close, could bring some of the hostages home very soon, but i don t want to get into details or things because nothing is done until it s done. and we have more to say, we will. but things are looking good at the moment. sandra: at this hour, awaiting updates from both the state department and the pentagon on the war in the middle east of a the president there says a hostage deal with hamas is very close and he is optimistic. and also an update is expected from the pentagon a short time from now after the u.s. military carried out an airstrike last night, killing several militants from iranian proxy group. a lot to learn in the coming minutes and hours. hello, welcome, john, great to be with you. john: good to be with you as well, sandra. john roberts in washington. america reports . an agreement could be announced at any moment but what we know at this hour about the hostages. the deal on the table would free about 50 israeli women and children in exchange for 150 pales
stores and selling more phones. it overtook apple as the second most popular smartphone maker in china during the first quarter of the year the company s iphone sales rose 52% compared to a year ago. it s according to data from a research company affiliated with the chinese government. that entity, the titan democrat doesn t track apple specifically. instead it measures the increase in foreign branded shipments. but in the foreign branded game, apple is the main player. and apple is the main player. and apple could see more gains from may it s been discounting select models which could lead to more sales. openai has formed a new safety committee responsible for evaluating its artificial intelligence models. the oversight teams first task will be to assess openai s current safety practices over the next 90 days, before giving their recommendations to the board. once the board has reviewed the findings, openai will share them publicly. all this comes as the company begins
She has been described as the uks most influential black person and is chair of the countrys biggest media agency. But how tough was it for Karen Blackett to get to the top . Shelljoin us shortly. Check this out and as Barack Obamas been spotted kite surfing in the caribbean, we want to know what would you do to unwind after eight years in a toughjob . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Is hanging out with Richard Branson on your bucket list . Thank you for your thoughts. Some of which we cant mention on the programme we start with President Trumps travel ban which has faced its toughest test yet. Lawyers for the Us Justice Department have been slogging it out with those for states of washington and minnesota who want the ban repealed. The appeals Courtjudges Court in San Francisco are expected to give their decision later in this week. Lets recap. President trump has been trying to temporarily ban people entering the us from seven countries. He says this is about terror and keeping our
Are performing a mysterious Synchronised Flying ritual. Good morning from westminster, where later today the bill giving theresa may the power to start the process of leaving the eu is due to reach its final stages in the commons. Last night, the government saw off a potential rebellion from conservative backbenchers, but todays debate could cause more labour rifts. Its mps have been told to back the bill. Heres our Political Correspondent tom bateman. A battle for control over the process of brexit. How much say Will Parliament have . Last night mps ended more than seven hours of debate which contained what some saw as a concession from the government. I can confirm on the final agreement to be approved before both Houses Of Parliament before its concluded. In other words mps will get to vote on any Future Brexit deal before it is signed off by the government and the eu, but theresa mays negotiations with other eu leaders are likely to be complex and some mps are worried about her thr
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