. >> norman clark loves sports. his mother estella says he was a top athlete and a good son, too. >> he was a loving hard worker, caring person. >> as a boy norman had dreams of playing in the nba. then studied sports management in college. but by his mid-20s he was working here, vanderbilt mortgage and finance. 23-year-old brittany eldridge started there the same day. >> she was beautiful, but it was the smile that really got me. >> that winning smile got to a lot of people. brittany's big brother, jeffrey, says she embraced life with a contagious enthusiasm. >> she liked to cheerlead, and she liked to play soccer. she was a girly girl and a tomboy at the same time. she was really big about living in the moment. >> at vanderbilt mortgage norman and brittany were calling people to make sure they kept with house payments. what was it about brittany you formed this instant connection with? >> she was very good at the job. so she helped me out a lot, and that's when we started talking more and more about different thin

norman was relieved.re woulden tough day as head. ♪ how sweet the sound >> reporter: just one day later he attended a candlelight vim. >> how were you received. >> with open arms from the whole family. you know, they knew that i had just lost two people that i loved also. >> brittany's family buried her a few days later still not knowing who was responsible or even who would want to harm her. of course, there was someone police knew they needed to look at. the man brittany had recently divorced. terry eldridge. brittany was 17 years younger than terry. she was only 22 when they got married. it wasn't long before their marriage was in trouble. >> really you started to fall apart because she was getting antsy and wanted to have a family and settle down and he was just out driving a truck all the time. you know, she just kind of felt like this is not right for me like it used to be. >> the final straw was when terry found out brittany was having an affair with her co-worker norman clark and was pregnant with

the norman rockwell museum, the 75th anniversary of d-day, and putting on the road the images norman rockwell. created that rockwell painted the created the ideological concepts that president roosevelt in the state of the union address in 1941. >> this is freedom of speech and expression. freedom of every person who worships god in his own way everywhere in the world. the third is freedom from want, translated in the world terms means economic understanding procured through every nation a healthy peace time life everywhere in the world. freedom of fear. experienced leaders in the world could through such a point and in such a fashion that no nation would be in a position to commit and act of physical aggression against any neighbor anywhere in the world. (applause) >> what people forget today is that the concept of four freedoms did not take immediate hold on the national psyche. a few artists made images of freedoms, there was talk of freedoms, but it didn't capture the imagination in any way that people would be excited about until norman rockwell. rockwell's four paintings of the

norman? >> agreed. >> dr. bhasm rel? >> agreed. >> dr. norman, you said in your written testimony, our youth were poised to be the generation that ended smoking. that legacy is now in jeopardy. what do you think needs to be done to reverse this tide and the epidemic? >> was that a question? >> dr. norman. >> number one, we are focusing today mostly on youth use of e-cigarettes. one of the things that i think we cannot lose sight of is that these are so addictive, we have to also think about smoking in general, because this is an on-ramp to the use of combustible cigarettes. >> that's exactly right. that's right. now i -- so you might have heard me say to the previous panel, i've sponsored legislation to increase the age to 21 for all of these products. and i've been -- i was telling mr. guthrie that i've been -- it's a bipartisan bill. we have bipartisan sponsorship. the senate majority leader mr. mcconnell has a companion bill. nonetheless, as i've been talking to people on both sides of the

of the norman rockwell museum, 75th anniversary of d-day and putting on the road great images that norman rockwell painted that really created a national concept of the four freedoms that made visible, tangible and real the ideological concepts that president roosevelt expressed in his state of the union address in 1941. >> this is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world. the second is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way everywhere in the world. the third is freedom from one, which translated in world terms means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy, peacetime life for its inhabitants everywhere in the world. the fourth is freedom from fear. which translated in world terms means a world reduction of elements to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor anywhere in the world. [ applause ] >> what people forget today is that the concept of four freedoms did not take immediate hold on the national psyche. a few artists made imag

we will go back to norman smith in telford. norman.e health secretary matt hancock, the health secretary matt hancock, the stand out announcement from this launch has been the decision to recruit 50,000 more nurses, how and when will you do this? we will do this over the parliament. we have a fully costed plan in here, to recruit 50,000 more nurses, a combination of training and extra university place, also apprenticeships, which nursing apprenticeships, which nursing apprenticeships which allows people to train as they work, and there will be some recruitment from overseas with our new nhs visa and so the aim here, the commitment, is that we will deliver 50,000 more nurses, when i go round hospitals, you know, the number one ask is for belter technology and more nurses and we will deliver both. explain this to me. you are spending 20 billion more in real term, labour are spending 26 billion but they can only recruit 20,000 nurses, you can recruit 50,000, how can you get more but spend less? we will spend more money. 20 billion in real

