max whitlock settling for silver. of feeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. though whitlock missed out, his england team—mates made up for it. while georgia—mae fenton won the uneven bars. they will hope it lifts them to olympic glory. while in the pool, the scots are up and running. the scot could win this! this is going to be very close indeed! duncan scott on the last stroke, i think he's got it. yes, he has got it! duncan scott sealed their first swimming gold this week. he had to beat chad le clos to do it. the man with six gold medals. while england‘s siobhan—marie o‘connor dominated the medley. siobhan—marie o'connor of england. a very good swim indeed. plenty of competition for the last track race. track race. race now, rewarded with gold, scotland‘s fourth on the bike. scotland‘s fourth on the bike. it was worth all the pain. gold in the long jump, olivia breen leaping to glory. heaved his way to gold. a new british record took every emotion. as much to scotland. a win over australia gave the triples t

max whitlock. ..all. his routine was high difficulty, but also high risk. mistakes meant he knew what was coming. disappointment for whitlock. scotland's dan purvis took bronze. whitlock could only manage sixth. he has upgraded four of the five tumbles that won him gold in rio and it hasn't quite paid off for him today. he now has an hour before he goes on his favourite piece of apparatus, the pommel. good dismount, no hesitation. but first up was an emotional 18—year—old. a hug from mcclenaghan's coach told him it was good, but he'd have to wait to find out how good. whitlock is the reigning world and olympic champion on the pommel. he was happy, but the judges marked him down for execution. and northern ireland had theirfirst gold of the games, their first ever medal in gymnastics. a proud moment for rhys's parents as he beat the pommel‘s biggest star. he's one of the best gymnasts that has ever lived, being an double olympic champion, and of course i have a lot of respect for max, but i'm here now.

though whitlock missed out, his england team—mates made up for it.ings for courtney tulloch, while georgia—mae fenton won the uneven bars. they will hope it lifts them to olympic glory. while in the pool, the scots are up and running. the scot could win this! this is going to be very close indeed! duncan scott on the last stroke, i think he's got it. yes, he has got it! duncan scott sealed their first swimming gold this week. he had to beat chad le clos to do it. the south african‘s father feels the painjust as hard, while england's siobhan—marie 0'connor dominated the medley. a new champion on the 200 metres individual medley, it's siobhan—marie o'connor of england. a very good swim indeed. mark stewart has turned his skills to the points race night. it was worth all the pain. 0n the first day of athletics, wales won their third gold in the long jump, 0livia breen leaping to glory. while in the hammer, england's nick miller heaved his way to gold. a new british record took every emotion. it is more sedate on the bowling green, but it means just as m

whitlock could only manage sixth. what was coming.on him gold in rio. it hasn't quite paid off for him today. he now has an hour before he goes into his favourite piece of apparatus, the pommel. into his favourite piece of good dismount. into his favourite piece of no hesitation. into his favourite piece of but first up was an emotional 18—year—old. a hug from rhys mcclenaghan‘s coach told him it was good. but he'd have to wait to find outjust how good. whitlock is the reigning world and olympic champion on the pommel. he was happy, but thejudges marked him down for execution. thejudges marked him and northern ireland have their first gold of the games. their first—ever medal in gymnastics. a proud moment for rhys's parents as he beat the pommel‘s biggest star. parents as he beat the he's one of the best gymnasts that ever lived, really, being the double olympic champion. and, of course, i've got a lot of respect for max. but i'm here now! a lot of respect for max. later came more strength in depth from the home team as england's cour

you can of max whitlock. really emotional scenes. you can see how of max whitlock.means to him. i have no words. very cliche to say, i know. the sensation, the feeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. have you ever performed like that in your life? in training, desk, not in competition. it goes to show that all of the hours of dedication of that into training, it paid off, 100%. -- in that into training, it paid off, 100%. —— in training, yes. that into training, it paid off, 100%. -- in training, yes. there was gold and silver for courtney colak and nile wilson. courtney finished adam gemili is through to the 100 metres final after finishing second. the 2014 commonwealth silver medallist left the track holding his groin, sojusta medallist left the track holding his groin, sojust a little medallist left the track holding his groin, so just a little concerned there. action is ongoing on the gold coast. it has been a very special day already. a round—up of the day ‘s action from day four... sunday mornings don't get much better, a packed house and gold medals on

