This is at the 5 in new york city. [ ] a big day in the big apple e for joe biden and donald trump both in new york at the same time. Rn trump chatte, d with howard sten saying he would be happy to be on a debate stage with trump speaking of which the former f president was in court for day n of his criminally hush money trial. The former National Enquirer cheat rat dubs testimony and we get to hear from the prosecutions next 2 witnesses. His former Assistantwi 34 year veteran of the Trump Organization and Gary Pharoah A Forme member when Michael Cohen was seekinapg to arrange the 133,000 payment to Stormy Daniels trumps sounded off on another day in court. This is all biden indictment to rig the election for a political opponent and nothing like this is ever happened. If biden wants a debate he can do any time including tonight. Me im here ready willing and able and if he wants i will do it on monday night, tuesday night, wednesday night we will be in michigan a state he has destroyed
in fact the longest serving conservative defence secretary ever, ben wallace, who stepped down from his job in the summer citing the cost of what he said was putting work and country ahead of my family. a member of the government in some form ever since the conservatives came to power in 2010, he can now reflect on what he s learned about politics and about defence as he prepares for a life outside westminster. ben wallace, welcome to political thinking. thank you. we are speaking a few hours after the chancellor unveiled what he called his largest ever tax cut for workers. if you were running at the next election, would you be preparing for a spring election? no. i would probably be waiting for september. i think it is a good autumn statement. jeremy has gone on the right place around national insurance, effectively rewarding effort, work and trying people who we need to generate wealth and pay tax receipts so we can have more to spend and grow the economy. i think he has do
another government shutdown. congress only has five and a half days to pass some kind of measure to keep the federal government funded or otherwise risk closing down some agencies and suspending some services right before the holidays. but as has been the case since the beginning of this congress, unresolved issues within their is functional house republican caucus continue to derail progress. the conference wide call yesterday afternoon, the new speaker mike johnson unveiled his plan to fund the government, which involves a novel approach called a lag, continuing resolution, or c r. under this plan, fundi for some services and agencies, such as military vet programs, department of transportation and housing, and urban development, among others, will be extended at current levels until the first deadline of january 19. meanwhile, funding will be extended until february 2nd, a couple of weeks later, for the rest of the government, including for the departments of state, justic
Becoming ever more extensive. Perhaps a bit more patchy towards the east but you will do well to miss it altogether. Then through the evening we will import those muggier conditions from across the channel andi conditions from across the channel and i wouldnt be surprised again if there were some Thunder Storms eventually, perhaps away from that main area, which will migrate to the north of england, through northern ireland, Southern Scotland and the storms perhaps gathering across the South East On what will be another sultry night, much fresher further north. On monday, we are pushing that band of weather further towards to the north. A dull, damp day across the northern half. All the while a chance of humid conditions sparking off yet more storms for the south east. Hello, this is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrows papers in a moment. First, the headlines. British airways says a Power Supply Issue was behind a computerfailure that has left thousands of passengers stranded
Pushed back their vote on health care reform. Donald trumps not happy. With zero democrats to help, and a failed, expensive and Dangerous Obamacare as the democrats legacy, the republican senators are working hard they are working hard but they arent agreeing. If they did, there would be no delay. The republicans have a majority in the senate. But eight senators are opposing the bill. One is rand paul, who says the reforms dont go far enough. Another is susan collins. She says its unfair to poor and elderly people. The game changer here seems to have been this report from the cbo the congressional budget office. Its concluded that this bill will mean 22 million americans will Lose Health Insurance over the next ten years under the plans. If you are looking at the republicans having problems on this issue, you may be getting deja vu, because they have problems the first time round a couple of months back. Katty kay has talked me through it. They came up with a bill that has been incredi