The morning after the night change came to America
I'm presenting the show from the US today and will blog after the programme - my colleague Anita Anand is in the London studio. Here's her run down on what to expect.
So what time did you stay up till last night? Perhaps you are rubbing your eyes this morning along with the United States as they just start to wake up after a historic night.
Barack Obama, a young first-term senator, has been . In a stunning night of incredible state-by-state wins, Barack Obama stormed to victory, securing the presidency at just after 4am British time this morning.
The Democrat candidate trounced his Republican rival John McCain in the north, south, east and west of America - giving real substance to his mission to bring the country together.
Our programme today comes live from New York. Andrew will be joined by former Bill Clinton adviser Jamie Rubin, US pollster Frank Luntz, former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown and journalist Ann Coulter to look back on the night when "change came to America", and look ahead to what the world can expect from President Barack Obama. We'll also hear from civil rights activist Jesse Jackson.
Here in Westminster all eyes are also on America, with political leaders quick to congratulate the president elect. Gordon Brown says Barack Obama has "energised politics", while David Cameron says "America has proved to the world it is eager for change".
We'll have more reaction from the PM and the Conservative leader in Prime Minister's Questions at noon, and in the studio we'll hear from our two political heavyweights ... Former Chancellor Ken Clarke and Government Minister David Lammy.
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