Looking to reclaim the trophy after being demolished by the usa two years ago. Our sports news correspondent andy swiss is in italy for us. Both teams have practised over nine holes today. They will practice again over nine holes tomorrow before the action gets under way on friday. Over the course of the three days of buildup, all the players talk to the media at some point and today it was rory mcilroy s turn. Mcilroy was distraught after europe lost the ryder cup last time two years ago in wisconsin. Mcilroy himself had a disappointing few days. Earlier he was speaking to my colleague Stephen Watson who asked him whether he was ready for revenge. I am ready. I wouldnt say revenge. I think more like redemption for ourselves and there was a few guys that were on that team that thought we certainly could have got more out of ourselves. Hopefully we do this time around. The opposite end of the spectrum we have one of the newcomers Bob Macintyre who posted a photo of himself wearing ryder
Then we did much better in 2020. They had to tell you. We did much better. We are going to swamp them. We are going to swamp them. We actually did much better, including in michigan. They ended obamas war on american energy. We had a war on american energy. Gas prices plummet and soon reached 1. 87 a gallon. How does that sound . Now it is over five and six and even 7 a gallon in some places and it is going up higher and higher. And some places and it is going up higherand higher. And i think they want that. That way you go all electric. See ctrl for 15 minutes before you get a drive. The economy boomed, Household Incomes rose by more than 6,000 a year stop which was a record. 6,000 a year in my term. They entered the disaster known as nafta. Term. They entered the disaster known as nafta. Known as nafta. That was former president known as nafta. That was former president donald known as nafta. That was i former President Donald Trump who continues to be addressing a rally there in mic
The transition to Electric Vehicle is the focus. It could mean less job security. Michelle fleury visited lordstown. Stretching across 64 acres, the factory is far from the picket line. But this site, a partnership between General Motors and a korean battery supplier, lg, is at the forefront of the United Auto Move to electric does. A Maintenance Technician here at the only american Battery Plants to be represented by a union. Seeing those machines move and make a sale. It was like a kid in the candy store. I was so excited. She loves herjob and said she had to vote or pay and benefits. Battery workers in a factory a fraction what traditional auto workers make. We want that job security. We want the fair justice and fair wages. 16 an hour was not fair. 18 an hour was not fair. You know, and we want to safety. Safety was not there. Frustrated, she and her colleagues voted to unionise last year, recently winning a pay increase. In michigan, president biden, whose policies are exhilaratin
Our sports news correspondent andy swiss is in italy for us. Both teams have practised over nine holes today. They will practice again over nine holes tomorrow before the action gets under way on friday. Over the course of the three days of buildup, all the players talk to the media at some point and today it was rory mcilroy s turn. Mcilroy was distraught after europe lost the ryder cup last time two years ago in wisconsin. Mcilroy himself had a disappointing few days. Earlier he was speaking to my colleague Stephen Watson who asked him whether he was ready for revenge. I am ready. I wouldnt say revenge. I think more like redemption for ourselves and there was a few guys that were on that team that thought we certainly could have got more out of ourselves. Hopefully this time around. The opposite end of the spectrum we have one of the newcomers Bob Macintyre who posted a photo of himself wearing ryder cup pyjamas. Very fetching indeed. Macintyre also said he is enjoying his experience
Workers are determined these new green jobs wont be worse jobs, as the bbc s north America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury found out when she visited lordstown, ohio. Stretching across 64 acres. Altium sells a Battery Factory in lordstown, ohio, is far from the picket line. But this site, a partnership between car maker General Motors and korean battery supplier lg, is at the forefront of the United Auto Workers fight to protect workers through the move to electric cars. Connie ziegler is a Maintenance Technician here at the only american Battery Plant to be represented by a union. Seeing those machines move and make a cell. I was like a kid in a candy store. I was so excited. She loves herjob, but says shes had to fight for pay and benefits. Battery plant workers earn a fraction of what traditional auto workers make. We want that job security. We want that, the fair, fair wages. 16 an hour is not fair. 18 an hour was not fair. You know, and we want the safety. Safety was not th