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[00:00:10] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:00:12] News. Just when one day to the midterm
[00:00:15] midterm elections with last minute minute twists in the race to get
[00:00:18] get a majority in Congress and maybe
[00:00:21] maybe the Senate, the King will address address Commonwealth leaders in the
[00:00:25] the Caribbean about the lasting pain
[00:00:26] pain of the transatlantic slave trade.
[00:00:29] trade. Italian driver Kimi Antonelli Antonelli makes history in Mexico
[00:00:33] Mexico as he becomes Formula One's
[00:00:35] One's youngest ever world champion
[00:00:38] champion at just 20 years. And coming
[00:00:40] coming up, Binance users withdraw
[00:00:44] withdraw over $3.6 billion after
[00:00:45] after the record crypto hack. Hello
[00:00:57] Hello and a very warm welcome. I'm I'm Sally Bundock. So we begin in
[00:01:00] in the US where the midterm elections
[00:01:02] elections are just one day away.
[00:01:05] away. Millions of voters across the the country will determine the balance
[00:01:08] balance of power in Congress. And And while the Democrats are widely
[00:01:11] widely predicted to flip the House House of Representatives, the Senate
[00:01:15] Senate is still up for grabs. And And there's been a last minute twist
[00:01:18] twist in a key Senate race with the
[00:01:20] the loser of Michigan's Democratic
[00:01:23] Democratic Party Representative Haley
[00:01:25] Haley Stevens, endorsing the Republican
[00:01:28] Republican nominee, Mike Rogers, Rogers, instead of her own party's
[00:01:31] party's candidate. Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed. It comes after a public
[00:01:35] public feud between Miss Stevens Stevens and Mr El-Sayed about Israel,
[00:01:38] Israel, which led to the cancellation cancellation of public appearances
[00:01:42] appearances together just days before before tomorrow's election. Latest
[00:01:45] Latest polls put the Democrats just just ahead of the Republicans in
[00:01:48] in Michigan in one of the most important
[00:01:50] important Senate races this year year on North America, correspondent
[00:01:53] correspondent Will Grant sent this this update from Washington. Any
[00:01:57] Any high level political defection defection from the Democratic Party
[00:02:01] Party to the Republican one will
[00:02:02] will always create headlines. But
[00:02:05] But this coming this late in the
[00:02:07] the day and in this particular race
[00:02:09] race in Michigan really stands out.
[00:02:12] out. Could it have an effect? Well,
[00:02:15] Well, certainly already it is having
[00:02:16] having an effect in terms of funding.
[00:02:21] funding. Mr El-Sayed's campaign has
[00:02:28] has generated another $1.2 million
[00:02:30] million since, according to his campaign campaign officials, since Congresswoman
[00:02:33] Congresswoman Stevens came out in
[00:02:35] in support of Mike Rogers. It is
[00:02:40] is interesting that he received high high level support, for example,
[00:02:44] example, from the Senate Minority
[00:02:46] Minority leader Chuck Schumer, who
[00:02:48] who called the decision by Congresswoman
[00:02:51] Congresswoman Stevens a diabolical.
[00:02:54] diabolical. Betrayal. But of course, course, on the flip side, there is
[00:02:57] is Donald Trump, the Republican Party
[00:03:00] Party welcoming, welcoming her with with open arms, saying that she would
[00:03:04] would be welcome to join, calling calling her brave, calling her courageous.
[00:03:07] courageous. She herself has said,
[00:03:09] said, as she put it, there is no
[00:03:11] no place for her in Mr El-Sayed's
[00:03:14] El-Sayed's campaign. He has said said that he's simply concentrating
[00:03:18] concentrating on the race, on the the needs of the people of Michigan,
[00:03:21] Michigan, saying he prefers to concentrate
[00:03:24] concentrate not on politics but on
[00:03:26] on the policies. Now this could end
[00:03:28] end up having the reverse effect
[00:03:30] effect than intended by Congresswoman Congresswoman Stevens in galvanising
[00:03:34] galvanising his support in galvanising galvanising money and bringing people
[00:03:38] people on board in these final few
[00:03:40] few days, these final few hours really
[00:03:43] really of a very, very tightly contested
[00:03:45] contested race. Will Grant there there in Washington, DC for us. Well,
[00:03:49] Well, let's talk to us political political analyst Eric Hamm, who
[00:03:52] who also joins us from Washington. Washington. Welcome, Eric. It's good
[00:03:55] good to be here. Thanks for having having me. So we are a day away now.
