good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today... campaigning is over. it's american election day in one of the closest presidential races in history. i'm live in washington dc. polling stations open shortly across the united states, but a third of americans have already voted. donald trump and kamala harris have been making last—minute appeals — and getting celebrity endorsements — in the swing states, which could decide the winner. together we will begin the four

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good morning. the cost of going to university is set to rise for the first time in eight years. will it put people off? i'll look at the impact on both universities and students. in sport... a night to remember for fulham fans in the premier league. another cloud da fans in the premier league. another cloudy day ahead. _ fans in the premier league. another cloudy day ahead. more _ fans in the premier league. another cloudy day ahead. more showers - fans in the premier league. another. cloudy day ahead. more showers than yesterday. it remains mild. all of the details shortly. it's tuesday the 5th of november. kamala harris and donald trump have made their final push for votes, as one of the tightest election campaigns in us history draws to a close. of the tightest election campaigns donald trump told a rally that his opponent would be a "disaster" in the oval office. kamala harris said america was ready for "a fresh start". jon's in washington for us this morning. may have been campaigning right until the very last moment, haven't they?

until the very last moment, haven't the ? ., until the very last moment, haven't the ? . ., they? late into the night here. good morninu. they? late into the night here. good morning- the _ they? late into the night here. good morning. the campaign _ they? late into the night here. good morning. the campaign is _ they? late into the night here. good morning. the campaign is almost. they? late into the night here. good i morning. the campaign is almost over because election day is here. just after one o'clock in the morning here in washington. the first polling stations open in four hours' time. both candidates have been holding rallies late into the night ending the campaign is a crucial swing states which could decide he becomes the next president. donald trump has been in michigan, i think he still is, i think he has been no longer than expected using every second of our time. kamala harris took to the stage in pennsylvania, perhaps the biggest prize of them all. if opinion polls are right, it is still too close to call. tom bateman on an extraordinary election campaign. philadelphia! welcome the next president of these united states, kamala harris. a campaign crescendo for kamala harris. it was a star—studded rally in philadelphia, where the vice

president took to the stage, and an adoring crowd of democrat fans watched her final pitch for the white house. i am looking to make progress, and i pledge to listen to those who will be impacted by the decisions i make. i pledge to listen to experts. i pledge to listen to people who disagree with me. because, you see, i don't believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy. i'll give them a seat at the table. that's what real leaders do. that's what strong leaders do. well, with those words and this crowd, they bring to an end what has been one of the most unpredictable and contentious election campaigns in this nation's history. and now it's over to the voters. statewide, we have

knocked 700,000 doors. cheering. democrat volunteers have come to pennsylvania from across america, aiming to persuade undecided voters and flooding the doorsteps today to get their base out. taking voters to the polls, canvassing. you know, making sure people stay in line to vote after they hit the polls, do close or when there's a long wait. so anything and everything. and pennsylvania has been the final push for team trump too. in the countryside, rally—goers queue at dawn hoping to build campaign momentum with a message for american workers. their paycheques are getting robbed by inflation and taxes, and this person is the only one who actually says the truth and says that, you know, what's going on is not right. just a few tens of thousands of votes could swing this state and therefore the national result either way. of all the swing states, this one is the biggest prize.

and that is why both candidates have been coming back here right until the end, but they haven't been budging the needle — the opinion polls still put pennsylvania as a dead heat. # and i'm proud to be an american i where at least i know i'm free.# i and for donald trump, a return to form last night. we can fix every single problem our country faces. ink of that statement, have beautiful that is. new heights of glory is what will happen. in a vote this close, counting in the swing states could take days or longer. they will hold the key to this election while america

