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[00:00:45] I'm Amanda Walker in Washington
[00:00:47] and this is BBC World News America. America. President Trump makes a
[00:00:51] a final appeal for votes ahead of
[00:00:54] of Tuesday's US midterm elections, elections, where his Republican Party
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[00:01:13] up. In Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed Senate
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[00:01:45] Hello. Thanks for being with
[00:01:46] us. It is the final day before the
[00:01:49] the US midterm elections. Millions Millions of people across the country
[00:01:52] country have already cast their ballots ballots in an election that will
[00:01:55] will determine the balance of power power in Washington. It's a crucial
[00:01:59] crucial moment in American politics politics that will set the tone for
[00:02:02] for the final two years of Donald
[00:02:05] Donald Trump's second presidency. presidency. Well, we have correspondents correspondents all across the country
[00:02:09] country in the run up to the election. election. Helena Humphrey is in Maine.
[00:02:12] Maine. Carl Nasman is in Georgia. Georgia. And Shaimaa Khalil is in
[00:02:16] in Alaska. Well, let's talk to Helena
[00:02:18] Helena first. So, Helena, this is is a big moment for Maine. What are
[00:02:22] are you hearing on the eve of this
[00:02:24] this key Senate race? There? Well,
[00:02:29] Well, for voters here, Amanda. Cost
[00:02:31] Cost of living concerns in this state
[00:02:34] state are absolutely top of mind. mind. This is a rural state. Many
[00:02:37] Many people use heating oil to heat heat their homes. That has surged
[00:02:41] surged due to the war in Iran, in
[00:02:43] in some cases over 80% year on year.
[00:02:46] year. One woman saying it used to
[00:02:48] to cost $1,400 to heat her home every
[00:02:51] every year. Now it's over $5,000.
[00:02:55] $5,000. And it's a rural state. A A state of water and woodland where
[00:02:58] where many people make their living living either as loggers or lobster
[00:03:02] lobster men and women. We're at a a sawmill earlier today. They are
[00:03:06] are definitely feeling those economic economic headwinds when it comes
[00:03:09] comes to President Trump's tariffs, tariffs, making machinery more expensive.
[00:03:12] expensive. Also, that surging cost cost of diesel as well, making hauling
[00:03:16] hauling timber far more pricier too. too. And I was asking them what do
[00:03:19] do they make of the Democratic challenger
[00:03:22] challenger Troy Jackson trying to to unseat Susan Collins, who's had
[00:03:25] had that seat since 1997. He's a a fifth generation logger himself.
[00:03:28] himself. It's something that he points
[00:03:30] points to frequently in his campaign campaign speeches. Now, they didn't
[00:03:34] didn't make all that much of his his campaign credentials in that
[00:03:37] that regard. When it comes to Susan Susan Collins, they note that she
[00:03:41] she often brings back the bacon to
[00:03:42] to Maine. They say as chair of the
[00:03:45] the Senate Appropriations Committee, Committee, bringing that federal federal funding back to this state.
[00:03:49] state. But certainly they are finding finding it hard to make a profit
[00:03:52] profit right now. Now, Mike LeBrun LeBrun is the general manager of
[00:03:56] of that sawmill. Here's what he told told me about some of the challenges
[00:03:59] challenges that this industry is
[00:04:01] is facing. The appeal for a young
[00:04:04] young man to go in the woods and and take on massive debt, to cut
[00:04:08] cut wood is less and less appealing appealing to more and more young
[00:04:11] young men. The big major suppliers
[00:04:14] suppliers are going to be fine, but but I can't imagine someone going
[00:04:17] going in the woods and cutting wood wood nowadays with. With the massive
[00:04:21] massive cost of equipment, parts, parts, fuel, just to make a little
[00:04:24] little bit of money selling wood wood that isn't very profitable.
[00:04:28] profitable. And in terms of this this election, the midterm election,
[00:04:31] election, Senator Susan Collins, Collins, the Republican incumbent
[00:04:35] incumbent very well known in this this state, she's going up against
[00:04:37] against Troy Jackson, a fifth generation generation logger. Does that mean
[00:04:40] mean something to people in this this industry? I don't know how the
[00:04:44] the election is going to go, but but I don't think that Troy brings
[00:04:48] brings any more than Susan Kent already
[00:04:51] already deliver. And she's well known
[00:04:53] known in this state. She's a she's she's like McDonald's. She's a she's
[00:04:57] she's not the best, but she's good
[00:05:00] good enough. So clearly not overly
[00:05:04] overly enthusiastic for either candidate candidate there. But this is a seat
[00:05:06] seat that the Democrats have been been eyeing for decades. They're
[00:05:09] They're hoping that President Trump's Trump's sagging approval ratings
[00:05:13] ratings could be the chance for them them to finally win that seat. And
[00:05:16] And in doing so, flip the Senate Senate and ultimately curtail what
[00:05:20] what President Trump is able to get get done in his final couple of years
[00:05:24] years in the White House. Like McDonald's. McDonald's. Quite a line there. Helena.
[00:05:26] Helena. Thank you. Well, let's cross cross live to Georgia where we're
[00:05:30] we're going to speak to Carl Nasman,
[00:05:32] Nasman, Georgia. A bruising campaign
[00:05:34] campaign for the Senate and governorship. governorship. How are Republicans
[00:05:37] Republicans feeling on the eve of
[00:05:38] of the big day? Yeah, it has been
[00:05:43] been a bruising campaign, really. really. The eyes of many people across
[00:05:46] across the nation are on the state state of Georgia. Lots of crucial
[00:05:49] crucial races here. Georgia, of course, course, is football country. And
[00:05:52] And to use a football metaphor that that Republican official told me
[00:05:56] me just a few hours ago that they
[00:05:58] they are about five yards away from
[00:06:00] from the goal line on what they hope hope is anyway a touchdown drive.
[00:06:04] drive. This has been a long campaign. campaign. I was just out with some
[00:06:07] some volunteers who were knocking knocking on doors here in the suburbs suburbs of Atlanta. They said that
[00:06:11] that they have been knocking on doors
[00:06:14] doors since about August or the summer summer of this year. That's how long
[00:06:18] long that they've really been working working on this. And I think to continue continue that football metaphor,
[00:06:21] metaphor, really the Republicans Republicans are playing from behind behind here. You look at the Senate
[00:06:25] Senate race, which is going to be be a crucial one when it comes to
[00:06:28] to control of the Senate across the the country. And the Republican candidate,
[00:06:31] candidate, Mike Collins, is trailing
[00:06:34] trailing his Democratic rival, the the incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff,
[00:06:37] Ossoff, by some wide margins. If If you look at some of the polling
[00:06:40] polling up to eight, maybe even ten ten points in the polling and coming
[00:06:43] coming into this year, Jon Ossoff, Ossoff, the Democrat, was thought
[00:06:46] thought to be maybe one of the most most vulnerable of all senators.
[00:06:49] senators. That is certainly not the the case right now. Morale is not
[00:06:53] not really as high as in maybe in in some other states among Republicans Republicans here. So we have seen
[00:06:57] seen some pretty high profile visits visits in recent days from JD Vance,
[00:07:00] Vance, the Vice President, and of of course, Donald Trump making a
[00:07:04] a couple of stops here to try to to boost Mike Collins's chances.
[00:07:07] chances. But we've seen just given
[00:07:09] given the atmosphere the President's President's visit not always welcome
[00:07:13] welcome in certain states. I asked asked one of those Republican volunteers volunteers what he thought about
[00:07:16] about whether or not President Trump Trump was helping or hurting Republicans
[00:07:19] Republicans chances here in Georgia. Georgia. Here's what he told me.
