Good to have you with us. And we begin with two big u. S. Political stories. The Upcoming Democratic National Convention and the brewing fight over the u. S. Postal service. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced sunday she will recall representatives to washington this week, and they will ramp up Postal Service investigations and consider legislation to reverse recent changes. The usps says it will delay removal of mailboxes and sorting machines, but hundreds may already be out of commission. The stakes are high since Many Americans will vote by mail because of the pandemic. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump doubled down on inaccurate claims about absentee ballots. His chief of staff held firm when pressed by cnns jake tapper. Widespread voter fraud, though. Theres no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Theres no evidence that theres not either. Thats the definition of fraud, jake. Well, all this as democrats head into a historymaking Party Convention with blake woman on the ticket for
Tonight we go a step further and ask how are these allegations ignored across many institutions that are supposed to be looking out for the best interest of us, the American People. We know that hunter biden got money, a lot of it from china. What we dont know is what he did for it and what he promised to do for it. We know the money was given to him because of course his political connections, not for his talent or his expertise of which he has none we know that the circumstances are so serious and so perplexing that hunter biden has been under investigation since 2018. After all we know publicly, we have to ask some questions where was the Democratic Party . The people who voted in the partys primary should have been allowed to have heard about these allegations, no more about them it was obscene to have the democrat voters choose among a crowded primary field without having been made fully aware of the biden china situation. The fact is the party helped cover this all up because it
Ignored across many institutions that are supposed to be looking out for the best interest of us the American People. We know that hunter biden got money, a lot of it from china. What we dont know is what he did for it and what he promised to do for it. We know the money was given to him because of course his political connections, not for his talent or his expertise of which he has none we know that the circumstances are so serious and so perplexing that hunter biden has been under investigation since 2018. After all we know publicly, we have to ask some questions where was the Democratic Party . The people who voted in the partys primary should have been allowed to have heard about these allegations, no more about them it was obscene to have the democrat voters choose among a crowded primary field without having been made fully aware of the biden china situation. The fact is the party helped cover this all up because it believed that biden was the strongest candidate they had to peel
Tough new covid restrictions for parts of london and the southeast of england have come into effect. The measures were announced earlier by britains Prime Minister boris johnson. Millions of people have been told to stay at home, not meet in each others homes and not travel outside their local area. The announcement comes after scientists said a new variant of covid 19 was spreading rapidly in london and the surrounding area. Our political editor, Laura Kuennsberg reports. Literally i sat in my chair in floods of tears. And messaging my family, you know, what are we going to do . Leslie nelsen was planning a family christmas round the table in norfolk. The spare beds are made up, the presents bought. She spent the last two in hospital and fears this year might be her last. Now her sister cant visit and her sons cant stay. Itjust seems so unfair for somebody like me, i am terminally ill, i will not be here next christmas. People can think ok, thats all right, we will celebrate christmas
Hello and welcome to the programme. Tough new covid restrictions for parts of london and the southeast of england have come into effect. The measures were announced earlier by britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Millions of people have been told to stay at home, not meet in each others homes and not travel outside their local area. The announcement comes after scientists said a new variant of covid 19 was spreading rapidly in london and the surrounding area. Our Political Editor Laura Kuennsberg reports. Literally id sat in my chair in floods of tears. And messaging my family, you know, what are we going to do . Leslie nelsen was planning a family christmas round the table in norfolk. The spare beds are made up, the presents bought. Shes spent the last two in hospital and fears this year might be her last. Now her sister cant visit and her sons cant stay. Itjust seems so unfair for somebody like me, i am terminally ill, i will not be here next christmas. People can think 0k, thats a