so sure if i want to go to vice presidentjoe biden.joe biden. so i do think that there are people out there who may even be surprising themselves and saying well i think i lean this way or that way but they have not quite yet pledged who they will pull the level four. i think it will be, as we have said throughout the evening, and the next president of the united states restore the economy, can they find a way to reduce the impact of the covid—19 crisis here in the united states and can we put an end to the social unrest we have seen the last 3.5 months? if they identify that candidate they will go from being undecided to been decided and committed to one candidate all the other. president trump and his family have just re—entered the white house. marianne, we love all the conventions and this is what we live for. do live for the balloons but they did not happen this year. when do ordinary americans start paying attention to the race?” think they already have. firstly when you look at the pandemic, many people were home for a long time

my sense is that corporate america is if not enthusiastic about vice presidentjoe biden then at leastxt president to make plans accordingly. there was not as many fears as before, where as it wasn't bernie sanders, joe biden is a known figure and listens to people so a lot less apprehension to him and they may have been towards other candidates. friday is another day, things move on quickly in terms of election campaign. donald trump will no doubt be wilting sword, what are the fresh points that donald trump will ta ke points that donald trump will take on? question, one of the main lines of attack that vice president biden is that he is not up to the job mentally, really took a beating. it was a well delivered speech but i suspect that donald trump will go out room with his ties to china andi go out room with his ties to china and i suspect it will go after him through hunter biden and expect that he will try to betrayjoe biden as a swamp creature, so to speak, a figure of washington policies that have failed. what about his spending plans? is that another area where donald trump wil

excited, ecstatic, exhilarated, it is a wonderful time in america for kamala harris and vice presidentjoe bidensoon be president biden and vice president, lia harris. she was of course very tough onjoe biden in the democratic party's debate for the nomination, is there no bad feeling there at all? no bad feeling at all. as she said and as he said, first of all, he said no grudges and as she said it's politics. when you are in a debate, that is the nature of the debate. made the nature of the debate. made the best man, made the best woman when. it's over, we have a winning ticket and we are going forward with the winning ticket and we are going to have a vice president and president who are going to turn this back around. as he said, we are fighting for the soul of america and this is a sole team and we are ready for them. there is a fair way to go yet and it appears to be a very bloodied campaign. president trump has already attacked her asa trump has already attacked her as a prisoner of the left? who hasn't he attacked? he has attacked from the time he ran for president, while he's in the pre

please welcome vice—presidentjoe biden and senator kamala harris. erejoe biden started his career nearly half a century ago, he was back today to launch the ticket that he hopes will propel him and kamala harris to election victory in november, to be president and vice—president. kamala, as you all know, is smart, she's tough, she's experienced, she's a proven fighter for the backbone of this country. she's ready to do this job on day one. after the most competitive primary in history, the country received a resounding message, that joe was the person to lead us forward. and joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. hi, hi, hi, hi, sorry to keep you. that's all right. are you ready to go to work? oh, my god, i am so ready to go to work. the moment you find out from the bass you've got thejob. first of all, is the answer yes? the answer is absolutely yes, joe. joe biden‘s call to kamala harris ending months of speculation and creating history, the first african—american woman to run for vice—president, all the more surprising given that she gavejoe biden h

please welcome vice—presidentjoe biden and senator kamala harris. wherejoe biden started his career nearly half a century ago, he was back today to launch the ticket that he hopes will propel him and kamala harris to election victory in november, to be president and vice—president. kamala, as you all know, is smart, she's tough, she's experienced, she's a proven fighter for the backbone of this country. she's ready to do this job on day one. after the most competitive primary in history, the country received a resounding message, that joe was the person to lead us forward. and joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. hi, hi, hi, hi, sorry to keep you. that's all right. are you ready to go to work? oh, my god, i am so ready to go to work. the moment you find out from the bass you've got thejob. first of all, is the answer yes? the answer is absolutely yes. joe biden‘s call to kamala harris ending months of speculation and creating history, the first african—american woman to run for vice—president, all the more surprising given that she gavejoe biden hell

away from the tra ns—pacific partnership that had been negotiated by president 0bama and vice presidentjoe bidenhere is no proper strategy, and a slightly long quote to give to you, but it's one by the former m16 chief, the british, obviously, sirjohn sawers, speaking injuly this year. he said, "we must be careful not to turn china into an enemy." as you were just saying. "we need its engagement on crucial issues such as managing climate change and regulating international trade. but china's leadership must also understand they will pay a price if they try to impose their system and standards on other countries — be that through the belt and road initiative, by manipulating economic leverage for political ends or by more forceful military and intelligence actions." so there is also an onus on china to be mindful of what sirjohn sawers has just outlined there. china is not interested in exporting communism to the rest of the world. so pompeo is wrong on that. and the second point is this — the americans believe that the american society, american example is universalisable. so anybody can become

i would not want to have been inched presidentjoe biden his shoes to pick among these women.xtraordinary talented extraordinary brought a lot of ambition to save this country. and so everybody brought a little bit of a different thing. and i think for senator harris you've got someone who served as attorney general of california. but keep in mind, is the second largestjustice system is the second largestjustice syste m o nly is the second largestjustice system only in the us justice system. and so she has held big banks accountable. 0bviously he was close to the family and close to bo biden. but also served in the united states senate. remember vice president biden came from the senate. she serves onjudiciary biden came from the senate. she serves on judiciary where biden came from the senate. she serves onjudiciary where she is questioned the trump administration. and she serves on intelligence. i think all of those pieces along with her general, personal story was a perfect fit for him. and i'm sure as all choices are, joe biden knows better than anybody what it takes to be

