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Tonight at 10:00: president biden makes a flying visit to northern ireland and urges a return to power sharing here at stormont. 25 years after the good friday agreement, he addressed the younger generation at ulster univeristy and gave this advice for the future. as a friend, i hope it s not too presumptuous for me to say that i believe democratic institutions established in the good friday agreement remain critical to the future of northern ireland. crowds lined the streets in belfast as the president s cavalcade swept through, amid the tighest security. there s been such little political direction, you know, that a world leader s interested in us, i think it s, you know, a big endorsement for us.