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[00:00:16] I'm Sumi Somaskanda in Washington and this is BBC World
[00:00:19] World News America. President Trump Trump makes a final appeal for votes
[00:00:22] votes ahead of Tuesday's US midterm midterm elections for his Republican
[00:00:25] Republican Party is battling to maintain maintain control of both chambers
[00:00:28] chambers of Congress. Democrat party
[00:00:30] party is nominated the most extreme
[00:00:33] extreme and dangerous slate of candidates candidates in American history. These
[00:00:36] These are the most dangerous candidates
[00:00:39] candidates ever put up. In Michigan.
[00:00:42] Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed Senate campaign campaign reports a record breaking
[00:00:45] breaking fundraising day after fellow fellow Democrat Haley Stevens pulls
[00:00:48] pulls her endorsement in favour of of the Republican rival. And officials
[00:00:51] officials in Ukraine say at least least 24 people have been killed
[00:00:54] killed in repeated Russian attacks attacks on a school being used as
[00:00:57] as an aid centre. A very warm welcome
[00:01:10] welcome to World News America. Thank Thank you for joining us tonight.
[00:01:13] tonight. It is the final day before before the US midterm elections.
[00:01:16] elections. Millions of people across across the country have already cast cast their ballots in an election
[00:01:20] election that will determine the the balance of power here in Washington.
[00:01:23] Washington. It is a critical moment moment in American politics that
[00:01:26] that will set the tone for the final final two years of Donald Trump's
[00:01:30] Trump's second presidency. And we we do have correspondents all across
[00:01:33] across the country in the run up up to the election. Nada Tawfik is
[00:01:36] is in Michigan. Tom Bateman is in in Ohio. And here in Washington,
[00:01:40] Washington, the President made his his final pitch to voters just a
[00:01:43] a few hours ago. He touted his administration's administration's policies at the
[00:01:46] the US border and beyond while calling calling rival Democrats, quote, the
[00:01:50] the most extreme slate of candidates candidates in American history. Here's
[00:01:53] Here's more of what he had to say.
[00:01:55] say. If the people that voted for
[00:01:57] for me and voted in the last election
[00:01:59] election where we had such a great great victory, if they go out and
[00:02:03] and vote just a good portion of them,
[00:02:05] them, we will win in a landslide. landslide. Now that doesn't happen
[00:02:09] happen because usually whoever the the sitting president is Republican
[00:02:13] Republican or Democrat, good or bad,
[00:02:16] bad, good president, great president,
[00:02:17] president, bad. For some reason the the sitting president doesn't win
[00:02:21] win the midterms. But we gave this
[00:02:25] this a very strong shot. I asked
[00:02:27] asked our North America editor, Sarah Sarah Smith, about the President's
[00:02:31] President's closing message. I thought thought it was slightly bizarre,
[00:02:33] bizarre, to be honest, because it it was such a strange thing to be
[00:02:37] be focusing on when you've got voters voters all across America saying
[00:02:41] saying that they are really anxious anxious about the cost of living, living, that they blame Donald Trump
[00:02:44] Trump for the rising prices. Why Why does he think he's going to win
[00:02:47] win them over by talking about renovations renovations to a reflecting pool
[00:02:51] pool in the middle of Washington, Washington, DC.? I mean, it was an
[00:02:54] an embarrassing debacle for administration administration over the summer when
[00:02:57] when there were huge problems with with the pool. They got all choked
[00:03:00] choked up with algae and slime and and turned bright green. It was an
[00:03:03] an embarrassment. He says that those those problems have now been fixed,
[00:03:05] fixed, but of all the things to be be focused on as a closing message,
[00:03:09] message, it was an eccentric choice choice I think, and it's just very
[00:03:13] very difficult to imagine how many many voters would have been won over
[00:03:16] over by that. Now he did go on to to talk about what he thought were
[00:03:19] were the dangers of the Democrats Democrats getting into power. He
[00:03:23] He talked about how he felt he had had made America wealthier and safer
[00:03:26] safer as a result of his presidency. presidency. But his main focus was
[00:03:29] was on the renovations to a reflecting reflecting pool that really doesn't
[00:03:32] doesn't affect the lives of most most people across the United States. States. And Sarah, I know you have
