barry humphries. hello from the bbc sport centre. erling haaland could miss manchester city s first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed day by day . the striker has missed city s last two games and won t be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace. after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think he is going to travel with us and we will see if he is able to play in the first or second game and when we come back. no fracture, just to stress and sometimes his play recover is quicker, some by longer so, like i said, day by day, week by week we will have to see how he feels. the moment he does not have symptoms and does not feel pain he will be ready to play again. the premier league weekend begins tonight with two teams who managed to end a run of poor form last time out. nottingham forest
ominous development. the director of the cia confirms what cnn has been reporting, that the u.s. is confident that china is thinking about providing lethal aid to russian troops in ukraine. the agency doesn t believe a final decision has been made by beijing, and today the white house is urging caution. and you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance. but if it goes down that road, it will come at real cost to china. and i think china s leaders are weighing that as they make their decisions. but let s begin with today s fierce fighting in ukraine. alex marquardt joins us now from ukraine. alex, thanks for joinings us. what s the latest from there? well, jim. some of the most ferocious fighting with the heaviest casualties on both sides, now taking place in and around the city of bakhmut. russian forces led by mercenaries and convicts in the vogner group do appear to be making some progress. they cl
on a total of more than $3 trillion in spending to get the economy going, including lots of new taxes that are being levied out there if this bill goes through saying that it s a huge record of accomplishments now. we ll talk about the evolving narrative out of the white house and whether or not it s true. the bill is called the inflation reduction act. it s packed with green energy handouts as part of the push to transition. you ve heard a lot about that. look at all of those on the list where this money is going, transitioning where you get your energy, green energy. it s a big part of what is in this bill. so this afternoon, we ll peel away the layers, show you what is actually in this bill and whether or not you can assess whether it was make life easier or better for you. lauren simonetti is here and joe concha. first to aishah hasnie with the very latest that just developed this afternoon on the potential passive of this bill. senate democrats have hit the road. they
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha