implications for the republic. that s what concerns not. look, anyone could stumble and fall, sandbag fall. but when a president does, it usually scrutiny and ridicule follow. trump couldn t even get a walk down a slick ramp without facing scorn. president gerald ford was probably the most athletic president ever. he played football in a national championship. but when he missed a step just once, chevy chase and snl sketches forever set a narrative of ford as a bumbling buffoon. so it is curious that when hillary clinton collapsed like an old armani pantsuit and wasid physically dumped into a van, riere was no snl sketch or ridicule. which bringsdiculed th us to tht th president , who over the last two years has done more pratfalls than jerry lewiso . part of the problem is joe biden is suffering from a stiffo gait and old age. his doctor has admitted as much ,but in an effort to showl how vigorous he still is , hehec tsaffects his skipping routine. i call it the biden trot
the legislation passed after a marathon session during which republicans attempted to further stall its passage. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. see what they are focusing on on their front pages. with me are the parliamentary journalist tony grew and the journalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. good evening to you both. let s have a look at some of the front pages before we discuss them. the cost of living crisis and what politicians have been saying about it dominates the front pages again. the times leads on a poll of voters, warning the tory leadership candidates to tackle rising prices before cutting taxes. the mirror splashes on a call by the former prime minister gordon brown for urgent action to deal with the rising cost of living. and the ft says that liz truss currently the favourite over rishi sunak in the leadership contest is facing pressure to provide more help for poorer households. the telegraph l
Wants his legacy to be overturning those bereaved payment changes. Well talk to campaigners before 10am. And found alive after 32 hours in the sea. The extremely lucky surfer who was rescued off the coast of belfast. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Throughout the morning the latest Breaking News and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later well hear from Paula Radcliffe who says European Athletics proposals which could lead to World Records being rewritten are cowardly. The Governing Body wants to eliminate any doping doubts. It means radcliffes Marathon World Record from 2003 would be wiped out under the plans. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Labour is promising to put 10,000 more police on the streets of england and wales if it wins the election. The party said it would fun
Lets catch up on the latest developments from the campaign trail. The conservatives in scotland have launched their manifesto with the leader of the tories Ruth Davidson, and the Prime Minister theresa may making a pledge to stand up to the Scottish National party. Part of the manifesto was a protection for the Winter Fuel Payments for all older people, with no Means Testing in scotland, unlike the policy for england. We made a different choice in scottish manifesto we believe there should be Means Testing. The reason we have said that if as many of your viewers will acknowledge, scotland isa viewers will acknowledge, scotland is a colder climate than we have a different amount of Housing Stock and evolution allows you to make different decisions. I want to use the money in terms of the Winter Fuel Payments, dance out my collea g u es fuel payments, dance out my colleagues want to put it into the health service. That is what politics are about, sometimes it is tough decisions. I say i
In life on the run. Yulia stepanova, russian champion, World Class Athlete turned whistleblower. Her contribution to sport and the fight against doping is beyond comparison. Nobody has done more for the anti doping movement. Branded a traitor in her motherland. She and her husband exposed cheating in russia on a colossal scale. Now they live in secret, fearing for their lives. Unlikely to ever return home. Yulia stepanova. The young family seem completely at home in this average american town. This is Yulia Stepanova and vitaly stepanov, An Elite Athlete and an anti doping officer. Their shocking revelations exposed the dirty secrets of russian athletics. Three damning reports commissioned by the world anti doping agency. Much of them based on the testimony of this couple. It found that many athletes have taken Illegal Drugs between 2011 and 2015. For years sports competitions have been hijacked by the russians. Coaches and athletes have been playing on an uneven field. Sports fans and