[00:03:36] have been travelling around talking talking to voters on the eve of the
[00:03:39] the midterms. What will you be looking looking out for? Well, I think it's
[00:03:43] it's going to be fascinating. Obviously, Obviously, we'll all be looking out out to see whether or not the surge
[00:03:47] surge in Democratic support does does actually come to pass. It was
[00:03:50] was really noticeable. I thought thought talking to voters that even
[00:03:53] even people who said that they were were determined to vote against the
[00:03:56] the Republicans or vote against Donald Donald Trump had no great love for
[00:03:59] for the Democrats. Most of them they they are just about as unpopular
[00:04:02] unpopular as the President is. And And so it may be at the end of the
[00:04:06] the day that Democrats find it difficult difficult to summon up much enthusiasm
[00:04:09] enthusiasm to get people out to the the polls to vote for them. And of of course, that's what Donald Trump
[00:04:13] Trump has been trying to do with with all these dozens of rallies rallies he's had around the country,
[00:04:17] country, really try and galvanise galvanise his core supporters to to come out because a lot of them
[00:04:21] them tend not to vote in midterm midterm elections, but only turn
[00:04:23] turn out for presidential elections. elections. So a lot of this is going
[00:04:26] going to come down to who has actually actually been able to get their voters
[00:04:30] voters off the sofa and into the
[00:04:32] the polling stations. OK. To Michigan Michigan now where Democrat Abdul
[00:04:36] Abdul El-Sayed Senate campaign reported reported a record breaking fundraising
[00:04:39] fundraising day after an unexpected unexpected twist in the immediate
[00:04:42] immediate run up to election day. day. Democratic Congresswoman Haley
[00:04:46] Haley Stevens formally endorsed El-Sayed El-Sayed Republican opponent, Mike
[00:04:49] Mike Rogers, for Senate on Sunday, Sunday, sparking condemnation from
[00:04:52] from fellow Democrats that has sent sent shock waves through the Democratic
[00:04:55] Democratic Party at a moment where where control of the Senate is going
[00:04:58] going to come down to a handful of of seats in Michigan is one of them.
[00:05:01] them. So let's go right to Michigan. Michigan. Our North America correspondent
[00:05:04] correspondent Nada Tawfik is standing standing by for us there. It is great
[00:05:07] great to see you. Truly an extraordinary extraordinary weekend that we saw
[00:05:11] saw there in Michigan politics. Just Just tell us what things are like
[00:05:14] like there today. Yeah, we're well
[00:05:19] well Abdul El-Sayed has been out
[00:05:22] out campaigning with Elizabeth Warren, Warren, another progressive who is
[00:05:25] is trying to help get the vote out out for him. They were at an event,
[00:05:29] event, Sue me where the lines were were out the door. They actually
[00:05:32] actually had to turn people away. away. And it was the same for when
[00:05:35] when we went to his rally Sunday Sunday in Southfield, Michigan, people
[00:05:39] people were turned away. So there there has been increased enthusiasm
[00:05:42] enthusiasm for his campaign. I mean, mean, think about it. He survived
[00:05:45] survived the primary with a 70 million
[00:05:48] million spent against him. He has has seen an onslaught of anti-Muslim
[00:05:52] anti-Muslim rhetoric and attacks attacks aimed at him from all the the way up from the President of
[00:05:56] of the United States, Donald Trump.
[00:05:57] Trump. And now you had Haley Stevens
[00:06:00] Stevens a Democratic congresswoman congresswoman endorsing his Republican
[00:06:03] Republican rival. So Abdul El-Sayed
[00:06:06] El-Sayed has faced a lot in this
[00:06:08] this campaign. If he is able to win
[00:06:11] win despite all of that, that will will say a lot about the progressive
[00:06:14] progressive movement and its power. power. They will argue, progressives, progressives, that he was able to
[00:06:18] to build a winning coalition in a a swing state, and that should be
[00:06:22] be taken into account for 2028. Now,
[00:06:25] Now, Mike Rogers, he has also been,
[00:06:28] been, you know, keeping up his platform
[00:06:30] platform today. He has also been
[00:06:32] been attacking Abdul El-Sayed. Speaking
[00:06:34] Speaking to Republicans here in this this state. They very much are supporting
[00:06:38] supporting him, even if they aren't aren't on board with President Trump's
[00:06:41] Trump's war on Iran or rising gas gas prices. So it really does come
[00:06:45] come down to me to those key independent
[00:06:48] independent voters. And while polls
[00:06:50] polls do have El-Sayed ahead, it it will be a tight race for sure.
