uncovering stories from the trenches of the western front, we ll be live in france as we look ahead to the armistice day centenary. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i m joanna gosling. americans deliver their verdict today on president trump s first two years in office, in what are known as the midterm elections. final campaign rallies were held last night with the president visiting indiana and missouri in a final attempt to appeal to voters. the election will decide which party will control the two houses of congress, as our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. i m not on the ballot, but in a certain way i m on the ballot so, please, go out and vote. go out and vote. cheering. he s not on the ballot, but these mid term elections are allabout him. seven states, 11 rallies and that s just in the last week. his message, democrats are a socialist mob, the media are the enemy of the people and, above all else, migrants are to be feared. another man who is