norman, thank you very much.for now but we're coming back to you at the end of the programme for a new strand we're running across bbc news called your questions answered. we will be taking questions from members of the audience about some of the nuts and bolts, the details of the nuts and bolts, the details of the nuts and bolts, the details of the election, and try to come up with some answers. don't worry, it will not just be with some answers. don't worry, it will notjust be me doing that, we have got some of the big brains of the bbc‘s political research team and hopefully we will give you the right answers. we will take a look at some other election news. we will take a look at some other election news. liberal democrat leaderjo swinson has been campaigning in north london, pledging extra resources for mental health care if her party is in government. ms swinson said her party would invest £11 billion into mental health care as she launched her election battle bus campaign and visited a charity. the snp lea

waiting there like a coiled spring is norman's mess. —— waiting there is norman smith. —— waiting thereed not so much because there is a slight sense that this is not going to be a big moment because the tories i have been speaking to take the view that two weeks out it is looking pretty good, the polls are in the right direction, privately they think they are on course for a majority so they are on course for a majority so they are not going to take any risks today. i think it will be a slightly underwhelming manifesto. 0f today. i think it will be a slightly underwhelming manifesto. of course there will be a lot about brexit, thatis there will be a lot about brexit, that is the core message that we can expect boris johnson that is the core message that we can expect borisjohnson to go over and over and over but a lot of the nitty—gritty thing is we might normally have expected, i doubt we will get. social care, i doubt we are going to get anything like a proposalfor a detailed are going to get anything like a proposal for a detailed long—term policy, instead we will get a general aspi

norman, many thanks. our assista nt minister. norman, many thanks.ith. the former conservative deputy prime minister lord heseltine has urged voters to back either independent candidates or the liberal democrats saying that borisjohnson‘s brexit policy would be "utterly disastrous." borisjohnson is in fife, launching his pa rty‘s scottish conservative manifesto. our political correspondent ben wright is there. there is certainly, an extraordinary intervention by lord heseltine. borisjohnson is intervention by lord heseltine. boris johnson is here, intervention by lord heseltine. borisjohnson is here, in fife, the new queensberry crossing, —— the new queensberry crossing, you probably cannot see it through the mark, he is upstairs launching the tory party ma nifesto for is upstairs launching the tory party manifesto for scotland, the message is not really focused on brexit, it is not really focused on brexit, it is on the conservative party ‘s opposition to a second independence referendum. scotland of course, the majority of voters here voted to rema

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norman smith is there for us.o, a tale of two economies, norman. give us your take on whatjohn mcdonnell is going to be saying today. you join mcdonnell is going to be saying today. youjoin mejust mcdonnell is going to be saying today. you join me just as lucy powell stands, you can seejeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell, they will be announcing a big bonanza spending pledge from labour, more government spending that we have ever seen before, more than labour in the 19705, before, more than labour in the 1970s, more in the post—war19a5 labour 1970s, more in the post—war 1945 labour government, an 1970s, more in the post—war1945 labour government, an extra £150 million being announced for the first five years of a labour government with regards schools, housing, roads, and that is on top ofan housing, roads, and that is on top of an existing commitment for £250 billion of spending, so a total package of £400 billion of extra government spending, which they believe will transform the economy and bring about an irrevers

norman. norman --n -- rip a yournorman: thank you for opening statement on the national debt. one of the issues that we are faced with is mandatory spending. to 75%grown from 34% up today. you hear a lot of talk about, particularly on the other side, the green new deal with a price tag of being free. free housing, free medical care. from what your statement was, 10 years, which is 120 months, where we meet the deadline where all of these basically free programs have, is it really free? chair powell: i haven't looked at, and am not in a position to evaluate, proposed programs. that is really not our role, and i wouldn't be prepared to do that. i don't really have the information. rep. morelle: take that away. norman: let's take that away. in 10 years at our present rate, is that the d-day you see? 2008 was when under 80% of gdp. sayr powell: i hate to even this, but i actually think it is much further out than that. we are the world reserve currency. we have the best institutions. we have the best labor force. i --ve set strengths that we have such strengths that i think the da

possessed. >> >> walter, i never said that standing up and you know it. >> norman lear and bud yorkinhe spinoff series into an art form. >> norman lear hates to call it the lear factory. all his series come out of this building, allowing lear to move from show to show like a dervish. >> "good times" was like holy smokes. there's black people on tv! >> there had never been a complete black family on tv with the father. >> what made it so unique and universal was that we had the same problems in our household, and we do not live in the projects in chicago. >> dynomite! >> you want to worry your head about nothing, go on and do it. i have $32 in the shoe box. and i got another $6 in my pocket. >> you worked all night all they paid you was $6? >> there were a lot of folks who were not happy with the show. the black panthers were very upset. when huey newton came to see me, the big complaint was why can't we see a black man that's doing better than that? >> "the jeffersons" started as neighbors of archie bunker. >> don't call me honky. >> why are you so sensitive all of a sudden? >> how wo