[00:06:54] sure. OK. Nada Tawfik reporting there there from Detroit. Thank you very
[00:06:58] very much. Let's get the view from from Ohio now. Our correspondent correspondent Tom Bateman has been
[00:07:02] been on the ground talking to voters voters there about the big races,
[00:07:04] races, mainly the Senate and governor governor races. They've gotten pretty
[00:07:07] pretty heated there in recent weeks. weeks. Tom, good to see you as always.
[00:07:11] always. Tell us what the mood has has been like among voters. You've
[00:07:13] You've been speaking to. Well, remember,
[00:07:16] remember, this state has been during during the Trump era, deep Republican
[00:07:20] Republican red. The party has held held two Senate seats. Democrats
[00:07:24] Democrats haven't cracked that for for eight years now. Most of the
[00:07:28] the seats in the House of Representatives Representatives and the governor's
[00:07:31] governor's mansion, the Democratic Democratic Party feel that they can
[00:07:35] can now break that monopoly and take
[00:07:37] take at least this Senate seat and and the race for the governor. The
[00:07:41] The opinion polls been putting the the Democrats ahead in both of those.
[00:07:44] those. In that case of the Senate Senate seat, we've seen a pretty
[00:07:48] pretty acrimonious race between the
[00:07:50] the Republican incumbent in the Senate,
[00:07:52] Senate, John Husted against his Democratic
[00:07:56] Democratic challenger, Sherrod Brown. Brown. A lot of that focused around around the kind of name calling we've
[00:08:00] we've seen elsewhere, frankly, with
[00:08:01] with Mr Houston calling Sherrod Brown
[00:08:04] Brown a socialist and a radical leftist, leftist, the Democratic candidate
[00:08:08] candidate saying that the Republican
[00:08:11] Republican incumbent is tied to business business interests in Washington,
[00:08:13] Washington, DC., not doing things things for the people of Ohio. It
[00:08:17] It will all depend on turnout here
[00:08:20] here and the degree to which the the party, the parties have been
[00:08:24] been able to motivate their voters voters out. We were in Franklin County
[00:08:27] County here in Columbus at the very very end, just before the deadline
[00:08:30] deadline of early in-person voting, voting, to hear how people there
[00:08:33] there were feeling about the issues.
[00:08:36] issues. People are dying. People
[00:08:38] People are starving. They're starving. starving. You don't know whether
[00:08:41] whether to buy gas or get a piece
[00:08:44] piece of Bologna, a slice of bread. bread. I've just been waiting, maybe
[00:08:48] maybe like a little over an hour. hour. Why was it important for you
[00:08:51] you to come and vote. Today? Change, Change, change. I'm so sick of what's
[00:08:55] what's going on right now. It's insane. insane. Prices have not gone down.
[00:08:59] down. Wars have not stopped. They've
[00:09:03] They've continued and we just have have to. We have to work on taking
[00:09:07] taking first steps to get back to
[00:09:11] to what we you know, we just need
[00:09:13] need to change. This is not the right
[00:09:16] right direction. Now that particular
[00:09:18] particular polling station here in
[00:09:21] in Columbus in a pretty Democratic Democratic leaning area, of course
[00:09:25] course out in the rural parts of
[00:09:26] of Ohio, much more likely to vote
[00:09:29] vote Republican phenomenon. Of course,
[00:09:30] course, we see across the Midwest,
[00:09:33] Midwest, but I think there is concern concern among the Republican camp camp about the direction this is
[00:09:37] is going. I think that is probably probably why President Trump has
[00:09:40] has visited Ohio three times during
[00:09:43] during this campaign. Also why JD
[00:09:45] JD Vance has been rallying here today
[00:09:47] today in his final rally of this
[00:09:50] this campaign. Of course, Ohio is is where he's from. That Senate seat
[00:09:53] seat was actually the seat that was was vacated by the Vice President
[00:09:57] President when he took up that post. post. All to play for in what has
[00:10:01] has been a very acrimonious, a very
[00:10:03] very bitter fight here in Ohio. OK.
