the bill pledging $61 billion which equates to nearly £50 billion in military support, has been approved after six months of stalling in congress. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has thanked america for protecting his country. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. the bill is passed. the moment has been a long time coming. after more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. translation: today we have got the decision we were waiting - for on the american support package. for which we fought so hard. president zelensky, how is.? president zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. many in congress waived ukrainian plans during voting many in congress waived ukrainian flags during voting but there was still divisions with members of the democratic
and in whether a breeze will make a huge difference to how your day feels today. i will have the full forecast. it s sunday april 21. our main story: ukraine has been given a lifeline in its fight against russia after the us approved a multibillion dollar military aid package. the bill pledging $61 billion, which equates to nearly £50 billion pounds, in military support, has been approved after six months of stalling in congress. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has thanked america for protecting his country. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. on this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. the bill is passed. the moment has been a long time coming. after more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid
hello, i m victoria valentine. donald trump has described his latest court appearance as a very sad day for america after pleading not guilty to conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 us election. the former president denied four charges, at the same washington courthouse where hundreds of his supporters were convicted for their roles in the attack on the us capitol. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. it was the same atmosphere at a different venue. those who love and hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse ready for his arrival. 0nce donald trump lived as president in
yes, finding out what people can do if they are struggling. plenty of advice and support available on the cost of living page on the bbc website. search for bbc cost of living in your search engine. the us coastguard say it still has hope, as rescue teams enter a critical day in the search for the missing titanic sub. the original oxygen supply on board the vessel is due to run out today. more equipment is on its way tojoin the mission. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. everything possible is being used to try and find the missing submersible. these are the first images of the complicated international hunt unfolding in the atlantic ocean more than a00 miles from the coast. it has now entered its most critical day. the sub, which is the size of a minivan, needs to be found
seated in very cramped conditions. but the sub lost contact with their ship after an hour and 45 minutes and nothing has been heard from them since. the alarm was only raised with the coastguard at 5.45 on sunday evening. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from newfoundland. these are the last known pictures of the titan submersible. it began its long descent to the bottom of the atlantic ocean on sunday before vanishing without a trace. last year, the bbc filmed the vessel. it is made for five people and can t be opened within, so if anything goes wrong, it has to be found. and with just more than a day and a half left of oxygen inside the vessel, the rescue mission s urgency can t be overstated. it is a unique operation, it s a challenging operation, but right now we are focused on putting everything we can at it and searching as hard as we can