big lie, the former acting attorney general. the big question today, will any witnesses show up? the former president urged aides to ignore subpoenas. one said overnight he won t show, effectively daring lawmakers to hold him in contempt. cnn s ryan nobles has more from capitol hill. reporter: laura, christine, thursday is a crucial day for the january 6 select committee. today is the day where they are expected to have those first round of closed door depositions from two key trump associates. steve bannon and kash patel. patel the former d.o.d. official, bannon a former white house counselor, someone working outside the administration in the lead up to january 6. the big question is whether either of these men will comply with the subpoena request, and the committee has made it clear that if they don t show up, that they re ready to take serious action to force them to comply, including up to criminal contempt referral which could
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in around an hour mps will vote on the tax rises announced by borisjohnson yesterday. though much of the £36 billion raised is headed for the nhs, ministers have portrayed the measures as a groundbreaking attempt to address the thorny issue of social care in england. but the big question today is whether it is the solution the care sector has been waiting for. here s what we know so far. anyone in england with assets less than £20,000 will have their care costs fully covered from october 2023. those with assets between £20,000 and £100,000 will receive state support, but it will be means tested. and from october 2023 no one starting care in england will pay
recovery. the united states adding a very disappointing 235,000 jobs in august with the unemployment rate dropping to 5.2%. the big, big question today is with most benefits gone, why are there still so many open jobs and how much is the delta variant disrupting return to normal? marty walsh will be here to answer that question. and devastation across the northeast. 48 people confirmed dead. we were talking with two separate disasters unfolding notice northeast and south. the death toll rising to 48 in new york, new jersey, connecticut and pennsylvania after hurricane ida decimated the area. it is raising questions about climate change and infrastructure. as of this morning, 64 people in
wasn t much more we could accomplish in afghanistan, that we hadn t already accomplished or failed to in 20 years, that seeing the last americans leave would basically kick the legs out from underneath a afghan force that barely had much will to fight to begin with. i think that s going to be one of the big questions we re going to have to go examine. for the president today, you know, he s kept falling back on his original logic to get out of afghanistan. as you pointed out, that is something americans support. i think the big question today will be can he reassert the kons ept that he now has a plan for getting autoamericans out and for getting out the afghans who had been loyal and served the u.s. and that second part is going to really be the hardest. and again, that deadline is creeping ever closer. if all americans aren t
commander, are deputy, so much. and i know that getting tired. some days i want to give up but i have to fight to change and make a difference in my community. bill: stay at it, charles. let s take in a couple weeks, maybe at some point your sister moves back and hopefully soon your niece will be out of any type of danger there, as well. charles mckenzie in chicago. thank you, sir. thank you. bill: a new hour begins now, president biden talking in a televised town hall in cincinnati last night. a big question today, how did it land for his party and the voters? good question. dana has got the week off. i m bill hemmer, nice to see you. sandra: good morning, everyone. i m sandra smith. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom. last night sparking a lot of online chatter on a whole host of issues. progressives angry about his comments on the filibuster. republicans will have plenty to say concerning his claims that