[00:07:22] me. Yes, it can help and it has helped helped a lot in the past. You know,
[00:07:26] know, people always like to see the the big people in power come in to
[00:07:29] to their community. It makes people people seem like, you know, these these higher officials, you know,
[00:07:32] know, really care about them, especially especially when they come to your your community, regardless of who
[00:07:36] who it is, it's very important that that these larger politicians actually
[00:07:40] actually come and speak with constituents constituents because it's very important
[00:07:43] important that they see who actually actually voted for them and get to
[00:07:47] to talk to them. So that's the Republican
[00:07:50] Republican perspective. Carl, how
[00:07:51] how about the Democrats? We've also
[00:07:55] also been out with the Democrats Democrats as they are making their
[00:07:58] their last minute pitch to voters voters in and around the Atlanta
[00:08:02] Atlanta area, knocking on doors. doors. And really the game plan here
[00:08:04] here from both sides is to try to to get their own team to come out
[00:08:08] out and vote on election day. This This is a state that has seen record
[00:08:12] record turnout for early voting. voting. Already, more than a third third of the state has cast their
[00:08:16] their ballots. And Democrats, there's there's a lot of enthusiasm on that
[00:08:19] that side. They are really pretty pretty confident that Jon Ossoff Ossoff is going to keep his Senate
[00:08:23] Senate seat here. And they have their their eyes on the state House. They
[00:08:26] They think that their candidate for for governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms,
[00:08:29] Bottoms, has a great chance against against the Republican billionaire
[00:08:32] billionaire candidate Rick Jackson Jackson here, although that race
[00:08:35] race is very, very tight. They're They're also looking at the actual actual make-up of the state legislature.
[00:08:39] legislature. They hope to potentially potentially flip ten seats there
[00:08:42] there and turn Georgia's Statehouse Statehouse blue, which could have have big implications, of course,
[00:08:46] course, for this state. So you can can get a sense kind of the aspirations
[00:08:50] aspirations of Democrats here. And, And, you know, they tell me that
[00:08:52] that when they knock on doors, they they hear from Democrats, Republicans Republicans and independents alike
[00:08:56] alike saying that they are not happy happy with the job that President President Trump has been doing as
[00:09:00] as president the second time around. around. They're not happy with his his policies when it comes to the
[00:09:04] the war in Iran. When it comes to to the economy or inflation. And
[00:09:07] And they say, you know, they think think that they have a good chance
[00:09:09] chance of picking up a lot of voters voters around the margins, not just
[00:09:13] just from their own party. When it it comes to election day tomorrow.
[00:09:16] tomorrow. OK. Carl Nasman in Georgia. Georgia. Thank you. Well, let's speak
[00:09:20] speak to Shaimaa Khalil, who's definitely definitely got the coldest state
[00:09:23] state out there in Alaska. We know know Alaska's home of the double
[00:09:27] double down Sullivan race drama, drama, the Department of Justice Justice saying that two down Sullivan's
[00:09:30] Sullivan's on the ballot would confuse
[00:09:31] confuse voters. What's the latest latest legally and politically? What
[00:09:35] What are you hearing? Well, look,
[00:09:40] look, I think this race that has
[00:09:43] has been closely contested with Mary
[00:09:44] Mary Peltola holding a razor thin
[00:09:47] thin lead over Dan Sullivan has been been overshadowed by this rather
[00:09:51] rather bizarre controversy. The case case of the two Dan Sullivan's two
[00:09:55] two men on the same ballot with very very similar names. The incumbent
[00:09:59] incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, the the Republican, and the other Dan
[00:10:01] Dan Sullivan that now many are calling calling De Carrie Dann a retired
[00:10:05] retired teacher. And I think throughout throughout the last few days and
[00:10:09] and weeks, there have been some legal
[00:10:11] legal challenges, one from the Trump Trump administration themselves.
[00:10:15] themselves. They have called for for the election results to be blocked
[00:10:19] blocked if their candidate, the Republican, Republican, loses. That has been
[00:10:23] been dismissed. But over the past past couple of days, separately,
[00:10:26] separately, there's been an ongoing ongoing investigation by federal
[00:10:29] federal by federal investigators investigators into the Democrat campaign
[00:10:33] campaign and allegations that some some of the operatives there have
[00:10:37] have recruited what who now has been
[00:10:38] been dubbed the decoy Dan. And as
[00:10:41] as a ballot spoiler, Mary Peltola,
[00:10:43] Peltola, the Democrat has denied
[00:10:46] denied any wrongdoing, denied knowing knowing anything about that. But
[00:10:49] But the investigation continues up up until the very last hours before
[00:10:53] before the elections. But I must
[00:10:54] must say that for people here, they
[00:10:57] they tell us that this is not the the issue that they're focused on.
[00:11:00] on. Fishing is the issue that they're they're focused on. We're here in
[00:11:04] in Seward Harbour where the boats
[00:11:06] boats have docked for the season,
[00:11:09] season, but the coveted salmon run
[00:11:11] run has really been struggling. Fishermen
[00:11:13] Fishermen have been struggling with
[00:11:16] with industrial competition from from big boats. And they've been
[00:11:20] been saying that it's really down down to who's going to solve that
[00:11:22] that problem for them. Dan Sullivan
[00:11:24] Sullivan has said that he's put in
[00:11:27] in legislation that will protect protect the fisheries here in Alaska.
[00:11:31] Alaska. Mary Peltola, the Democrat, Democrat, says look, as a native
[00:11:34] native Alaskan, as someone who's
[00:11:36] who's fished professionally, she's
[00:11:38] she's more suited for the job. So So there has been that controversy
[00:11:41] controversy about the two Dan's. Dan's. But for Alaskans here, the
[00:11:44] the question is much more urgent. urgent. It is about the cost of living.
[00:11:48] living. It is about livelihood and and the fish that they depend on.
[00:11:51] on. And who of those two candidates candidates can really save it for
[00:11:54] for them? Yeah, it'll be interesting interesting to see if that scandal scandal has any impact at all. Thank
[00:11:58] Thank you. Well, with me now is Carrie
[00:12:00] Carrie Dann, managing editor of the the Cook Political Report. Carrie, Carrie, thanks for being with us.
[00:12:04] us. The Washington Post has called called your organisation Washington's
[00:12:08] Washington's favourite political political oracle. So no pressure pressure going into these crucial
[00:12:11] crucial elections to maintain that that title. So it's the evolve. Just
[00:12:15] Just tell me what is the latest analysis analysis that you're seeing saying
[00:12:18] saying about the House of Representatives Representatives and the Senate? In
[00:12:21] In the House of Representatives? Representatives? We have for several
[00:12:25] several months now projected that that Democrats would be favoured.
[00:12:27] favoured. Our latest projections projections today are that Democrats
[00:12:30] Democrats are favoured to win between between 15 and 25 House seats. That's
[00:12:34] That's what we think is the most most likely outcome that could give
[00:12:37] give them if they're on the high high end of that, one of the highest
[00:12:40] highest the biggest majority Democrats Democrats have had since 2009. If
[00:12:43] If they're on the lower end, of course, course, it's a narrower majority.
[00:12:46] majority. But I think most Republicans Republicans in Washington have accepted accepted the reality that the House
[00:12:50] House is going to flip. It's only only a matter of by how much. Now,
[00:12:52] Now, the Senate is just a very complicated
[00:12:54] complicated question. We still have
[00:12:56] have six races that are in that toss toss up category, and we keep them
[00:13:00] them in the toss up category because because genuinely, at the Cook Political Political Report, we talked to operatives
[00:13:04] operatives on both sides of the aisle. aisle. We talked to the candidates,
[00:13:07] candidates, the campaigns, the superPACs, superPACs, and there is a lot of
[00:13:10] of uncertainty about exactly what what may happen in each of those
[00:13:13] those races. Now, I would rather rather be Democrats than Republicans
[00:13:15] Republicans right now. I think Senate Senate Democrats have the momentum
[00:13:19] momentum behind them, and we do believe believe that they are more likely
[00:13:21] likely to pick up the majority than than Republicans are to keep it.
[00:13:25] it. But some of these races are just just going to come down to the wire wire and be very, very close with
[00:13:29] with a lot of late breaking dynamics dynamics that could affect them. them. Obviously, everyone wants instant
[00:13:32] instant results, don't they? But But it won't work that way. Obviously Obviously it's a huge country, different
[00:13:35] different time zones, different sized sized states, all of these issues.