though whitlock missed out, his england team—mates made up for it.n the uneven bars. they will hope it lifts them to olympic glory. while in the pool, the scots are up and running. the scot could win this! this is going to be very close indeed! duncan scott on the last stroke, i think he's got it. yes, he has got it! duncan scott sealed their first swimming gold this week. he had to beat chad le clos to do it. the south african‘s father feels the painjust as hard, while england's siobhan—marie o'connor dominated the medley. a new champion on the 200 metres individual medley, it's siobhan—marie o'connor of england. a very good swim indeed. on the first day of athletics, wales won their third gold in the long jump, olivia breen leaping to glory. while in the hammer, england's nick miller heaved his way to gold. a new british record took every emotion. it is more sedate on the bowling green, but it means just as much to scotland. a win over australia gave the triples team gold. no basketball medals are decided yet, but england have been giving out gold.

max whitlock helped england win victory in team gymnastics.t gold went to cyclist neil fachie. while england's aimee willmot beat scotland's hannah miley to gold in the pool. joe lynskey reports. they swim beneath the moonlight on the gold coast. this is where commonwealth stars will be made. scotland's hannah miley had the first shot artistry. she was going for a third straight title, but at these games challenges come from nearby. commentator: aimee willmott is going to win the 400 medley. gold to england. aimee willmott is going to win the 400 medley. gold to englandm aimee willmott is going to win the 400 medley. gold to england. ifi was ever going to have it in me it was ever going to have it in me it was now, after all the struggles i've been through in the last 12 months. ijust believed that maybe this could be my time. it was the start of an opening night for the english to remember. ellie robinson is just english to remember. ellie robinson isjust 16 but a paralympic champion. now she has commonwealth gold to go with it. another teena

max whitlock helping england to the first goal after games.expected to be the first, the england flag bearer from the to be the first, the england flag bearerfrom the opening to be the first, the england flag bearer from the opening ceremony alistair brownlee only finished tenth in the men's triathlon although there were still medals for the home team. let's speak to us, just, a woman who like alistair brownlee won gold twice at glasgow in 2014. dash—macro stick to our guest. commentator: in the last 20 metres she is getting even quicker and judy stenson of england wins the first gold of the games. ——jodie —— jodie stimpson. and ——jodie stimpson. and here she is, jodie stimpson, the two—time gold medal winning triathlete from 2014, it was of course a big year for alistair brownlee and such is our expectation, we expect him to deliver every time, don't we. so no doubt we understand why he is disappointed to finished tenth and his brotherjonnyjust seventh. disappointed to finished tenth and his brother jonny just seventhlj think they will both b

one day it will be varney and whitlock or whitlock and varney the greatest show in the history of foxreally did go to bed late last night. >> i did. i went to a justin timberlake concert last night. stuart: if you have real to beat mine first quarter, who have you got liverpool, roma? >> i would go with liverpool because i like liver. much liver is very tasty. stuart: please. that was good, whitlock. who is the top scorer for liverpool, can you tell me? >> i can not -- don't do this to me. i was having such a good appearance. now you will embarass me. renaldo doesn't play for liverpool. he plays for real madrid. stuart: his name is sala. who is the top scorer for barcelona? >> let me ask you, if we're going to play this game, who is the top player, who is the dallas cowboys quarterback, varney. stuart: hold on? hold on. who is it? >> dak prescott. stuart: come on. when you get to my age, your names, you can't recall very fast. it was fun, whitlock, it really was. >> thank you, varney, i didn't like the idea of a show with you because i think it would fly. i really think it would be co

and in sport, max whitlock got the first medal for england in the commonwealth games., with a bronze in the triathlon and a medal in the cycling. and liverpool dominate manchester city by 3—1 in the first leg of the champions league semifinal. the next leg is at the etihad next week. russia will use a special meeting of the united nations security council later to try to challenge britain's claim that it was responsible for the nerve agent attack in britain. it comes a day after russia was denied a request by the world's chemicals weapons watchdog for a new investigation — involving its own experts — into the salisbury poisoning. caroline rigby reports. a month since the former spy and his daughter were found unconscious, slumped on a park bench in salisbury, as the police investigation continues, so too does the political row. the poisoning has lead to weeks of worsening relations between russia and the west, even talk of a new cold war. the war of words, at least, increasingly frosty. we know that russia has been stockpiling amounts of this. investigating ways of del