[00:03:58] now. What are your thoughts at this
[00:04:00] this point? Well, as we get closer
[00:04:03] closer and closer to the voters heading
[00:04:06] heading to the polls, it clearly
[00:04:08] clearly is becoming increasingly
[00:04:11] increasingly more more combustible, combustible, more wild. And it's
[00:04:14] it's anyone's guess what is going
[00:04:17] going to happen. And one of the reasons reasons is because these midterm
[00:04:20] midterm elections, off year elections
[00:04:23] elections are now nationalised, we we see President Donald Trump crisscrossing
[00:04:27] crisscrossing the nation trying to to get voters or trying to get voters
[00:04:29] voters out to the polls, trying to to get his candidates over the finish
[00:04:32] finish line. And also we are seeing
[00:04:35] seeing that now more than 50 million
[00:04:38] million Americans have already voted voted early in this election in some
[00:04:42] some states surpassing even presidential
[00:04:44] presidential vote totals in the previous previous election of 2024, where
[00:04:48] where Donald Trump was elected to to the presidency. So clearly this
[00:04:51] this is now an election where everyone
[00:04:54] everyone is deeply concerned about
[00:04:56] about what happens. In fact, in a
[00:04:59] a state that Republicans actually actually have to win Texas. We're
[00:05:02] We're now learning that there are
[00:05:06] are 640,000 people that have already
[00:05:07] already voted early, that did not
[00:05:10] not vote in the 2024 election. Many
[00:05:13] Many of those are Latino voters, voters, some under the age of 30,
[00:05:17] 30, which many believe could actually actually vote Democratic and could
[00:05:20] could potentially swing that election
[00:05:22] election to the Democrats, an election election that they have not won statewide.
[00:05:26] statewide. And more than three decades. decades. And what about the move
[00:05:29] move on the part of Haley Stevens? Stevens? Again, you've got the opposite
[00:05:32] opposite there. Michigan, a state state that the Republicans haven't
[00:05:34] haven't won for a very long time.
[00:05:37] time. What do you think her decision
[00:05:40] decision to back the Republican candidate
[00:05:42] candidate means for that state? Well,
[00:05:45] Well, considering that we saw South
[00:05:49] South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn
[00:05:52] Clyburn in that state backing El-Sayed, El-Sayed, another member of the Senate
[00:05:56] Senate who was there in support of
[00:05:58] of the Democratic candidate and then then Haley Stevens does this at the
[00:06:01] the 11th hour. This now puts all all eyes on Michigan. And it begs
[00:06:05] begs the question is the state now
[00:06:07] now in play? Most polls up until
[00:06:10] until now show El-Sayed winning.
[00:06:12] winning. But could this turn by Stevens
[00:06:16] Stevens actually change the trajectory trajectory of the race? Many will
[00:06:19] will not know, but this is a state
[00:06:22] state that has not been very supportive supportive of Republicans, particularly
[00:06:25] particularly given that President President Donald Trump has implemented
[00:06:28] implemented that very expensive trade trade war with Canada, which is costing
[00:06:31] costing Michigan families as much much as $5,600 per family annually.
[00:06:35] annually. As a result of that ongoing
[00:06:38] ongoing trade war. And now we see see this was seen as a potential
[00:06:41] potential pick-up for Republicans.
[00:06:47] For Republicans. But now it's anyone's guess what will happen based based on this very strange and outlandish
[00:06:51] outlandish move by the Democrat to to actually support a Republican.
[00:06:54] Republican. And already we have heard heard from the Michigan Democratic
[00:06:58] Democratic Party since Haley has has made this astounding move that
[00:07:02] that they have now removed her from from the Michigan Democratic Party,
[00:07:05] Party, saying she is no longer a a member. And briefly, Eric, let's
[00:07:09] let's get your predictions on what what the outcome will be, please,
[00:07:11] please, for the House and for the the Senate. Well, for the House,
[00:07:14] House, I think it's a foregone conclusion conclusion that Democrats will, in
[00:07:18] in fact, win. Right now we know in in the Senate it's still a razor
[00:07:22] razor thin margin. And many of these these key battleground states, and
[00:07:25] and it will come down to turnout, turnout, turnout, turnout. And it's
[00:07:28] it's still just too close to call, call, unfortunately. OK. Eric Ham,
[00:07:31] Ham, we appreciate your time. Thanks Thanks for talking to us again. And
[00:07:35] And you can watch our special programme programme right here on BBC News,
[00:07:38] News, bringing you the results of of the US midterm elections as they
[00:07:42] they come in. That will be live from
[00:07:44] from Washington, DC with Clive Myrie
[00:07:48] Myrie Sumi Somaskanda and Caitriona
[00:07:49] Caitriona Perry that starts on Tuesday.