[00:13:38] issues. But where will you be watching watching specifically to give us
[00:13:42] us early clues of where things might might be heading? Well, early in in the evening we will see polls
[00:13:46] polls close in Georgia and in South South Carolina. Those are two are
[00:13:49] are North Carolina and South Carolina Carolina rather. Those are two states states that I'm going to keep a very
[00:13:52] very close eye on in North Carolina. Carolina. That should have been one
[00:13:55] one of the marquee Senate races of of the cycle. It is now kind of fallen
[00:13:59] fallen off the map. Democrats are are favoured to win that Senate contest. contest. But how big that margin
[00:14:03] margin is in North Carolina for the the Democrat Roy Cooper is going
[00:14:07] going to help inform just how big big this Democratic wave may be.
[00:14:10] be. And it will also have down ballot ballot effects in some key House
[00:14:14] House races. Republicans will be be keeping an eye on that to see
[00:14:16] see if the bottom is really falling falling out for Republicans down
[00:14:19] down the ballot in the House and and in South Carolina, we still believe
[00:14:22] believe that Republican Darlene Graham Graham is probably favoured to pull
[00:14:26] pull out a win there. But if she she is not winning early in the evening,
[00:14:29] evening, it may be a sign that. Or
[00:14:31] Or if she's even just a few points points ahead, it's going to be a
[00:14:34] a very bad sign for Republicans who who are going to think other races
[00:14:38] races around the country may be just just as close. That's a state that
[00:14:40] that Donald Trump won by double digits. digits. If she if Darlene Graham
[00:14:43] Graham is not winning there, it's it's going to be a very rough night
[00:14:45] night for Republicans indeed. And And Texas, everybody's going to be
[00:14:48] be watching Texas. How does it look look from the Cook Political Report
[00:14:51] Report perspective now? I mean, this this is still a race that we also
[00:14:54] also in toss up, but it is one where where I think James Talarico has
[00:14:58] has a little bit of an upper hand
[00:15:01] hand in 2018, Democrats came within within three points of winning a
[00:15:03] a Senate seat in Texas. That was was Beto O'Rourke, who ran against
[00:15:07] against Senator Ted Cruz. He came came close, but it will work. Never
[00:15:11] Never led in polls. James Talarico Talarico has consistently led by
[00:15:13] by at least a couple points. He is is doing as well as Beto O'Rourke
[00:15:17] O'Rourke did with Hispanic voters, voters, which is a very key part
[00:15:20] part of the Texas demographic. Ken Ken Paxton, the Republican, is just
[00:15:23] just a deeply flawed and very polarised polarised Republican. He has not
[00:15:26] not really been able to unite the the GOP base behind him. Again, it's
[00:15:30] it's a very, very, very red state. state. I think it's going to be a a very close race. But if you were
[00:15:34] were going to be one of them, I think think you'd rather be James Talarico. Talarico. Yeah, and just quickly,
[00:15:38] quickly, Kari we used to maybe October October surprises, but this November
[00:15:41] November surprise out of Michigan Michigan you are now giving El-Sayed
[00:15:45] El-Sayed a slight edge in Michigan. Michigan. I'm interested in what
[00:15:49] what impact you think, if any, it it might have with this Democrat Democrat endorsing a Republican.
[00:15:53] Republican. Do you have any early early read on that. He's fundraising fundraising today off the back of
[00:15:57] of this. What's your thought? That's That's right. We move this race today
[00:16:00] today just within the last few hours hours from toss up to lean Democrat.
[00:16:03] Democrat. And we were moving towards towards that possibility before this.
[00:16:07] this. This story broke over the weekend weekend with Haley Stevens endorsing
[00:16:10] endorsing Mike Rogers. It did not not dissuade us that that breaking
[00:16:13] breaking news story because we're we're looking at private and public
[00:16:16] public polling, including a New York York Times poll that showed El-Sayed El-Sayed up by 11 points. I don't
[00:16:20] don't think anybody thinks that it's it's going to be that much of a blow-out blow-out for the Democratic candidate.
[00:16:24] candidate. But at the end of the the day, this is a state that Donald
[00:16:27] Donald Trump very narrowly won. And And for all of the drama around Haley
[00:16:30] Haley Stevens endorsement of Mike Mike Rogers, we've talked to some some a lot of Republicans in the
[00:16:34] the state who say that Donald Trump's Trump's approval rating is just too
[00:16:37] too low for Mike Rogers to overcome, overcome, no matter whether he has
[00:16:40] has the support of a Democratic former
[00:16:42] former primary opponent or not. OK, OK, big. Couple of days for you ahead.
[00:16:46] ahead. We appreciate you giving us us some of your time. Carrie Dann Dann managing editor of the Cook
[00:16:50] Cook Political Report. Thank you. you. Thank you. Well, do join us
[00:16:54] us on Tuesday for a special programme programme here on BBC News. We'll
[00:16:57] We'll bring you the results of the the US midterm elections live from
[00:17:01] from Washington starting at 11:30pm
[00:17:02] 11:30pm GMT. That's 6:30pm Eastern
[00:17:05] Eastern Time in the US. With all all the analysis from key states
[00:17:08] states and what it means for the
[00:17:10] the US and beyond. Still to come
[00:17:12] come on world news, America, at least least two dozen people are killed
[00:17:16] killed by Russian strikes at an aid aid centre in Ukraine. We'll have
[00:17:20] have more on that coming up. Around
[00:17:22] Around the world and across the
[00:18:25] right here on BBC News. Live with
[00:18:34] with BBC News. Thanks for being with with us to Ukraine. Now, where President
[00:18:37] President Zelensky says Russia has has repeatedly bombed a school that
[00:18:41] that was being used as an aid centre centre in the Zaporizhzhia region,
[00:18:44] region, killing at least 24 people.
[00:18:47] people. These pictures from the Ukraine Ukraine State Emergency Service show
[00:18:51] show the aftermath of the attack. attack. Zelensky said that after
[00:18:54] after an initial strike, nine more more bombs hit a shelter where people
[00:18:58] people were taking cover. He said said the Russians must have been
[00:19:01] been aware that the building was was being used to distribute humanitarian
[00:19:04] humanitarian aid. The attack came
[00:19:07] came hours after a local ceasefire ceasefire ended in the southern town
[00:19:10] town of Oleshky. Our correspondent correspondent in Kyiv, Dan Johnson,
[00:19:13] Johnson, has more. The President President has described this as an
[00:19:17] an utterly horrific Russian attack. attack. He said it was a school that
[00:19:21] that was hit that was being used
[00:19:23] used to distribute aid to the people people of this village. He said the
[00:19:27] the Russians could not have been been unaware that every week local
[00:19:30] local residents who had remained remained there were receiving humanitarian
[00:19:34] humanitarian aid at that very location. location. He said the search and
[00:19:38] and rescue operation has been ongoing ongoing and that's why the number
[00:19:41] number of casualties has continued continued rising. He said this was
[00:19:44] was further proof that Russia wants
[00:19:47] wants no de-escalation and no real
[00:19:49] real justice. The President said said after the humanitarian operation
[00:19:53] operation in Oleshky, referring to to that temporary ceasefire which
[00:19:56] which held over the past six days, days, he said there was a moment
[00:19:59] moment when the next steps could could have shown that progress towards
[00:20:03] towards peace was possible. But with with these killings, Russia is sending
[00:20:07] sending an entirely opposite Signal. Signal. Russia, he said, is counting
[00:20:10] counting on more killings and there there must be a response to this
[00:20:14] this that temporary cease fire in in the Kherson region ended last
[00:20:17] last night. And we have reports that
[00:20:20] that intense fighting has resumed resumed in that region. Once again,
[00:20:23] again, we understand both sides have have taken the opportunity during
[00:20:27] during that cease fire to reinforce reinforce their soldiers to re-arm
[00:20:31] re-arm their units in that region.
[00:20:33] region. And today there's been these
[00:20:35] these reports of fake messages having
[00:20:37] having been sent on the Ukrainian
[00:20:40] Ukrainian air alert app last night, night, people across the country,
[00:20:43] country, millions of them who have have that app on their phone received
[00:20:46] received these messages warning of
[00:20:48] of a nuclear threat of a potential
[00:20:51] potential chemical attack and of of fighting in the streets of Kyiv.