[00:10:05] OK. Tom Bateman reporting there from from Columbus in Ohio. Thank you
[00:10:08] you very much for that. Let's go
[00:10:12] go now back to Michigan to speak speak to former Republican National
[00:10:14] National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Ronna McDaniel. She's a currently
[00:10:17] currently the CEO of Michigan Forward, Forward, a Republican non-profit.
[00:10:21] non-profit. Rhonda, it's great to to see you to have you with us today today on our programme. And I have
[00:10:25] have to start with Michigan since since that's where you are. We were
[00:10:27] were just talking about this unexpected unexpected twist from over the weekend
[00:10:30] weekend where we saw the Democratic
[00:10:34] Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens Stevens endorse the candidate from from your party, Mike Rogers. I know
[00:10:38] know the Democrats have called this this a disaster, but do you see this
[00:10:41] this as actually providing some sort
[00:10:43] sort of boost to your party? I do.
[00:10:47] do. Haley Stevens represents a suburban
[00:10:50] suburban community that has trended trended more Democrat in the years,
[00:10:53] years, specifically suburban women. women. And that's the voters that
[00:10:57] that she touches that came out for for her and her primary. So her coming
[00:11:00] coming in and endorsing Mike Rogers
[00:11:02] Rogers only helps him make gains
[00:11:05] gains in a voting constituent that that he would need a constituency constituency that he would need to
[00:11:09] to win the Senate race. This all all came very late, of course, and and I was just looking at the most
[00:11:13] most recent polling from the New New York Times and Siena that came
[00:11:16] came out just in the last few days. days. And it has the Democratic candidate
[00:11:20] candidate Abdul El-Sayed up nine nine points. That's one poll. Of Of course, we have to look at a number
[00:11:24] number of polls. But he's been leading leading those polls. So do you think
[00:11:27] think any of this will make a difference difference in how voters feel going
[00:11:30] going into this election? I do. I I think the polls have really missed
[00:11:34] missed Michigan. The polls for side side had them up double digits to
[00:11:38] to win his primary, and he only ended ended up winning that by one point.
[00:11:41] point. And based on what I'm seeing seeing on the ground and with the
[00:11:45] the inroads that Mike Rogers has has made specifically with Jewish
[00:11:48] Jewish voters, with Christian Arab Arab voters as well, and then also also in the black community, I think
[00:11:52] think this is going to be much tighter tighter and an endorsement from a
[00:11:55] a Democrat and also a Detroit council council member today endorsed him
[00:11:59] him as well, a Democrat, Detroit Detroit Council member endorsed him
[00:12:02] him as well today. So I think that's that's going to help him in these these final stages. So, Rhonda, there
[00:12:06] there was a poll from Michigan State State University this week showing
[00:12:10] showing how Michiganders feel. And And a majority of those surveyed surveyed favour Democrats for governor
[00:12:14] governor and US Senate seats there there because their decisions are
[00:12:17] are based on economic pessimism, pessimism, disapproval of President
[00:12:21] President Trump and the desire to to improve affordability and reduce
[00:12:25] reduce political corruption. How How worried do you think Republicans Republicans should be about those
[00:12:28] those points? There's no question
[00:12:30] question that affordability is the the number one issue on the voters,
[00:12:34] voters, on the minds of voters in in Michigan. But I think across the
[00:12:37] the country and they are worried worried about the war and gas prices
[00:12:40] prices and it's affecting them. And And there is a national environment
[00:12:44] environment that is coming into Michigan, Michigan, specifically in a midterm
[00:12:46] midterm year. The party in power, power, the Republicans usually will
[00:12:49] will lose seats. That being said, said, we are a state that's been
[00:12:53] been run by Democrats for eight years. years. They actually raised the gas
[00:12:56] gas tax $0.21 this past year. And
[00:12:58] And we are a state that's been under
[00:13:00] under the on the decline with Democrats Democrats controlling the state for
[00:13:03] for eight years. So I think there there is some more to that story
[00:13:07] story with Michiganders. And I think think there is room for Republicans
[00:13:10] Republicans to make gains in a blue blue state. I mean, Michigan has
[00:13:12] has not elected a Republican senator
[00:13:15] senator since 1994. That being said, said, we are seeing voters really
[00:13:18] really draw a direct line between between some of President Trump's
[00:13:21] Trump's policies. The war in Iran, Iran, for example, and those higher
[00:13:25] higher prices. So do you think President President Trump, him showing up and and campaigning in Michigan could
[00:13:28] could be a drag on Republicans there.
