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On this sunday night, the final 48 hours in the race for president. A frantic final push on the campaign trail, obama and romney making a mad dash through the swing states. Meantime, tempers flare. Tonight a final poll on where this race stands and how sandy could impact the election. Plus the new big storm closing in threatening to disrupt a massive recovery operation. And making a difference, the marathon may be off, but the race is on to help some of the hardest hit victims of the storm. From...

Song on itunes called hearts i leave behind featuring winona judd. 100 of the proceeds go to the chris kyle foundation. Special report this is a fox news alert. Im bret baier in washington. One more step tonight into high stakes game of political chicken over Homeland Security funding. The senate has failed to advance a bill to fund the agency and overturn president obamas executive action on immigration. Chief Congressional Correspondent is on capitol hill with the breaking news tonight. The vo...

Park, over primrose hail, regents park, that whole area. If you happen to know london. Someone has helpfully reminded someone to stay away from each other unless you are members of one household, of course. And as we have been reflecting throughout the day, there is a very strong message from government this very sunny eastern bank holiday weekend. Dont go out above and beyond the restrictions. You can go out for for chopping, for medicines, to help someone chopping, for medicines, to help someo...

The number of people known to have died from the coronavirus Global Pandemic is now more than 150,000, according to the latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. 37,000 have died in the us itself. Italy, spain, france and the uk make up half of the worldwide toll. The World Health Organization has cast doubt on the usefulness of antibody tests for covid 19 which many countries had hoped to use to determine if people have developed immunity to the virus. Who officia...

This is bbc news, imjane hill. The headlines. A growing political row as the government comes under increasing pressure to do more coronavirus testing. We want to see more people tested, very rapidly. We do now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Conditions in hospitals. We need that national plan, but for the test which tests whether you have got it now and the new test which will be coming on stream soon, which tests whether youve had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when th...

This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. In the uk, pressure grows to shut more schools. Unions are demanding an immediate two week closure of all primaries and secondaries in england as coronavirus cases surge. This isnt about head teachers wanting to close schools. This is about head teachers wanting to open schools but in order to do that we need to have risk assessments that ensure that there is safe practice across our schools. President trump and the election now 11 republican senators sa...

The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has said the government will proceed with maximum caution when coronavirus restrictions are eased. Boris johnson is due to announce his plans for england in a speech on sunday. Ministers have insisted any short term changes to lockdown measures will be modest. Theres been another big jump in the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits, as the us grapples with how to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. A further 3. 2 Million People filed ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government urges members of the public to continue following lockdown rules. Its because one of its top scientific advisers has resigned after admitting breaking the guidelines on social distancing. Professor ferguson has obviously set out that he should have abided by the rules, it was a lapse, an error of judgment. And those rules on social distancing are very firmly still required. The german chancel...

This is bbc news im rebecca jones. The headlines at 5pm. The uk records 17 and a half thousand new cases of covid 19 as tighter restrictions to control coronavirus are expected in the worst affected areas of england next week local leaders want more details of those potential plans. Weve said all along, we want to have an open and meaningful dialogue with the government. Ive asked them to speak to areas where, potentially, they could be facing more stringent lockdown measures. People waiting ove...

This is bbc news. Hello, im Victoria Derbyshire. Here are the headlines from the uk and around the world. On the eve of another set of crunch brexit trade talks, the government warns it will re write a deal already agreed with the eu. Police in birmingham arrest a man in connection with a series of knife attacks in the city, which left one person dead and seven others injured. The Public Inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack begins this morning, as families of the 22 victims look for a...