going to buy tiktok, who - with calls as a result. if somebody. was going to buy tiktok, who would it be? , ., , was going to buy tiktok, who would it be? , . , ., ., , it be? they have been various suitors in _ it be? they have been various suitors in the _ it be? they have been various suitors in the past. _ it be? they have been various suitors in the past. i - it be? they have been various suitors in the past. i think- it be? they have been various suitors in the past. i think we| it be? they have been various . suitors in the past. i think we can rule out some of the large tech companies like meta the parent company of n —— instagram and facebook. it currently has its own version of tiktok called instagram rails which is doing pretty well. it is the most downloaded app last year. likewise i don't imagine they would salad to a competitor youtube. they could be a potential partnership with the us —based tech company that provides the infrastructure like oracle which is —— which could assuage some of the concerns politicians have. but tiktok would want to sell. irate concerns politicians have. but tiktok would want to sell. we are runninr tiktok would want to sell. we are running out _ tiktok would want to sell. we are running out of — tiktok would want to sell. we are running out of time _ tiktok would want to sell. we are running out of time but _ tiktok would want to sell. we are running out of time but we - tiktok would want to sell. we are running out of time but we will i tiktok would want to sell. we are i running out of time but we will talk to you again soon. thank you. sport todayis to you again soon. thank you. sport today is next. despite being struck by a moving vehicle they are both ok and have even managed to ride out again since but for ben it made him reconsider where he takes her and when. you think could it happen again. they know when something is up and it took the fun out of it for a while. this is something many riders are concerned about. emily runs a riding school in warwickshire and she says heading out on the roads can be a challenge. abs. heading out on the roads can be a challenre. �* ., ., .,' challenge. a lot of the off-loading is only accessible _ challenge. a lot of the off-loading is only accessible my _ challenge. a lot of the off-loading is only accessible my main - challenge. a lot of the off-loading is only accessible my main roads. | is only accessible my main roads. they have been incidents over the years and there has not been a serious incident but when you are on young horses when we have clients it can be very dangerous.— young horses when we have clients it can be very dangerous. motorists and riders are being _ can be very dangerous. motorists and riders are being asked _ can be very dangerous. motorists and riders are being asked to _ can be very dangerous. motorists and riders are being asked to report - riders are being asked to report incidents to —— so they can try and keep the network safe. meanwhile in north staffordshire ben and ruby are hoping to put their near miss behind them. for hoping to put their near miss behind them. ., ., , ., , hoping to put their near miss behind them. ., ., ,., , them. for more stories across the uk had to the bbc _ them. for more stories across the uk had to the bbc news _ them. for more stories across the uk had to the bbc news website. - hello from the bbc sport centre india are building a decent lead against england, after centuries from captain rohit sharma and shubman gill helped put them 255 runs ahead at the end of day two of the fifth and final test in dharamsala. a moment for the england captain ben stokes — his first delivery, in over 250 days, getting the wicket of his counterpart — rohit — not before the india captain passed his hundred. gill was stopped in his tracks byjames anderson, who's just one away from his 700th wicket... england battled back late on — taking for five wickets for 52...