The two candidates vying to become the next us president have finally met and finally debated. Donald Trump And Kamala harris were on stage in the Swing State of pennsylvania, for what turned out to be a fierce clash, with claims, many of them false, hurled in each direction. Topics included the economy, abortion and immigration. It was a prime time show down, which often turned personal. And while Pollsters Crunch their data to work out how the candidates performances went down with voters, both campaigns are claiming they came out best. Moments after the debate, Donald Trump entered the spin room, insisting tojournalists that hed won the night. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was watching the debate in philadelphia. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir, and thank you forjoining us for tonights abc News President ial debate. Not just the first debate for these two as president ial candidates, but th
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about the war in gaza this weekend to be mindful of the fear and distress injewish and muslim communities . it comes as the chancellorjeremy hunt has distanced himself from the home secretary s controversial comments yesterday, when she accused the police of showing favouritism to pro palestinian demonstrators. mr hunt said suella braverman s remarks were not words that he would have chosen. some senior conservatives claim what she said was unacceptable . our political correspondent charlotte rose reports. did you forget your resignation letter, home secretary? - with less than 2a hours until tomorrow s protest march in central london over conditions in gaza, the row over suella braverman s future as home secretary rumbles on. this morning, the chancellor became the latest cabinet member to distance himself from the remarks in her times article. the words that she used are not words that i myself would have used, but i have a productive relationship with her as a colleague
charged with trying to murder a baby eight years ago in chester. a warning that more mosquitoes in parts of europe mean a rise in cases of dengue fever and other diseases. and the little girl who saved her mother s life, marching to school to get help in her princess dress and wellies. and coming up on bbc news. manchester united are going to stick with manager erik ten hag despite their disappointing league season, that is after a post season review by the club s board. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says he has absolutely not lost hope of winning the general election. it comes after his defence secretary grant shapps suggested labour could win a landslide victory. he urged voters not to give labour what he caled a supermajority in parliament. mr shapps said no party should have a blank cheque in power. here s our political correspondentjess parker. from a rainsoa ked from a rainsoaked election kick off to handing some dj duties to his foreign s