[00:07:52] Tuesday. Tomorrow, the 3rd of November November at 11:30pm and it goes right
[00:07:56] right through the night. And then then I follow it. So be sure to join
[00:07:59] join us on BBC News for that. Now,
[00:08:03] Now, the Ukrainian Air Force has
[00:08:04] has said its air alert app is likely likely to have been compromised in
[00:08:08] in an apparent hacking attack last last night. Many Ukrainians using
[00:08:11] using the app receive false notifications
[00:08:15] notifications about a radiological radiological threat, a chemical attack
[00:08:17] attack and even a message about possible
[00:08:19] possible street fighting in Kyiv. Kyiv. The authorities say functionality
[00:08:23] functionality in the app is gradually gradually being restored. Then early
[00:08:27] early this morning, Russia's Ministry Ministry of Emergency Situation said
[00:08:30] said its mobile app had been subjected
[00:08:32] subjected to what it called a massive massive cyber attack. It said this
[00:08:36] this had resulted in the distribution distribution of fake information
[00:08:39] information to the public, and that that work was under way to fix the
[00:08:43] the vulnerability. Meanwhile, a temporary temporary ceasefire that was introduced
[00:08:46] introduced to allow humanitarian humanitarian operation in the Russian
[00:08:48] Russian occupied town of Oleshky Oleshky in Ukraine has come to an
[00:08:52] an end. Hundreds of people who'd who'd been trapped with limited supplies
[00:08:55] supplies of food, water and medicines
[00:08:58] medicines for years managed to leave leave on Friday. The limited pause
[00:09:02] pause in hostilities was brokered brokered with the help of US First
[00:09:05] First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Pope Leo. While the localised cease
[00:09:08] cease fire on the front line held
[00:09:11] held heavy, fighting continued elsewhere. elsewhere. Well, let's talk through
[00:09:15] through these latest developments developments with Peter Dickinson, Dickinson, editor of Ukraine Alert
[00:09:18] Alert at the Atlantic Council joining joining us live from Kyiv this morning.
[00:09:21] morning. Peter, always good to see
[00:09:23] see you. First of all, how was the
[00:09:26] the night? Well good morning. You
[00:09:29] You mentioned there that the suspected
[00:09:31] suspected hack on the the air raid
[00:09:33] raid the air alarm app. You know, know, a fairly minor development
[00:09:37] development in some ways, but also also significant because everybody everybody relies on this app. It's
[00:09:41] It's absolutely crucial. It's a it's it's an essential tool for Ukrainians.
[00:09:45] Ukrainians. They you know, they live live their lives by it to a degree. degree. It gives you information
[00:09:49] information about the nature. It It gives you prior warning of air
[00:09:51] air raids. And it gives you information information about the location and
[00:09:54] and the nature of the threat. Is Is it drones? Is it ballistic missiles?
[00:09:57] missiles? You know, to what extent extent should you take precautions? precautions? Should you stop your
[00:10:01] your live your daily life? So I think, think, you know, many people understood
[00:10:04] understood very quickly that this this was some sort of a, you know,
[00:10:08] know, a hack. It wasn't a real warning
[00:10:10] warning of a coming nuclear war,
[00:10:12] war, but still the idea that it can can be hacked, that it's vulnerable
[00:10:16] vulnerable will damage will damage. damage. Faith in this will damage damage the credibility. And that
[00:10:19] that will create a sense of uncertainty. uncertainty. So it'll leave people, people, I think, feeling rather worried
[00:10:23] worried here. Can they trust this this information now? Can they trust
[00:10:26] trust this app? So not a good sign sign for Ukrainian you know, public
[00:10:30] public morale. And do we assume Peter,
[00:10:32] Peter, that, you know, Russia were
[00:10:34] were behind the attack on the Ukrainian
[00:10:37] Ukrainian app and therefore Ukraine Ukraine responded with an attack
[00:10:39] attack on the Russian version? Yeah, Yeah, that would be my assumption.
