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straight from the source tonight pole position as vice president harris is pulling even with donald trump she s got money momentum and no time to waste and picking a running mate as trump s vp pick is facing major backlash tonight his comments on so-called childless cat ladies i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source tonight after one of the wildest stretches that we have ever witnessed in a presidential campaign, a debate implosion that effectively ended the president s quest for a second term. and assassination attempt on his challenger, the former president, and a new presumptive democratic nominee and new honig for donald trump. the race for the white house is once again a toss up. brand new polling from the new york times shows the vice president kamala harris is in a virtual tie with donald trump. harris is quickly making up ground from where president biden s numbers actually fallen behind. and as for trump and his part in all the polling that we re now seeing ....
i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america s future all merited a second term but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation, it is a best way to unite our nation. vice president kamala harris is now running in his place as the likely democratic presidential nominee, with mr biden praising her work and record in the white house. i want to thank our great vice president, kamala harris. she is experienced, she is tough and she is capable. she has been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. now the choice is up to you, the american people. that the american people. was president biden a little that was president biden a little earlier on. let s speak to our north america correspondent david willis who s in washingtoni. this was joe biden s first chance to define how he will be judged ....
pulled out because he was losing. from washington, will grant reports. this report from our correspondent, will grant. in a speech no sitting president has delivered in more than half a century, joe biden confirmed his decision to drop out of the race to the american people. it was time for new voices and, yes, he acknowledged, younger voices. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. that s the best way to unite our nation. nothing could get in the way of saving democracy, said president biden, including personal ambition. he painted november s vote as a choice between forwards or back, hope or hate, unity or division. despite republicans calling for him to resign the presidency, mr biden said he had no intention of stepping aside. over the next six months, i will be focused on doing that means i ll continue to lower costs for hard working families, grow our economy, i ll keep defending our personal freedoms and our civil rights, ....
manchester police said three officers were injured after they were called to the city s airport on tuesday evening following reports of a fight. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog and removed an officer from operational duties. let s speak to our correspondent lauren moss. tell us the background to this and how this came about. this the background to this and how this came about- came about. this update has come throu~h came about. this update has come through from came about. this update has come through from greater came about. this update has come through from greater manchester. through from greater manchester police in the last hour following that video which emerged on social media yesterday you have been talking about of what happened during an arrest at manchester airport. i think we can play it again. greater manchester police has called this video truly shocking. it says the use of such force in an arrest is unusual. you can see a male o ....
this is bbc news. the headlines: us presidentjoe biden appears on television from the white house, to explain his decision to exit the presidential race. as the eu tighten economic pressure on the kremlin, we will bring you a special report as we travel with a ukrainian unit on the front line of the battle. the uk government launches its new green power scheme, great british energy, but admits it won t reduce bills overnight . hello. i m anita mcvey. the international community in the west remain united, for now, on the plight of ukraine. finance ministers from across europe have called for the tightening of economic screws against the kremlin, they say to prevent the possibility of future attacks on the west. on the frontline, there appears to be stalemate with russia making very limited gains in small pockets in the east. drones have changed the way war is fought. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have been with one ukranian drone unit on the fr ....