[00:20:55] Kyiv. It didn't cause widespread widespread panic because I think
[00:20:57] think the sheer volume of extreme extreme alerts that came through
[00:21:00] through all at the same time indicated indicated to people that there was
[00:21:03] was something wrong, that there was was either a glitch in the system
[00:21:06] system or that it had been hacked. hacked. And very quickly, Ukraine's
[00:21:09] Ukraine's Air Force said that the the system had been compromised.
[00:21:12] compromised. They blamed the Russians Russians for that cyber attack. That's
[00:21:16] That's not been confirmed by Russia,
[00:21:19] Russia, who reported their own incident incident in the hours afterwards
[00:21:22] afterwards with similar sorts of of messages being spread on their
[00:21:26] their emergency alert system. Cyber Cyber experts here in Kyiv have told
[00:21:29] told us that is likely a deliberate
[00:21:32] deliberate retaliation on the part part of Ukraine. The problem is that
[00:21:36] that it potentially weakens the faith faith that citizens have in those
[00:21:40] those systems that are relied on
[00:21:41] on to warn them of impending attacks.
[00:21:44] attacks. The relentless number of of attacks and alerts had already
[00:21:47] already meant that lots of people
[00:21:50] people were on occasions ignoring ignoring those alerts. So the authorities
[00:21:54] authorities have a challenge to restore restore trust in those systems and
[00:21:57] and make sure they are secure to
[00:22:00] to prevent future cyber attacks impacting
[00:22:02] impacting those systems. UK Home
[00:22:06] Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has has defended scrapping her own plans
[00:22:09] plans to make foreign care workers workers who are already in the UK
[00:22:13] UK wait 15 years before applying applying for permanent settlement.
[00:22:16] settlement. They will now be able able to apply after five years after
[00:22:20] after criticism of the initial plans plans from Labour backbenchers and
[00:22:23] and some of her cabinet colleagues. colleagues. But refugees who crossed
[00:22:26] crossed the channel in small boats boats rather than arriving in a legal
[00:22:29] legal way, will now have to wait
[00:22:31] wait up to 30 years. Our political political correspondent Iain Watson
[00:22:34] Watson reports. It was almost a year
[00:22:37] year ago when Shabana Mahmood proposed proposed big changes to the immigration
[00:22:41] immigration system. Most migrants migrants who came here legally would
[00:22:43] would have to wait ten years instead instead of five for permanent residence.
[00:22:47] residence. When lower skilled employees, employees, including care workers,
[00:22:50] workers, would face a 15 year wait.
[00:22:53] wait. But in the commons today, this this is what a U-turn sounds like.
[00:22:57] like. They came at a time when the the sector was under considerable
[00:23:01] considerable pressure following the
[00:23:03] the Covid-19 pandemic and the unique unique challenge of that moment.
[00:23:06] moment. Those who earn £25,000 a a year working in the social care
[00:23:10] care sector, which was the condition condition of their visa, will therefore
[00:23:13] therefore be able to settle on their
[00:23:16] their existing five year path. I I asked the Home Secretary why she
[00:23:19] she changed her mind about care workers. workers. We had one of the highest
[00:23:23] highest ever responses to a consultation consultation that a. Government has
[00:23:26] has ever seen, and we considered considered that in full. And you've
[00:23:29] you've backed down. You've watered watered down recognised very well.
[00:23:32] well. I've recognised the very real
[00:23:35] real significant contribution and and the unique circumstances of those
[00:23:37] those who arrived to work in the
[00:23:39] the care sector. For the past year.
[00:23:42] year. Big unions and those and Labour's Labour's left wanted to change the
[00:23:45] the original proposals. It's such such a great pleasure to be here.
[00:23:48] here. As a former care worker myself. myself. Before rejoining the cabinet,
[00:23:52] cabinet, Angela Rayner had said it it was un-British to change the rules
[00:23:56] rules for migrants who were already already here. But let's be blunt
[00:23:59] blunt about this is a political fix, fix, isn't it? You've caved in to
[00:24:02] to Labour left wing backbenchers. backbenchers. I found a fair settlement settlement to deal with the legacy
[00:24:06] legacy of the last Conservative government, government, under whom we saw 40
[00:24:10] 40 years worth of migration in just just four years, presenting very
[00:24:13] very significant challenges. My job job to. Manage the migration system
[00:24:16] system and sort out the mess that that I inherited from the Conservative
[00:24:19] Conservative Party. But opposition opposition parties on the right say
[00:24:22] say the Home Secretary is moving moving in the wrong direction. What
[00:24:25] What we would do is say, you've got got to wait ten years before qualifying
[00:24:28] qualifying for ILR indefinite leave leave to remain and there should should be salary conditions, very
[00:24:32] very significant salary conditions. conditions. Only people who are making
[00:24:36] making a real economic contribution contribution should be allowed to
[00:24:39] to stay here because it's unfair unfair on British taxpayers to subsidise
[00:24:43] subsidise recent low wage migrants. migrants. We will extend the wait
[00:24:46] wait time for British citizenship citizenship up to ten years, and
[00:24:49] and we will review the citizenships citizenships granted to people who
[00:24:52] who would have been issued passports passports by mid 2029 by this Labour
[00:24:56] Labour government who would not have have received them were it not for
[00:24:59] for this U-turn from Shabana Mahmood Mahmood today. The Greens are arguing
[00:25:02] arguing that migration can bring bring benefits to Britain rather
[00:25:04] rather than being seen as a burden.
[00:25:06] burden. We need to think really long-term long-term about how we're supporting
[00:25:10] supporting refugees and we need to to recognise the huge contribution
[00:25:14] contribution that migrants make when when they come here to contribute contribute to our country and to
[00:25:18] to build better lives for themselves. themselves. Can the Prime Minister
[00:25:21] Minister wasn't in the Commons to to hear Shabana Mahmood announcement announcement he had just arrived
[00:25:25] arrived at the Commonwealth Summit Summit in Antigua in the Caribbean.
[00:25:28] Caribbean. Previously, 1 in 4 of of his own MPs weren't exactly bowled
[00:25:32] bowled over by the original proposals. proposals. So how many of today's
[00:25:35] today's changes were written in number number ten? The Prime Minister asked
[00:25:38] asked you to change your proposal. proposal. We discussed these proposals
[00:25:41] proposals and these are this is a a fair settlement for everyone and and that was agreed between myself
[00:25:44] myself and the Prime Minister. It It didn't like the original proposals. proposals. I'm not going to. I've
[00:25:48] I've answered your question. This This is a package of proposals, a a fair settlement that has been signed
[00:25:52] signed off by the Prime Minister Minister and the whole cabinet in
[00:25:54] in Watson. BBC News. King Charles
[00:25:57] Charles is in Antigua and Barbuda Barbuda for the final leg of his
[00:26:00] his nine day Caribbean tour. He's He's set to address leaders on Tuesday
[00:26:04] Tuesday at the opening of the Commonwealth Commonwealth Heads of Government Government meeting. Buckingham Palace
[00:26:08] Palace confirmed that his speech speech will touch on Britain's role
[00:26:11] role in the transatlantic slave trade. trade. All this comes after Prime
[00:26:15] Prime Minister Andy Burnham said said last week that he is open to
[00:26:18] to the UK, formally apologising for
[00:26:20] for its role in slavery. Burnham Burnham has previously stuck with
[00:26:23] with the policy of his predecessors predecessors and stopped short of
[00:26:26] of offering any consideration of of reparation payments. Our senior
[00:26:30] senior royal correspondent, Daniela Daniela Relph is in Antigua and Barbuda
[00:26:33] Barbuda covering the King's trip.