[00:13:32] there. Where he went in the Port Port Huron area? He absolutely was
[00:13:35] was a huge help. I had just done done a rally there and side is really
[00:13:39] really trying to break into that
[00:13:41] that Trump voter. He closed his campaign
[00:13:44] campaign with Tucker Carlson in his his ads. He's trying to reach that
[00:13:47] that Trump working class voter and and President Trump coming in for
[00:13:50] for Mike Rogers in that area of the
[00:13:52] the state was key. He hasn't come
[00:13:55] come back since then. This is going going to be about who can take votes
[00:13:59] votes from each other's constituency. constituency. And it's interesting
[00:14:01] interesting to see Mike Rogers campaigning
[00:14:03] campaigning in Detroit and El-Sayed El-Sayed ending with Tucker Carlson
[00:14:06] Carlson in his ads. So speaking of of closing messages, President Trump
[00:14:09] Trump spent the bulk of his closing closing message today speaking about
[00:14:13] about the reflecting pool construction construction projects. Is that a
[00:14:16] a message do you think that will will land well with voters not just
[00:14:19] just in Michigan but across the country? country? I don't think they're going
[00:14:22] going to be paying attention to that that today. I think everybody is
[00:14:25] is thinking about the races in their their states. We're being bombarded
[00:14:28] bombarded with TV ads and text messages messages and mail, and I think there
[00:14:32] there is a fatigue right now with with voters. They just want this this election over. So I don't think
[00:14:36] think we're really paying attention attention to what's happening in in Washington, DC I think voters
[00:14:39] voters in Michigan, where I am, we're we're paying attention to what's what's happening on the ground in
[00:14:42] in our state. OK. Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, always great to have you
[00:14:45] you with us. Thanks so much for joining joining us tonight. Thanks for having
[00:14:48] having me. Let's get the Democratic Democratic perspective now with me
[00:14:51] me in studios. Former Virginia Governor Governor Terry McAuliffe, a former
[00:14:54] former chair of the Democratic National National Committee. Great to see
[00:14:57] see you again, governor. So I've I've got to ask you you know, we've
[00:15:00] we've been talking a lot about the
[00:15:02] the optimism that Democrats are feeling feeling going into these midterm
[00:15:05] midterm elections. Are you as optimistic optimistic as many Democrats were
[00:15:08] were hearing? I am. I've been doing doing this a long time, about 47
[00:15:11] 47 years. I have never seen a political political environment like we have
[00:15:15] have today in America. You have Donald Donald Trump going into the midterms.
[00:15:18] midterms. This is the most unpopular unpopular president in American history.
[00:15:22] history. You know, if you go back back historically 94, when we lost lost under President Clinton, he
[00:15:26] he was in the high 40s. President President Obama in 2010 was in the
[00:15:29] the 40s. George Bush when we won
[00:15:33] won in 2006, was about 39%. Trump
[00:15:35] Trump is at 31%. So tomorrow, what what you're going to see across the
[00:15:39] the country, we're going to win the the House. We're going to win the the Senate. But what is very exciting
[00:15:43] exciting is we're probably net five five new Democratic governors. We're
[00:15:45] We're going to win in Alaska and
[00:15:48] and Ohio and Iowa, Georgia and Nevada.
[00:15:50] Nevada. And I think we'll pick up
[00:15:53] up probably 600 state rep seats. seats. That's important, as you know,
[00:15:56] know, because these are the folks folks who will be in power when we
[00:16:00] we do redistricting. And I think think we'll pick up five states that
[00:16:02] that will have a trifecta of a Democratic Democratic governor in both chambers.