perhaps some tricky questions for the conservatives on that policy, norman. also perhaps tricky questions about one of their prospective election candidates, a man called nick conrad has stepped down because of comments he made in an interview when he was a radio presenter were not picked up in the vetting process. it is interesting, because he worked on bbc radio norfolk and was involved in a phone in some time ago where the issue was about rape, and he suggested that in

thank you very much, norman smith.idnight tonight. government figures show nearly three million people have applied to register in the past month, with more than a third of them under the age of 25. applications can be made online at gov.uk/registertovote. anybody yet to register to vote in next month's general election, has until midnight tonight. government figures show nearly three million people have applied to register in the past month, with more than a third of them —— australian police have confirmed they have found the body of the missing british man aslan king. the 25—year—old was last seen in the state of victoria on saturday. he disappeared after suffering a suspected seizure during a camping trip in victoria. investigators will now prepare a report for the coroner. the headlines on bbc news: the chief rabbi condemns labour's handling of anti—semitism and questionsjeremy corbyn's fitness to lead. conservative grandee michael heseltine urges voters to back independent mps or the liberal democrats to stop bor

norman lear hates to hear it called the leer factory.s series come out of this building, allowing lear to move from show to show like a dervish. >> "good times" was like holy smokes. there are black people on tv. >> there had never been a complete black family on tv with the father. >> what made it so unique and universal is we have the same problems in our household, and we do not live in the projects in chicago. >> dynomite! >> you want to worry your head about nothing, go ahead and do it. i have $32 in the shoe box. and i got another $6 in my pocket. >> you worked all night all they paid you were $6? >> there were a lot of folks who were not happy with the show. the black panthers were very upset. when huey newton came to see me, the big complaint was why can't we see a black man who is doing better than that? >> "the jeffersons" started as neighbors of archie bunker. >> don't call me a punk. >> why are you so sensitive all of a sudden? >> how would you like it if i called you -- >> he called me -- >> that's no worse than -- >> you're

yes, all right, norman smith, and vicki young. thank you. fact checking the big claims made by all the political parties. our reality check correspondent chris morris is today looking at the pledges made by labour and the liberal democrats. so first of all, the liberal democrat claim of £850 billion remain bonus, help1, a forecast not a guarantee but this figure, £10 billion a year overfive a guarantee but this figure, £10 billion a year over five years. and it's based on the fact that nearly all independent economists say they think the economy would be bigger if we remain in the eu than any form of living. the liberal democrat forecast says it thinks the economy would be 1.9% bigger in five years time. which seems to be in the para meters time. which seems to be in the parameters of what those economists say. what it doesn't take into account is other factors in the world economy. would it really produce an extra £50 billion of tax receipts over five years? we don't know what's going to happen in the world economy, other things can happen.

our assistant political editor, norman smith, is there. norman, what are we expecting? think it is going to be an allsinging, i don't think it is going to be an all singing, all dancing, hallelujah chorus kind of manifesto with big, bold policy announcements designed to make a splash. the signs are it will be pretty cautious, pretty risk averse. why? well, because so many tories were badly burned by theresa may's disastrous manifesto launch less time on the so—called dementia tax. this time, the tories have been through the manifesto line by line to ta ke through the manifesto line by line to take out anything that might cause them similar difficult headlines. also, they want to keep the focus on brexit, brexit, brexit. they don't want other distracting noises. and i think they take the view that with a commanding lead in the polls, they don't have to take risks. so the thrust of this ma nifesto, risks. so the thrust of this manifesto, i think, risks. so the thrust of this manifesto, ithink, is more risks. so the thrust of this manifesto, i think, is more likely to be a

so let's return to norman for our first your questions answered. norman, what can you tell us? selected three of the questions which i think i can answer. the first about the number of mps standing down. is it a particularly large number? i thought that there would be because we had some big names, kenneth clarke, the pam and the former chancellor, vince cable former leader of the liberal democrats standing down. but is not particularly large, 68 so far, on average it is about 80 and after the expenses scandal it rocketed to above 100% not a huge number this year. the second question is when will we know who the candidates are and how on earth are they selected. the truth is i suspect most of us already know, the literature has been coming through the door, the dog has chewed it up, but you will not know absolutely everyone until next thursday when the nominations close. how are they chosen, by the local pleiades, dow given a list by head office and then it is up to the local parties by large to decide who your local candidate will be. question number three, why cannot we move

