Munchetty. Shut down the Us Government grinds to a financial standstill. In the last hour, the senate failed to agree a budget to fund many public services, despite last ditch which went late into the night. The shutdown comes on the First Anniversary of his inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will now be told to stay at home. Good morning, its saturday the 20th of january. Also this morning british tourists injamaicas montego bay are warned to stay in their resorts, as violence on the streets leads to a state of emergency. A bespoke brexit trade deal is on the cards insists french president Emmanuel Macron, but he warns access to the Single Market would come at a price. You cannot by definition have the full access to the Single Market if you dont tick the box. Pope francis sounds a stark warning about the future of the amazon while on a visit to peru, criticising big business for exploiting the region. In sport, they may be five time grandslam winners, but britains
Line during nonpeak hours, seven days the week. Rob malcolm was at the macarthur station where the public on the first and look. Reporter the first thing you notice about the new train is how quiet and smooth they are and even with less seating and more room we did not hear a lot of complaints as they rolled them out. With much fanfare for its fleet of the future rolled out on its inaugural ride after months of testing on wednesday. The cpuc certified the 10 pilot cars for service. Plenty of excitement and smiles as passengers and guests admired the new trains. Upgrades included new bike racks, will chair space. This is great for me. The aisles are wider. The interactive screen is right in front of my parking space. Me being a tall person, i like the leg room. Reporter with three doors on each side the new trains allow passengers to get on and off quickly. A system map with Digital Screens map your trip in real time which left the student skeptical. My only concern is there is no paper
Welcome to the programme. President trump has warned that hopes are fading that congress would agree a deal to pass a temporary budget and avert a government shutdown. The us senate is due to vote this hour. He says it is not looking good for a great military or security on the very dangerous southern border. The democrats want a shutdown in order to help diminish the Great Success of the tax cut and what they are doing for our booming economy. The senate is due to vote this power. Existing funding expires at midnight local time. Thats just two hours away. Lets get the latest from our correspondent david willis in washington. David, President Trump sounding rather less optimistic now . Yes, that tweet you mentioned, duncan, in sharp contrast to the much more up beat mood of the president appeared to be injust beat mood of the president appeared to be in just four also beat mood of the president appeared to be injust four also hours earlier when he talked about excellent luminary meetin
Conflict in syria with you but this time its turkey opening fire on kurdish forces. Facing up to his crimes we hear from more gymalses who survived sexual abuse by the former team u. S. A. Doctor larry nassar. Also on the program, holds on tight. We look at the thousand kilometer per hour tube ride. Hello. Welcome to the program. Lastditch efforts are being made in the u. S. Senate to prevent a shutdown of the government. Existing fundsing expires at midnight local time. After holding a private meeting with President Trump at the white house, the leader of the democrats in the senate, Chuck Schumer said there had been some progress. Sarah has that top story. Its going down to the wire. The u. S. Government stands on the brink of a shutdown for the First Time Since 2013 with democrats and republicans fighting bitterly over a funding deal for federal institutions. The senate is due to vote on it in the next hour. At the center of all of this, a row over immigration, the socalled dreamers