thank you to all of our delegations and i am pleased announce that vice presidentjoe biden has officiallyratic party as our candidate for president of the united states. vice president biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. well, thank you very, very much. from the bottom of my heart, thank you all. it means the world to me and my family andi the world to me and my family and i will see you on thursday. thank you, thank you, thank you. applause let's get more reaction on all of this. joining me now from las vegas is professor rebecca gill, she's a political scientist at the university of nevada. your headlines from all of this s0 your headlines from all of this so far? well, it's been an interesting evening and not entirely unexpected either. i think what the democrats were attempting to do today was really to get away from just defining and redefining donald trump but really start to definejoe biden trump but really start to define joe biden himself. yes, because all of the political indications have been that actually just saying we're indications have been that actual

former vice presidentjoe biden is expected to announce his own vice presidential pick this week — andbreath. who the de facto democratic nominee will choose as his running mate is anyone's guess but there are some top contenders. senator kamala harris is the name on most pundits lips but many remember her attacks on joe biden during a primary debate last year. america's former un ambassador susan rice certainly has the foreign policy experience but the fact susan rice has never run for elected office may be a problem. florida congresswoman val demings is the former chief of the orlando police department, so she has strong law enforcement credentials. california congresswoman and chair of the congressional black caucus karen bass is reportedly being considered, but her comments about fidel castro might hurt her chances. and indeed scientology which could hurt her chances. illinois senator tammy duckworth has served in the house and the senate. a recipient of the purple heart, she could have appeal across the political spectrum. and the massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, who would

she was appearing in a pre—recorded speech to support the nomination of former vice—presidentjoe bidentrump administration‘s record on dealing with the virus. the main task of the week is to anointjoe biden as the democrats‘ choice to take on donald trump. the former first lady michelle obama said the former vice president had the experience needed to tackle the coronavirus crisis, and when it came to the president, she didn‘t hold back. so let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can. donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. the opening salvo of a convention season like no other. steve bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the home office says it is "working incredibly closely" with kent county council, after the local authority warned it would no longer be able to care safely for migrant children who cross the channel. more than a00 under—18s have arrived unaccompanied in kent this

the democratic nominee for presidentjoe biden and his new running mate kamala harris are about to launchs the blame game over last week's deadly explosion continues. all the managers of the port are now under house arrest, as well as ministers. they didn't do anything about

she was appearing in a pre—recorded speech to support the nomination of former vice—presidentjoe biden—down, made—for—tv event introduced from a studio in los angeles by a hollywood actress. good evening. i'm eva longoria baston and welcome to the 2020 democratic national convention. on its first night, the convention showcased the stories of ordinary americans. it also highlighted the issue of racial injustice after weeks of protests around the country. the grim death toll from covid—19 was a running theme with speaker after speaker condemning the trump administration's record on dealing with the virus. the main task of the week is to anointjoe biden as the democrats' choice to take on donald trump. the former first lady michelle 0bama said the former vice president had the experience needed to tackle the coronavirus crisis, and when it came to the president, she didn't hold back. so let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can. donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head.

quite a bit of experience, i would say. 0bviously vice presidentjoe biden does have that experience,fornia, then attorney general, she served as senator from california, attorney general, she served as senatorfrom california, being elected just four years ago in 2016. so she has that legal experience she is bringing. initially, iwould so she has that legal experience she is bringing. initially, i would say this is a big generational boost to the ticket. vice president biden is 77 years old, senator harris is 55 yea rs old 77 years old, senator harris is 55 years old and are seen as one of the fresher faces of the party. joe biden is approaching his 80s. there isa biden is approaching his 80s. there is a lot of doubt that if you were to win in november whether he would run for to win in november whether he would runfora to win in november whether he would run for a second term, so she is being seen as an heir apparent. run for a second term, so she is being seen as an heir apparentm has been claimed that the campaign from joe biden has been a low profile. do you think she will take a

america watched on tonight and still president trump paint a picture of a bleak four years under presidentjoe bidenhink president trump, i wholly disagree, actually, with former senator lake. i think trump delivered everything we wanted in that speech, he mentioned joe biden‘s name a0 times to point out how wrong he will be b. why is he ready to solve our world issues right now? it hasn't happened before. his track record proves that. president trump has been in office a7 months and he was able to prove tonight what he achieved in that timeframe. for anyone, i think, following politics, to have someone across the floor as we would say, to change parties in terms of loyalty, isa change parties in terms of loyalty, is a big thing. and it's a significant decision, especially after 18 years of experience that you have had. what was the moment, what was it that made you turn your back, effectively, on your party and voting for the rival? well, i didn't vote for the president in the last election. i've hoped that voters in arizona would want somebody who was going to be an independent, that they wanted s

the democratic nominee for presidentjoe biden and his new running mate kamala harris are about to launch their bid for the white house. in the next hour, they'll be addressing an event together for the first time in delaware. the who warns more than half of beirut‘s hospitals are ‘non—functional‘ as the blame game over last week's deadly explosion continues. all the managers of the ports are now under house arrest. as well as the ministers at the time, were aware of it and didn't do anything about it. and this is really a criminal thing. belarus authorities admit to using live ammunition during protests against the country's disputed election. britain's economy falls into a recession. new figures show uk growth fell a record 20% in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. welcome. joe biden, who's challenging donald trump for the us presidency this november, has already made history by naming a black woman, kamala harris, as his pick for vice—president. within the hour, we're expecting to see them both on stage for the first time as the official democratic party team pushing to topple