hello, i m christian fraser in london. laura trevelyan is in new york. the queen has expressed her concerns over race allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the world has been waiting for some response since the interview with oprah winfrey first aired on sunday. it is a short statement, and in it the royalfamily said they were saddened to learn exactly how challenging the couple had found life as working royals. it doesn t address all the allegations that were made. far from it. but it does point to the most damaging claim made by the duchess, the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning, says the statement. it goes on to say that while some recollections may vary, it adds, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. it concludes with the message that harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved family members. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with us. as we say it is a short statement,
hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife meghan in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning. but it doesn t admit any wrongdoing and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the revelations in their interview have been heard. there has been hurt on both sides. tonight, buckingham palace issued a statement from her majesty the queen. it read. it amounted to just 61 words. the palace made it clear it would not be commenting further. earlier, while the palace was pondering its response the daily business of the british royalfamily continued. the prince of wal
clyburn, the house majority whip on the division within the party of progressive that doesn t think this goes far enough. will they bolt? we ll explore that first with jacqui heinrich and what is going on right now, hi, jacqui. good afternoon. the house is expected to pass the bill tomorrow. democrats are working to guard against defections after several changes were made after republicans lobbied moderate democrats to pair back the items including the federal unemployment, which was whittled down from $400 to $300. when the house passed the bill, two democrats voted against it protesting the huge price tag. prossives are expected to make the most noise frustrated by changes to the minority party fuelling calls to abolish the filibuster which would affect gun control and immigration reform. democrats can lose four votes and still pass the covid relief package without republican support. none is expected over criticism that it s a progressive witch list. democrats say republ
the most shockingly aggressive rescue bill of my lifetime is very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for his signature. we re in the early part of march. not the 100-day marker yet. this is an incredible victory for both the country, the biden administrationings the democratic party which held together. they didn t get a vote in either house. they tried to break the party apart. that s bryns did by forcing tough votes on amendments and arguing against the bill in public. democrats won. and as a result, a lot of people s lives are going to get better. by passing this plan we would have delivered
rescue bill of my lifetime is now very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. democrats all voted yes. republicans all voted no. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for his signature. take a step back. we re in the early part of march. right? we re not at the 100-day marker yet. this is an incredible victory for both the country, the biden administration, the democratic party, which held together. amid unified opposition from congressional republicans. they didn t get a vote in either house. they tried to break the party apart. that s republicans did. by forcing tough votes on amendments and arguing against the bill in public. but in th