..marc speaks to xbox s big boss about what s on the horizon in the next few months. can you give us a sign that you can hear us, please? please. ..and we re hunting ghosts with some terrifying tracking tech. in amongst edinburgh s elegant architecture stands the iconic mcewan hall. in 1897, it was gifted to the people of the city by philanthropist william mcewan and throughout its life, it s been the home of graduations, concerts and even edinburgh fringe comedy gigs. but i wonder if william mcewan ever thought that his hall would be used for this. it s been turned into a fortnite den. four, three, two, one. it s the best feeling ever. basically the only game i ve been playing for five years. i m addicted to it. to win in any sport, you need to believe in yourself. in a game like fortnite, anything can happen at any time. welcome to red bull contested, the first ever major live fortnite tournament in the uk. today, 100 of the best players will battle through eight rounds of
now on bbc news spencer kelly meets the gamers competing in the uk s first live fortnite tournament, in click. this week. three, two, one. cheering. ..the battle is on as we go to the uk s first ever live fortnite tournament. this is a sport where every player is in their own world, their own zone. ..marc speaks to xbox s big boss about what s on the horizon in the next few months. can you give us a sign that you can hear us, please? please. ..and we re hunting ghosts with some terrifying tracking tech. in amongst edinburgh s elegant architecture stands the iconic mcewan hall. in 1897, it was gifted to the people of the city by philanthropist william mcewan and throughout its life, it s been the home of graduations, concerts and even edinburgh fringe comedy gigs. but i wonder if william mcewan ever thought that his hall would be used for this. it s been turned into a fortnite den. four, three, two, one. it s the best feeling ever. basically the only game i ve been playing f
hi, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m amara walker in for fredericka whitfield. it is new year s eve and we are moment away from the ball drop in times square as we are just 11 hours from 2024 and while christmas island was first to welcome the first to welcome the new year, sydney, australia, put on a spectacular fireworks lit up the sky above the icon being harbor bridge making it the first major celebration of the new year. [ fireworks ] and over in new zealand, the new year arrived with the stunning fireworks display in auckland at the country s tow tallest, the sky tower. [ speaking in a global language ] happy new year, tokyo! oh, what a beautiful display in tokyo. they welcomed the new year with lanterns as japan entered 2024. [ speaking in a global language ] and this is seoul, south korea, where the world tower was alight with fireworks ringing in 2024 which will be the year of the dragon. so in just a few hours it will be a
tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. there are a lot of things we do you couldn t have on network television. this is more a celebration of culture, opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there s always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. that was cool. [ cheers and applause ] listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. ten, nine, eight eight, eight, eight! oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and the simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. you re stupid. doh! i think the sitcoms of the 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. i love you guys. you see? the ki
we, the people, in order to form a more perfect union 221 years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched america s improbable experiment in democracy. the document they produced was eventually signed, but ultimately unfinished. it was stained by this nation s original sin of slavery. i chose to run for president at this moment in history because i believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together, unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes, that we may not look the same and may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren. this belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the american people. but it also comes from my own story. i m the son of a black man from kenya and a wh