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now on bbc news: the sporting l word. in this programme, first shown in february as part of bbc sport s lgbt+ history month, clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hello. my name is clare balding and i am a broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it is really interesting looking at lgbt+ rights and attitudes towards lgbt+ people through the lens of sport, and i am particularly going to focus on women s sport because since the earliest 20th century with a record goal scorer and iconic footballer to the 21st century boxer or soccer player, women s sport has been a place where it is important to be able to be yourself. billiejean king has been a vocal advocate for equal rights and for the lgbt+ community to be respected and valued and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a stigma of shame, and that shame passes ....
because of a rise in cases of the omicron variant. in other headlines. guilty of faking a hate crime, american actor jussie smollett is conivcted by a jury in chicago. the un calls for urgent aid for madagascar after a prolonged drought has left more than a million on the brink of starvation. we have a special report. the chancellor warns of bumps in the road as official figures show the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% in october. hello, good morning. borisjohnson is facing yet more questions about the party held at downing street last december in apparent breach of coronavirus restrictions after it emerged the man running the government s communications team was one of the guests. it s understood that jack doyle made a speech at the chriistmas event and handed out awards to press office staff. number 10 has repeatedly denied the party took place or that any covid rules were broken despite a video emerging on tuesday which showed downing street officials joking ....
polls opening one hour ago in both states. in the next 24 hours, we could get a preview of what next year s midterms will look like and beyond. in virginia, a state that joe biden carried by ten points, the race is neck and neck. terry mcauliffe is attempting to link youngkin to trump, and youngkin is trying to make education a core virginia issue. i am running against, i like to say, donald trump in khakis. or sweater vest. what is he going to do with all those sweater vests at the end of this campaign? donald trump issued two statements attacking me and endorsing glenn youngkin. today, two. what does that tell you? little maga people not as excited as you thought? so on day one, i will ban critical race theory from being in our schools. terry mcauliffe versus virginia. virginia wins every day of the week. that s virginia. in new jersey, the other big state we re watching right now, governor phil murphy is trying to become the first democrat re-elected to the g ....
to-toss-up ahead of tuesday s election and the stalling of the president s signature infrastructure plan has denied democrats a signature legislative win to run on. that may also change on tuesday as a house vote on, both, the physical and social infrastructure bills is planned, yet again. another ambitious target after weeks of disunity between democrats. and president biden wrapping up a news conference just a short time ago. ending the g20 summit and before heading to scotland for tomorrow s crucial global climate summit in glasgow. of course, watching all of this are the black voters who helped to give those democrats their majorities in congress. many, wondering where the political capital they gave the president has gone to as federal voter protections have yet to materialize. but voter restrictions have popped up like ghosts in every state. happy halloween, by the way. with me now is congressman adam schiff, democrat of california. he is the chair of the inte ....
biden. 39% approve of his performance. 59% disapprove. the president s overall approval drops from 50 to 46%. his disapproval market those from 49 to 53%. the president is making another sales pitch for his massive tax and spend plan in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania right now. you look live. he s trying to get moderates and progressives on board with a smaller scaled back version of his original tax and spending plans. we have fox team coverage on all of this. william la jeunesse in long beach, california with staggering evidence of how much and how worse the crisis is becoming on the supply chain since the president announced his plan to deal with it. peter doocy at the white house takes a closer look at what the new polling numbers mean for this president. first, we have other breaking news tonight. we go live to phil keating in north port, florida for what appear to be human remains found in a wilderness area where authorities have been searching for brian l ....