house. the country is now just ten days out from a potentially historic default on its debt. joe biden and kevin mccarthy is still not reached a deal that would break this over the debt limit. tonight, they did meet one-on-one in the oval office, hours after the treasury secretary janet yellen issued a another stark warning. yellen says it is, quote, highly likely the treasury were no longer be able to satisfy all the governments obligations if there is no resolution by june 1st, meaning we cannot pay our bills. even though there is still no agreement, kevin mccarthy says the sides are going to keep talking. i think the productive part was who was in the room, narrowing what we re talking. we re not talking over each other. we re not saying, oh, let s bring something new into the discussion, let s not talk about raising taxes. that s been off for a long time. we literally talked about where we re having disagreements and ideas. so, to me, that s productive, not progress,
and they broke it. also tonight a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9 year old olivia pratt korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket s disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men sjoy this the men s joy this evening the men sjoy this evening is the men s joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the la
they have been in power for 13 years. they have been in power for 13 years. the they have been in power for 13 years, the asylum system is broken, and i years, the asylum system is broken, and i broke years, the asylum system is broken, and i broke it. they broke it. also, it has been announced tonight that strike action by network rail workers next week has been called off after a new pay offer. a vigil in cardiff for three young people who died in a car crash and two others who lay critically injured at the scene, as police are criticised for not searching for them sooner. head to head, the three candidates vying to be scotland s next first minister. who came out on top in tonight s live debate? that debate is taking place right here in glasgow, and we re here tonight as the bbc marks a very special centenary. it s 100 years ago this week that the bbc transmitted its first broadcast in scotland from an attic room in the city centre. and coming up on the bbc news c
good to be with you, i m kay katy tur, the chinese spy balloon is still hanging over the white house. why they didn t know about it sooner and what the u.s. was able to gather about the balloon while it was still in the air. the gang of eight is waiting for a full briefing. the white house has offered one and it s expected to get on the schedule next week. house intel chair republican mike turner said the balloon exposed a weakness at the top. clearly this was an attempt by china to gather information to defeat our command and control of our sensitive missile defense and nuclear weapon sites and that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognize. i ll know the answer to that question this week when we actually get briefed on the decision making process about when and how to take down the balloon. there s an awful lot of people like me coming to absolutely rock solid conclusions based on very few facts. none of us know what the decision making process
debris from a suspicious chinese spy balloon. what we know, and how it could affect the relations between the u.s. and china. plus, the biggest changes to the primary vote that we ve seen in decades. what it means for 2024. on the other side of the aisle, ron desantis has a culture war in florida. hoping that fear in anger could be a winning mix for him and republicans. and i will ask our legal experts about the former president s finance guy. potentially facing more charges. this is american voices! we begin this hour with breaking news. experts have recovered the debris from the suspected chinese spy balloon caught underway. people watch from the south carolina coast. their phones at the ready of course. as u.s. fighter jets downed the balloon. the debris field is reportedly seven miles wide. the balloon had been slowly making its way across the u.s. for several days. president biden said he ordered the balloon shut down earlier this week, on wednesday. and explaine