norman, thank you very much. norman smith. other stories from the election campaign. labour says that if it wins the election, it won't allow another referendum on scottish independence in theirfirst term. speaking in glasgowjeremy corbyn said a labour government would concentrate completely on investment in scotland. the party had previously suggested it would not block a second referendum. the green party says that the new government needs to put the climate emergency front and centre and make it the priority for all financial commitments. its co—leader jonathan ba rtley also called for the role of chancellor to be replaced with a carbon chancellor to oversee the treasury and a new department for the green new deal. we have to radically transform the way we look at the economy. every sector of the economy needs to decarbonise. that means transport, that means agriculture, and that means of course energy and housing. and only by prioritising that in a new government are we going to get the action that we need to decarbonise b

we will have lots more from telford and our assistant political editor norman smith in a moment. at times and there will still be a lot of cloud, and that has been the case today. cloudy sky, drier than yet. mursty and murky, the rains clearing the north east of scotland. we have rain on the horizon here in the far south west but ahead of that with the cloudy skies to end the day. temperatures typically nine or ten. there has been a few breaks in the cloud here and there and we will see more overnight because the breeze will freshen a bit. but at the same time we have thickening cloud and rain coming into the south—west, not far away from northern ireland by the end of the night. ahead of that scotland, north east england could see temperatures downs to four degree, much milder to wales and the south—west, the rain moves northwards tomorrow, most of the rain in northern ireland in the morning, not much for scotland, the bulk will by a cross england and wales, every now and again may get late sunshine in the far south—west, the best of any sunshine likely to be in the far north of

traveling exhibit with stops in france, houston, denver, and september 2020 to january 2020 one in the norman rockwell museum in massachusetts. you can watch this and other american history tv programs on c-span.org/history. ♪ ♪ >> we have lived in the shadow of the wall for more than a year. it cuts through the heart of berlin. we have learned to live with it. we refuse it will always to believe it will always be this way. ♪ ♪ in the beginning, we waved across the wall to our families in east berlin. it didn't matter who watched us. the communist policeman came to stop our families from waving. ♪ ♪ my mother lives over there. they will move her away if she dares to waive. i speak to my children in east berlin with hand signals, making sure the guards are not watching. i don't want them to harm my family. we have become good with our signals. at dusk, the communists have a hard time tracking us down, but we take chances, especially on nights when an escape is planned. in the beginning, many people escaped in broad daylight jumping out of windows facing western the sector of the city. our fire

norman, thank you. norman smith. well, responding to today's figures, the independent smith.y. drjohn appleby is the organisation's director of research. that is a very stark warning, 100,000 people stuck on trolleys in hospitals in january, 100,000 people stuck on trolleys in hospitals injanuary, based on the number of people who you say are stuck on trolleys company, which is... a shade over 80,000 80,000 people across england. it is the sort of figure you would usually c injanuary, sort of figure you would usually c in january, not october. sort of figure you would usually c injanuary, not october. —— you would usually see stop all things being equal, the nhs would obviously being equal, the nhs would obviously be working hard to reduce this number, but we can't see it going below that. it is going above that and it could touch 100,000. norman was just talking about reform to health and social care needing to work in tandem. do you see any sign that that is happening? is there any effort going on that's trying to deal with both these aspects of health care at the same time

a survivor of auschwitz norman was on a mission he wanted to help resurrect jewish life in east germany. his lectures drew large crowds especially young people among them was if a greenstein electorate humbled university and daughter of a former deputy interior minister. she met the new rabbi at oranienburg. and constantly does. and then. came right over i didn't know anything about real life rabbis i only had this image in my head gleaned from rabbis in the books of bob and it wasn't like them at all in. this is yeah he was captivated by the rabbi and his charisma he taught and others like her what it meant to be jewish. and he was political. one day said out loud in one of his sermons that it couldn't be that only people in the west have been nazis while people in the east knew nothing about anti semitism or nazis suddenly he was in trouble. all support. the east german secret service began watching him they had a suspicion. noirmont as a cia operative would been employed on a us air force base until his appointment as rabbi. with his liberal views the rabbi irritated jewish community

