i know miss menon, she is absolutely incredible. but i'll leave it with that.ecause we have another incredible applicant who served in this role for a long time, christopher jerdonek here today, and wondering if you could come up so we could hear from you first. >> good morning, chair ronen, my name is christopher jerdonek, board appointed me to the elections commission in april 2014. rules committee then supervisors and others recommended me. over 15 years improving elections my main civic passion. more representative through reforms, more transparent, and more secure. i've also been a point place inspector 20 times in san francisco starting in 2006. i have a detailed understanding of elections, and i've worked extremely hard on the commission over the last five years. i've always made myself available to the public through email, phone and in person meetings, and on a range of issues. i had perfect attendance at all commission meetings. also done a lot to make the commission itself be more transparent. and feedback lead to concrete improvements the next elect

and we'll be taking review with anand menon, director of uk in a changing europe and caroline wheelerolitical editor for the sunday times. thats at ten thirty and eleven forty tonight. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. brendan rodgers returns to the pl — as he prepares to take over at former champions leicester city. fined, but will he play? sarri says he could drop his keeper kepa. and england's women continue the countdown to this summer's world cup. the remarkable recovery of the cyclist victoria williamson. you don't realise what you've got until it has gone so yes, just super grateful to be here and have another crack at it. hello and welcome to sportsday. bendan rodgers has agreed to take over at leicester city. he leaves celtic midway through what could well have been another trophy laden season. he's expected to be in the stands to watch his new club in action tonight against brighton. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's pl fixtures and assessing what this means for the scottish champions — but firstjoe lynskey on rodgers‘ pl return. bren

the reason why i think she started getting recognition is she just happened to menon at a sorority event that she had orked on the gps program and one of the sorority sisters, aka, she decided we need to do an article on you, so they did an article within the sorority and then someone did a newspaper article about her.on and then eve started realizing that dr. gladys west was somebody special. >> and the navy started calling agai >> and the navy, oh my goodness, they call her all the time. they want her at all their events. they've given her several honors. they realize now this lady wasl, spec you know. i think the special wasust her strength, her confidence to go in there by herself and do it and then the fact that she was brilliant. a brilliant woman. >> your film also highlights stem students atifrent ages and stages. tell us about them. >> well, we have students that we are going to feature in the documentary, students from right here in the d.c. area. those students, their passion for stems unbelievable. i think we do have a clip of that and it just shows how much -- they told me t

i want to say to miss menon, had the pleasure of going to law school with and no doubt would be an amazing elections commissioner that i really do hope she reapplies in the future. i do have to agree with the public system that now is not the right time to change course when we are in the middle of a major, major project that there's so much excitement and enthusiasm for and will protect democracy. it's not the right time. but i would love to see her on this commission or another commission in the future. so with that i'll see if my colleagues have any comments. no? so i will make a motion to appoint christopher jerdonek to the elections commission, seat one. and without objection, that motion passes. mr. clerk, are there any other items? >> clerk: like to check to see if mr. summers has arrived late. does not appear so. that completes our agenda. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. the meeting is adjourned. >> when i open up the paper every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children and other ge

joining us is supriya menon, senior multi—asset strategist at pictet asset management. elsewhere, the fed minutes were quite interesting and we imagine we will pore over those when they are released later. absolutely, and we already got some colour injanuary on that. we got a few more details on that. we got a few more details on that. we got a few more details on that aspect. we know the fed has been paring back its balance sheet, meaning it has been withdrawing liquidity from the market, essentially the money that would have been otherwise deployed in risk assets is being used to buy assets of the fed, if you think about it that way. they said they would end that way. they said they would end that reduction of the balance sheet at the end of the year, so quite positive already expected. secondly, on the interest rate front, they main tool, they are being patient at the moment but it looks like the balance of risks are tilted towards an eventual rise whereas the market had priced it otherwise, the small chance of a cut. can we talk about ba rclays ? chance of a cut. ca

with me are georgina wright from the institute for government and anand menon — director of the independentn a changing europe. women like clearly really frustrated, also the chief whip, julie smith, shaking his head and the direction of the erg as he left the direction of the erg as he left the chamber. the conservative party are ina the chamber. the conservative party are in a right old mess tonight. absolutely. i think there is a com plete absolutely. i think there is a complete breakdown of trust. not just them, the labour party are also ina similar just them, the labour party are also in a similar position. the curious thing about the erg's strategy tonight is that it might impede their efforts to get the concessions they want from brussels. brussels might look at this and say, what is the point? women like saying there isa the point? women like saying there is a crisis in leadership ——. when he. they look slightly crestfallen by everything but we know that stephen barclay were called michel barnier tonight. what will he say to him? that is the key question. what is he going to say? we

with me are caroline wheeler, deputy political editor of the sunday times, and anand menon, directorurope. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian leads with a bleak warning from government that a no—deal brexit could weaken the uk economy by 9% and cause food prices to rise. delaying brexit is a plot to stop it — that is according to the daily telegraph. the paper reports on rebel ministers forcing a vote to block no—deal. the times reports on a cabinet war, as rebel ministers are accused of sabotaging talks with the eu after they forced the prime minister to give mps the chance to delay brexit. 0n the front of the financial times, theresa may concedes the government and businesses are woefully unprepared for no—deal, as she admits there might be a short brexit delay if mps fail to back a revised deal next month. the same story is splashed across the independent, as it leads with the prime minister handing over power to parliament to delay brexit, in an attempt to escape mass ministerial resignations. theresa meerkat is the headline in the metro. it reports on ma

and, anand menon — director of the independent research thinktank, the uk in a changing europe. start with you doug —— anna. the notion of being put down tonight. they don't like the fa ct down tonight. they don't like the fact that it could take no—deal of the table, if they were to vote against it and the comet mission goes down, would it have any legal implications? it has no legal implication. if this bill goes through, it doesn't take no—deal of the table, it reaffirms that parliament doesn't like no—deal and that's about it. ultimately, the thicket of the table had to vote for something else, there seems to be no sign of that. it would be embarrassing for the government, it isa embarrassing for the government, it is a powerful signal from the eurogroup that we are willing to ship this sink. georgina, i've heard that the drg will abstain this evening, does that mean the government will be heading for defeat this evening? presumably. thinking back what is the real question right now, how the eu are looking at this. obviously, how the erg votes. what happens here in westminst

and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, anand menon, directorging europe, and caroline wheeler, deputy political editor at the sunday times. stay with us for that. good evening. the prime minister has acknowledged the possibility that the uk's departure from the european union could be delayed. following pressure from some colleagues, the prime minister has offered the house of commons a series of votes. first, another vote on her own deal to take place by 12 march. if that is rejected, mps would then have the opportunity to vote on leaving without a formal deal. and then, if mps voted against that, there would be a vote on 14 march on delaying the brexit process beyond the current set date of 29 march. that would also need the agreement of the eu's other 27 states. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on what is being seen as a major change in the government's brexit strategy. a smooth departure has always been the prime minister's plan. adamant we would leave the eu at the end of next month, keeping the pace up to depart on time. but,