jason whitlock rejoins us tonight.w york times" version of this, i have not heard all three hours of the tape. you really get a picture from the times story of a group of people pretty out of touch with what is happening in the rest of the country. >> yeah, i think so. we got to remember, this is "the new york times" reporting the story, a three hour meeting, they have the entire audiotape.h i'm a little bit reluctant to rely on "the new york times" representation of what happened here. "the new york times" as a part of the attack on football. i'm not surprised, reading the story, that no one looked good, no one looks like they have a real clue about what they should do because i think "the new york times" is invested in tearing down football, the nfl in particular. >> tucker: interesting. that no one's went over my head. the story describes the owner of the miami dolphins adjusting a march on washington with nfl owners and players. what with that look like? >> i'm not sure. in a meeting like this, i don't blame people

max whitlock missed out, but his england teammates made up for it.the pool the scots are up and running. the scot could win this! this is going to be very close indeed. the scot, at the last stroke, has got it. yes, he has got it. he had to be the man with six gold medals to do it, neither chibok low, nor his father like missing out. while england's 0'connor dominated the medley. a new champion. o'connor of england, a very good slim indeed. plenty of competition for the last track race. scotland's mark stewart used to be a triathlete. he has turned his insurers to the cycling now. it was worth all the pain. 0n the thursday of athletics, wales won their first gold in the long jump. 0livia green limping to victory. while nick miller heaved his way to gold, a new british record took every emotion. it is more sedate on the bowling green but meant just it is more sedate on the bowling green but meantjust as much to scotland. a win over australia gave accc and gold. no basketball medals are decided yet that england had been given out gold, at full—time, an

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max whitlock helped england defend their gymnastic team title.op scored with his floor and pommel routines to clinch the win with team mates nile wilson, courtney tulloch, james hall and dominick cunningham. scotland won five medals today, their only gold came in the velodrome. neil fackie and pilot matt rotherham set a commonwelth record in the blind and visually impaired 1000m time trial. wales took silver, their only medal of the day. lots more action in the velodrome and the pool. lots of live sport on the bbc website. arsenal have disappointed in this season's premier league, they're so far outside the top four that their only realistic route back into the champions league is to win the europa league. they have taken a big step towards the semifinal after winning the first leg of the quarterfinal 4—1 against cs moscow at home. the europa league final is arsenal's remaining target. the only way they could win it. aaron ramsey getting the cross. the russians struck back quickly and in style. the free kick worth travelling to london to see. aft

matt whitlock leads the english challenge in that men's team gymnastics final and seven goals to be onee men's and women's team pursuits as well. plenty to come out on the gold coast but a reminder of our top story. manchester city a really bad result losing 3—0 at anfield in the first leg of the champions league quarterfinals. that is all. coming up injust the moment it is the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentators jane merrick and jo—anne nadler. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. and one story dominates most of the front pages. the daily telegraph has coverage of the pensioner who's been arrested on suspicion of murder following a burglary at his home. the metro has a picture of that pensioner, richard osborn—brooks, on its front page under the headline. it's the top story for the express too, but the paper also headlines news that former england captain ray wilkins has died at the age ofjust 61. again the i leads with the same story, pointing out that the pensioner is in cust

our fallback friday guests are isaiah whitlock from the wire and nick christophe.h, you've been in goodfellas, law & order and you're known for your iconic portrayal of clay davis on "the wire." >> yes. >> what is your name, officer? >> detective sydney, sir. >> major crimes? >> i do not follow along. >> clay? >> think i am going to be a scape goat for the whole machine? >> very memorable. "new york times" journalist nick christophe is here. you won a pulitzer for your reporting. and east harlem rapper dave east is here. you just sat down. you are working on your first album with def jam. and we're going to show your profile in this new netflix documentary "rapture." ♪ >> i feel most powerful when i'm with my daughter. i feel like god. and on that stage, i'm going to tell you like it is. i don't really bite my tongue for nobody. >> a very special fallback friday. i could start anywhere. isaiah, who needs to fall back this week? >> i think sean hannity needs to fall back on his criticism of james comey. he was on the other day talking about this comey comparing the

