exclusive interview with president biden. with under four weeks until the midterm elections. a brand new cnn poll shows that president biden s approval rating is improving. 44% of people say they approve now of the way he is handling his job as president. 56% disapprove. this is up from a low of 48% this summer. now it s higher than bill clinton and donald trump. higher than their ratings at their stage of their presidencies, but below barack obama and others. the poll shows major economic warning signs just 22% rate economic conditions of the country as good with 41% calling conditions somewhat poor, 27% saying very poor. i should note the conditions are improving. just 32% of the public approve of his handling of inflation. 36% of his handling of the economy as a whole, up from 30% this summer. half of americans say biden s policies have worsened economic conditions. 36% that they improved economic conditions. that s a slight improvement from april and may. and a majority
A new global recognition, but he was defiantly un starry. He described his face as looking like an old wet bag, but in beckett, he could use it to hold an audience without saying a word. Beneath that cloak of mischief was a seriously good actor. Sir Michael Gambon there who died today at the age of 82. An independent review into bbc Social Media Guidelines for its employees and freelancers been published in the last hour. The bbc has a huge committment to achieving due impartiality in all its output. And in an age of social media, where anyone working for the bbc can easily broadcast their own personal, sometimes political, views to the world, this committment has sometimes come under strain. Not least when in march this year, the bbc s highest paid, and One Of The Best known presenters, former footballer gary lineker in a series of tweets, called the governments stance on illegal immigration. An immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most Vulnerable People in language that is not d
The Singing Detective. Ive got you under my skin. What is on . Falstaff. A word. Maigret. Welcome, welcome, to another year at hogwarts. And of course, dumbledore. Michael gambon was a serious acting talent. He never did seem to take it too seriously. Tom, tom, you are sitting here. Back where i started. His Stage Breakthrough was in alan ayckbourn s The Norman Conquests and in particular a scene in which he ends up dining on the little chair. You are all right where you are. Carry on amongst yourselves. The table was down. I actually saw a bloke one night fall out of his seat in the circle, laughing. You couldnt stop them. The whole house up, brilliant. His first big tv role had been a bit of Scottish Swashbuckling in the borderers. Michael gambon had grown up in london. He hated school and left without any qualifications but he liked acting and armed with a cv that was pure gambon esque invention, he got a job in dublin. They like their meat well spiced in edinburgh. Just kim, my lov
Afternoon. Quite windy still out there particularly up towards the north west of scotland. Outbreaks of rain out towards the west. Further east, largely dry, the odd shower, the mix of high cloud and hazy smoke, temperatures of 15 20 but into the Evening Parts of Western Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to have a short, sharp burst of heavy rain, may some thunder and lightning, and into the evening across parts of wales, particularly south wales, its going to turn very wet indeed, may be enough rain for some localised flooding, some travel disruption. The rain pushing towards the midlands and the South East Corner of england by the end of the night. Behind that some clear skies, a few showers into the north west, cooler, fresher conditions. A mild day in the South East Corner to start tomorrow morning, where this when the South East Corner to start tomorrow morning, where this Weather Front may take a little while to clear. Tomorrow, split fortunes, High Pressure north, closest
connection. we will get that connection back up and try to finish this conversation with him. but the issue that sanjay is talking about, auditory issues. john fetterman said he has problem hearing things and understanding but clearly seeing them and processing it is different which is why he s asking for interviews to have closed captioning so he can have the words at the same time. not a comprehension issue, which is significant. tom brady is speaking out about his mental health and personal struggles after reports that he and his wife have hired divorce attorneys. and angela lansbury star of stage and screen, we ll have a look back at her career next. tale as old as time song as old as rhrhyme