[00:16:05] chambers. This is unheard of, but but it's about you hit it right in in the head. It's about affordability,
[00:16:09] affordability, a war in Iran that that he promised he would never get
[00:16:12] get us in these foreign wars in the the grifting and graft that has gone
[00:16:15] gone on with Trump and his family. family. Billions of dollars. People
[00:16:19] People are upset. Inflation is up. up. It's 3.7 today, right? Two years
[00:16:23] years ago under Joe Biden, this exact exact date, it was one point less
[00:16:26] less 100 basis points less. So let
[00:16:28] let me ask you because that frustration frustration that you're pointing pointing to, we're seeing in the
[00:16:32] the polling with the President, with with Republicans, that doesn't necessarily necessarily translate into votes
[00:16:36] votes for Democrats. And indeed, indeed, if you look at the polling, polling, the Democrats are around
[00:16:40] around as unpopular as the President. President. But it's really they're they're looking at those individual
[00:16:43] individual candidates who are running running on the Democratic line. Midterms
[00:16:46] Midterms are generally about the the party in power. They have nothing
[00:16:50] nothing to run on. Trump is the most most unpopular president in American
[00:16:53] American history. In addition, the the Republicans can't. What can they
[00:16:56] they run on? They have one legislative legislative accomplishment they did
[00:17:00] did the one big beautiful bill, which
[00:17:02] which two thirds of Americans today
[00:17:05] today are against. Millions of Americans Americans have lost health care because
[00:17:09] because of that bill. So they've they've got Trump, as you say, talking
[00:17:11] talking about the ballroom and the the arch and this he's not talking
[00:17:14] talking about the economy and people people are hurting gas up. You know.
[00:17:17] know. But with all due respect, if if I can ask, governor, what are
[00:17:20] are the Democrats running on other other than being against President President Trump and the cost of living?
[00:17:24] living? I mean, have they actually actually provided an agenda on how
[00:17:27] how they would make things cheaper? cheaper? Yeah, and great question.
[00:17:30] question. And as I say, midterms midterms are about the party in power
[00:17:32] power and they're going to get swamped. swamped. So that's their message.
[00:17:36] message. And we're against Trump. Trump. And I agree with you. And
[00:17:39] And I think the important part for for the Democratic Party is after
[00:17:43] after tomorrow night realise that that Trump lost this election. Now
[00:17:46] Now they're giving us the keys and and we have got to deliver. We've
[00:17:49] We've got to deliver on affordability affordability and grocery prices,
[00:17:51] prices, on gas prices, you know, know, natural gas. We've got to have
[00:17:55] have an energy plan in this country. country. And that's what we have
[00:17:57] have to do the next two years. The The presidential campaign will start
[00:18:01] start on Wednesday. As soon as this this is over, you and I will be talking
[00:18:04] talking about it. I'm not ready for for that yet, but it's coming. But But it's going to be a great night
[00:18:08] night and people have had it. And And Trump is just little, I don't
[00:18:11] don't know, I think I've known him him for 30 years. I think he's lost
[00:18:14] lost his mind. He's not talking about about anything that matters to the
[00:18:17] the American people. And they are are angry about Iran and prices in
[00:18:21] in the money that this family has has made is unconscionable. So let
[00:18:24] let me ask you, since I also asked asked Ronna McDaniel about this,
[00:18:27] this, Michigan seems to exemplify exemplify some of the real issues
[00:18:30] issues within the Democratic Party. Party. Some of the battles over where where this party is headed as well.
[00:18:34] well. Is it towards the progressive progressive left? Is it towards the the centre, especially on Israel?
[00:18:38] Israel? Do the Democrats really know know any of the answers to these
[00:18:41] these questions? I think if we continue continue to talk about the affordability
[00:18:44] affordability issue, that has to to be our message going forward.
[00:18:47] forward. We're going to get the power power now we have to deliver on that.