[00:26:37] trip. Royal tours are meticulously
[00:26:40] meticulously planned except for the the weather as the Antiguan rain
[00:26:44] rain hit, the Queen moved fast, taking
[00:26:47] taking cover, leaving her unhappy
[00:26:49] unhappy husband umbrellas until a
[00:26:51] a royal aide belatedly came to the
[00:26:54] the rescue. But the King was drenched, drenched, although eventually saw
[00:26:57] saw the funny side. Walter Chris
[00:27:02] Chris Mason yes, I see. An exhibition exhibition on the history of the
[00:27:06] the slave trade on this island formed formed part of the king's first engagement
[00:27:10] engagement today at government House, House, another sign of Buckingham
[00:27:13] Buckingham Palace's efforts to, as
[00:27:14] as they say, not shy away from colonial
[00:27:18] colonial legacy. With the Prime Minister Minister arriving here tonight and
[00:27:21] and the King addressing leaders tomorrow,
[00:27:23] tomorrow, the palace has also reiterated reiterated the King's role within
[00:27:27] within the Commonwealth as one that
[00:27:29] that isn't political. They say, and and is instead focused on inspiring
[00:27:33] inspiring and getting people together
[00:27:35] together rather than making policy
[00:27:38] policy Daniela Relph, BBC News Antigua.
[00:27:40] Antigua. Coming up here on World World News America the big story
[00:27:44] story where we break down the US
[00:27:46] US midterm elections with the help
[00:27:49] help of our correspondents from Maine Maine to Alaska, answering what's
[00:27:52] what's at stake and highlighting highlighting some of the key races
[00:27:54] races to watch. So do stay with us us for that. Plenty more to come
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[00:32:08] It's crunch time. The midterms are
[00:32:10] are just hours away. An election election that could shift the balance
[00:32:13] balance of power in Washington. Election Election is a battle between the
[00:32:17] the powers that be and the powers powers that ought to be. Stop America
[00:32:21] America hating communists from taking taking over the United States Congress
[00:32:24] Congress shouldn't be this hard to to afford a second bag of groceries groceries to pay your rent or your
[00:32:28] your mortgage. This election is the the fork in the road for the future.
[00:32:31] future. The power is in our hands.
[00:32:33] hands. We the people. After months
[00:32:41] months of campaigning, the US midterm midterm elections are here. They'll
[00:32:44] They'll decide how America is governed governed over the next two years
[00:32:48] years and crucially, how much power power the current Republican President
[00:32:51] President Donald Trump will have have in his remaining time in office.
[00:32:54] office. Now, over the next few minutes, minutes, we'll tell you what's at at stake. We'll break down some of
[00:32:58] of the key races to watch out for for on election night. And we'll
[00:33:01] we'll talk about how the results results could reshape US politics.
[00:33:05] politics. First, let's start with with just what is at stake, because because millions of people across
[00:33:09] across the US have already cast their their votes, and millions more will
[00:33:13] will go to the polls on election election day. But what's it all for?
[00:33:17] for? Here's our analysis editor Ros Ros Atkins. The midterms are all
[00:33:20] all about who controls the two houses
[00:33:22] houses of Congress. The House of of Representatives and the Senate.
[00:33:25] Senate. This matters because it's it's the part of the US government government that makes laws for the
[00:33:29] the country as a whole on everything everything from immigration to taxes
[00:33:32] taxes to defence. And right now both both houses are controlled by the
[00:33:36] the Republicans, as you can see, see, which is very helpful to President
[00:33:39] President Trump. Now the House of of Representatives is where proposed
[00:33:42] proposed laws are introduced and and debated. Each state gets a number
[00:33:46] number of seats proportionate to to its population. Members serve
[00:33:49] serve two-year terms, which means means that all of the seats in the
[00:33:52] the House are up for grabs in this
[00:33:55] this election, there are 435 of them. them. So to control the house, a
[00:33:58] a party needs at least 218. And according
[00:34:02] according to the polls, the Republicans Republicans may have their work cut
[00:34:04] cut out. Holding on to the House House of Representatives. Then there's
[00:34:08] there's the Senate. One of its main main jobs is to approve or reject
[00:34:12] reject those laws proposed by the
[00:34:14] the House. Each state has two senators,
[00:34:16] senators, so there are 100 in total. total. They serve six year terms
[00:34:20] terms every two years. Roughly a
[00:34:21] a third of Senate seats are contested,
[00:34:25] contested, so it's 35 this year to
[00:34:26] to control the Senate, a party needs
[00:34:29] needs 51 or more, though if it's it's 50-50, the Vice President can
[00:34:33] can cast the deciding vote. So that
[00:34:35] that favours the Republicans at the the moment. Now, some states are
[00:34:39] are very likely to vote Republican, Republican, while others are very
[00:34:41] very likely to vote Democrat. But But there are a handful of states
[00:34:45] states where races could go either either way, and in doing so, determine
[00:34:48] determine the balance of power in in Congress. So let's have a closer
[00:34:51] closer look at three of them. We'll
[00:34:53] We'll start in Maine. America's most
[00:34:56] most north-easterly state. Now voters voters there chose Democratic candidate
[00:34:59] candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024
[00:35:02] 2024 presidential election. Now Republican Republican Senator Susan Collins
[00:35:05] Collins is in a tight race to hold hold on to the Senate seat that she
[00:35:09] she has held since 1997. The BBC
[00:35:12] BBC s Helena Humphrey is in Bangor Bangor in Maine, and she has this
[00:35:15] this on what to look out for. The The rural forests of Maine might
[00:35:19] might feel a long way away from the the politics of Washington, DC but
[00:35:22] but if the Democrats want to flip flip the Senate, they will likely
[00:35:25] likely need to pick up a seat here. here. Now, the Republican incumbent,
[00:35:29] incumbent, Senator Susan Collins, Collins, pitches herself as a more more moderate Republican prepared
[00:35:32] prepared to break with President President Trump. But her Democratic
[00:35:35] Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, Jackson, a fifth generation logger,
[00:35:39] logger, says that that independence independence is performative. Now, Now, if Collins can hold on to that
[00:35:43] that seat, she can show that there there is a pathway forward for more
[00:35:46] more moderate Republicans in the
[00:35:48] the future. Going past President
[00:35:50] President Trump's Maga brand of politics. politics. If Democrats can pick up
[00:35:54] up this seat, they could flip the the Senate and ultimately challenge
[00:35:57] challenge what President Trump can can get done in his final years in
[00:36:00] in the White House. Let's have a a look at Michigan now. The Senate
[00:36:04] Senate race there has become a national
[00:36:06] national talking point. Can a progressive progressive Democratic candidate
[00:36:09] candidate win for the Democrats in in a crucial swing state that Donald
[00:36:12] Donald Trump won in 2024? Or will
[00:36:15] will Republicans manage to flip the
[00:36:17] the seat? The result here could shape shape the national political conversation
[00:36:20] conversation in the run up to the
[00:36:23] the 2028 presidential election, our our correspondent Nada Tawfik sent
[00:36:26] sent us this from Michigan's biggest biggest city, Detroit. The swing
[00:36:29] swing state of Michigan is incredibly incredibly important to both parties
[00:36:32] parties when it comes to control control of Congress. Democrats almost
[00:36:35] almost certainly need to hold the the state to have a fighting chance
[00:36:38] chance of retaking the Senate, and and Republicans think it's their
[00:36:41] their best chance to pick up a Democratic
[00:36:43] Democratic seat. Abdul El-Sayed is is a progressive Democrat who has
[00:36:47] has been unapologetic about his criticism criticism of Israel and has pushed
[00:36:50] pushed for populist policies such such as universal health care. If
[00:36:54] If El-Sayed wins here in this swing swing state, as polls suggest, it
[00:36:58] it would be a big moment for the the left wing of the party. As Democrats
[00:37:02] Democrats debate their future ahead ahead of presidential elections in
[00:37:05] in 2028. If he loses, establishment establishment Democrats will say
[00:37:08] say it shows the party needs to move move more to the centre. Thanks,
[00:37:12] Thanks, Ned. Now Abdul El-Sayed is
[00:37:14] is facing a challenge from the Republican Republican congressman Mike Rogers
[00:37:18] Rogers there in Michigan. We'll see see how that one shakes out. Let's
[00:37:20] Let's move on to the Lone Star State State because everything is bigger
[00:37:24] bigger in Texas and that includes includes politics. The money being
[00:37:27] being spent by campaigns and supporters
[00:37:29] supporters there is on track to reach
[00:37:32] reach $1 billion. Our chief North North America correspondent, Gary
[00:37:35] Gary O'Donoghue, is in the state
[00:37:37] state capital, Boston. Think about about it half $1 billion on advertising
[00:37:41] advertising alone for one Senate Senate seat. If you piled that amount amount on top of one another, it
[00:37:45] it would reach 34 miles into the the sky. I'm in Texas, which has
[00:37:49] has now become the most expensive
[00:37:51] expensive non-presidential race in in American history. It could decide
[00:37:54] decide who ends up controlling Congress. Congress. It's a toss up at the moment.
