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i have faith in him. >> reporter: but his son's legal battles likely to take a political toll on the president in the midst of a re-election campaign. hunter's original plea bargain, which would have resulted in no prison time, was blasted by republicans as a sweetheart deal. it fell apart under a judge's scrutiny. special prosecutor david weiss, charging him for tax and gun crimes, to have hunter biden pleaded not guilty. weiss saying he'll rely on the laptop, saying it is real and will be introduced as a trial exhibit. it contains significant evidence of the defendant's guilt. prosecutors expected to call hallie biden, who hunter was dating when the handgun was discovered. she's the widow of his brother, beau. >> jonathan, you have information about how this trial may impact biden personally as he goes through the campaign. >> no question. people closest to the president believe this will be far more of
shielded donald trump from the scrutiny of the rest of the voters. when they actually hear him talking again and he is in their living room again, which he was in the news conference on friday, which he will be in the debate in a few weeks' time, americans will be repulsed and don't want to go back to that trump term. in terms of how the president and his team are going to handle this, it was previewed to me a couple weeks ago, as we saw last week, president biden's first words about the verdict were simply, "we need to respect the process. the judicial system worked, and attacks against it are disgraceful." now, we're seeing other democrats and the president himself begin to ramp up his attacks on donald trump. the biden twitter account, more than a dozen times yesterday, used the phrase convicted felon. we heard it again from president biden last night. now, they don't believe this conviction itself is a race-changing event. they do think, though, it'll
to plug skills gaps will bring immigration levels down, though again, no numbers. we can't wish them down, that is what the tories are doing, just plucking numbers and wishing and hoping for the best. you have to understand why they are high, the skills strategy isn't here, we need to fix that, and we need to bear down on bad bosses who are undercutting labour standards. there is every chance the issue will come up here tonight, when the labour and conservative leaders meet for their first head—to—head debate. you might wonder why there can be a lot of hype around tv debates, but they can really matter. they can produce pivotal moments in an election campaign, they can set the mood and tone, and of course they provide an important opportunity of scrutiny of both policy and position, and don't forget, standing at to podiums behind me later will be the two men who are vying to become the next prime minister of the uk. the stage is set and the stakes are high. they will have just over an hour to prove themselves. alex forsyth, bbc news.
and i will take you up here onto the stage itself, where it's all going to take place. so the way it's going to work is this is going to be the podium at which the host is going to stand. julie etchingham is going to moderate the debate. and then behind me, you will see the two podiums where you're going to have keir starmer and rishi sunak. now, you can expect those two men, clearly, they're going to have been prepping for this debate for the last couple of days. they are going to be asked questions, i suspect, about the key themes of this campaign — so the nhs, the economy, immigration, national security. they're going to be trying to navigate this debate without any slip ups. now, you might ask yourself, "why is there so much hype around these tv debates?" well, they can sometimes produce really pivotal moments in an election campaign. they can also set the mood and the tone. and don't forget, of course, that they provide an opportunity for real scrutiny of policy and position.
you might wonder why there can be a lot of hype around tv debates, but they can really matter. they can produce pivotal moments in an election campaign, they can set the mood and tone, and of course they provide an important opportunity of scrutiny of both policy and position, and don't forget, standing at to podiums behind me later will be the two men who are vying to become the next prime minister of the uk. the stage is set and the stakes are high. they will have just over an hour to prove themselves. alex forsyth, bbc news. all eyes on salford, where receipts are not an keir starmer head—to—head. my colleague is there for us. listen to ours to iam in i am in the so—called spin room. it
well, they can sometimes produce really pivotal moments in an election campaign. they can also set the mood and the tone. and don't forget, of course, that they provide an opportunity for real scrutiny of policy and position. and you must remember, standing at those two podiums a little later this evening will be the two men who are vying to be the next prime minister of the uk. so if you want to watch it, you just might learn something about what they stand for. we will have much more on the build—up to that debate over the next few hours. less than 2a hours after the first leaders debate in scotland, john swinney is on the campaign trail today for the snp with a focus on child poverty. we can listen to what he said. making sure we generate _ can listen to what he said. making sure we generate the _ can listen to what he said. making sure we generate the wealth i can listen to what he said. making sure we generate the wealth in i can listen to what he said. making | sure we generate the wealth in our society and invest in our public services to help us eradicate child poverty, that is the central mission of our government and we have taken significant steps to do that by keeping 100,000 children out of
"the country's chief prosecutor who will tonight put 14 years of tory rule in the dock". but the labour leader might also face some cross examination himself as his own plans come under more scrutiny. he knows he needs a clean bout tonight, nothing to unsettle the polls, the prime minister will be hoping he can roll back the years, to 2010 — the last time these debates shifted the dial. element you'll be told tonight by these two that the only choice you can make is between two old parties who have been running things for years. i'm here to persuade you that there is an alternative. i years. i'm here to persuade you that there is an alternative.— there is an alternative. i agree with nick- _ there is an alternative. i agree with nick- i — there is an alternative. i agree with nick. i agree _ there is an alternative. i agree with nick. i agree with - there is an alternative. i agree with nick. i agree with nick. . there is an alternative. i agree i with nick. i agree with nick. see, there is an alternative. i agree - with nick. i agree with nick. see, i agree _ with nick. i agree with nick. see, i agree with — with nick. i agree with nick. see, i agree with neck.— agree with neck. applause i a . ree agree with neck. applause i agree with _ agree with neck. applause i agree with nick. _ bbc deputy political editor vicki young joins us from salford,
we need to fix that, and we need to bear down on bad bosses who are undercutting labour standards. there is every chance the issue will come up here tonight, when the labour and conservative leaders meet for their first head—to—head debate. you might wonder why there can be a lot of hype around tv debates, but they can really matter. they can produce pivotal moments in an election campaign, they can set the mood and tone, and of course they provide an important opportunity of scrutiny of both policy and position, and don't forget, standing at the podiums behind me later will be the two men who are vying to become the next prime minister of the uk. the stage is set and the stakes are high. they will have just over an hour to prove themselves. alex forsyth, bbc news. that debate is already under way in the spin room behind me. the journalists are watching. we've heard opening statements from sir
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