mentioned newjersey there, america. mentioned newjersey there. perhaps _ america.s the _ america. mentioned newjersey there, perhaps the result - america. mentioned newjersey there, perhaps the result there | there, perhaps the result there is more indicative for president biden as to the trouble that the choppy waters that he can expect in the buildup to the midterms? i agree with that. in virginia you see a shift of 12 points, biden won by ten points, it looks like the republican will win by two. in newjersey biden won by 16% and it's looking like it is just neck and neck and what are democrats thinking as they go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow morning? why have these two key states moved against us? what have we said, what have we done to cause voters to be so angry and upset? i don't believe it is a victory for the republicans. in the research i have done i believe it is a rejection of the democrats, so that is only half of the way there. if republicans are going to capitalise on it and when in 2022 which is one year from tonight, the only way they can d

but a second governors race, in newjersey, followed a similar pattern, suggesting the democrats havems. youngkin won virginina with 50.7 percent of the vote, in a record turnout. and in newjersey the incumbent phil murphy, who won the 2017 election by fourteen points, was in deep deep trouble. however through the day it has turned around for the democrat — but still closer than he orjoe biden would have liked. in this last hour the president has spoken, he says they need to do better at selling their agenda. spoken, he says they need to do i'm spoken, he says they need to do convinced that if) everything i'm convinced that if you look at everything from my view on criminal justice system to my view on equal opportunity to my view on economic issues and all the things that happen while of impression that legislation, each of the elements are overwhelmingly popular. we have to speak to them and explain. ijust think people are at a point and it's understandable where there's a whole lot of confusion. according to the exit poll data — one of the biggest shifts in virginia was among white

in his victory speech, the governor had this message for the people of newjersey.o you, whether you voted for me or not, to work every single day of the next four years to keep moving us forward. forward with renewed optimism to ensure greater opportunities for all 9.3 million who call the garden state their home. cheering and, so importantly, forward with a deeper sense of fairness and commitment to equity. forward by rejecting the divisiveness and chaos that permeate too much of our politics. in short, forward living up to ourjersey values. cheering the bbc�*s david willis updated us on reaction to the wins. there was a lot of concern in the democratic ranks after last night's results and some relief, i think, that phil murphy managed to pull it off. there were moments where it did not look as though that was going to be the case. for about 2a hours, mr murphy was neck and neck with his republican opponent, jack ciattarelli, and that was in a state which is traditionally blue and which even republicans and democrats alike were surprised to see the contest so tigh

i think we will win newjersey, as well.ing or losing. even if we had passed my agenda, i wouldn�*t claim we won because biden�*s agenda passed. but i think it�*ll be very close, i think we�*ll get down to, as you all know, turnout, and i think that based on what i have heard so far, it�*s awful hard for me to be prognosticating, which i don�*t like doing as president anyway, from overseas. but i hope that every eligible voter in virginia and newjersey shows up and votes. and the more of them that do the better our chances are. i think we�*re going to win. all right, npr, scott? we're going to win. all right, npr, scott? ., ., . ., scott? you mentioned climate activists before _ scott? you mentioned climate activists before and _ scott? you mentioned climate activists before and i - scott? you mentioned climate activists before and i want - scott? you mentioned climate activists before and i want to i scott? you mentioned climate i activists before and i want to ask something about them. the atmosphere around _ something abo

the democrats lost virginia and came petrilously close to defeat in newjersey., i think i'm right in saying thatjoe biden won that state a year ago by 10%. on wednesday night, they lost all three state offices. what is the explanation and why does that result, why does it matter? why is it causing such jitters? the first thing to say is that the two governatorial results probably matter less, including us in the press have suggested. if you go back to the 1980s, since then, every new president, republican or democrat has lost these two state governor offices in the first year in office. you could argue that democrats and biden didn't do well but they did less terribly then the historical barometer would suggest but that doesn't mean it's good news and the _ reason it matters is this... first, as you say, it wasn'tjust the governors office, it was other offices around the state as well. but more seriously for the long term, well, for the next year because this is all about the mid—term elections for both houses in congress, almost exactly a year from now, and the

we just had news that the democrats won in newjersey — but in virginia, a major miscalculation. the democrats lose7 it appears that the democrats lost several different demographics of both, the diverse voter turnout was not what it was in 2020 which is not necessarily surprising, this is an off election year. large numbers of voters always come out in presidential terms more than they do in election years where a president is not at the top of the ticket. the bigger issue was that the suburban white voter that flipped against donald trump voted heavily for youngkin in 2021. the appeals to white suburban women around attic education and the lies about critical race theory, weapon icing race and talking in terms of culture wars and really trying to elevate and escalate the issues around covid and escalate the issues around covid and the many stressors that particular demographics felt having their kids at home and trying to balance that and jobs at the same time. kitchen table issues like the rising inflation of what that cost means of the gas pump, what that means of the gas pum