[00:37:58] moment. Too close to call between between Democrat James Talarico and
[00:38:02] and Republican Ken Paxton. Democrats
[00:38:04] Democrats have dreamed of turning turning Texas blue for years. If
[00:38:08] If they do manage it, it'll be the the big story of the night. Indeed
[00:38:11] Indeed it will. Now, some of the the results in this election have
[00:38:14] have already faced legal challenges, challenges, and that's before any
[00:38:17] any results have been declared or or even before most people have shown
[00:38:20] shown up to the polls. Both attempts attempts so far have come from the
[00:38:23] the Trump administration, and they've they've both been dismissed by the
[00:38:26] the courts. The most high profile profile case has been in Alaska.
[00:38:29] Alaska. That's down to two candidates candidates on the ballot now with
[00:38:33] with almost identical names. One One is the Republican senator who
[00:38:36] who has served in the state since
[00:38:38] since 2015, and the other is a retired retired teacher from a small fishing
[00:38:41] fishing village. The Department of of Justice had tried to halt the
[00:38:45] the certification of the result in
[00:38:47] in that state. If the Republican Republican incumbent loses, arguing
[00:38:50] arguing that votes cast for the other other Dan Sullivan could have changed
[00:38:54] changed the outcome. The BBC Shaimaa Shaimaa Khalil is in Alaska and has
[00:38:58] has more. This race is close. It
[00:39:01] It is tightly fought and it is crucial
[00:39:03] crucial and it goes far beyond Alaska
[00:39:06] Alaska because a Democrat win in in this. Normally Republican state
[00:39:10] state could tip the balance of power power in the Senate. Over in Washington
[00:39:13] Washington and Alaska is not alone
[00:39:15] alone in these legal battles in California, California, the Department of Justice
[00:39:19] Justice is trying to get ballots
[00:39:21] ballots linked to 20,000 people blocked blocked because they claim that they're they're not American citizens. And
[00:39:25] And again, this has been dismissed dismissed by a judge. But now they
[00:39:29] they want the Supreme Court to get get involved. So up until the very
[00:39:32] very last minute, these challenges challenges are continuing and they
[00:39:35] they tell us a lot, but mainly they they pose this question how fiercely
[00:39:39] fiercely are these election results results going to be fought when they
[00:39:42] they do come out? Now reminder we we will of course have live coverage
[00:39:46] coverage on election night for you, you, bringing you all of the results,
[00:39:49] results, the reaction and what it it means for the President that will
[00:39:52] will be coming from our teams right right across the US and around the
[00:39:56] the world. So do join us for that. that. But what will both parties
[00:39:59] parties be looking out for on Tuesday Tuesday night? Let's go back to Ross
[00:40:03] Ross for this analysis. At the moment, moment, the Democrats don't control
[00:40:06] control either the House of Representatives Representatives or the Senate. Their
[00:40:10] Their goal in this election is to to do something about that. Though
[00:40:13] Though if you look at the polling, polling, they are widely expected
[00:40:16] expected to take the House of Representatives. Representatives. That is unlikely
[00:40:19] unlikely to meet their expectations expectations for the evening. They're They're looking for more. They're
[00:40:23] They're looking to control the Senate, Senate, too. And that looks like
[00:40:25] like a much harder proposition in in order to take the Senate, they're
[00:40:29] they're likely to have to defend defend some fiercely contested seats
[00:40:32] seats and win some fiercely contested contested seats, which is why we're
[00:40:34] we're keeping a close eye on states states like North Carolina, Michigan
[00:40:38] Michigan and Texas. And while controlling controlling both houses of Congress
[00:40:41] Congress is in part about a party's party's ability to promote its own
[00:40:45] own agenda, if the person in the the White House is from the other other side of the political divide,
[00:40:49] divide, it's also about being able able to slow up what can be done
[00:40:52] done in the White House, which is is another goal of the Democrats.
[00:40:56] Democrats. They want to put the brakes brakes on the last two years that
[00:40:58] that Donald Trump has as president. president. That is one of their main
[00:41:02] main goals for the night. Going into into these midterms. The Republicans
[00:41:05] Republicans are on the back foot. foot. They may have Donald Trump Trump in the White House. They may
[00:41:09] may at the moment control both houses houses of Congress. But the way the
[00:41:13] the polling is looking, it may not
[00:41:15] not stay that way. Even the most most optimistic Republicans would
[00:41:19] would say they may struggle to hold hold on to the House. If we're thinking
[00:41:22] thinking about what a successful successful night for the Republicans Republicans would look like, we may
[00:41:25] may be better off focusing on the the Senate if the Republicans can
[00:41:29] can fend off a fierce challenge from from the Democrats, that would be
[00:41:32] be a huge boost for the party, not not just because of the power it
[00:41:35] it would give it within an important important part of the American government,
[00:41:39] government, but also because that that would be a significant support support to Donald Trump as he seeks
[00:41:43] seeks to pursue his agenda in the the last two years of his presidency.
[00:41:46] presidency. It would also allow the the Republicans to fend off efforts
[00:41:49] efforts by the Democrats to disrupt disrupt the last two years of Donald
[00:41:53] Donald Trump's presidency. So that's
[00:41:55] that's what to watch in the US midterm
[00:41:58] midterm elections, explained.
[00:43:04] for Japan from east to West on BBC
[00:43:08] BBC News. Welcome back. While staying
[00:43:14] staying with the US midterm elections, elections, there are just hours to
[00:43:17] to go before election day and the the outcome could set the tone for
[00:43:20] for the final two years of Donald Donald Trump's second presidency.
[00:43:24] presidency. Earlier on Monday, President President Trump made his final pitch
[00:43:27] pitch to voters. He touted his administration's administration's policies at the
[00:43:30] the US border and beyond while calling
[00:43:33] calling rival Democrat, quote, the
[00:43:35] the most extreme slate of candidates
[00:43:38] candidates in American history. Our
[00:43:39] Our North America editor, Sarah Smith
[00:43:42] Smith reports. For his last pitch
[00:43:44] pitch to voters. His closing message
[00:43:46] message President Trump came to talk talk about a pond. Believe it or
[00:43:50] or not, it's never worked and it's it's never worked because it was
[00:43:54] was always loaded up with leaks and
[00:43:57] and problems. But today, I'm thrilled
[00:43:59] thrilled to announce the official
[00:44:01] official opening of the Lincoln Memorial
[00:44:05] Memorial Reflecting Pool. He even even brought pictures detailing the
[00:44:08] the repairs, saying it is now fixed fixed after all the problems in the
[00:44:10] the summer. Eventually he mentioned
[00:44:13] mentioned the election. If the people people that voted for me and voted
[00:44:17] voted in the last election where where we had such a great victory.
[00:44:20] victory. If they go out and vote vote just a good portion of them,
[00:44:24] them, we will win in a landslide.
[00:44:28] landslide. That really was bizarre. bizarre. I don't know why Donald
[00:44:31] Donald Trump thinks that. Talking Talking about the reflecting pool pool in the middle of Washington
[00:44:35] Washington is going to persuade voters voters all over the country to back
[00:44:38] back his Republican candidates, especially especially when it was his botched
[00:44:41] botched renovations of this pool pool in the summer that turned into
[00:44:44] into a national joke and became a
[00:44:46] a metaphor for government incompetence. incompetence. It's quite hard to
[00:44:49] to imagine he actually won any votes votes here today, the day before
[00:44:53] before these crucial elections. President President Trump has been campaigning
[00:44:57] campaigning hard, hosting dozens dozens of rallies, opinion polls
[00:45:00] polls suggest major defeats for his his Republicans, but polls have underestimated
[00:45:04] underestimated his support. Before Before he wrapped up in Kansas last
[00:45:07] last night. This is actually this this is our last stop. We close it
[00:45:11] it down tonight, but we've had a a great time. The people, the love
[00:45:13] love in this country is is unbelievable.