18—year—old mcclenaghan claimed pommel horse gold ahead of england's olympic gold medallist max whitlockroutine. meanwhile scotland's dan purvis took bronze on the floor, but there was disappointment for england's nile wilson and max whitlock who both missed out on the podium. elsewhere 0livia breen has claimed wales' third gold medal in the t38 long jump. that is the third gold medal of these games for wales. she produced a commonwealth record to add the commonwealth title to the world title she won last summer. much excitement early on at the bowls. australia were taking on scotla nd bowls. australia were taking on scotland in the final of the men's triples and it went right down to the last. sunday mornings down under don't get much better. a packed house and gold—medals on the line. scotland against australia and an epic lawn bowls final was building up nicely. commentator: has he got it? what a bowl! picked the bones out of that one! scotland taking charge of proceedings, but with home pride and the top prize at stake, the aussies came fighting back. an enthralling encounter continu

theirfirst gold of the commonwealth games as teenager gymnast rhys mcclenaghan stuns olympic champion max whitlockenge from mercedes to wind the bahrain grand prix. can rory mcillroy close the gap on the masters leader patrick reed? they will be out for their final round injust over an hour.

max whitlock helping with three of them. the commonwealth games occupy a special place in his heart. the games mean a lot, a huge competition on my radar, and the first commonwealth games i ever did was my senior debut, so it was so important to me, and that competition really made me sort of believe that i could go somewhere, and i could do something. there are more than a400 athletes coming to the games, many of them who will be staying here in the athletes' village. these are the first gender neutral games: there are equal medals for men and women, and it also features the biggest disability sport programme in commonwealth games history. 38 medals across 7 sports. one of those hoping for gold coast glory is england's jade jones, as para—triathlon makes its games debut, mentored by dame tanni grey thompson, jones is also competing in the marathon alongside husband callum. it's just sport and that is what it should be. it should be appreciated for that. so, i like the way that become of games does that and it is completely

he beat england's olympic champion max whitlock to victory in the pommel horse.res but took gold thanks to his better execution. i honestly have no words andi execution. i honestly have no words and i know that that is very cliched to say. their sensational feeling and i know that that is very cliched to say. their sensationalfeeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. have you ever performed like that in your life? in training, yes, not in competition. it goes to show that all of ours and dedication i put into training, it paid off, 100%. there was more weight lifting silver for team england today, and after the success of her boyfriend jack oliver yesterday, sara davies matched his feet in the 69 kilograms category. scotland defeated australia 19—14 in a thrilling lawn bowls men's final to take the medal. australia went to the end in the live and then but scotland responded well. their trio taking another three in the final end with australia missing there are very final shot. wales' olivia breen lea pt to final shot. wales' olivia breen leapt to gold in the

beating the established stars like max whitlock, a chance for the others to have their day is now birmingham the second uk commonwealth games, it in 2022. it was a red bow out in front at a crazy chinese grand prix. daniel riccardo taking the chequered flag behind lewis hamilton, and sebastian vettel was caught up in the late accident. on occasions, even the most predictable of sports can be unpredictable. no one expected to see daniel ricciardo when the chinese grand prix. the australian was lucky to qualify in six after the engine on his red bull blew out infinal the engine on his red bull blew out in final practice and had to be replaced. the moment that shook up the shanghai circuit came on the 30th lap. the two toro rosso cars tangled, the safety car came out and red bull came in forfresh tangled, the safety car came out and red bull came in for fresh tyres. mercedes and ferrari who had been fighting for victory did not and got caught out. when the action resumed, ricciardo rocketed up the field. his red bull chiding from sixth place to first in ten filling laps. while his fight was cle

year—old rhys mcclenaghan claimed pommel horse victory ahead of england's olympic gold medallist max whitlockue to better execution. i honestly have no words. i know it is cliche to say, but the sensation of feeling i have at the moment is unbelievable. have you ever performed like that in your life? in training, yes, not in competition. but it goes to show that all of the hours and dedication i have put in, it paid off 100%. also in gymnastics, there was gold and silver for england's courtney tulloch and nile wilson in the men's rings. tulloch, who also won gold in the team event finished ahead of wilson, who took gold in yesterday's all around event. sprinter adam gemili is through to the 100 metres final afterfinishing second in his semi final behind jamaica's yohan blake. but the 2014 commonwealth silver medallist left the track holding his groin, so just a little concern there. action is, of course, still ongoing on the gold coast, action is, of course, still ongoing on the gold coast, but as you can see its already been a very special day. alex gulrajani rounds up the rest of the action