in his victory speech, the governor had this message for the people of newjersey tonight, i renew mygle day of the next four years to keep moving us forward. forward with renewed optimism to ensure greater opportunities for all 9.3 million who call the garden state their home. and so importantly forward with a deeper sense of fairness and commitment to equity. forward by rejecting the divisiveness and chaos that permeate too much of our politics. in short, forward living up to ourjersey values. let's talk to our north america correspondent, david willis. a disappointing moment for the democrats. how significant though, is it? you may suspect at this stage that the incumbent party might lose a little, mightn�*t you? incumbent party might lose a little, mightn't you?- incumbent party might lose a little, mightn't you? yes. but there was _ little, mightn't you? yes. but there was a — little, mightn't you? yes. but there was a lot _ little, mightn't you? yes. but there was a lot of _ little, mightn't you? yes. but there was a lot of concern - little, mightn't you? yes. but there was a lo

elsewhere, newjersey�*s race for governor is too close to call, alarming democrats. former adviser to president george w bush, to read the tea leaves. ron, great to see you. is the lesson from last night that republicans did an awful lot better without donald trump on the ballot?— an awful lot better without donald trump on the ballot? good evening to ou, trump on the ballot? good evening to you. laura- — trump on the ballot? good evening to you. laura- i — trump on the ballot? good evening to you, laura. ithink— trump on the ballot? good evening to you, laura. i think what _ trump on the ballot? good evening to you, laura. i think what we _ trump on the ballot? good evening to you, laura. i think what we learned i you, laura. i think what we learned last night is that the republicans listened to voters across the united states. they listened and they heard that inflation is really, really making an impact on their lives, gasoline prices are too high, food prices are going up, and the sleeper issue for me in this race is education. parents having seen their kids home

in another strongly democratic state — newjersey — the sitting govenor only narrowly won re—election.sted republican hopes of winning back control of congress in the mid term elections next year. key parts of mr biden�*s agenda are being held up by lawmakers, and the president says he's determined to push them through. no governor in virginia has ever won when he or she is of the same party as the sitting president. what i do know is, i do know that people want us to get things done. they want us to get things done. and that's why i'm continuing to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. democratic pollster jeff horwitt is senior vice president at hart research associates. he's in arlington virginia. do you get the sense that president bowden is rattled by this? _ this? yes, look, this? - yes, look, last this? — yes, look, last night was not a happy note for democrats in virginia, newjersey, and i think he is focused on what comes next. what comes next is getting things done, and that is really where democrat

in another strongly democratic state — newjersey — the sitting govenor only narrowly won re—election.ublican hopes of winning back control of congress in the mid term elections next year. key parts of mr biden�*s agenda are being held up by lawmakers, and the president says he's determined to push them through. no governor in virginia has ever won when he or she is of the same party as the sitting president. what i do know is, i do know that people want us to get things done. they want us to get things done. and that's why i'm continuing to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. political commentator and democratic strategist, ameshia cross, explained what went wrong for the party in virginia. it appears that the democrats lost several different demographics of votes, the diverse voter turnout was not what it was in 2020 which is not necessarily surprising, this is an off election year. diverse voters and large numbers of voters always come out in presidential terms, more than they do in election years where

and if we look at the recent races, that is the virginia governorship, also in newjersey, the democratsuch worse than was expected. what's going on? the presidential approval ratings are like the stock market, subject to volatility, and i would be careful not to overinterpret day—to—day fluctuations. but, frankly, they're not that volatile. there's only one trajectory for biden, and that's downward. look, we've become much more polarised and in a hyper polarised political culture, there's a ceiling on how high a president can rise in approval ratings. you know, as for the gubernatorial election in virginia, the election was largely determined by local concerns about education rather than national concerns. it appears to me that the central issue in that race was education, whether it be the school closings during covid—i9 or the teaching of critical race theory. those were concerns specific to virginia and less about what's going on in washington, dc. i just want to quote to you words written recently by mark penn, who knows plenty about winning elections because he was key adviser to b

and he needs that because the results last week from those governor elections in both virginia and newjerseyemocratic popularity has plummeted in the yearin popularity has plummeted in the year in which mr biden has been in office. largely it is thought because of this legislative inertia that we've seen. no longer now the democrats have something to share. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much needed drastic action against global warming, and says they are fighting instead to keep the status quo. addressing thousands of young people at a rally in glasgow, she called the cop26 climate summit — a �*failure' — and little more than a celebration of �*business as usual�*. the bbc�*s sarah smith sent this report from glasgow. a rare opportunity for protesters to loudly deliver a message almost within earshot of the global decision makers gathered in glasgow. greta thunberg, who inspired the fridays for future movement, says those leaders have so far failed to deliver. young kids, inspired by greta, have drawn their own pictures of he

