day-to-day. all right, welcome to cross connection everyone. i am tiffany cross, and you just heard a little advice from former president barack obama. as president biden is hitting the campaign trail, trying to convince voters that the democratic party can t help. because trust me, they need more money. it does not mean more problems. people can definitely use if you are going to the bank. account inflation and the economy are at the top issues that fish voters care about. but listen, abortion rights, immigration, and protecting our democracy are all on the ballot to. so if you don t think you impact politics, believe, we politics definitely impacts. you get in that game and by all means. good morning, it. tiffany thank you for having. we every time you re on the show. we have so many things to talk, about not a lot of talk. time silica get off, you have seen a lot of the republican attack ads and i think there are some bad faith efforts out there to pin the economy on t
Are celebrating the arrival of a very rare baby giraffe. This six foot tall youngster, who is yet to be named, arrived on boxing day. The Rothschild Giraffe is said to be one of the most endangered species of the animal, with fewer than 1600 left in the wild. Time for the weather. I will stick my neck out and say its been a pretty decent day. A bit of a breeze associated with this northerly weather stream. Further south, some for grief forming. Some fog reforming. At the same time, the rain becoming heavier cross the north of the uk. Relatively mild, 78d, north of the uk. Relatively mild, 7 8d, cold again across east anglia and the south east. The fog could be slow to clear across east anglia and the south east. Lots more cloud in comparison to today. Some breaks in the cloud, maybe to the east of higher ground. Had she rain or drizzle to the west, the rain quite heavy at times in the north of Scotla Nd Heavy At Times in the north of scotland but mild. Another chilly one for east angli
As a result. And the first pictures of a Rare Giraffe Born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. And in half an hour, well look back at the rio olympics and the Refugee Athletes who competed as a team for the first time. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The russian president , vladimir putin, says the syrian army and opposition have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire which will come into effect at midnight. Therell also be fresh peace talks. The deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. Mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. Daniel boettcher reports. Russia and turkey have been pushing for a nationwide ceasefire, particularly since the collapse of the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. Ina the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. In a statement the syrian army said the comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement was a result of recent military successes. The Syrian
Because every young girl in those days wanted to be an actress especially in california. I truly had no thought about it. I knew i loved to go to movies, but why would you think youre going to be in the movies . Its one thing to go to the movies and see movie stars, but why would you think you were going to be in the movies if no one in yourfamily. If you werent exposed at all. I had no dream of that. All of a sudden i guess i thought it was so crazy that i would fit into show business. You have to be a little crazy to be in show business, i have decided that. President obama has authorised sanctions against russians, who its claimed used Cyber Espionage to interfere in the recent us president ial election. The Syrian Government says there is a real chance of reaching a political settlement to the syrian conflict, after a ceasefire after a ceasefire was brokered with the help of damascuss ally russia. Hollywood actress, debbie reynolds, best known for her role in musical singin in the
Films of all time, the musical Singin In The Rain. For a staggering six decades she has been a big name in show business and she is here in londons west end, treading the boards again. Her life, however, has been touched by scandal and hollywood has changed dramatically in the years she has been involved. Our guest today is Debbie Reynolds. Debbie reynolds, welcome to hardtalk. Why are you still so driven to carry on performing . If i wasnt, if i was not having a wonderful time i would be bored to death and i would be sitting at home and i would not know what to do with myself. I have always been busy and active and home in the states i travel 42 weeks a year and that is just constant. Ive never stopped working since i was 16. It isjust like, i am used to it. I get quite nervous if, lets say i had a two week vacation, then i am nervous. I must keep busy. When you started at 16 years old, could you have imagined you would still be doing it at 78 . No, i thought id most probably be dead.