Mistakes. Our North America Correspondent David Willis looked at the way events spiralled, leading to Mr Biden s withdrawal. This would not have been how Joe Biden would have wanted his more than 50 years in public life to have come to an end. Hed faced growing calls to withdraw from the president ial race. Yet the decision, when it came, nonetheless caught many people by surprise. Joe biden was at his delaware beach house, where hes been recuperating from the effects of covid, and reports here suggest that on saturday evening, he called a meeting of his senior advisers, and they worked together late into the night to draft that statement, announcing that letter announcing that he was withdrawing as his Partys President ial candidate. Now, it wasnt until sunday, those reports suggest, that Mr Biden informed Vice President Kamala Harris of his decision, after a meeting with members of his family. A lot of White House aides were also kept in the dark, apparently, until the very last minu
Donald trump has previously said he thought Kamala Harris would be easier to defeat in Novembers Election Thanjoe biden. Lets Speak Tojennifer Ewing from republicans overseas uk. Thank you forjoining us on the programme. Do you think that Kamala Harris would be easier for Donald Trump to beat than Joe Harris would be easier for Donald Trump to beat Thanjoe Biden . I trump to beat Thanjoe Biden . I dont think trump to beat Thanjoe Biden . I dont think she will end up being the nominee, when it comes down to it. While several people have endorsed her, there are notable exceptions of who has not. Obama has not, Nancy Pelosi has not, Chuck Schumer has not. I think they are putting this out there is a bit of a Test Balloon to see how she does for the next couple of weeks. Until that disastrous debate a few weeks ago, she pulled even lower than President Biden. Trump is probably thinking it is the same policies that america is not really fond of right now. She was put in charge of looking af
That the gap between the rest of the world and the usa has narrowed ahead of these 0lympics. You keep hearing that the world is catching up, the world is catching up catching up, the world is catching up and they are. Its no secret that the world, the gap between the United States and other countries has shrunk, there are more competitive games, we have mvp is in our league they come from different countries. That year after year lately, so that is no secret but we still want to establish that we are usa basketball. To football, where defending champions chelsea get their womens super League Title Defence under way at home against Aston Villa on the Opening Weekend. The blues will be looking to win a sixth consecutive wsl title, although they will have a new Head Coach at the helm in Sonia Bompastor after Emma Hayes departed to take the united States Job at The End of last season. The other Standout Fixture of the Opening Weekend sees Arsenal Host Manchester city at the emirates. Engla
There have been questions about china beyond its former economic woes. The four Day Meeting is held once every five years, and lays out the countrys future economic direction. What did we learn . Im nowjoined by Our Asia Pacific editor micky bristow. Explain what they were discussing, here. There are so many issues facing the chinese economy, it is hard to know where to start. What were they hoping to achieve in a meeting . Were they hoping to achieve in a meetin . , , meeting . This is held every five ears in meeting . This is held every five years in the meeting . This is held every five years in the communist meeting . This is held every five years in the Communist Party i meeting . This is held every five i years in the communist Party Cycle and it is usually at this meeting of the Communist Party set out its major overall economic agenda for the coming years. So, broad brush ideas, essentially, that is what they were going to discuss. When you read the communique that they came ou
As we enter the autumn with more cases, more hospitalisations and more daily deaths than this time last year well be asking how well the uk can cope. Also tonight. Job vacancies in the Uk Surge past 1 Million for the first time since records began. British Sprinter Cj Ujahs B Sample has tested positive, confirming the result of his initial test from the Tokyo Olympics and putting the Relay Teams Silver Medal at risk. The former School Teacher who has paddle boarded around the whole of britain is finishing his epic journey in torquay. And theres a new star in Town Emma Raducanu joins the celebrities enjoying the Glitz And Glamour of the met gala in New York. Good Evening And Welcome to Bbc News. The Prime Minister has set out his Autumn And Winter plan to deal with covid in england. Borisjohnson said the government will stick with its strategy of focussing on vaccines, but he warned that some measures will need to be kept in reserve in case the situation changes too much. Borisjohnson s