the united states with particular focus on the ballots for governor in the states of virginia and newjerseyia republican candidate as closely as possible to donald trump, while the republicans have focussed on cultural issues. facebook�*s parent company says it's shutting down it's facial recognition system and deleting a billion faceprints — in response to privacy concerns. the decision affects a feature that automatically identified people who appear in digital photos. passengers travelling through terminal one at berlin s new airport are being warned not to drink water from any of the taps after potentially harmful bacteria was discovered. the bacteria, coliform, can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. and now for a bit of glamour from russian history. royaljewels that were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are going up for auction next week in geneva. they include a pink diamond weighing more than 25 carats — expected to fetch up to six—million dollars. the royal set was taken by a british diplomat to london for safekeeping all those years ago. and now, they are looking f

games scheduled for tuesday at newjersey, at home thursday against nashville and at home saturday againstted this season, while 51 games were postponed during the last regular season for virus reasons. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. after more than 60 years of space exploration, there are hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk circulating above us. and russia hasjust added to that number, by blowing up one of its old satellites, creating a cloud of debris which forced the crew aboard the international space station to take shelter. courtney bembridge has more. an explosion more than 400 kilometres above the earth has caused a furious reaction below. during a missile test, russia blew up one of its old spy satellites, which was launched in the 1980s and stopped working years ago. nearby, at the international space station, the crew had to shelter from the debris. the united states has condemned russia. this was the reaction from the state department's

in another strongly democratic state, newjersey, the sitting governor only narrowly won re—election.re being held up by lawmakers, and the president says he's determined to push them through. no governor in virginia has ever won when he or she is of the same party as the sitting president. what i do know is, i do know that people want us to get things done. they want us to get things done. and that's why i'm continuing to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. for more on the significance of these elections and what it, just go to our website where you can find a piece by anthony zurcher on the key takeaways for both sides of us politics. head to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll tell you why the star of the docu—series tiger king is asking his fans to demand his release from prison. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extrem

the democratic governor of the us state of newjersey has been re—elected by a narrow margin, a victorybleak polling day. the us blacklists an israeli company that makes spyware, which has allegedly been used by governments to hack into the phones of political rivals.

his plane crashed on thursday at around 3pm in sussex county, newjersey.g investiagted by the federal aviation authority. space last month withjeff bezos�* company blue origin, turkey has stopped all citizens from iraq, syria and yemen from flying to belarus until further notice. the civil aviation authority in turkey said it was because of illegal migrant crossings from belarus into the european union. it's reported that, among the thousands of migrants and refugees trying to enter poland from belarus, many are of iraqi and kurdish heritage. the eu accuses belarus of engineering the current surge of migrants on the bloc�*s eastern borders. more than a thousand people are trapped between belarus and poland. our correspondentjenny hill is close to the poland—belarus border and gave us this update. continues on the external border you mentioned that exclusion in the polish authorities have imposed a three km exclusion zone and that means journalists, three km exclusion zone and that meansjournalists, aid agencies three km exclusion zone and that means journa

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of course he points to the recent results in virginia and in newjersey.ers _ trump that rules the parties? both. i hear significant numbers of- trump that rules the parties? entry. i hear significant numbers of staff and members of congress who say it's not about the cult of personality, it's not about when individual was a part of course they don't want to say that publicly unless donald trump decides to primary them, to take them out in a reelection bid. but governor christie's bookjust came out today. he's one voice i think you're going to hear a lot more from in the coming days and weeks to come to articulate a different path forward. alan to enact and intrinsic or their representative from illinois elected not to run again, a number of republicans who have said enough already. the question becomes donald trump already suck all the oxygen out of the room? we will have to find that out in the weeks to come. it's going to be fascinating midterms next year. we are gearing up midterms next year. we are gearing up for it already. thank you very much. stay

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in his victory speech, re—elected phil murphy said he had a message for the people of newjersey.rs to keep moving us forward. forward with renewed optimism to ensure greater opportunities for all 9.3 million who call the garden state their home. and so importantly forward with a deeper sense of fairness and a commitment to equity. forward by rejecting the divisiveness and chaos that permeate too much of our politics. in short, forward, living up to ourjersey values. the bbc�*s david willis updated us on reaction to the wins. there was a lot of concern in the democratic ranks after last night's results and some relief, i think, that phil murphy managed to pull it off. there were moments where it did not look as though that was going to be the case. for about 21t hours, mr murphy was neck and neck with his republican opponent, jack ciattarelli and that was in a state which is traditionally blue and which even republican... let's go straight to the commons were the leader of the host jacob rees—mogg is speaking following the delay of the suspension of an mp. mr delay of the suspensi