and the whole world watches and waits. tom bateman, bbc news, philadelphia. tom joins us now having left the race, the rally of kamala harris in pennsylvania. you'll piece was really striking, two very different events in two very different candidates. it events in two very different candidates.— events in two very different candidates. , , , ., candidates. it sums up the whole race, candidates. it sums up the whole race. doesn't _ candidates. it sums up the whole race, doesn't it? _ candidates. it sums up the whole race, doesn't it? absolutely. - candidates. it sums up the whole race, doesn't it? absolutely. it . candidates. it sums up the whole l race, doesn't it? absolutely. it was a star—studded affair at the kamala harris rally. we saw her being led onto the stage by 0prah harris rally. we saw her being led onto the stage by oprah winfrey, who had warmed up the crowd for her. before that, lady gaga and many others in addition. what that gives a sense of viz the extent to which the democrats have used these events right across the swing states to really mobilise their base and what they know will be an absolutely critical day, notjust for getting

their base at that for trying to persuade the very dwindling number of undecided voters in the middle ground to come over to kamala harris. as we were saying this is absolutely tight if the opinion polls are to be believed. donald trump with a very different style, matching what we have seen throughout his campaign. much less stage managed and ripping off the car. he was delayed two hours for his finale speech in grand rapids, michigan. he talked about how tough it was for the fourth rally of the day. the message very much focusing on the economy. he thinks that is a weapon he can use to try to get voted out, those who feel angry about the rate of inflation and the cost of living under the biden — harris administration. now it is over to the voters. just a day of polling and that is it. it may take some time to count those votes, as

we have been saying.— very much indeed for that. later on in the programme we will hear from correspondence across the united states. i will tell you how you can watch the results tonight and what to look out for. i know i said the polls open in a few hours but the entire population of one town in new hampshire has already voted. the population of this town is six. they cast their votes just after midnight on election day, that tradition goes back decades. it stayed open late and everyone cast their ballot. as you imagine it doesn't take too long to get the results. kamala harris and donald trump got three votes each. there you have it. the first proper date of voting in this american election brings just what

the opinion polls have said for the last few months and it looks like a dead heat. more from here later. back to sally. if it is a jewel, i am not sure when you are getting to come home. we will have to wait and see over the coming days. the smoking ban in england could be extended to include outdoor areas close to schools, hospitals and children's playgrounds. vaping could also be banned in these areas, under plans announced by the government as part of the tobacco and vapes bill. our health editor hugh pym reports. plans for a gradual introduction of a smoking ban were put forward by the last government. this would raise the legal age for tobacco sales by one year every year, meaning that anyone aged 15 or under now could never be sold cigarettes. there were also proposals to crack down on underage vaping, including restrictions on packaging and flavours. now labour are taking forward the plans with added new elements. these include an extension of the current smoking ban to some outdoor spaces, including children's playgrounds and areas near schools and hospitals, and a vaping ban

in some of these spaces. there will also be a licensing scheme for retailers with on—the—spot fines of £200. the plans will be put out to consultation. some nhs trusts already ban smoking in their grounds. the proposed legal ban will apply to smoking outside hospital sites. sort of agree with that, you know. but, like, you know you've got people that are quite ill. they're never going to stop smoking. i'm probably going to, you know, probably one of them as well. but, um, if it does, you know, like, i think go a bit further down the road, have a cigarette and go back to your hospital bed. the proposed licensing scheme will apply to shops selling tobacco, nicotine and vaping products. i think anything we can do to clearly stop the appeal of vaping to children is a good thing, but it's got to be proportionate. there's over 5 million vapers, over 3 million of those

were previous smokers. and therefore we have to ensure that we're putting this into the right, proportionate context. and therefore anywhere that does expose children to these products is a good thing to stop. but it can't be at the cost of enabling adult smokers to make the switch to a materially safer product, which is vaping. scotland already has a registration system for retailers and, along with wales, a ban on smoking outside hospitals. officials say the plans will have a positive and lasting impact, but there will be no shortage of debate before they're finalised and put in front of parliament. hugh pym, bbc news. nearly 600 police officers were sacked and barred from returning to the job in the year to march 2024, according to new figures from the college of policing. that's a 50% rise from the previous 12 months.