[00:10:43] assumption. I mean, I think that that that seems fairly clear. That
[00:10:45] That was certainly the immediate immediate assumption from the Ukrainian
[00:10:48] Ukrainian side, the nature of the the hack as well, the idea that it it was clearly designed to spread
[00:10:52] spread panic, to put out warnings
[00:10:55] warnings about nuclear weapons and and biological weapons. Street fighting
[00:10:58] fighting in Kyiv and so forth seemed
[00:11:00] seemed it was an obvious ploy to
[00:11:03] to sort of panic. It didn't succeed succeed in that respect. But as I
[00:11:06] I say, it does not confidence in in it. It does not public confidence
[00:11:10] confidence in the tools. So yeah. yeah. Worrying. Peter, I want to to quickly ask you about the ceasefire
[00:11:14] ceasefire in Oleshky, which has now now come to an official end. It was
[00:11:17] was upheld though, and was, some
[00:11:19] some would argue, a successful pause pause in fighting there that was
[00:11:23] was critical for those who were trapped. trapped. Can we take anything good
[00:11:26] good from this going forward? Yeah,
[00:11:29] Yeah, well, certainly it worked very very well. You're quite right. It
[00:11:32] It was by far the most successful successful attempt at a ceasefire
[00:11:35] ceasefire that we've seen since the the invasion began in February 2022.
[00:11:38] 2022. We've seen frankly, we've seen seen nothing like it since the invasion,
[00:11:41] invasion, since the war began. So So it was a very successful operation. operation. Hundreds of lives were
[00:11:45] were saved. So that's extremely welcome, welcome, of course. And it showed
[00:11:48] showed that it can be done, you know, know, so it sets a precedent. Having Having said that, you know, there's
[00:11:52] there's no sense in Ukraine that that it is a turning point. It's
[00:11:55] It's seen very much as a one-off one-off and as a something that's
[00:11:58] that's been orchestrated by the Kremlin Kremlin to give Donald Trump a little
[00:12:02] little boost ahead of the midterms, midterms, to show that his pro-Russian pro-Russian pivot recently is paying
[00:12:06] paying off and bringing bringing bringing results on the ground. So So not an indication that Russia's
[00:12:10] Russia's overall position has changed. changed. But it does show that that,
[00:12:14] that, you know, progress can be made made when the Russians and Ukrainians Ukrainians come together and work
[00:12:18] work on these humanitarian issues. issues. Peter Dickinson, once again,
[00:12:20] again, thank you for your time this
[00:12:23] this morning. Now King Charles is
[00:12:25] is expected to speak on the lasting lasting pain of the transatlantic
[00:12:29] transatlantic transatlantic slave slave trade. In a speech addressing
[00:12:33] addressing Commonwealth leaders tomorrow. tomorrow. It comes at an end of a
[00:12:36] a nine day tour of the Caribbean Caribbean that has thrust King Charles
[00:12:40] Charles into the difficult debates
[00:12:41] debates over the UK's colonial legacy.
[00:12:45] legacy. Between 1500 and 1800 British
[00:12:47] British ships forcibly transported
[00:12:51] transported around 3.4 million people people from Africa to European colonies
[00:12:55] colonies and plantations. Our correspondent correspondent Sean Dilley has the
[00:12:58] the latest. The King and Queen smiling
[00:13:05] smiling on Antigua and Barbuda's Barbuda's annual independence parade. parade. Guests of honour though they
[00:13:09] they may be all eyes and ears are
[00:13:11] are on King Charles as pressure grows grows from Commonwealth leaders for
[00:13:14] for him to apologise for Britain's Britain's role in the transatlantic
[00:13:17] transatlantic slave trade. Neither Neither the royal family nor the
[00:13:20] the British government have ever ever formally apologised. But King
[00:13:23] King Charles has often spoken about about what he describes as the darkest
[00:13:27] darkest days in history. It is only only right that we should acknowledge
[00:13:31] acknowledge the great suffering and
[00:13:33] and injustices of the past in these
[00:13:35] these islands and beyond. Even as
[00:13:37] as we rejoice in the successes of
[00:13:40] of the present and build new opportunities opportunities for the future. But
[00:13:44] But Commonwealth leaders believe believe the future depends on making
[00:13:47] making amends for the past. And they they have a ten-point plan for investing
[00:13:51] investing reparations in public health health and education. The Prime Minister,
[00:13:54] Minister, Andy Burnham, has ruled ruled out paying reparations. Writing
[00:13:57] Writing in the Guardian this weekend weekend that I do not think British
[00:14:00] British people today can be held held liable for historical wrongs,
[00:14:03] wrongs, however heinous that happened happened in a different age, under
[00:14:06] under different laws and in which
[00:14:08] which they paid no personal part.
