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live coverage here on msnbc of tonight s presidential debate between president joe biden and former president donald trump. we said it would be a debate unlike any other. it certainly was that in this first ever ly was that in thi came out of the s gate with firsa t ever go unexpectedly weak voice. voice that at times made it hard to discern. the campaign said it was the result of a cold. he did seem to falter several times early on in terms of trying to speak in a way that could be heard in in terms of speaking to time as the red lights, flashing red lights came on to stop him as the rules of the debate indicated two minute and one minute segments. this is a live shot we ve got right here. president biden and first lady jill biden walking out on stage. this is at a watch party in atlanta. you might ve noticed at the very end of the debate, as soon as the moderators said good night, boom, lost the shop. we did not get to see president biden s wife, the first lady, or an ....
for the first time in almost 30 years, the queen has missed the christmas day church service at sandringham. buckingham palace say she s still recovering from a heavy cold. later today, in a pre recorded christmas broadcast, she will speak of drawing strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. morning service at sandringham part of the royal family s christmas day routine. but with one significant absentee this year the queen. while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace described as a heavy cold. in a short statement, the palace said she would take part in the family s celebrations. her absence from the church service, the first time in many years she hasn t attended, is understood to be a precautionary measure. there is no sense of undue concern. also abs ....
and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in one which has seen tim peake return to earth after his six month stay in space. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. and a happy christmas as well. the queen has delivered her annual christmas speech, in a message where she says she often draws strength from meeting ordinary people, doing extraordinary things. the speech has been televised throughout britain and much of the commonwealth this afternoon. after paying tribute to the uk s olympians and paralympians, she spoke of her admiration for unsung heroes i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things, volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours, unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. they are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by mother teresa, from this year, st teresa of calcutta. she once said, not al ....
at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the rio olympic and paralympic games. that is gold rush in rio. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed her annual christmas day visit to church because of a heavy cold. other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, attended the service at sandringham without her. in her traditional christmas broadcast, the queen focussed on the theme of inspiration . our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. christmas day service at sandringham church, this year, without the queen. other members of the family including the duke of edinburgh attended, but the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. after the service the family appeared to be relaxed. the queen s absence is understood to have been precautionary. there is no sense of due concern. also ....
i m christian frazier. from here, in the bbc‘s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week s programme. putting their trust in trump. as the united states enters a new political era, john sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president. before his election, china could simply dismiss donald trump s rhetoric as the over inflated bluster of the campaign trail. not anymore. still haunted by violence and death. jeremy bowen reports from the ruins of eastern aleppo and assesses the future for the syrian conflict. foreign intervention has transformed this war and the way it s looking, right now, foreigners, not syrians, will dictate the way the war ends. is britain coming together over brexit? after the prime minister clarifies her brexit strategy, jeremy cook finds out whether people on both sides of the debate are stilljust as divided. crisis at stormont, as northern ireland s pow ....