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race. we cant afford to get it wrong. vote democrat on november 8th. >> reporter: hes still one of the most popular figures in his party going where president biden is far less welcome by democrats this year. >> i am fired up. are you fired up? >> reporter: of course, it wasnt always that way. like when obama faced a punishing mid-term election of his own in 2010 losing 63 stooets and control of the house, 6 senate seats and devastating defeats in state capitols. >> im not recommending...

paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, brutalized in their home. the police say this attack happened overnight after the man broke in. the speaker was in washington. her 82-year-old husband is in the hospital, the speakers office says to make a full recovery. a police briefing is scheduled for this hour. at this moment were trying to fill in the big question, what was the motive? the male suspect is in custody. sources telling cnn the as assailant used a hammer to beat...

of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm—twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him, with a little help from a friend. i do want to especially thank president trump. i dont think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning....

the newly—elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said "i dont think anybody should doubt" mr trumps influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co—operating with this party. our washington correspondent gary odonoghue reports. it took them four...

as inflation continues to leave us worse off, we speak with the businesses struggling with rising costs and recruitment. how andys conjured some of that old murray magic in his opening match of the australian open. good morning. once again it is a cold and frosty start. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. but for many it will be dry with winter sunshine. however, there is snow in the forecast. i will tell you where later. people say, television in the morning? thats disgusting. a di...

civilians. nothing much has changed on that front. >> reporter: its an utterly ghastly scene. hundreds of rescuers combing through the damage to the apartment blocks where we now know the death poll to be 13, 80 people injured. bare this in mind, totally innocent civilian block by what appears to have been six cruise missiles and possibly 16 anti-aircraft missiles, fired by a strategic bomber and stealth jet flying into ukraine. the cruise missiles frequently used across ukraine. antia...

world. higher gas price for your vehicle. not good on both counts. you would think it would be time for the president to go back to trump-level production. open up federal lands, cut away the bureaucracy. and frack our way back to energy independence. but hes not. whats the real agenda. the president is helping democrat interests, not american interests. >> we agree we need to be less dependent on opec plus and foreign producers of resources like oil. >> the president is working so har...

youre watching bbc news. now the dark side of direct sales. the world of door—to—door sales and selling on the street has been rebooted for the social media age. young people are being promised big money, glam work trips abroad and the chance to work with some of the biggest brands in the uk. but the reality can be very different. im lora jones and, for the past year, ive been investigating the dark side of the direct sales industry. are young people chasing a dream they can never ...

atkins on the week the village of manston is a short drive from the kent coast stop down the road as the port of ramsgate. in the village itself there is a church and the jolly farmer pub and next door is the airfield and, because of that, manston has been welcoming new arrivals for years. in the 20s the students arrive for pilot training, in the 50s it was used as a base to carry out drills. now as an airfield it is hosting new arrivals again. thousands are coming across the channel b...

world. higher gas price for your vehicle. not good on both counts. you would think it would be time for the president to go back to trump-level production. open up federal lands, cut away the bureaucracy. and frack our way back to energy independence. but hes not. whats the real agenda. the president is helping democrat interests, not american interests. >> we agree we need to be less dependent on opec plus and foreign producers of resources like oil. >> the president is working so har...