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characters facing very human dilemmas. they are painstakingly put together and not always easy to watch. is the demand for his kind of artistic vision dwindling? mike leigh, welcome to hardtalk. it s very nice to be here. it is great to have you here. we ve all lived through difficult times thanks to the covid pandemic. in the use of all times, do you buy into this notion that escapism is a key motivation that gets people to the cinema? well, people want to escape, but people also want to be stimulated. so, i think the force notion is that there s either escapist escapist material or there s boring stuff that isn t escapist and therefore nobody wants to watch it. it s rubbish, basically. my experience over a long time is that people want to be stimulated. no film, no piece of entertainment is any. it s not actually entertaining, as far as i m concerned, and i make serious films that are also comic as well. i mean, comedy is very much part of what it s all about. alfred ....
it is getting under wayjust about now. they are in the house of commons. we will hear a little of that in the opening statements. find that in the opening statements. and if the wish that in the opening statements. and if they wish to criticise the process if they wish to criticise the process the house has set in place to be process the house has set in place to be considered. however, there is a long to be considered. however, there is a long tradition of not tackling individual such as officers of the house individual such as officers of the house who individual such as officers of the house who are not here to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves and they are doing the job defend themselves and they are doing the job that the house itself has set them the job that the house itself has set them up to do and i remind the house set them up to do and i remind the house that set them up to do ....
not only have we acknowledged the problem, we re already seeing first hand the devastation that climate change causes. we will be in bangladesh, where our science editor david shukman will show us the impact of rising sea levels on coastal communities. also in the programme: a new dawn in australia. from monday, fully vaccinated citizens won t need permission to leave the country. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to glasgow, where the long awaited climate summit cop26 is under way. the principal objective of world leaders, prominent scientists, and advisers over the next 12 days will be to secure global commitments to reduce carbon emissions and avoid a climate catastrophe. already today, there s been a taste of the problems ahead. the world s richest nations the g20 met in rome, where leaders were accused of failing to make the commitments needed. the british prime minister boris johnson admitted the pledges were too vague and not enough . the united nations ....
this is don lemon. breaking news: president joe biden in rome tonight and the vote on his agenda on hold. the house delaying the vote but common says the biden agenda is going to pass. we are going to pass both of these. how long do you think it s going to take? i think it will happen pretty quickly. think you can get it done this weekend? i don t know. we ll see. it s not a done deal yet, not yet. but it is a really big deal. if they can get it across the finish line, its will change life for millions. childcare for some 20 million kids, home care services for seniors and people with disabilities. combatting climate change. lower cost for middle class americans. it s all in there. the president permanently making his case to democrats today. i m pleased to announce that after months of tough and thoughtful negotiations, i think we have an historic i know we have an historic framework. nobody got everything they wanted, including me, but that s what comp ....
happens. i m hallie jackson to start us off. also joined by tony rahm, congressional economic policy reporter for the washington post and msnbc contributor. leigh ann, start with you. a lot of questions this afternoon. hearing from key players where negotiations stand, what the sticking points are. here s what some of what democrats have been saying over the last few hours including chuck schumer just a couple minutes ago. i believe that we will get this done and we will get it done soon. we have made a significant amount of progress and we are almost there. the bill must expand medicare to cover dental, hearing aid and eyeglasses. we need an ironclad agreement rp to the build back better act. what are you hearing and what s the deal with the possible infrastructure vote before the president head overseas later in the week? reporter: democrats are saying what s actually happening is not the same thing, hallie. they re talking optimism but they re far from ....