[00:45:17] unbelievable. Donald Trump still still draws a crowd with fans gathering
[00:45:20] gathering for a recent event in Port Port Huron, Michigan. His strategy
[00:45:24] strategy is to try to energise these these people who do still support support him, but often don't bother
[00:45:27] bother to come out and vote in midterm midterm elections. His views are
[00:45:30] are in line with most of America. America. I believe today. I think
[00:45:33] think even if there are things that that he's not doing perfectly, overwhelmingly overwhelmingly his views are what
[00:45:37] what the American people are looking looking for. He's the leader. So
[00:45:40] So you lead by being out front. You You don't lead from the back. And
[00:45:43] And it will inspire people to come come out and vote Republican. Seeing
[00:45:45] Seeing him. I. Absolutely, absolutely. absolutely. He's not for himself.
[00:45:49] himself. He's not for government. government. He's for the people.
[00:45:52] people. Voters primary concern is is the cost of living. And most of
[00:45:55] of them blame Donald Trump and the
[00:45:56] the war in Iran for pushing up prices.
[00:45:59] prices. At this farmers market in in Kennebunkport, in Maine, people
[00:46:02] people think the President is repelling repelling voters, not attracting
[00:46:05] attracting them. How Donald Trump's Trump's performed over the last couple
[00:46:07] couple of years is that an important important consideration when you're
[00:46:10] you're deciding who to vote for?
[00:46:12] for? Definitely needs to go. If the
[00:46:15] the results are unfavourable to Republicans, Republicans, will that make a big
[00:46:18] big difference to Donald Trump's Trump's last couple of years? I think
[00:46:21] think he'll be even more vicious
[00:46:23] vicious and stupid and lash out in
[00:46:25] in any way possible to suit his narcissism.
[00:46:30] narcissism. Donald Trump won't leave leave the stage after the midterms, midterms, but it will be much harder
[00:46:34] harder for him to steer his agenda agenda if he loses control of Congress.
[00:46:37] Congress. There is a lot riding on
[00:46:39] on tomorrow's results. Now to our
[00:46:42] our panel with me live on set is
[00:46:45] is Melissa Turley Toufanian, executive executive director of Navigator Research Research and a former State Department
[00:46:49] Department official. And we're also also joined by Melik Abdul, former
[00:46:52] former George W Bush administration administration official and Republican
[00:46:55] Republican strategist. Lots to talk
[00:46:56] talk about. So I want to talk a bit
[00:46:59] bit about what Donald Trump said,
[00:47:02] said, which isn't. I'm not going going to go straight to the stuff stuff that maybe people aren't as
[00:47:06] as concerned about. But he said personal personal incomes are the highest
[00:47:09] highest in history. We have the most most successful economy. He's essentially
[00:47:12] essentially saying unhappy people
[00:47:14] people be happy. Ultimately, would
[00:47:17] would the strategy have been better better to say, I feel your pain a
[00:47:20] a bit? I understand that things aren't aren't bad and would this make the
[00:47:24] the current picture look less dire dire for Republicans than it currently
[00:47:26] currently does? That would require
[00:47:30] require a more empathetic president, president, and I'm not exactly sure
[00:47:33] sure that we have that in Donald Donald Trump. But he likes to win
[00:47:36] win on his advisers say try this this win. Yeah, there are people
[00:47:39] people around him who tells him exactly exactly what he wants to hear. There
[00:47:43] There are times where Donald Trump Trump just does it alone. It doesn't
[00:47:46] doesn't matter. I'm pretty sure that that there are people in the White
[00:47:49] White House who told Donald Trump, Trump, or at least advised him, hey,
[00:47:53] hey, Mr Perez, maybe not the reflection reflection pool. This is not exactly
[00:47:56] exactly what we need right now, but but Donald Trump just decided to
[00:48:00] to just ignore that. We have a lot
[00:48:03] lot of headwinds coming into tomorrow. tomorrow. You know, I wish I could
[00:48:06] could have a better story to tell tell us, you know, to say for Republicans.
[00:48:10] Republicans. But according to all all of the polls and even those that
[00:48:13] that are within the margin of error,
[00:48:16] error, we're behind and if it stands
[00:48:19] stands that way, come in. What end end of Tuesday night? We're going
[00:48:23] going to have a very, very, very very rough night in losses. And the
[00:48:26] the closing message, Melissa, saying saying that they're seriously thinking
[00:48:29] thinking about changing the name name of the reflecting pool. The
[00:48:33] The helipad is getting rave reviews. reviews. It's I mean, it's an obvious
[00:48:37] obvious question, but is it what what voters are thinking about right
[00:48:39] right now? No, not at all. In fact, fact, survey after survey, when we
[00:48:43] we ask Americans what are the top top issues that you want the President President and Congress to focus on?
[00:48:47] on? It's inflation in the cost of
[00:48:49] of living, jobs in the economy, improving
[00:48:51] improving health care. In fact, 60% 60% of Americans say it's inflation
[00:48:54] inflation in the cost of living. living. Only 20% say that Donald
[00:48:58] Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress Congress are actually focused on
[00:49:01] on that. So what they want are lower lower prices. That's why a lot of
[00:49:04] of Americans voted for Trump in 2024. 2024. Instead, what we saw today
[00:49:08] today is Trump talking about pipes pipes and algae at the reflecting
[00:49:11] reflecting pool. I mean, people want want to know how are they going to
[00:49:14] to pay less at the grocery store? store? How are they going to bring bring the cost of gas down? And that's
[00:49:18] that's not at all what they got today. today. We do have. To talk a bit bit more about the Reflecting pool.
[00:49:22] pool. That big controversy over the
[00:49:24] the summer. Restored it. They blamed blamed vandals when the restoration
[00:49:28] restoration went wrong and the DoJ
[00:49:29] DoJ tried to prosecute people for
[00:49:32] for having to admit that the damage damage was essentially because of
[00:49:35] of a botched job. He was talking talking more about vandalism today,
[00:49:38] today, but just from a strategy perspective,
[00:49:42] perspective, doesn't it just exemplify exemplify this notion that he is
[00:49:44] is not focused on what matters to to people? Yes. If we go back to
[00:49:48] to the beginning of the year, Chief Chief of Staff Siouxsie Wiles said
[00:49:51] said that Donald Trump, during this this midterm cycle, he would hit
[00:49:54] hit the campaign over and over again, again, focused solely on or didn't
[00:49:58] didn't say solely, but focused on on the economy. We really didn't
[00:50:02] didn't get that from Donald Trump Trump up until maybe September, but.
[00:50:06] but. Even then it was just telling telling people that it. Was good
[00:50:09] good and you cannot tell people and and this is one of the problems that
[00:50:12] that Joe Biden had as well, not just just around immigration, but around
[00:50:15] around the economy as well, telling telling people you cannot tell people
[00:50:19] people how they feel. You can't tell tell people how much they should
[00:50:22] should be paying at the pump because because it impacts people differently.
[00:50:25] differently. And Donald Trump has has a habit. He doubles down and
[00:50:29] and he doesn't actually emote. He He doesn't empathise with people
[00:50:32] people as well, which is why he said
[00:50:34] said over and over again this idea
[00:50:36] idea of the economy and inflation,
[00:50:39] inflation, it is a hoax. Well, on on tomorrow, the American people
[00:50:42] people will tell us how they felt felt about whether or not it's a
[00:50:45] a hoax. It's not a hoax that the the grocery store Michigan we have
[00:50:48] have to talk about Michigan Democrat Democrat Haley Stevens dropping her
[00:50:52] her endorsement of El-Sayed and then
[00:50:53] then going one step further and endorsing
[00:50:56] endorsing his Republican rival, Mike
[00:50:58] Mike Rogers. She says she still loves loves the Democratic Party. Melissa,
[00:51:02] Melissa, how do they feel about her? her? I don't think anyone in the the Democratic. Party is loving her
[00:51:05] her right now. I mean, every Democrat Democrat that I've talked to is just just livid that she would do this.
