everything we had in this bill. and i believe, and i think most people do as well, this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving working people in this nation, middle class folks a fighting chance. that s what the essence of it is. now, this signing today comes exactly one year after the world health organization declared the covid-19 outbreak a pandemic that has since claimed nearly 530,000 american lives. it has crippled the economy and really changed life as we all know it. tonight, the president will assess where the country has been and chart our path forward in his very first prime time address. and our cnn senior white house correspondent phil mattingly is with me with more on that in just a second. but we know the president was initially planning on signing this thing into law tomorrow. why the change? they got the bill. [ laughter ] simple as that. without wandering down the rabbit hole of enrollment and engrossment pro
Dedicated to ideas that never took off. The museum of failure. Good morning. Its june 8th. Iam i am annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Polling stations are open across the country as millions of people go to cast their votes in the general election. Theyll close at 10pm this evening, with the first results due before midnight. Police say therell be increased security at some Polling Stations with Armed Officers in some areas. Joining me now from westminster is our Political Correspondent alicia mccarthy. And intensive seven Week Campaign and now people get to go and cast their votes, tech as to what has been happening. 50 days since mps voted to hold the selection and finally, today is the day. Polling stations will be open for another 11 hours. We have seen theresa may, tim farron, nicola sturgeon, jeremy corbyn, they have all been out to vote so far. We are electing 650 mps. We have got 3301 candidates standing in the selection. 986 of those women. The polls dont close unt
Talking up transatlantic trade. But these days is the Special Relationship simply more special to britain than it is to the us . And when is a 5. 3 billion profit in three months just not enough . Well tell you why investors are not happy with google and also find out if its Parent Company alphabets other bets will pay off . Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. We have the friday feeling and if you are watching for the first time, stay where you are, we have a snapshot of the latest in the world of business and money. We will also discuss the year of the golden rooster. But first, we start in the us where, as you have been hearing, uk Prime Minister theresa may will become the first world leader to meet President Trump when they hold talks later today. Mrs may has called on the president to renew the Special Relationship between the two countries. She is keen to show britain can prosper outside the European Union so lining up a Post Brexit Trade Deal is high on her ag
And the markets still loving President Trumps pro growth drive of tax cuts, big spending and deregulation. And as the head of bt europe resigns over an Accounting Scandal, well be getting the inside track from our business editor, simonjack, on that and all the rest of the stories hes been covering this week. After ten years of almost constant growth, the sales of soft sugary drinks in australian supermarkets has fallen by more than 60 million. We want to know are you more aware of sugar, and is it changing the way you shop . Just use bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us, where, as you have been hearing, uk Prime Minister theresa may will become the first world leader to meet President Trump when they hold talks later today. Mrs may has called on the president to renew the Special Relationship between the two countries. She is keen to show britain can prosper outside the European Union, so lining up a Post Brexit Trade Deal is high on her agenda. But is it really a
Election, havent provided anything to lead me to believe or should lead you to believe, and i continue to see reports coming from Media Sources saying when they checked in with Law Enforcement or Intelligence Community sources. Theres nothing more than has been previously reported over and over again. So at some point you do have to ask yourself what are you actually looking for . How many times do you have to come to the same conclusion before you take the answer . Thats what im saying. Mara . Just to followup, did you personally reach out im not going to say what we discussed internally. We did our job about making sure that when people had reporters had questions, we let them know what subject Matter Experts were available to discuss the accuracy of a newspaper story. Mara . Im sure people will come back to the budget question, which is during the campaign, the president said he was not going to touch medicare, social security. Treasury secretary repeated that. Sounds like the direc