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good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century — and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. many russians, including vladimir putin, blame mikhail gorbachev for what they believe was russias loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. but in the west, hes lauded for ending the repression of communist rule — with us president biden call...

your votes color in the midterm map. follow the money and the big names and many of the critical races are jump balls. today president biden is in florida, even though democrats have little hope in the big races there, yet he will warn republicans wins would put social security and medicare at risk and he will attend two big fund-raisers, plus, a confession. court documents spell out in plain language an attackers plan to hold the speaker of the house hostage and to break her kneecaps ...

until the midterm. a new msnbc poll out with stunning numbers that show how crucial people feel that this election actually is amidst a warning from the president, an exclusive interview with msnbcs jonathan caper. >> theres nothing automatic about democracy, even when you are in undergraduate school they talk about how our generation has to protect democracy. it really does. i think we are at one of those inflection points in history. >> meanwhile the former president making his first...

And television has been that. They dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this. People are no longer embarrassed to admit they watch television. We have seen the news, and it is us. Slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. The 1980s will be upon us. What a decade it is coming up. Happy new year as you begin the 80s in the television world, the landscape was, on any given evening, 9 out of 10 people were watching only one of three networks. More than 30 Million People are addicted to ...

has blamed ill—health for the removal of former president shuejintao from the hole during the conference. he said he is attending the closing ceremony. now, on bbc news, talking movies.. hello from london, im tom brook. the bbc is 100 years old, and as part of the bbc 100 celebrations, talking movies is going to look at the contribution the corporation has made to the british film industry over the decades, through five top directors who have picked up their skills here at the bbc. i...

announcing a tentative agreement to avert a nationwide freight rail strike. a shutdown that could have had catastrophic consequences for the economy. >> talks involving the unions, rail companies and labor secretary marty walsh went on for 20 hours. were told that president biden, who calls himself the most pro-union president ever was instrumental in getting over the finish line. >> last night was a historic night for rail labor. were proud of what was accomplished. we wanted to take ...

angle. ♪ ♪ people on the coast cant be this masochist is. life from the orchid, california, new jersey motion state is not getting better. life is getting worse. from his open borders, reckless spending, to his anti-oil and gas crusade, joe bidens policies had led to a sharp deterioration in the quality of life everywhere, but especially in the blue states. >> the economy is so bad now, even if you just go grocery shopping. >> has been more vandalism, breaking into cars >> we start...

and television has been that. >> they dont pay me enough to deal with animals like this. >> people are no longer embarrassed to admit they watch television. >> we have seen the news, and it is us. >> slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us. what a decade it is coming up. happy new year! >> as you begin the 80s in the television world, the landscape was, on any given evening, 9 out of 10 people were watching only one of three networks. >> more than 30 mi...

president barrels toward conclusion, we put it all together. >> i got three men walking down a street carrying ar-15s. >> the explosive testimony. >> i heard the president say something to the effect of, i dont care that they have weapons. let me people in. >> new insight from witnesses. >> i said, you want me to take my state, 3.2 million voters and just throw them out the window? >> was he asking you to commit a crime? >> i dont know what he believed. >> the unanswered questions. >> ...

of midnight mass at the nativity church. and in his first christmas message as monarch, king charles is to pay tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth ii. you are watching bbc news... bend it like beckham: 20 years on. its not fair, the boys never have to come home and help. i wonder if i had an arranged marriage, would i get someone whod let me play football whenever i wanted? who are you talking to? move on up by curtis mayfield plays. bend it like beckham was a huge success and it ma...