Between kamala harris and donald trump here in the battleground state of pennsylvania. The rivals will go head to head to win the white house in what many experts say will undoubtedly be a close race. The debate will be 90 minutes long with two commerical breaks here in philadelphia at the national constitution center. The us network abc news is hosting the debate. There will be no audience in attendance, and the candidates microphones will be muted when they are not speaking. It comes at a pivotal moment in the campaign, with both harris and trump aiming to win over undecided voters in key swing states. Joining me now is our north america correspondent gary o donoghue from the spin room floor. Gary, i know the action is picking up there, tell us what you ve been hearing from some of the surrogates for both campaigns. figs of the surrogates for both campaigns of the surrogates for both camaians. A. , ,. Campaigns. As you would expect, some of the campaigns. As you would expect,
up their campaigns out across the country. let s take you through some of todays key events: rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in their second live tv debate later facing questions from voters on sky news in grimsby this evening. will either man change tack, or will it be more of the same? we ll be discussing all of that during the course of the day. and the green party launches its manifesto promising to raise taxes on higher earners and the wealthy to help fund 50 billion a yearfor the nhs and social care. also today: the cost of living is always important, and we ve just had figures out this morning showing that the uk economy failed to grow in april after particularly wet weather affected consumer spending. the office for national statistics recorded no growth for the month, which was in line with economists expectations. nevertheless it will be disappointing for the conservatives. here is hannah minna. the green party are pledging to mend what i call brok
nothing has happened. the far right national party was the winner of eu election and predicted to win about 30% of the vote, an historic high. he called for elections after the victory became clear, arguing mr macron s legitimacy needs to be put to the test. the leader in the national assembly welcomed emmanuel macron s decision to call a snap vote. translation: these european| elections confirm our movement is the major force for change in france and we are ready to exercise power over the french people placing their trust in us. that his vision elections. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend the interest of the french, ready to put an end to mass immigration and ready to make the purchasing power of the french a priority. we are ready to start the re industrialisation of the country, in short, ready to turn the country around, ready to revive france. the overall winner of the elections was the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, a
Invited to do so by donald trump. Those are the here on bbc news, in this Special Edition of the last year, and explore the new Political Landscape as we enter 2000 we examine the forces behind the momentous events of the last year, and explore the new Political Landscape as we enter 2017. The events of the last year have changed our world. Popular votes in the United States and United Kingdom have shaken the west. Both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. An angry backlash against decadesold policies. Who will pay for the the events of the last year have changed our world. Popular votes in the United States and United Kingdom have shaken the west. Both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. Who will pay for. The rising tide of antiestablishment feeling is found its voice in social media. As the new means of communicating propelled us new means of communicating propelled us into an age where fact no longer matters . Post truce is the word of the
As we enter 2017. The events of the last year have changed our world. Popular votes in the United States and United Kingdom have shaken the west. Both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. The rising tide of antiestablishment feeling is found its voice in social media. As the new means of communicating propelled us into an age where fact no longer matters . Post truth is the word of the year. What does it mean . What is new is the speed at which some of these false and get distributed, and the willingness of people to embrace them. And what does the future look like . Is britains vote to leave the eu the beginning of a wider European Unravelling . In the pale winter dawn of Western Pennsylvania the Deer Hunting Season has begun. Chuck eriksson has been Shooting Deer for a0 years. They start hunting here as early as eight years old. Over the years it has changed. We have gone from being meat seekers to trophy hunters. It was a bad day if we saw 100 deer. Now it is a