>> ...a norman rockwell shocker. >> is it a fake?ll, this was the question that was in everyone's mind. >> oh, if these walls could talk. >> i want you to put your hands like this, and we're going to pull it toward me. >> aah! >> there you go. >> oh, my goodness. >> keep going. ♪ [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪ >> i'm jamie colby in arlington, vermont, once home to norman rockwell. it was also home to a man who left his children

norman smith in telford, thank you very much.rnment to lift financial restrictions on the scottish government‘s spending powers. the party claim it will unlock almost £3 billion pounds over the course of the next parliament, which they plan to use to boost the economy and tackle climate change. in other news, police investigating the deaths of 39 vietnamese nationals in a lorry in essex have charged a man with human trafficking. the victims were found in grays last month. 23—year—old christopher kennedy from darkley in county armagh will appear before chelmsford magistrates‘ court tomorrow. five teenagers have been arrested after a large brawl at a cinema in birmigham yesterday evening which saw a number of police officers injured. fights broke out as police attempted to clear around 100 people from the star city leisure complex. two machetes were seized in the incident. 0ne witness described it as one of the "scariest moments" of their life. there has been a record turnout for local council elections in hong kong where police ha

here's janai norman. >> they're all yours. >> reporter: in this science class in southwest minnesota,orld in a whole new way. jonathan is extremely colorblind. he's just been handed a pair of high-tech glasses that let him see vivid colors for the very first time. it wasn't until this moment that he could appreciate what many take for granted. >> i was feeling joy and happiness that i could finally see all this color and a little bit of sadness because i wasn't able to see color my whole life. >> come here, dude. >> reporter: jonathan got the special glasses from his principal who is also colorblind. >> mom, you better get in there, too. that is so awesome. i told you it's going to be a little emotional. >> reporter: you see jonathan walking around the classroom mesmerized by the periodic table. >> don't you want to touch them? i wanted to touch every color. right? go ahead. you can touch them. >> reporter: after this video went viral, the family started a gofundme page to help others. in just a few days donations poured in, skyrocketing to roughly $24,000. >> it's just snowballed in

joining me now, south carolina congressman ralph norman.how annoyed do you think some people were or are that are in the deep state that suddenly confronted their life's work being turned upside down because this president-elected by the american people has a different set of goals for people on the international stage. >> this past week was not good for democrats. the witness were witnesses to nothing. for this to happen again is unbelievable. now to the tomorrow inquired pro question is what joe biden and his son did. that's wait uncovered. what's -- wait uncovered. -- what it uncovered. the bombshell is the light that's been shed on hunter biden. if any of us were accused of getting $80,000 every 30 days, getting the government to give us loans to the tune of $130 million. they don't dispute it, they just go and hide. trish: the $130 million was being route to a subsidiary in the caymans. he's sending his profits through a subsidiary in the caymans, that's when you say, son, we have to have a talk. but the vice president aloud his son to

norman making the point this is a departure, playing it safe.ate it alongside previous tory manifesto launches? there are two kinds of 20 manifesto lunches, one which said slash and burn on taxes, limit the size of the state. it was not that kind of launch at all. you could say that boris johnson is taking on the perspective that actually he has a right winger nche's close very cautious in terms of promising some sort of money, and those things hard to deliver for the nhs. it did not go as far as many people thought it would on public spending. there was talk of an arms race with labour but whenjeremy corbyn put out such an expensive proposition, and you could think that you want to spend more on public services but that has got them quickly into the argument about who would be paying for it down the line, the very rich. borisjohnson, quite modest figures, by my calculations, not even the best part of £5 billion rises in public spending as we go forward, so he is obviously trying to keep to the message of prudence. at the same time, we committed

norman, thanks very much indeed. norman smith live in westminster.rther afield, though. we want to take you further afield, though. let's get more on the election, and we're bringing you a series of reports today from bishop auckland, and geeta is there for us now. good morning. good morning and it is cold and windy and a little bit wet here in bishop auckland, but we are here in bishop auckland, but we are here throughout the day because it isa here throughout the day because it is a key seat, as you say. it has a lwa ys is a key seat, as you say. it has always been a labour seat but in the last election, the labour candidate w011 last election, the labour candidate won only by 502 votes and the conservatives are now very much looking at it as a key target seat. with me is little correspondent david rose. thank you forjoining us. david rose. thank you forjoining us. what is the chance now of a tory victory here? a good chance. you can flip a victory here? a good chance. you can flipa coin victory here? a good chance. you can flip a coin at the momen

let's speak now to our assistant political editor, norman smith. good morning, norman.egin with the nhs. a real battle between labour, which sees this as its traditional ground, and the conservatives who have branded this one of the people's priorities. both parties know that the nhs is a key, may be the key issue for many voters. traditionally it has been labour's or message throughout successive elections, and today we get their big bonanza spending pledge, this extra a0 billion pounds in cash terms over the next four yea rs, in cash terms over the next four years, designed with say to rescue the nhs after years of underfunding. —— designed, they say, to rescue the nhs. this will help recruit 2a,000 nurses, create 5000 gp training places, on mental health, they are planning to replace all mental health dormitories, they will refit the ambulance fleet with new crisis and abilities, they are talking about free prescription charges and about free prescription charges and a big increase in capital spending, 1.5 billion which will form part of labour's social transformatio