[00:18:50] that. But when you talk about the the party, it's a big broad and the
[00:18:54] the message will begin to be defined defined when we have presidential presidential candidates, they will
[00:18:57] will be the main message bearers, bearers, you know, for our party
[00:19:00] party as we go forth. And that will will all happen, as I say, beginning
[00:19:04] beginning Wednesday all the way up up through 2028, the presidential
[00:19:07] presidential election. But delivering delivering with the House, the Senate
[00:19:11] Senate and these governors in these these state reps. I cannot stress
[00:19:14] stress to you, everybody talks about about the House and Senate winning
[00:19:17] winning at the local level gives gives us tremendous power to build
[00:19:20] build our party up from the grassroots, grassroots, from the base level,
[00:19:23] level, and these governors and state state legislators, that's the future
[00:19:25] future of our party. I cannot tell tell you how it is really exciting
[00:19:28] exciting for us. I'm always excited, excited, but I am really jacked up
[00:19:32] up about tomorrow. OK. Terry McAuliffe, McAuliffe, it's always good to have have you. Great to see you. Thank
[00:19:36] Thank you so much. Well, do join
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[00:20:00] world. Watching closely. OK, to some some other news to Ukraine. Now,
[00:20:04] Now, President Zelensky says Russia Russia has repeatedly bombed a school
[00:20:07] school that was being used as an an aid centre in the Zaporizhzhia
[00:20:10] Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least least 24 people. These pictures from
[00:20:13] from the Ukraine State Emergency Emergency Service show the aftermath aftermath of the attack. Zelensky
[00:20:17] Zelensky said that after an initial initial strike, nine more bombs hit
[00:20:20] hit a shelter where people were taking taking cover. He said the Russians
[00:20:23] Russians must have been aware that that the building was being used used to distribute humanitarian aid.
[00:20:27] aid. The attack came hours after after a local cease fire ended in
[00:20:30] in the southern town of Oleshky. Oleshky. Our correspondent in Kyiv,
[00:20:34] Kyiv, Dan Johnson, has more. The
[00:20:36] The President described this as an an utterly horrific Russian attack.
[00:20:39] attack. He said it was a school that
[00:20:42] that was hit that was being used
[00:20:44] used to distribute aid to the people
[00:20:47] people of this village. He said the the Russians could not have been
[00:20:50] been unaware that every week local local residents who had remained
[00:20:53] remained there were receiving humanitarian humanitarian aid at that very location,
[00:20:57] location, he said the search and and rescue operation has been ongoing
[00:21:01] ongoing and that's why the number number of casualties has continued
[00:21:04] continued rising. He said this was
[00:21:05] was further proof that Russia wants
[00:21:08] wants no de-escalation and no real real justice. The President said
[00:21:12] said after the humanitarian operation operation in Oleshky, referring to
[00:21:16] to that temporary ceasefire which which held over the past six days,
[00:21:19] days, he said there was a moment moment when the next steps could
[00:21:22] could have shown that progress towards
[00:21:24] towards peace was possible. But with with these killings, Russia is sending
[00:21:27] sending an entirely opposite Signal.
[00:21:30] Signal. Russia, he said, is counting counting on more killings and there
[00:21:33] there must be a response to this this that temporary cease fire in
[00:21:37] in the Kherson region ended last last night, and we have reports that
[00:21:41] that intense fighting has resumed resumed in that region. Once again,
[00:21:44] again, we understand both sides have have taken the opportunity during
[00:21:48] during that cease fire to reinforce reinforce their soldiers to re-arm
[00:21:52] re-arm their units in that region.
[00:21:54] region. And today there's been these
[00:21:56] these reports of fake messages having
[00:21:58] having been sent on the Ukrainian
[00:22:01] Ukrainian air alert app last night, night, people across the country, country, millions of them who have
[00:22:05] have that app on their phone received
[00:22:08] received these messages warning of of a nuclear threat of a potential
[00:22:12] potential chemical attack and of of fighting in the streets of Kyiv.
[00:22:16] Kyiv. It didn't cause widespread widespread panic because I think
[00:22:18] think the sheer volume of extreme extreme alerts that came through
[00:22:21] through all at the same time indicated indicated to people that there was
[00:22:24] was something wrong, that there was was either a glitch in the system
[00:22:27] system or that it had been hacked hacked and very quickly, Ukraine's
[00:22:30] Ukraine's Air Force said that the the system had been compromised.
[00:22:33] compromised. They blamed the Russians Russians for that cyber attack. That's
[00:22:37] That's not been confirmed by Russia,
[00:22:40] Russia, who reported their own incident incident in the hours afterwards
[00:22:43] afterwards with similar sorts of of messages being spread on their
[00:22:47] their emergency alert system. Cyber Cyber experts here in Kyiv have told
[00:22:50] told us that is likely a deliberate
[00:22:53] deliberate retaliation on the part
[00:22:55] part of Ukraine. The problem is that
[00:22:57] that it potentially weakens the faith faith that citizens have in those
[00:23:01] those systems that are relied on
[00:23:02] on to warn them of impending attacks.