max whitlock helping with three of them.the first commonwealth games i ever did was my senior debut. so it was so important to me, and it taght me so much. that competition really made me sort of believe that i could go somewhere in the sport, i could do something. well, there are more than 4,400 athletes coming to the games, many of whom will be staying here in the athletes‘ village. now, these are the first gender neutral commonwealth games. there are equal medals for men and women, and it also features the biggest disability sport programme in commonwealth games‘ history — 38 medals across seven sports. one of those hoping for gold coast glory is england‘s jade jones, as para—triathlon makes its games debut. mentored by dame tanni grey—thompson, jones is also competing in the marathon, alongside husband callum. it's just sport and that's what it should be. it should be appreciated for that. so i like the way that commonwealth games actually does that and it is completely integrated. and, i dunno, for me, it'sjust kind of

max whitlock helping with three of them.lth games occupy a special place in his heart. the games mean a lot, a huge competition on my radar, and the first commonwealth games i ever did was my senior debut, so it was so important to me, and that competition really made me sort of believe that i could go somewhere, and i could do something. there are more than 4400 athletes coming to the games, many of them who will be staying here in the athletes' village. these are the first gender neutral games: there are equal medals for men and women, and it also features the biggest disability sport programme in commonwealth games history. 38 medals across 7 sports. one of those hoping for gold coast glory is england's jade jones, as para—triathlon makes its games debut, mentored by dame tanni grey thompson, jones is also competing in the marathon alongside husband callum. it's just sport and that is what it should be. it should be appreciated for that. so, i like the way that the games does that and it is completely integrated, and for

max whitlock was beaten to gold on the pommel horse, first gold of the games for northern ireland.. sensationalfeeling know that is cliched, but i have no words. sensational feeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. have you ever perform like that in your life? in training but not in competition. it goes to show that all of the hours of dedication i have put in has paid off, 100%. it did indeed. that is all the sport, for now, can find more on all those stories on the website, including medal news from the commonwealth games and the latest from the masters at augusta. counting is now under way in hungary after some polling stations stayed open beyond their official closing time to enable large queues of people to vote in the general election. there's been a larger than expected turnout. the incumbent right wing nationalist prime minister, viktor orban, is hoping to get re—elected. jenny hill reports from budapest. divisive, defiant. for viktor orban, it's hungary first. good morning mr orban, bbc news. are you feeling confident? no wonder europe's watching closely. mr orban kno

built the england's 0lympic gold for the 18—year—old who built the england's olympic champion max whitlockually finished with identical scores but the northern gymnast took the medal due to better execution. i was very pleased, i have no words. this sensation of feeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. have you ever perform like that in your life? in training, yes, but not in the competition and it goes to show that all of the hours i put in in the training, 100%, it paid off,. and success for rhys mcclenaghan and northern ireland. and after the success of her boyfriend yesterday, sarah matched his feet. i spoke to the couple yesterday. to win a commonwealth medal is just phenomenal, and all the hard work has paid off. after his silver yesterday, i had to at least match it, otherwise i would have been a bit upset but, yes, medal is amazing. and you both have the matching silvers? i was pretty excited this morning. at home, screaming in the venue. and when you did the left it meant it was a guaranteed medal, it wasjust amazing to see it. laughter finally just laughter finallyjust time

jason whitlock, always a set things i've never thought of and i appreciate it.ew tomorrow with president trump. she's got a brand-new book out and we'll tell you what it is. ♪ you don't like my lasagna? no, it's good. -hmm. -oh. huh. [ both laugh ] here, blow. blow on it. you see it, right? is there a draft in here? i'm telling you, it's so easy to get home insurance on progressive.com. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents. but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto. progrenon-drowsy claritin from be24 hour reliefrents. when allergies occur. day after day, after day. because life should have more wishes and less worries. feel the clarity and live claritin clear. tso why binge in here, when you can do it out there. with this clever little app called audible. you can listen to the stories you love while doing the things you love, outside. everyone's doing it she's binging... they're binging... and... so is he. so put on your headphones, turn on audible and binge better. if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current tr

year—old niall mcclenaghan claimed pommel horse gold ahead of england‘s olympic gold medallist max whitlocke said that she holds her breath for his entire routinelj wa nted breath for his entire routinelj wanted to test things out before the finals tomorrow. it came up. just one point behind max. i‘m up there. ijust want one point behind max. i‘m up there. i just want to show everybody that i am testing for the medal tomorrow. amber hill, in the shooting, finished in second with 49. successful targets hit from 60, pretty impressive, getting a silver medal. there has been so much going on. one of the highlights must be the bowls. in the final of the men‘s triples it was the hosts, australia, against scotland. they went all the way to virtually the final end... here is a round—up of what happened. sunday morning star nonda don‘t get much better, a packed house and gold medals on the line. —— sunday mornings in australia don‘t get much better. scotland taking charge of proceedings, but with home pride and top prize at stake the australians we re top prize at stake the australians were fighting

