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20/08/24 - President Biden's emotional farewell

Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris in an emotional farewell at the Democratic Convention.

President Biden endorses Kamala Harris as he gives an emotional farewell speech at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, warning supporters that they are in a battle for the "very soul of America". Justin Webb reports from the Convention where we hear from Joe Biden's senior adviser and close friend Anita Dunn. Here we talk to Secretary of State Jo Stevens as the Government launches Operation Early Dawn - it's plan to reduce prison overcrowding. The search resumes for six people - including the technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter - missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. We talk to the UK Space Agency's Dr Caroline Harper as the JUICE Mission to Jupiter's icy moons slingshots round the earth, feature a year in the life of the swinging sixties and close the book on the phenomenon that has been Taylor Swift's European tour.

3 hours

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  • Tue 20 Aug 2024 06:00