it's a month to go until british sailor alex thomson begins his latest quest to win the vendee globeevious attempts, and having to work around a worldwide pandemic this year — thomson has his eyes on going one better in the single—handed round the world race, often regarded as the toughest sporting event on the planet! lewis coombes reports. 28,000 miles on your own without stopping without help. around 3060 foot thurber at racing yachts began, only one will win. the race is over before you start. it is all in the preparation, the choices you make and some we made two years ago. you cannot beat yourself up and worry about it too much. you have to be strong, stick to your plan, you have to be confident and you got to work with some of the best people in the world which is what we do. three yea rs world which is what we do. three years on from an agonising second—place finish, this is thomson's fit the tent at achieving his holy grail. the battle now is try to go that one step further but as everfor try to go that one step further but as ever for vessels like this it is about performan

and can alex thomson seal his status as one of the greats in sailing — as he attempts win the vendeerld race? hello there and welcome to sportsday. we have a busy night of international football action ahead. all the home nations are in action — with rather more at stake for some. northern ireland travel to bosnia for their european championship play—off semi—final — with a possible tie against the republic on the cards if they win. while scotland are at home to israel in their semi. some big names are missing for steve clarke's side though, as they hope to move to within one match of a first major tournament since 1998. let's head to hampden park, and join our sports correspondent andy swiss. great to see you. this is a massive game for scotland, isn't it? it is gavin, yes a huge night for scotland. no fans but certainly no shortage of pressure because as you say they have not qualified for and major tournament since the world cup backin major tournament since the world cup back in 1998 when craig brown took them to the finals in france but if they can beat israel here tonight and t

sophia tran—thomson reports. 0ver over the last decade, taiwan has been an increasingly liberal democracy progressive move. the same six military marriages and open and progressive movelj the same six military marriages and open and progressive move. i made the decision to get married here in the decision to get married here in the hope that more gay couples in the hope that more gay couples in the military have the courage to come out knowing that our countries military is open—minded. we are all equal in the name of love. there still some restrictions on gay couples in taiwan, including which nationalities are allowed to marry, but this military wedding is being celebrated as a big step for taiwan possibles community. —— taiwan's community. armenia and azerbaijan have been at warfor over a month now, over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. the mothers of those sent to the front line are telling the bbc how their families have been torn apart. this week, we reported from azerbaijan — and tonight we hear from people on the armenian side of the conflict. this report by ben tavene

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shaquille brewster, an msnbc report were the trump campaign in wisconsin, deepa, suhail kapoor and alex thomson, national correspondent for politico. good to see you all in the home stretch. shaquille, wisconsin yesterday reported its highest seven-day moving average of covid cases, 42 deaths. what is the atmosphere on the ground ahead of the president's rally tonight? >> alicia, you set it up really well in that introduction there. wisconsin is really dealing with this coronavirus pandemic. you know, i've been here in milwaukee, in the milwaukee area all week long. and it seems like each day has brought a new record number, whether it's a record number of cases, a record number of live lost, or record number of hospitalizations. and president trump is right now in circleville, ohio right now. he is running a little bit behind schedule, but he will then make his way here to waukesha, wisconsin. and you mentioned, we're a stone's throw away from a field hospital that just this week started accepting new coronavirus patients. this is in the state of wisconsin. there is a mask mandate, but as i lo

also with us alex thomson, national political reporter for politico. hayes brown, post of buzz cast and lauren gambino political reporter for guardian. i want to start with you, 20 minutes for this event that was very short in trump time. was it expected to be only 20 minutes? >> it wasn't, alicia. in fact, the white house had told us to expect a slightly longer speech. so it was notable when the president wrapped up after those only 18 minutes that you reference. and we have to wait and see over the next couple of days how he is going to be able to do his typical campaign rallies. he is going to be on the road. his campaign announcing today with back-to-back rallies monday, tuesday, and wednesday in key battleground states. and as i've covered him over the last few years, he normally speaks for anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes, sometimes even two hours. so a big question mark there about whether he really is healthy enough to do those lengthy kind of speeches. today seemed to be a preview of sorts of what he may be able to do. but so critical to th

they announced they were renaming the building that previously honored woodrow wilson with melody thomson'sn alumni who graduated with a class of 1991. she had been in talks with the schools about a major donation she had planned to make. this is really historic for hobson. the university has said she is becoming the first black woman to have a residential college named after her. this quote she put out really sums up the historic nature of it. she said, my hope is that my name over mind future generations of students, especially those who are black and brown and the first in their families, that they, too, belong. it is a pretty big step for the school and for hobson. anna: thanks very much for bringing the story. bloomberg'sow, markets live currency and rates strategist. when we look at what is happening for risk assets this morning, we see a little bit of an uptick this morning, but we have been swung left, right, and center by the conversation over stimulus. where do you think we have got to over that stimulus conversation in the u.s.? >> i think we expect this kind of flashy nature in

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