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jamie raskin: umm, you know tommy left us a note, and the note said, "please forgive me. my illness won today. "look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me, all my love, tommy." umm, so, he didnt have anything in there about take some time off. (laughs) and, uh... ♪ crowd: usa! usa! usa! usa! jamie raskin: why is america such an extraordinary country? we are not unified by virtue of being one ethnicity, or one ideology, or one religion. were unified by one constitu...

relapsing ms isnt the only thing i have going on. thats why my doctor and i chose kesimpta. kesimpta is different. its the only b-cell treatment for rms i can take at home once a month. kesimpta was proven superior at reducing the rate of relapses, active lesions and slowing disability progression vs aubagio. for me, a once-monthly treatment just works for my schedule. dont take kesimpta if you have hepatitis b, and tell your doctor if you have had it, as it could come back. kesimpta c...

>> and i want the fierce battles in ukraine is taking place in a small town which appears to have significant for russian forces decadent at the upper hand right now. as its happening, itll countries appear to be sending any weapons to ukraine. the kremlin shuffles the top commanders of the war. cnns ben wedeman joins us with the latest on the ground in the battle for the town of -- ben, what is going on? >> yeah, anderson, this battle instantly dark has been going on for months, but i...

a cold start to the day in highlands, temperatures overnight falling to three degrees but for many of us it will be dry with some sunny spells, just a few showers around, and into the weekend it all changes as we start to see some rain. its wednesday the 31st of august. our main story. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and is widely considered one of the most influential po...

congress. there is a lot on the line for anybody who cares about expanding health care, protecting reproductive freedom, or other items on the biden agenda. it is something we are just not talking about enough and friday at the white house president biden warned republicans could undermine his achievements if they return to power. >> folks. you know republicans in congress will do if they regain power. theyre telling us. theyre being straight up about it. theyre gonna increase prescrip...

and lots of questions to answer. so, lets get started. a big week in politics as we raced towards the midterm elections with early voting already underway, and many high stakes races across the country. the national dont say gay bill, a federal abortion ban and cats was for the future for the super wealthy. with the gop agenda could look like if the gop takes back control of congress. plus, debbie waterman schultz joins us to talk about the january six subpoena of former president dona...

many people contacting us about the queueing to see the queen lying in state and our correspondent anjana gadgil is here with me to answer some of the questions you have been sending in. i may have answered the first question, how long to the lying in state last? it is first question, how long to the lying in state last?— first question, how long to the lying in state last? it is 24 hours a day until— lying in state last? it is 24 hours a day until 6:30pm _ lying in state last? it ...

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. he tells the bbc he would reverse the governments cut to the top income tax rate. the head of the rmt union describes talks with the new transport secretary as a "good start" — the next strike is planned for the first of october. voting is under way in italys general election, which po...

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...

still cut off from the mainland. search and rescue operations are still under way. serious questions are being asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2,000 people have been rescued so far according to the florida governor. thcht is footage from sanibel island, blue skies overhead. a neighborhood still flooded to the point that only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from ft. myers beach and our randi kaye who is among the firs...