1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom. A news to come today, Joe Biden 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: offense half of America with a slip of the tongue, 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: more than ninety people killed in floods in Spain, and 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: one of the coaches from The Voice has quit the 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: TV show. That's all coming up in this episode from 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: the Newsroom. It is Thursday, the thirty first of October. Well, 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Alberzi has set the record straight about claims he 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: personally asked to form a quanta ceo Alan Joyce for 9 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: free flight upgrades for personal travel. The PM's office last 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: night told news dot com Dot a U that mister 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: Alberze never called mister Joyce seeking an upgrade. Apparently it's 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: taken mister Alberanese's team a few days to issue this 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: firm denial because they've been going back and checking all 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: his records as far back as twenty years ago. Sounds 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: like an annoying job. In the US, the Democrats are 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: in damage control after Joe Biden seemingly sledged nearly half 17 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: of Americans have a listened to what he had to 18 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: say about Trump's and just the. 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: Other day, speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a 20 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: floating isle of garbage. Well, let me tell you some 21 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 2: The only garbage I see floating now there is his supporters. 22 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: Sorry, mister Biden later clarified that he was actually calling 23 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: the comedian who made the Puerto Rico Joe garbage, not 24 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: Trump supporters themselves. Here's what Kamala Harris had to say 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: when asked about the mess. Listen, I think that first 26 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: of all, he clarified his comments. 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: But let me be clear, I suddenly. 28 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: Disagree with any criticism of people based on who they 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: vot for. Still overseas, at least ninety five people are 30 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: dead after parts of Spain were hit by devastating floods. 31 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,279 Speaker 1: The death toll is expected to rise, with many people 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: still missing. The country was hit by almost a year's 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: worth of rain in a single eight hour period. To 34 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: Music News, Coldplay's bass player Guy Berryman had to pull 35 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: out of the band's concert in Melbourne last night at 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: the last minute due to health reasons. Chris Martin broke 37 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: the news to the crowd just before the show started. 38 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 3: If you see it, if you see some mistakes and 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 3: some problems, it's because we don't have our best player 40 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 3: and we only had about an hour to figure it out, 41 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 3: but we have figured it out, and we have a 42 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 3: strange alien, weird friend character as playing. 43 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: Beaf or looking like his beef. 44 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 3: So you're here, guy, but you just won't see it 45 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: because he's he's vomited. 46 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: And in TV years, Guy Sebastian has announced that he 47 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: won't be returning to the Voice next year after six 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: years in the red chair. Sebastian says it's time for 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: him to focus on writing and performing new music. To 50 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: sport Now and in netball, Australia has managed to avoid 51 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: a series whitewash in the Constellation Cup against New Zealand. 52 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 1: The Diamonds beat the Silver Ferns by thirteen goals last 53 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: night in Melbourne. It was somewhat of a happy ending 54 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: to a fairly miserable series, with New Zealand winning the 55 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: first three matches of the four game series. All Right, 56 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,839 Speaker 1: you are now up today with the latest from the newsroom. 57 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: Follow us, subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: your podcasts.