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hello and welcome to bbc news. the crucial us midterm elections, which will decide who controls congress, are just a couple of days away and president biden and former president obama have taken to the stage together at a campaign rally in pennsylvania. theyre trying to get every last vote out for their candidate john fetterman, whos up against republican mehmet oz, whos been endorsed by donald trump. president biden said this is a defining moment for us democracy. this isnt a referend...

and herfinance minister have struggled to create confidence in their economic strategy and to sustain it in the british currency. to discuss the uks dash for growth and the border war between russia and ukraine, isabel hilton, a distinguished foreign correspondent who founded china dialogue, an independent body which explores the environmental challenges for that country and how that affects the rest of us. thomas kielinger was a student and later a lecturer in wales in the 1960s, retu...

jdbalart@msnbc. yasmin vossoughian picks up with more news right now. ♪♪ good to see you. it is thursday morning. im yasmin vossoughian live for you here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we got a lot to get to this morning. right now a jolt of good news on the economic front. 12 days out from the midterms which could very well be decided by how voters feel about the economy. the gdp grew more than expected and how the white house is responding to that. new urgency and new ...

hello and welcome to the programme. in iran, a fire has broken out at the notorious evin prison in the capital tehran, where political prisoners including dozens of foreign nationals are being held. in videos posted on social media, gunshots and an alarm can also be heard. iranian state media has said the fire has been brought under control. it reported that at least eight people had been injured and there were no fatalities. it comes as iran enters its fifth week of nationwide protest...

watching how this little feature develops. could bring some potentially very strong winds as well as the rain. rain is really a morning feature, something from west to east and some of that will be on the heavy side. clearing away from east anglia and the south—east early afternoon then sunshine and heavy showers packing away but then the winds could be a problem. these are the average wind speeds, gusts much higher, potentialforsome the average wind speeds, gusts much higher, potent...

in the past few hours, guards have been rehearsing for a procession which will take her majesty to westminster hall tomorrow where she will lie in state. this weekends premier league matches between chelsea and liverpool and manchester united against leeds have been postponed due to concerns around police resources ahead of mondays funeral. good morning. welcome. it is an extraordinary sight. people have queued for six, seven hours through a cold edinburgh night to enter st giles�* c...

russia. we will look at how the vote could have a real impact on the war. canadians now are preparing for what could be the strongest storm ever to hit the eastern coast of nova scotia. we are tracking hurricane fiona at the cnn weather center. plus. >> walking out on court. having the chance to play with the likes of raf or novak in the past has been an amazing experience for me. >> tennis great roger federer gets ready to say good-bye to the sport. we have a look at the final match t...

to leave on a major middle east trip including a controversial visit to saudi arabia. can he reset relations with the country he had vowed to make a pariah? and new efforts are now underway to free americans britney greiner and paul whalen from captivity in russia. the better and hostage negotiator former governor bill richardson is now expected to travel to moscow in hopes of winning the release. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, im wolf bl...

thought to have been killed. translation: i ran towards my family but everything was under| you can see their homes and possessions scattered under the debris and their loved ones disappear in this single moment. and the heroic coach who saved a swimmer after she fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. i just swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make ...

Ramping up its bombardment. And hunting commanders, looking for new targets to emerge. Relentless Bombing Campaign under way is cruel. Israel has to do everything it can to make sure this doesnt happen again. Were concerned about potential escalation. Well try to minimize civilian casualties but has made will do the opposite. 200 plus people being held hostage. President biden made multiple calls to World Leaders to keep the conflict from widening. They will continue to flow into gaza, a drop in...