And Kamala Harris. The 90 Minute Showdown will take place in philadelphia in the Swing State of pennsylvania. The bbc s Sumi Somaskanda is there for us. Thank you, steve. Its the first time the rivals for the White House go head to Head And Vice president Kamala Harris has again highlighted Donald Trumps poor record with facts ahead of their debate. We have heard from both campaigns about how these candidates have prepared. Donald trump having Policy Discussions with his team ahead of the debate. Kamala harris was hunkered down in at the tail in pittsburgh, actually going through the pieces in an actual Debate Stage Scenario with a colleague was dressed as Donald Trump. Those were the perforations the immensity, just a few hours away and there will be facing Each Other for the first time head to head. It comes as the election is on a nice edge. The latest poll of polls shows that Kamala Harris is three points ahead but many pundits say the reality is that its too close to call. Our nor
the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
running, but has fewer supporters. ukrainian officials say around 1.5 million households are without power after a new wave of russian attacks. giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy s latest coalition government. she s the nation s first female prime minister and its first far right leader since the second world war. waron war on the race to become the new conservative leader, which gathers pace. we will be discussing this in more detail with our paper reviews in a moment but some mps are making the support of possible candidates now to try to build the backing. the international trade secretary and a contestant in the last leadership contest, kemi badenoch, has announced support for rishi sunak in announced support for rishi sunak in an article in tomorrow s s sunday times. she says that rishi sunak is a serious, honestly do we need. the former home secretary priti patel has tweeted her support for boris johnson, saying that he can bring together a united t