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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm tim willcox. president trump and former vice presidentjoe biden have arrived in cleveland for their first debate of this year's us presidential election and the stakes couldn't be higher. with a distinct lack of campaign events due to the pandemic, the political clash is seen as the best chance for both sides to make their case to the country. but this contest won't be quite like anything we've seen before , while as many as 100m americans will tune in to watch the two men go head to head only 70 will be in the room to see donald trump and joe biden‘s verbal joust. let's head over to cleveland, ohio

and my colleague laura trevelyan. they both have arrived not too long to go. that is right. the atmosphere here is becoming electric, even despite coronavirus and the fact that only 80 to 100 people will be inside of the surrogate for both candidates are doing the rounds of the supporters, donald trump candidates are doing the rounds of the supporters, donald trumer has been here saying his father has been incredibly badly treated by the press over reports he only paid $750 in taxes in 2016. i have been speaking to congressman tehran of 0hio, a democrat. iasked him what can we expect from joe biden tonight. i think you will see someone tonight. i think you will see someone who will look like they can be president. he will be calm, he'll be president. he will be calm, he'll be deliberate. it will be a good contrast to donald trump with this really lack of knowledge and trunk will be very aggressive. and he will look very presidential, which he is.

joe biden has released his tax returns, clearly is trying to put pressure on the president. the president has put pressure on himself. here we are four years in and he still has not released his taxes and that is like if you want to put this issue to bed, release your taxes if there's something different than what you are saying in the new york times is saying, so i think in the new york times is saying, so ithink in in the new york times is saying, so i think in contrast to that because joe biden will shoot straight with the american people and tell them the american people and tell them the truth even if it is hard, like the truth even if it is hard, like the covid—19 where the president chose the easy road and that led to over 200,000 deaths in the united states in the chart our economy. because of his irresponsible nature. the trunk campaign is claiming the former vice president has problems with his mental acuity. —— trunk campaign. a chance forjoe biden to lay that to rest. no questions. it's beena lay that to rest. no questions. it's been a smear lay that to rest. no questions. it's beena smearcampaign lay that to rest. no questions. it's been a smear campaign from the very beginning. they try to plant that seed. joe biden obviously knows a lot about these issues. he will be very articulate about these issues once he crosses that threshold,

people are doubtful of politicians today. i don't off you notice that are not. but once he crosses that threshold, i think a lot of american vote rs threshold, i think a lot of american voters will move in his camp and that will happen tonight in my opinion and a lot of states will move towards joe biden opinion and a lot of states will move towardsjoe biden in a big way. we are hearing 0hio, move towardsjoe biden in a big way. we are hearing ohio, was president trump one in 2016, but you are representative here, is that a swing state 7 representative here, is that a swing state? it will be blue. 0hio will be blue. all the polling, fox news polls had it joe blue. all the polling, fox news polls had itjoe biden the 50 to 46. the suburbs, who are moderate republicans and independent voters are moving tojoe biden all over the state. they are appalled by the donald trump to conduct their leadership and his behaviour and sensibilities. a lot of the people who voted against hillary clinton, they are moving to joe who voted against hillary clinton, they are moving tojoe biden. and i think after tonight, once they are moving tojoe biden. and i think aftertonight, once he they are moving tojoe biden. and i think after tonight, once he proves to the american people he is ready for the job, a lot of those voters will move into our camp in ohio will turn blue. you can take that to the bank. how high the stakes tonight?

pretty high. so much noise out there, and this is one of the few moments in a presidential race where the country is watching, 80, 90,100 million people. and to prove you can do the job tonight, it will benefit us do the job tonight, it will benefit us for the next four weeks and the re st of us for the next four weeks and the rest of the campaign. congressman tehran of ohio there, telling me as you would expect that this bellwether state is going blue and his command will have a great night. —— congressman ryan. the challenges for president trump tonight. he is shelling in the national polls by about 8% but this isa national polls by about 8% but this is a chance to really reset the race. and he won't not hold back. he will go in hard. he is indicating he will go in hard. he is indicating he will talk about joe will go in hard. he is indicating he will talk aboutjoe biden‘s son hunter and raise conflicts of interest that he has. he will not hold back. anybody who are members of the basal clinton what nowjust how effective president trump was because he doesn't have boundaries in the way that other debaters do.

three hours to go to go to a fascinating 90 minute debate. three hours to go to go to a fascinating 90 minute debatem will be exciting. a very long night for us over here. thank you very much. the uk prime minister borisjohnson has apologised after he was unable to detail new local lockdown restrictions which are being imposed in north—east england because of coronavirus. in some areas, a new law banning households from mixing indoors, including in pubs and restaurants, will take effect from midnight. the confusion comes as new figures reveal there have been a further 7,143 cases of coronavirus in the uk — the highest daily figure recorded since the outbreak began. the figures also show that a further 71 people have died in the uk within 28 days of testing positive, the biggest deathtoll since the start ofjuly. this brings the total number of deaths to 42,072.