[00:14:12] part. But it seems negotiations about about an apology continue while the
[00:14:15] the King has shown he's not afraid afraid to accept Britain's role in
[00:14:19] in historical injustices, he's not not expected to apologise today or
[00:14:22] or at the Heads of government meeting meeting in CHOGM tomorrow. Discussions
[00:14:26] Discussions on a possible future future apology are likely to take
[00:14:29] take some time. Sean Dilley, BBC
[00:14:32] BBC News. Around the world and
[00:14:34] across the UK.
[00:15:38] right here on BBC News. This is BBC
[00:15:49] BBC News Now. More on our top story. story. And we're going to look at
[00:15:52] at why the US midterm elections are are so important this time. Well
[00:15:56] Well all the seats in the House of
[00:15:58] of Representatives on Capitol Hill
[00:16:00] Hill in Washington are up for grabs,
[00:16:03] grabs, along with a little over a
[00:16:05] a third of the Senate. Both those
[00:16:07] those chambers in Congress pass laws laws applicable across the nation,
[00:16:11] nation, and they can act as a check
[00:16:14] check on presidential power. So the
[00:16:16] the Democrats taking one or both both chambers would spell trouble
[00:16:19] trouble for Donald Trump in his final final two years in office. Clive
[00:16:23] Clive Myrie is in North Carolina, Carolina, and he's been talking to
[00:16:26] to some of Mr Trump's staunchest staunchest supporters and asking
[00:16:29] asking if they will stick with him
[00:16:30] him or vote for the Democrats. It's
[00:16:37] It's morning in a divided America.
[00:16:39] America. What we need is not a political political revolution in America.
[00:16:42] America. What we need is a spiritual
[00:16:45] spiritual revival fought for at the the Lake Church in North Carolina.
[00:16:49] Carolina. Local politician and pastor. pastor. Cameron McGill. Are becoming
[00:16:53] becoming victims of their own vice. vice. Once his largely evangelical
[00:16:56] evangelical Republican flock to wake
[00:16:58] wake up. God's law is the foundation
[00:17:02] foundation of our laws. Our morality morality jurisdiction of right. He's
[00:17:05] He's worried they'll stay at home home during. The crucial midterm
[00:17:09] midterm elections. We need to understand understand God's jurisdiction when
[00:17:12] when it comes to the matters that
[00:17:14] that have divided us as a nation.
[00:17:17] nation. Evangelical Christians have
[00:17:19] have solidly backed Donald Trump Trump and the Republicans. They looked
[00:17:22] looked away. But the man in the White
[00:17:25] White House is testing their patience. patience. He was confident of that
[00:17:28] that victory. They say midterm elections elections are a referendum on the
[00:17:32] the guy in the White House. I'm not not saying it's the best there is.
[00:17:35] is. I mean, he has some childish
[00:17:37] childish habits that I don't really
[00:17:39] really care for. But in the end,
[00:17:43] end, versus the other choice, he he was the person. He was the man
[00:17:46] man for sure. You're a Vietnam vet.
[00:17:48] vet. Yes, sir. Yeah. And how important important are the coming elections
[00:17:51] elections for you? Do you think.
[00:17:52] think. They're important? I don't don't think it's a referendum on
[00:17:56] on him as much as it is on the general
[00:18:03] general direction of the nation. nation. Do you support him? I do
[00:18:05] do support him. I mean, you have
[00:18:08] have to ask yourself the question. question. AM I better off than I
[00:18:11] I was two years ago or four years
[00:18:13] years ago? What do you I mean, yeah,
[00:18:18] yeah, I am so are you. Is the country
[00:18:20] country as a whole? I mean, that's
[00:18:23] that's I feel like it is, yeah. We We tell you thank you for all your
[00:18:26] your hands have provided. In another
[00:18:28] another corner of North Carolina,
[00:18:30] Carolina, a different pastor tends
[00:18:32] tends her flock. Transporters Daisy
[00:18:35] Daisy Brooks is using a megaphone megaphone because the parishioners
[00:18:38] parishioners are all in their cars.