norman, thank you very much. to do on the issues that matter to you, in our general election policy guide. it's at bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. nhs waiting times in england have increased so much that it could take years to get them back on target, according to the british medical association. currently patients should be seen within four hours of arriving at a&e, and start cancer treatment in less than 62 days after an urgent gp referral. but analysis shows these targets haven't been met in more than three years. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. it is hard to believe that two years ago, frances reed was effectively crippled by arthritis. her constant pain was ended by a hip replacement operation. nhs targets meant she should only have waited 18 weeks for surgery. instead, her operation was delayed by six months. that really impacted on my health, my general health, my mobility. i was in a lot of pain and could barely get about. and it also impacted on my recovery time afterwards because

ok, norman, thank you very much for that, norman smith in edinburgh.questions later this morning withjoe 0wen, brexit programme director at the institute for government. so let us know what you want answered by sending your election question via email to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or tweet us using #bbcyourquestions. the timing of this election surprised many, so here's the key information on how to register to vote, and when the deadline is. everyone on the electoral register aged 18 or above can vote on election day. you can register to vote on the government website. you will need your national insurance number, date of birth and your address. the deadline for registering to vote in this election is the 26th of novermber. students can be registered to vote in two areas, their home and university address, but they can only vote in one location. people working, on holiday, or away from home on election day can vote by post, or proxy, which means nominating someone else to vote for you. the headlines on bbc news: around 100 flood warnings are in place acr

it is in his new book and what do you do what the royal family don't $22.00 know norman welcome back to going underground so and what do you do it's not a job you do what that's on the queen would say yes companion volume to the new netflix crown season 3 that doing such good business can you really understand any of these things without reading the book. i think reading a book will offer to give you a greater insight and it's a sensible piece of work at some but you will work and in contrast to the way that the media often deals with the royals which is a kind of rather pathetic way of wondering what kate's wearing today or what toy prince george's playing with you know this part of our constitution were entitled to have a serious analysis of what it does why does what it does how much it costs us i mean people are talking about the general election campaign whoever wins the general election m.p.'s will have to give an oath in parliament 2 of the monarchy explain the curious meaning of serving the monarch and the importance of that oath well we are all subjects in this country alleg

norman smith is with me.n cairns decisions. and that of course after the jacob rees—mogg comments and a whole litany of bad news. without doctored tears stammer video, there has been a whole load of gas, self invested when the. he has to get a grip of his campaign and pillage back from the brink of near disarray. he has got to get a hold of this and set the tone and the direction that he wants for this campaign. now, we know the tone he wa nts a campaign. now, we know the tone he wants a beads, optimistic, confident. get brexit done, things can happen. only i will get brexit done, you vote jeremy can happen. only i will get brexit done, you votejeremy corbyn you're talking much alive. if we get it done, business confidence returns, investment returns, consumer confidence comes back. we have left. that is what he wants this to be about. so, he has to try and shift the selection story which today basically is about what a disastrous start the tories have had on to one where he is throwing it forward to the pros

stephen pound on his high hedge legacy, our thanks to him, ed vaizey and norman lamb.nd if you're wondering when that is, here's a snippet of a special ceremony that took place in edinburgh in the week, proclaiming the date for the new house of commons to gather. to call a new parliament to be holding in westminster on tuesday the 17th day of december next. the lord lyon accompanied by the sheriff clerk and the returning officer for edinburgh, were among those present at the mercat cross and we'll see you then. but for now from me, alicia mcacarthy, goodbye. —— mccarthy. hello. sunday gets off to a cold and frosty start for northern england, scotland and northern ireland where there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces after such a wet saturday. still some early wet weather, parts of southern england and south wales to clear away southwards but after that, there is a lot of dry weather on the way during sunday, maybe just the odd light shower for easternmost parts of england and scotland. a chilly day but feeling better than saturday with more sunshine around thoug

it is employing stars like hollywood actors norman regis and lea seydou. —— norman reedus.. it is unusual to see a new ip like this. even that in itself in 2019 should be applauded. the people around me here are working on gaming's august secret. we have artists, coders, level designers, producers, technical staff, all here working their socks off, to finish the game and make sure it is up to the standards that the gaming world expects. as the team celebrated getting the game ready for its release, the questions turned to the future. well they still be celebrating when people outside this room get a chance to see what they've been working on? sounds like an intriguing game, doesn't it? you have been watching newsday. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. not too many weather changes on the way this week, with low pressure staying in charge. it was somewhat quieter on sunday, but plenty of evidence out there as to how wet it has been recently. this week will deliver more rain at times. so that pa rt deliver more rain at times. so that part of the forecast isn't chang