this report from fiona trott in newcastle. hi, i'm just here from newcastle city council... just hours away from enforcing a new law. i see you've got your qr code. 25 council staff patrolling a whole city and trying to advise managers about details they haven't yet seen. it's not just staff who have questions, it's customers, too. just trying to understand one rule and then another one comes in and you're thinking, "oh, well". it'sjust very confusing about what to do. it's changing every single day. i don't think they know where it is themselves. that's all i've got to say! and here's why he thinks politicians are confused... radio interviewer: can you just clarify something, can you still book an outside table at a restaurant or meet people in another household in a pub garden? sorry, i can't clarify that. no, i don't know the answer to that question but i'm sure they can find out the answer to that question. ijust don't have the details of those seven areas. if you can't give us the answer

to that, how do you expect people to keep up—to—date with the latest rules when even you can't answer that question? about four hours later, the prime minister himself struggled to make it clear. you should follow the guidance of local authorities, but it's six in a home or six in hospitality, but as i understand it, not six outside. then, less than two hours later, an apology on social media and an explanation that you can't meet people from different households indoors and should avoid socialising outside. here in newcastle, the council has described today's messaging as shambolic. the main issue has been brought about by the mixed messages given by central government in relation to the outdoor and indoor aspect, and what the interpretation is by premises, never mind the public. so, we've been trying to go out and give some guidance, which is often difficult when it's yet to be implemented and realised. from tomorrow, if i met friends here that i didn't live

with or weren't in my support bubble, i would be breaking the law. now, if i came outside and socialised within a group of six, i wouldn't be, but it would be against government advice. it would be illegal to go to a private garden and socialise with other households, but up to six of us could go for a socially distanced walk. it's a lot to remember, and there's concern about getting fined for simply getting it wrong. it's making me a little bit anxious and worried, cos i'm worried that i will get told, "you're not allowed to be doing that", when i didn't understand it. any information coming from the government, you need to properly scour it to understand it, even just doing anything, you need to properly think about if it's going to break any rules. even then, you can't really be sure. a city preparing for a new way of life, and knowing that any mistakes could put lives at risk. fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. the killing of breonna taylor —

a black woman shot dead by police at her home in march, has become a focal point for ongoing protests in the us. last week, a grand jury decided no officers should be charged over her actual death. normally, the tapes ofjury deliberations are kept secret. let's speak to our north america correspondent larry madowo. what happened here, larry? to him, even though the screen jury deliberations are usually secret that's been a lot of pressure from breanna taylor family and her lawyers and activists and protesters in the streets of louisville and across the nation to reveal what happened. this is because there's a lot of disaffection and disappointment that none of the officers involved in the shooting of breonna taylor were directly charged with her killing, instead one officer was charged for wanton endangerment of the neighbours that live close to breonna taylor. he

shot blindly through the house into the neighbours apartment with a small child and that is why he's being charged. that is why there is this pressure that has yielded the release of the tapes expected tomorrow. is this unprecedented? it is highly unusual, even the attorney for this grand juror who filed a case today says he is not seen this in his career. it is highly unusual to see a grandeur and across the lament process that's about to be secret to many the transcripts are released in the tapes and deliberations be released and in this case, a grandeur is also saying that the attorney general of kentucky will announce the charges misrepresented their deliberations and did not present other charges and did not present other charges and therefore was using the grand jury and therefore was using the grand jury asa and therefore was using the grand jury as a shield to deflect from a accountability. how close is this being watched in the light of the blm movement and all the other protests which are still continuing in some parts of the country?m protests which are still continuing in some parts of the country? it is still continuing. the family of

breonna taylor and louisville and black lives matter actavis across the nation have say they will continue to apply pressure on authorities there to try and make sure that something like this ever happen again so what happens in this case will set precedent for other similar cases in other parts of the country and what is called the police involved shootings, however, in the michael brown case of ferguson, a similar request by a grandjury to ferguson, a similar request by a grand jury to release the tapes was denied just because like i said, this is highly unusual but if you're in this case the tapes are released, the year is still an investigation being carried out but the fbi civil rights division, one of the fears to imight rights division, one of the fears to i might poison thejury rights division, one of the fears to i might poison the jury appeal and already influenced the right thinking in terms of society if they are involved in thejury thinking in terms of society if they are involved in the jury and that might have made up their minds but however this will not happen so we will see what happens. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. a pakistani teenager accused of attacking two people with a meat cleaver in paris last friday has been charged with attempted terrorist killings.

he told investigators he thought he was attacking staff from charlie hebdo. the suspect was said to be angered by the magazine's decision to re—publish cartoons of the prophet muhammad. kuwait has announced 40 days of mourning following the death of its ruler, sheikh sabah al—ahmad al—sabah. he was 91. widely regarded as the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy, he was dubbed the "dean of arab diplomacy" for his efforts to restore relations with nations which had backed iraq during the first gulf war. he'll be succeeded as emir by crown prince nawaf al—ahmad al—sabah. britain and canada have imposed sanctions on bela rus' president alexander lukashenko and seven other officials. it follows weeks of mass protests, triggered by a disputed presidential election last month. president lukashenko claimed to have won 80% of the votes in that poll,

giving him a sixth consecutive term in office. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the countdown to the big debate as donald trump and joe biden go head to head in the us presidential campaign. in all of of russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nations destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affections from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel right's winger visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel allowed to have

sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable for the palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million german celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... donald trump and joe biden are preparing for the first television debate of the us presidential campaign. staying with that story, we can now speak to karol ward, a psychotherapist and confidence and communication expert.