make a medal, like reece mcfadden can getting gold on the pommelhorse, with all due respect to max whitlockgoing to the closing ceremony! enjoyed the closing ceremony! thank you. mike, you have been our start! do you see the team spirit? you see what it means to them. you have been amazing. thanks so much. we will see you soon in salford. back to sunny salford. iam sad back to sunny salford. i am sad it is over. as we've just been hearing from mike, the commonwealth games draws to a close on the gold coast today, and the hosts will hand over the baton to birmingham. we don't have to wait four years for the celebrations to get underway, though — the city's got a big party planned later today. let's speak now to jacqui kennedy from birmingham city council, about what we can expect today, and in 2022. what birmingham will not have is that glorious coast and mike being thrown into the sea by the winning england netball team, but you have got lots on the agenda. absolutely, today is a big time for the handover ceremony, we are part of that and we have the big participation event where the young

max whitlock helping with three of them.and the first commonwealth games i ever did was my senior debut, so it was so important to me, and that competition really made me sort of believe that i could go somewhere, and i could do something. there are more than 4400 athletes coming to the games, many of them who will be staying here in the athletes' village. these are the first gender neutral games: there are equal medals for men and women, and it also features the biggest disability sport programme in commonwealth games history. 38 medals across 7 sports. one of those hoping for gold coast glory is england's jade jones, as para—triathlon makes its games debut, mentored by dame tanni grey thompson, jones is also competing in the marathon alongside husband callum. it's just sport and that is what it should be. it should be appreciated for that. so, i like the way that the games does that and it is completely integrated, and for me, it is kind of the way that it should be. games records are already being broken before a starter

biggest rescue overtook on this one. biggest rescue overtook on this one. the whole way through max whitlock'se started this... when he started this... well, you probably saw me. probably saw me. i wasjust bursting with pride, really was. with pride, really was. and to see the flag going up on the fantastic. the flag going up on the fantastic. what is the reaction been like back home? home? really crazy, but we could see much of it from here. of it from here. what we are getting on social media is great. about your team? about your team ? about your team? you have got the only medal so far. far. the athletes village and there are was some really incredible stuff. was some really incredible stuff. the whole team really supported me. now you have a bit of time off, can you salivate? of course. get out and see some of the gold coast. coast. i don't normally get time like that at the competitions. like that at the competitions. are mum and dad have been around for ever, they can give you some tips. ever, they can give you some tips. what is your preference, a kangaroo, at koala, or a dip in the oc

steve: jason whitlock from fox sports one had this observation about what happened yesterday betwixtanye and potus. >> i think he's probably trying to inspire african-americans to have a more open mind about politics. and to be less demonizing of people we disagree with. we're all flawed. our president is flawed, but that doesn't mean we should -- it's an effective strategy to write that person off or to write that side of politics off. there is no competition for the black vote right now. >> right. >> and there has been none for 50 or 60 years. i think we should look around at other ethnic groups and other groups of people. they make people compete for their vote and politics tend to help them and move them forward while we're not experiencing the same thing. brian: a lot of it is production' fault because the republicans don't try. they say we're not going to do that or that's an urban community. we're going to lose that city. we're going to lose that county. i never understood why they feel that wait a minute go in there and find out what the african-american voter needs. find out

elsewhere, max whitlock led england to their first gold medal on the gold coast, winning in gymnasticso making headlines. she is the face of the games but she had to withdraw because of injury. that was yesterday when she was carrying the baton. she was regarded as one of the hosts gold medal prospects but she has been struggling with an achilles problem. she was in tears, she said was almost like grief. 0rganisers said she did not declare herself it to sell more tickets for the event. —— herself fit. herself it to sell more tickets for the event. -- herself fit. no, she didn't do that, but she would have felt the obligation to do the right thing by us and we respect that, and at the end of the day physically she could not do it. there is no trickery in this. it was her trying to do her best by her country and announcing it in the only time she could, she delayed it until after the opening ceremony but i don't see that as trickery. sally pearson does not play games. she's a straightforward decent aussie girl. no conspiracy theory. oh, come on, you need to feel sorry for her. manchester