[00:51:09] this. There are there's so much at at stake right now. And just a short
[00:51:13] short while ago, she was running running to defeat Mike Rogers and
[00:51:17] and now she's endorsing him. And And that means that she's aligning aligning herself with what Mike Rogers
[00:51:20] Rogers stands for. And if we look look at the campaign that he's run,
[00:51:23] run, he's resorted to racist Islamophobic Islamophobic attacks against Abdul
[00:51:27] Abdul El-Sayed. And so she's aligning aligning herself with that. I think
[00:51:30] think one sign to look at is that, that, you know, Abdul El-Sayed was
[00:51:33] was able to raise more than $2 million
[00:51:36] million in one day, breaking his his previous fundraising record after
[00:51:39] after she did that, which I think think indicates that Democrats are
[00:51:42] are rallying around him. They're They're supporting him and that they're
[00:51:45] they're really frustrated with Haley Haley Stevens right now. Melik what's
[00:51:48] what's behind this? Why did she do do this? Well, I've actually been
[00:51:51] been talking to people in Michigan Michigan and there does seem to be
[00:51:55] be an issue with El-Sayed. Some of of it is his comments that he's made
[00:51:58] made in the past, where people felt felt as if he's kind of dismissed dismissed or not taken seriously.
[00:52:02] seriously. Things like nine over over 11. But I'm talking to voters
[00:52:05] voters even in places around Michigan,
[00:52:07] Michigan, and that is this apparent
[00:52:10] apparent Arab American sort of sentiment sentiment that many black voters
[00:52:14] voters have about the businesses businesses in the community. So I'm I'm hearing and it's very different
[00:52:17] different in Michigan as opposed opposed to every other state I'm
[00:52:20] I'm hearing, that there really could could be some type of significant
[00:52:23] significant move with black voters voters towards Rogers. And I'm surprised
[00:52:27] surprised by that. In a place like like Michigan. But it really does
[00:52:30] does seem that she's tapping into into what many Democrats are wrestling
[00:52:34] wrestling with, what many feel as
[00:52:36] as if this anti, you know, antisemitic antisemitic strain within the Democratic
[00:52:39] Democratic Party. And Melissa I mean, mean, is it wrong to just dismiss
[00:52:43] dismiss this because this was a very very close primary Haley Stevens
[00:52:47] Stevens got hundreds of thousands thousands of votes. He didn't El-Sayed
[00:52:50] El-Sayed didn't win Detroit. So is
[00:52:52] is there a chance that this could could influence things negatively
[00:52:56] negatively for the Democrats? I am am not convinced that anyone that
[00:52:59] that is looking at Haley Stevens Stevens endorsement for Mike Rogers Rogers is changing their vote. I
[00:53:03] I think honestly, it's a distraction distraction from the actual issues issues that people care about, like
[00:53:06] like what we were talking about before. before. People want lower prices.
[00:53:09] prices. They want to focus on the
[00:53:10] the economy. This is just another
[00:53:14] another example of politicians, elected elected officials in Washington focusing focusing on everything but that.
[00:53:17] that. So I think people in Michigan Michigan and people across the country
[00:53:20] country just want to see their elected elected officials actually listen
[00:53:23] listen to them, actually get things things done. This isn't helping anyone
[00:53:27] anyone in Michigan. This isn't lowering lowering anyone's prices. This isn't
[00:53:30] isn't making anyone's life better. better. You still have issues of
[00:53:33] of religion, identity very important important in Michigan. Yeah. And
[00:53:35] And it was an issue in 2024 that that was the concern of whether or
[00:53:39] or not Kamala Harris would be able able to get some of that population,
[00:53:42] population, because there was this
[00:53:45] this Palestinian, you know, Israel Israel split within the Democratic Democratic Party. And I think that's
[00:53:49] that's what they're wrestling with. with. And many people have been uncomfortable
[00:53:52] uncomfortable with the way that El-Sayed
[00:53:53] El-Sayed even though he's denounced, denounced, you know, antisemitism,
[00:53:57] antisemitism, he's kind of given given a wink and a nod to this. And
[00:54:00] And I think that's what Stevens I'm
[00:54:03] I'm assuming because she hasn't really really given great answers as to
[00:54:06] to why she's not supported. She hasn't hasn't given really great answers. answers. She was very pushed on that,
[00:54:10] that, wasn't she? And there was no no real reason for the change of
[00:54:14] of heart. I mean. We all could have have done better just making it up
[00:54:17] up on the fly, right? Why? I don't
[00:54:20] don't know why. Even if she's going going to make the decision. I don't don't know why she's not able to
[00:54:24] to explain it exactly. And even Democrats Democrats are saying they spoke with
[00:54:26] with her the night before and even even the day of and she was telling
[00:54:29] telling them that she was still standing standing by Abdul El-Sayed. So it
[00:54:33] it really doesn't make sense. It's It's kind of mind boggling. So could
[00:54:36] could this reverberate for the Democrats Democrats beyond the midterms, do
[00:54:39] do you think in terms of those issues issues that we've just been talking talking about? No. I think you make
[00:54:43] make a really good point in that that these are issues that Democrats Democrats are going to have to grapple
[00:54:46] grapple with. I mean, right when when the midterms end, we're going going to start looking at 2028. And
[00:54:50] And I think the US relationship with with Israel will be something that
[00:54:53] that Democrats will have to grapple grapple with, will have to figure
[00:54:56] figure out, and it'll be debated debated in the primary. Republicans
[00:54:59] Republicans do. Yeah. Let's talk talk briefly about the Trump administration administration asking the Supreme
[00:55:03] Supreme Court to intervene in the the California ballot case, essentially
[00:55:06] essentially ordering California to to set aside 20,000 mail in votes. votes. The Supreme Court has just
[00:55:10] just rejected this. Very quick answers answers from you both. If you can.
[00:55:13] can. Is it time to just give this this up now? Trump is not going to
[00:55:16] to give it up. Is well past time time for him to do so though. OK,
[00:55:20] OK, Melissa. He absolutely should. should. I would say under our Constitution,
[00:55:23] Constitution, states administer elections. elections. The Supreme Court ruling ruling just underscores that. And
[00:55:27] And very quick answer from both of of you. Is this going to be a straightforward straightforward acceptance of all
[00:55:31] all results? No. No. OK. Interesting.
[00:55:34] Interesting. All right. Well, thank thank you both for joining us. Fantastic
[00:55:38] Fantastic conversation. Melik and and Melissa, we appreciate you coming
[00:55:40] coming in and good luck with the
[00:55:42] the next couple of days. And don't don't forget we'll have all the key
[00:55:46] key midterm results and reaction reaction for you here on BBC News
[00:55:49] News with special coverage live here here from Washington that starts
[00:55:52] starts at 6:30pm eastern tomorrow tomorrow on Tuesday. So do join us
[00:55:56] us for that. So much could happen.
[00:55:59] happen. Finally, those midterms are are here. Do stay with us. Thanks
[00:56:02] Thanks for watching.
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[01:00:09] Live from Washington. This is BBC News. President Trump makes a
[01:00:13] a final appeal for votes ahead of
[01:00:16] of Tuesday's US midterm elections, elections, where his Republican Party
[01:00:19] Party is battling to maintain control
[01:00:21] control of both chambers of Congress.
[01:00:23] Congress. Democrat party has nominated
[01:00:25] nominated the most extreme and dangerous
[01:00:28] dangerous slate of candidates in
[01:00:29] in American history. These are the
[01:00:32] the most dangerous candidates ever
[01:00:33] ever put up. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed
[01:00:37] El-Sayed Senate campaign reports reports a record breaking fundraising
[01:00:40] fundraising day after fellow Democrat Democrat Haley Stevens pulls her
[01:00:43] her endorsement in favour of a Republican
[01:00:47] Republican rival and customers withdraw withdraw billions of dollars of crypto
[01:00:50] crypto holdings from an exchange
[01:00:52] exchange targeted by a hack.