[00:18:40] cars. I'll blow your horn. Seeking
[00:18:43] Seeking her help. Her church is a
[00:18:50] a food bank. This reaches all the
[00:18:54] the way to the South Carolina line. line. To the border. How far is that?
[00:18:58] that? Oh, it's a few miles. A few few miles down. You've got a line
[00:19:01] line of cars stretching for miles. miles. Hum,...
[00:19:04] And they're all people that need help. They are all people that
[00:19:07] that need help. The four wheeled
[00:19:10] wheeled bread line began snaking
[00:19:12] snaking down the highway at 5am the
[00:19:15] the food bank opens at 11. Yeah,
[00:19:18] Yeah, it's pretty tight. In the queue.
[00:19:20] queue. We found Kathy, who arrived
[00:19:23] arrived around 6am did you imagine imagine you'd ever end up in a line
[00:19:26] line like this? No. We're in the
[00:19:30] the midterm elections. How did you
[00:19:33] you vote? I voted Democrat this year. year. In early voting. You voted
[00:19:36] voted Democrat. And how did you vote vote last time. I voted Republican
[00:19:40] Republican last time. So you've switched.
[00:19:42] switched. Why have you switched?
[00:19:44] switched? Cost of living for one,
[00:19:47] one, gas prices, grocery prices everything's
[00:19:53] everything's going up. He's going going to make America great again.
[00:19:56] again. You know, that was his main
[00:19:58] main slogan. Has he done that? Everything
[00:20:01] Everything was going to come back
[00:20:03] back down. I don't think so. So.
[00:20:09] So. Kathy's weary and worn out. How
[00:20:16] How are you doing? Good. Hey. From From England. England. BBC. Sherry's
[00:20:20] Sherry's also tired but angry and
[00:20:23] and sceptical of all politics. I'm
[00:20:25] I'm a Republican. You're a Republican.
[00:20:27] Republican. I am a Republican and and I am not happy. I was a Trump
[00:20:31] Trump supporter and I am so wished
[00:20:34] wished I regret. I have many regrets regrets about doing that. But so
[00:20:38] so in the midterm elections, how how have you voted? I haven't not
[00:20:42] not not even I'm not even you're you're not doing I'm. You're going
[00:20:45] going to stay. Home staying home home out of that thing, out of it.
[00:20:48] it. What's that number for? All right. right. What are the worst examples
[00:20:51] examples of poverty that you've come come across in this region? I've
[00:20:55] I've had elderly people eating cat cat food or dog food. Whoa whoa. whoa. Whoa whoa whoa. Back up, back
[00:20:59] back up, back up. You're saying there
[00:21:02] there are people coming here who
[00:21:04] who are so poor, they're eating their
[00:21:06] their cat food. People are that destitute. destitute. Well. We've gone through
[00:21:10] through some really hard times, especially especially since Covid. You've got
[00:21:12] got people who've lost family members.
[00:21:14] members. Yeah, maybe the major breadwinner.
[00:21:17] breadwinner. The jobs are not where, where, you know, they're not paying
[00:21:21] paying what they people would desire desire them to pay. And sometimes
[00:21:24] sometimes it's a little tough. Politics
[00:21:29] Politics should be about people.
[00:21:30] people. No matter their church. A
[00:21:34] A nation divided will not stand back.
[00:21:38] back. At the Lake Church, George
[00:21:40] George Barber takes Pastor Cameron's
[00:21:42] Cameron's words to heart. He runs
[00:21:47] runs a vineyard in this corner of
[00:21:49] of America. So the grapes are harvested. harvested. They go somewhere else.
[00:21:53] else. He's voting Republican, but but he's fed up. Like so many we
[00:21:56] we spoke to. I hear they are of the
[00:21:59] the divisiveness of American politics. politics. I think if both sides would
[00:22:03] would quit being so extreme one way
[00:22:05] way or the other and work together
[00:22:07] together for the betterment of this,
[00:22:09] this, this nation, our people, and
[00:22:12] and if we get better, the world might
[00:22:15] might get better. But are the midterm
[00:22:18] midterm elections capable of bringing bringing people together, or will
[00:22:21] will they simply push Americans further
[00:22:25] further apart? Clive Myrie reporting
[00:22:28] reporting there now. History was was made in Mexico last night as
[00:22:32] as the Italian driver Kimi Antonelli
[00:22:35] Antonelli became Formula One's youngest
[00:22:38] youngest ever world champion. This
[00:22:40] This was at 20 years old and has
[00:22:42] has won nine races this season and
[00:22:44] and third place in yesterday's Mexico
[00:22:46] Mexico City Grand Prix was enough
[00:22:48] enough to secure him the title. Well,
[00:22:51] Well, with me in the studio is our
[00:22:53] our reporter Emily Brown an F1 enthusiast. enthusiast. Emily, it's great to
[00:22:56] to have you with us. So first of of all, just talk us through the
[00:23:00] the significance of this moment because because when the season began, I
[00:23:03] I understood he was 19. He turned turned 20 during the season. Yes.