dealing with them at the trump and mr biden, i don't know how much confidence there would need to but what do you think the tactics are going to be from both the men in the next few hours? i definitely think we will see their previous styles only much more hiding. we will see a lot of this assertiveness or aggressiveness from president trump, from senator biden, we will see him try to strike a very amiable, friendly demeanour, but it will serve him well that if things get heated for him to push back as much as he can. the physicality of this will be interesting as well. we know there is no handshake, both men dislike each other, that is probably going to come across as well. we'll president trump be able to stockjoe biden like you did hillary clinton because that comes across as very aggressive as well? it comes across

very aggressive. no, i don't think president trump will be able to stockjoe biden. i thinkjoe biden has much more spontaneity than hillary clinton did in those previous debates and obviously he has been prepared and knows how president trump behaves and how aggressive he can be, will be really interesting is to watch the facial mannerisms of both men. they both show very much what they are thinking on theirfaces, so it'll be interesting to see those of irritation or anger across their face and you'll be able to a lot by how they feel each other. which one is more spontaneous? it is been interesting watching joe biden on the limited campaign he has been doing when he is sticking to a script, he is often much stronger then we he is having to improvise coachella very true. president trump is much more spontaneous. he is not a lwa ys

is much more spontaneous. he is not always on point. he shoots from the hip. he says what he wants. joe biden tends to get a little bit drown and drowns in data. he can get a little bit heavy—handed but trying to get as much information as possible. and if i were advising him,i possible. and if i were advising him, iwas possible. and if i were advising him, i was encouraged to to keep his a nswer him, i was encouraged to to keep his answer short, to speak back and push back if he is pushed, and to let his personality out more. it is not a time to be careful right now. briefly, presumably they have a few sound bites up their sleeves, although donald trump team is saying he has not prepped that much. are you surprised by the?” he has not prepped that much. are you surprised by the? i am not surprised by that. i think it's probably met with his advisers but as we have seen over the years, he certainly acts upon his own accord. he will do what he wants to do. he will say what he wants to say. that could trip a month in the debate

because he can meander and get off point and if there is a strong moderator which i believe there is with chris wallace, i think that he could get pen down with questions when in the past, with other genderless, he's been allowed to ramble. i stink up to watch it? i am of course. that was a joke, sorry. —— are you staying up to watch it. thank you forjoining us. the world health organisation says it will investigate allegations of sexual exploitation by aid workers in the republic of congo. the alleged abuse is detailed in a new report by the thomson reuters foundation. it is claimed to have happend during efforts to combat the ebola outbreak. let's speak to our correspondent paul hawkins, what does this report say exactly? this is from two news agencies, the thomson reuters foundation and the new humanitarian agent cne covers from 2018 to march this year and in it, they have spoken to 50 local

women who they say were allegedly applied with drinks come ambushed in hospitals, forced to have sex for jobs in effect two became pregnant. 0ne jobs in effect two became pregnant. one woman described the sexual exportation as a passport to employment and another said they hire you with eyeballs, most of the allegations are against who staff and most of them men include doctors, there are also allegations against the countries health ministry, to other un agencies, for international charities are also mentioned in the report come in to give you an idea of some of the things that are detailed in this report, some of the allegations so the 25—year—old cleaner was invited toa the 25—year—old cleaner was invited to a who doctors home to talk about a promotion, he shut the door and told me there is a condition, we need to have sex. he then forced himself upon me and i asked him to stop and he did not but the door opened and i ran out. so essentially right. essentially. another one talked about a 32 all the bolus are

invited to a hotel for counselling. —— essentially right. she was offered a drink and she woke up naked and alone in a hotel room and she was raped. the world health organisation envisioned a statement and say the allegations will be robustly investigated and anybody involved will be held to account if a serious consequences in immediate dismissal. the petrella people in the communities we serve is apprehensible. we think of other ngos the last few years, this is coming ata ngos the last few years, this is coming at a particularly bad time. —— the abusive people in the communities we serve. and the lack of support now by donald trump for the debian shell. allegations like this only serves to undermine the authority of the organisation. many countries have left the defence of the who which the uss is too close to china. difficult for those countries to defend an organisation thatis countries to defend an organisation that is facing allegations like this. you mention the reports of sexual exploitation against staff in haiti two years ago. also medicines

staff and in africa after the entire sector, all of the agencies and charities they got together and said we will introduce a reporting system for victims, more training for staff come and we will make changes, clearly the changes have not worked when it comes to debit who. covid thank you. —— comes to the who. thank you. the number of people worldwide who have died with covid—19 has passed 1 million. the un secretary—general called it a "mind—numbing" figure. in the uk daily deaths from the virus have reached their highest level in three months and germany is now warning that cases are likely to rise during the winter. let's speak to lynn goldman, dean of the milken institute school of public health in washington dc. 1 million figure reached alarmingly quickly. no and really in either.