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samoa and kiribati were first to greet the new year, followed by new zealand — where thousands gathered to watch the fireworks in auckland. you are 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 j...

hello and welcome to our viewer here is in the united states and all around the world. im michael holmes. appreciate your company. coming up this hour on the program, the home stretch. candidates making their final pitch to voters ahead of the u.s. midterms. were following all the key races that could tip the balance of power in washington. but the shadow of 2020 still hanging over the ballot box in some parts of the u.s. why there are growing fears some candidates might not accept the...

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 ...

up a dramatic night and early morning on capitol hill. >> reporter: out took 14 failed votes, intense negotiations to flip more than a dozen holdouts in a final tally that took place well after mid might. it ended with speaker mccarthy being handed the gavel. he was met with a standing to ovation. >> from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [cheers and applause] >> that was easy, huh? [laughter] i never thought wed get up here. ing....

savagely attacked by an assailant who intended to hold and harm her, house speaker nancy pelosi has spoken on camera about the ordeal. >> paul came home yesterday, that enables me to be at home with all of you. thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words, your prayers, and your good wishes for paul. its going to be a long haul, but he will be well, and its just so tragic how it happened, but nonetheless, we have to be optimist you can. hes surrounded by family, so thats a wonde...

optimistic. hes surrounded by family, so thats a wonderful thing. >> she sent out the video in a tweet which reads in part with a grateful heart i thank all who sent kind words and prayers for paul. its a long road but he will be well. our security, our democracy, our planet, our values are on the ballot. were in something of a unique moment in american history it seems. theres much that is familiar and normal in a midterm election, and at the same time there is so much that is not nor...

voting? >> reporter: well, fred, president biden has tried to hammer away at his message that he believes republicans would pose a greater risk if they take vol of the house and senate. all of this coming as democrats control could be in jeopardy over economic discontent among voters. the president was here in joliet, illinois campaigning alongside house democrat in a competitive district. and he really zeroed in on on plans to lower prescription drug costs and preserve social security...

morning. thats how we -- we just say morning. >> morning. >> morning. i always say morn-ting. >> thats how he comes into the office every morning. >> good morning, everybody. im don lemon alongside poppy harlow. im not going to say her name today -- >> were fighting today. >> were fighting because theres a big thing happening, im not talking about the election. im talking about lsu versus alabama. >> did you notice she changed her mug? >> i noticed. i noticed. >> how could you not? >> ...

wow! and i dont think i made that in the whole three months i was there. cant afford shampoo. you were trying so hard to project a kind of wolf of wall street image. i dont want to sound dramatic but it was like selling your soul. and could direct sales companies be breaking the law? im speechless. if they were here right now, . i would ask them what on earth they think theyre up to. so, at this point in the day, im going to explain what you can expect to be doing in the business, esse...

in galicia in the north west of spain. heavy rains hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies throughout the weekend. now on bbc news, 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 inv...