stephen pound on his high hedge legacy, our thanks to him, ed vaizey and norman lamb.. and if you're wondering when that is, here's a snippet of a special ceremony that took place in edinburgh in the week, proclaiming the date for the new house of commons to gather. to call a new parliament to be holding in westminster on tuesday the 17th day of december next. the lord lyon accompanied by the sheriff clerk and the returning officer for edinburgh, were among those present at the mercat cross. and we'll see you then. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. don't be fooled by sunday's sunshine. there's more rain on the way this week, and to areas that really don't want any more. this is how thejet stream's looking this week. it's taking aim at the uk. it's on a more southerly track than it might be at this time of year, nestled within these dips, we find areas of low pressure bringing wet weather, and the uk is staying on the northern side of the jet stream, and that means in the cold air. a chilly week to come. so this is what we can expect this week from this wea

stephen pound on his high hedge legacy, our thanks to him, ed vaizey and norman lamb.e'll be back when parliament returns. and if you're wondering when that is, here's a snippet of a special ceremony that took place in edinburgh in the week, proclaiming the date for the new house of commons to gather. to call a new parliament to be holding in westminster on tuesday the 17th day of december next. the lord lyon accompanied by the sheriff clerk and the returning officer for edinburgh, were among those present at the mercat cross and we'll see you then. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. the recent slow—moving heavy rain that we saw across much of northern england has now eased away, but we are left with the legacy of some very high river levels, quite a lot of flooding, too. so still several flood warnings and even severe flood warnings in force, particularly across parts of northern england. river levels will slowly come down through the course of the weekend. there's a bit more rain on the way for saturday but it will be heaviest in the places that ar

norman, thank you.he places where the final result could be won and lost, and asking people in those places about the issues that matter to them. tomorrow, we will be reporting from southampton, all day, on tv, radio and online, starting with bbc breakfast, and radio 5 live. the liberal democrats and the snp are in court challenging itv‘s decision not to include them in a party leaders' election debate tomorrow night. the event will feature only boris johnson and jeremy corbyn. 0ur political correspondent tom symonds is at the high court. what is their main argument?m what is their main argument? it is that this debate should not go ahead without their two leaders and they say it is a last—minute attempt to go through the courts, and that the debate is likely to attract millions of viewers and the influential —— to be influential and have a significant impact. the lib dems chairman, sal brinton, told me on the way into court that it was a week and shameful decision not to be included and no tv executive

lets turn to norman, as well, following all that for us at westminster.ing to boris johnson for us at westminster. is this damaging to borisjohnson and the conservatives? clearly, senior tories do not think so, they think it isa tories do not think so, they think it is a storm in a teacup, almighty froth in the cappuccino of the cognoscenti froth in the cappuccino of the cognosce nti at westminster, froth in the cappuccino of the cognoscenti at westminster, hashtag hullabaloo, nothing cognoscenti at westminster, hashtag hulla baloo, nothing they cognoscenti at westminster, hashtag hullabaloo, nothing they have to bother about, we had one senior conservative, brandon lewis, this morning, and he was boasting about the bogus fact checking account, saying it had cut through, it had worked, focusing the minds of voters on the tory message. if this remains a row about twitter, probably doesn't matter. if this becomes a i’ow doesn't matter. if this becomes a row about trust, then it does matter, because the issue of trust has really been the big question in many

stephen pound on his high hedge legacy, our thanks to him, ed vaizey and norman lamb.ns. and if you're wondering when that is, here's a snippet of a special ceremony that took place in edinburgh in the week, proclaiming the date for the new house of commons to gather. to call a new parliament to be holding in westminster on tuesday the 17th day of december next. the lord lyon accompanied by the sheriff clerk and the returning officer for edinburgh, were among those present at the mercat cross. and we'll see you then. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon. it has been so much nicer and guidetoday, a brief respite to be sighed for many after all we we have had. however, the flood warnings are still out there, along with numerous flood warnings. with warnings for yet more rain to come. it has been a quiet day with some sunshine coinciding with the sunday, we do have this rain and helps them to come. for northern ireland initially, then overnight in the small hours, there could be a few centimetres in the pennines, up to 10 centimetres for some part