[00:23:07] Yes. Incredibly young. So he has has won at 20 years old. As you said,
[00:23:10] said, the last person to have the
[00:23:12] the record title was Sebastian Vettel, Vettel, who was 23 years old when
[00:23:15] when he won the title in 2010. So
[00:23:18] So three years he's really smashed smashed that title, hasn't he? And
[00:23:21] And having someone so young winning winning this title is important because
[00:23:25] because it obviously attracts young young fans into the sport. Something Something that Drive to Survive has
[00:23:29] has done so well. But Kimi has a
[00:23:32] a huge fan base, particularly in in Italy where he's considered something
[00:23:36] something of a superstar. Yeah, I'm I'm not surprised to hear that at
[00:23:38] at all. And tell us a bit more about about his background. Well, he grew
[00:23:42] grew up in Bologna and he really really moved quite quickly through
[00:23:45] through the ranks. So he actually actually skipped F3 and went on to
[00:23:48] to F2. And then obviously came into
[00:23:52] into F1 in 2025, replacing Lewis Lewis Hamilton's seat. Interestingly,
[00:23:55] Interestingly, Ferrari actually had had the opportunity to sign Antonelli
[00:23:58] Antonelli when he was just 11 years years old but chose not to and it
[00:24:01] it was Mercedes Toto Wolff who swooped swooped in and said we'll take him
[00:24:04] him on. So I'm sure there are a few few people at Ferrari. Mercedes took
[00:24:07] took him on when he was 11. Did you
[00:24:09] you say? Well, yes, onwards and obviously obviously he didn't actually get
[00:24:13] get into F1 until 2025. He's got got racing in the family. Exactly,
[00:24:16] Exactly, yes. So his dad was a GT
[00:24:19] GT into GT racing and involved in
[00:24:22] in motorsport. So obviously that that that helped Antonelli get into
[00:24:25] into Motorsport world. And going
[00:24:29] going forward, what is the expectation expectation for him now because he he is so young? I mean he's got a
[00:24:32] a whole career ahead of him. Yes, Yes, he's described as a generational
[00:24:36] generational talent. What's interesting interesting is that he is fairly
[00:24:39] fairly inexperienced compared to to these other drivers, but he's
[00:24:42] he's obviously been driving these
[00:24:45] these new cars and perhaps that's that's worked to his advantage not not being quite so experienced because
[00:24:49] because some of the drivers will will be used to the old formats of
[00:24:52] of the cars this year have been particularly particularly different because they're
[00:24:55] they're largely 50/50 in terms of of combustion and electric. And so
[00:24:59] so it's been difficult for some of of the other drivers to get to grips grips with these. And interestingly,
[00:25:03] interestingly, Lewis Hamilton, who who was obviously with Mercedes for for a period where he wasn't doing
[00:25:07] doing so well because it was seen seen as the match with him and the
[00:25:10] the car was not so good. Now you've
[00:25:13] you've got Antonelli with Mercedes, Mercedes, you've got Lewis Hamilton
[00:25:16] Hamilton with Ferrari. I'm wondering wondering whether Ferrari will want
[00:25:18] want to try and scoop Antonelli now
[00:25:20] now of course he's Italian. Yeah Yeah potentially. And maybe they'll
[00:25:24] they'll be regretting the decision decision that they made so many years
[00:25:27] years ago. But I'm sure Toto Wolff Wolff will really be trying to retain
[00:25:30] retain Antonelli. He does have a
[00:25:32] a contract with Mercedes until the
[00:25:35] the end of 2027. But obviously, you you know things can change very quickly
[00:25:38] quickly in F1 a year away. Exactly. Exactly. So you don't know what can
[00:25:41] can happen what can happen. He has has a very bright future ahead. He He does indeed. Emily, thank you
[00:25:45] you very much indeed. So that's a
[00:25:48] a fantastic story. Now we have got got Business Today. Coming next we're
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