We begin this hour with chaos, but not very much in terms of compromise on capitol hill. Time is running out for congress to prevent a shutdown of the federal government. Lawmakers have only six days left to strike an agreement on a Spending Bill to pay for nonessential services. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy concedes he doesnt have the votes because members of his own party, gop hardliners, are still defying him. That could have many effects if it comes to pass. All federal workers and Military Personnel would stop getting their paychecks. Border enforcement could be suffer and flights could be delayed. Lets discuss more with republican congressman Mark Molinaro of new york, member of the main street caucus, moderate republicans working to negotiate a plan to avoid a shutdown. Thanks very much for being with us on this sunday evening. How likely is it that well see a deal this week to avoid a shutdown . I think we all truly within the House Majority conference, recognize a shutdown is
this is bbc news. the headlines: israel has intensified its bombardment on khan younis in the southern gaza strip with a wave of air strikes, causing massive destruction to apartment blocks. the hamas run health ministry says more than 200 people have been killed since the end of a week long truce. the palestinian red crescent says about 50 humanitarian aid trucks have been allowed through the rafah crossing into gaza the first since thursday. french president emmanuel macron says he s heading to qatar to kick start efforts for a new israel gaza truce. translation: we recognise israel s right to defend itself. but within the framework of international law, under no circumstances can do this right to defend oneself be a right to attack civilian populations. can this right. at cop28, at least 116 nations commit to tripling renewable energy capacity. i spoke to labour leader sir keir starmer who is at the summit. we will have a listen later. and former prime minister bori
thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
good evening. we are tracking those shootings. we will bring you more information as it comes in. it is a busy night. we begin with this just in, president biden for the first time addressing the surge on the southern border and criticism his break on policy from the last administration is to blame. we spoke with abc news s george stephanopoulos. a lot of the migrants are coming in are saying they re coming in because you promised to make things better. it seems to be getting worse by the day. was it a mistake not to anticipate this surge? well, first of all, there was a surge the last two years in 19 and 20 there was a surge, as well. this one might be worse. no, well, it could be. here is the deal. we re sending back people first of all, the idea that joe biden said come because i heard the other day that they re coming because i m a nice guy and i won t do you re saying this. yeah, here is the deal. they re not. do you have to say quite clearly don t co
them, the answer is maybe yes, and maybe no. according to a new reuters ipsos poll taken after the verdict. 26% of registered independent voters said they are less likely to vote for donald trump. will they still feel that way in november? there are five months left before election day, which is, i don t know, like five life times in modern day presidential politics, maybe more. anything can still happen. just remember that all of donald trump has probably survived. john mccain isn t a war hero, the muslim ban, the access hollywood tape, et cetera, et cetera, maybe this time will be different. in the words of our dear friend charlie sykes. there s something about a felony conviction that clarifies the mind or better put by an old adage, coopted from the grandmother of a former republican congressional lawyer writing for politico, quote, there s a running day and a catching day, and thursday donald trump got caught. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, dasha burns. we r