dishonesty was the most common reason for officers being dismissed. shoplifting has reached "unacceptable" levels and isn't being tackled properly, according to the house of lordsjustice and home affairs committee. it has written to the government warning the offence is seriously under—reported. the home office says it's making assaults on shop staff a criminal offence. the bbc has found senior doctors are charging the nhs premium rates for overtime, as the service faces pressure to cut waiting lists. some consultants have made more than £200,000 per yearfrom the additional work alone. that is almost double the average pay for a full—time consultant in england. the british medical association says staffing shortages are to blame. the new conservative party leader kemi badenoch will hold her first shadow cabinet meeting later. three former leadership rivals have been named as part of her senior team but some posts remain unfilled. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from westminster. morning to you. is this a case of keep your friends

close and maybe keep everybody else closer? i close and maybe keep everybody else closer? ~ ., close and maybe keep everybody else closer? ,, ., , close and maybe keep everybody else closer? ,, . , , closer? i think that is exactly ri . ht. closer? i think that is exactly right- kemi _ closer? i think that is exactly right. kemi badenoch - closer? i think that is exactly right. kemi badenoch said i closer? i think that is exactly i right. kemi badenoch said when closer? i think that is exactly - right. kemi badenoch said when she was elected conservative party leader on saturday, her first task was to provide an effective opposition to the labour government in parliament. the way the opposition does that is by having a good shadow cabinet. that is what kemi badenoch has been trying to assemble and we will probably get the full line—up later this morning before they meet for the first time. their names trickling out so far are pretty much people who stood for pammy badenoch for the leadership. her shadow chancellor, probably the most importantjob, is going to be mel stride. he is a former cabinet minister under rishi sunak and theresa may, one of the most experienced conservative mps. stood for the leadership and did better than a lot of people thought. he

picked up at that bit of support from colleagues. that shadow foreign secretary will be priti patel, anotherformer secretary will be priti patel, another former leadership candidate and another former cabinet minister. she first got into the cabinet when david cameron was leader of the conservative party and prime minister and most notably robert jenrick, her in leadership campaign. he is likely to be the shadow justice secretary. we will find out later he was getting other big jobs, especially the shadow home secretary who will lead efforts on immigration. the full line—up will probably come around nine o'clock. we look forward to that. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. most of us will not need a brolly today but there is patchy drizzle and a full cast. most of us will have a cloudy day and it will be largely dried. we will see sunny

breaks, potentially more than yesterday. the greatest chance of seeing them will be across north scotland, eastern england went north wales and northern ireland. some drizzle across northern eyes and parts of north—east scotland at the moment and parts of the western isles. aside from that it is a dry picture with light breezes. mild for the time of year. we are looking at 11 in the north and 16 in the south. ii in the north and 16 in the south. it is bonfire night. there could be a few showers letting with the outer hebrides. here it could be breezy with dampness getting into northern ireland. for most of us it will be dry, cloudy and mild with hill fog likely in the south—east. this is the patchy light rain and showers. we are looking at it in the west and overnight lows of seven to 12 degrees. you will notice the two in aberdeen, a bit nippy for you. tomorrow we have a weather front

skating over the north—west of scotland. that will clear. tomorrow once again we are looking at mist and fog. like today we will see breaks in the cloud almost anywhere but not everywhere. the best chance of seeing brightness will be in north—east scotland when north—east england and also north wales. temperatures up a touch. the range will be 12 to 17, way above average for the time of year. aha, will be 12 to 17, way above average for the time of year.— for the time of year. a little bit warm. i for the time of year. a little bit warm- i am _ for the time of year. a little bit warm. i am delighted - for the time of year. a little bit warm. i am delighted to - for the time of year. a little bit warm. i am delighted to knowl for the time of year. a little bit i warm. i am delighted to know we for the time of year. a little bit - warm. i am delighted to know we have both dressed in the colour of the season. what would you describe it as? i do not know whether it is the colour of the season or not. as? i do not know whether it is the colour of the season