norman smith is in edinburgh.e election of a lifetime, what exactly is she saying? because of the sta kes. is she saying? because of the stakes. here is a anything, you would nothing borisjohnson and nicola sturgeon have much in common, they have one thing in common, this election is just about one thing, thatis election is just about one thing, that is brexit. nicola sturgeon says her clearaim at that is brexit. nicola sturgeon says her clear aim at this election is to stop brexit dead in its tracks by any means possible. she doesn't mind if it is through securing another referendum or whether supporting moves to revoke article 50 or whether joining moves to revoke article 50 or whetherjoining up with anti brexit parties at westminster to thwart brexit, or through securing scottish independence and at least keeping scotla nd independence and at least keeping scotland in the eu. she is not theirs but she knows her best route to achieving that is a hung parliament, in other words if the election is inconclusive, be

lets get thoughts from norman smith.not a phrase any party wa nts to not credible, not a phrase any party wants to hear. no because all politicians crave the approval of the ifs because they are regarded as the high priests of public finance and politicians want them to give their manifesto the thumbs up so they can turn around to voters and say, look, our plans are affordable and deliverable. only the ifs seems to have given both the main parties ad— to have given both the main parties a d— for their efforts, notjust on spending but on other policies. on social care for example they say both the main parties are not offering credible proposals to ensure families don't face catastrophic care costs. on benefit changes they are saying boris johnson is not doing anything to reverse existing benefit cuts whereas jeremy corbyn‘s reverse existing benefit cuts whereasjeremy corbyn‘s plans to scrap universal credit risks a decade of more upheaval and turmoil for claimants. on pensioners, they question while both the main parties

thank you, norman, get back in the dry. that his demand for a future referendum about welsh independence is realistic. the party, which is defending four seats at the election, wants a referendum by 2030. mr price said support for a breakaway is growing. if you look at younger people, 5a% now support independence. it's theirfuture, you know, that we are talking about and i think there is a realisation, look at the chaos of westminster in the last three and a half years. many, many people are coming to the conclusion there has to be a better way, a welsh way of solving our problems. later in the programme, we'll be taking a closer look at the environmental policies of the main parties. taking a look at some of today's other main stories... more protests have been held in malta, against the prime ministerjoseph muscat, as police continue their investigation into the murder of a journalist two years ago. daphne ca ruana galizia was investigating corruption in malta when she was killed. three senior government figures stood dow

our assistant political editor norman smith is in telford where the conservatives will launch their manifesto their manifesto. is the last of the big pa to this is the last of the big parties to launch their manifesto, are you exciting big surprises? in normal times, this would be a big banana is moment, but to be honest, i can't really say that tension is growing because the signs are that this will because the signs are that this will bea because the signs are that this will be a deliberately cautious, risk averse manifesto. why? because so many tories were badly burned by mrs may's catastrophic manifesto last time. the shambles which crumbled. the tories have been over and over through the manifesto stripping out anything they think in anyway might cause any wrinkle of... added to which, they want to simply keep the focus on brexit. so they are not in the market to change the narrative of this and —— of this election. why ta ke of this and —— of this election. why take a needless risk? we are going to get a fairly, shall we say, modest manifesto, i would say. we know they're big announceme

norman smith there.o vote for, you might want to check the bbc‘s new policy guide. christian fraser has been looking at it and the priorities of the main political parties. there's a fantastic new tool on the bbc website. let me introduce you to the policy guide to 2019. so, if you've been getting lost in recent weeks in all these announcements, this is going to help you, ok? so, if i scroll down here, you'll see there's a box for whichever nation you're in in the united kingdom and also one for whichever party you might want to know more about. and also on the website, there is, for each of the parties, a top list of priorities. so, let me show you that. starting with the conservatives. you'll see there's lots of bullet points. i won't go through them all, you can do that at your discretion. but their top priority, of course, to deliver brexit. borisjohnson's deal that he secured with the eu. remember that theresa may tried three times to get her deal through parliament. "give me nine more votes", boris

former home office minister and privy councillor to the queen norman baker reveals all that you want to hear from the mouths of the libya coleman and helena bonham carter told us more coming up in today's going underground 1st this month marks 45 years since yasser arafat became the 1st so-called on state leader to address the united nations general assembly in his speech he claimed optimism based on the attitude to human rights of the un charter. this attitude heightens the hopes of the world attached to the un contribution in defending the issues of peace and justice and independence to create a new world free from colonialism imperialism neo colonialism and racism in all its forms including zionism he went on to offer israel an olive branch but 15 years ago last monday he would be dead israel still continuing to violate un security council resolutions and in the past few days fighting has intensified between the so-called largest prison camp in the world gaza and illegally occupied israeli settlements israel's ambassador to london has not got back to going underground and successi