[00:23:06] attacks. The relentless number of of attacks and alerts had already
[00:23:08] already meant that lots of people
[00:23:11] people were on occasions ignoring ignoring those alerts. So the authorities
[00:23:15] authorities have a challenge to restore restore trust in those systems and
[00:23:19] and make sure they are secure to
[00:23:21] to prevent future cyber attacks impacting
[00:23:24] impacting those systems. Dan Johnson Johnson reporting there from Kyiv.
[00:23:27] Kyiv. The Iran backed Houthis in in Yemen say they targeted Dammam
[00:23:30] Dammam airport in eastern Saudi Arabia Arabia in their latest round of strikes.
[00:23:34] strikes. There was no immediate Saudi Saudi confirmation. It follows Saudi Saudi air strikes that targeted a
[00:23:38] a key Red Sea port and oil facility facility in Hodeida province. These
[00:23:42] These pictures are from the Houthi Houthi run Yemeni TV station Al-masirah
[00:23:45] Al-masirah TV. The Houthis claim claim the strikes wounded seven people
[00:23:48] people and accused the Saudi led
[00:23:50] led coalition of violating international international humanitarian law. The
[00:23:53] The United Nations says more than than 1600 people have been killed
[00:23:56] killed in Yemen since fighting began
[00:23:57] began earlier this year. Let's get get a quick round-up of some other
[00:24:01] other headlines now. The cryptocurrency cryptocurrency firm Binance says
[00:24:05] says users have pulled billions of of dollars off its platform after
[00:24:08] after it reopened withdrawals after after last week's hack, the firm
[00:24:11] firm had suspended all transactions transactions in the wake of the incident,
[00:24:14] incident, which saw the theft of of $6.3 billion worth of digital
[00:24:18] digital assets. While major organisations organisations including the US Federal
[00:24:22] Federal Bureau of Investigations Investigations have blamed North North Korea for the cyber attack,
[00:24:25] attack, it remains unclear exactly exactly how the breach took place.
[00:24:28] place. The European Union's food food commissioner says repeated cyber
[00:24:31] cyber attacks on dozens of European European supermarkets are a, quote,
[00:24:34] quote, deliberate attempt to undermine undermine food supply chains. Christopher
[00:24:38] Christopher Hanson's condemnation condemnation comes after cyber attacks attacks raised temperatures and freezers
[00:24:41] freezers and fridges in supermarkets
[00:24:44] supermarkets across seven countries. countries. King Charles is in Antigua
[00:24:48] Antigua and Barbuda for the final final leg of his nine day Caribbean
[00:24:51] Caribbean tour. Our senior royal royal correspondent Daniela Relph
[00:24:54] Relph reports. Royal tours are meticulously
[00:24:59] meticulously planned except for the the weather, as the Antiguan rain
[00:25:03] rain hit, the Queen moved fast, taking
[00:25:05] taking cover leaving her unhappy
[00:25:07] unhappy husband. Umbrellas until
[00:25:10] until a royal aide belatedly came
[00:25:12] came to the rescue. But the King King was drenched, although eventually
[00:25:16] eventually saw the funny side. Andrew
[00:25:20] Andrew Walker Chris Mason. Yeah,
[00:25:22] Yeah, so I see. Yeah. An exhibition exhibition on the history of the
[00:25:25] the slave trade on this island formed formed part of the King's first engagement
[00:25:29] engagement today at government House. House. Another sign of Buckingham
[00:25:32] Buckingham Palace's efforts to, as
[00:25:33] as they say, not shy away from colonial
[00:25:37] colonial legacy with the Prime Minister Minister arriving here tonight and
[00:25:40] and the King addressing leaders tomorrow. tomorrow. The palace has also reiterated
[00:25:44] reiterated the King's role within within the Commonwealth as one that
[00:25:48] that isn't political, they say but but is instead focused on inspiring
[00:25:52] inspiring and getting people together
[00:25:54] together rather than making policy.
[00:25:57] policy. Daniela Relph BBC News Antigua. Antigua. OK. Thank you for watching
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