Stranded in a mucky, muddy mess, more than 70,000 people at burning man isolated and stuck, told to conserve food and water for the first time in three decades of the festival, after Buckets Of Rain created a sticky situation. Is today the day theyre finally able to get out . Could former President Donald Trump actually be disqualified . The growing interest in the 14th Amendment. Candidates are hitting the trail this weekend. Their message to voters as the 2024 race heats up. We start this hour, though, with the latest situation on the ground at burning man where more than 70,000 people are stranded after torrential rains turn roads and grounds into muck. Nbcs liz kreutz is on the ground for us in blackrock city, nevada. What do you see there . Reporter good news for burners now. The weather is cooperated. Its cleared up. The mud is starting to dry up. Organizers have said the exodus can get under way. Well start to see several thousands of people try to make their way out of burning
After days of being stuck in ankledeep mud, people at burning man could soon be headed home. Tens of thousands left stranded in the Nevada Desert after an inch of rain made it impossible to be able to get out. President Biden Spending labor day in the Battleground State Of Pennsylvania taking shots at donald trump and the comparisons to give us a preview of what is to come in the president ial run for 2024. And now, who putin is blaming for the collapse of a grain deal as he meets with president erdogan. Kate and sara are off. Im Rahel Solomon with john berman. This is cnn news central. Right now, the road in and out of the annual Burning Man Festival is not ready for mass exodus of people, because it is still a muddy mess. Literally Tens Of Thousands of people, cars, campers are stuck and really needing to get out soon. They have been trapped for days after 0. 8 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. Now, it might not seem like lot, but for that area, that is typically what falls i
I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. And in its place. And in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new Transport Projects in the north and the midlands, across the country. This means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. Applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 actually is. Its a High Speed Railway which is what the Hs Stands For and it was touted as the uks biggest infrastructure project, aiming to transform public transport between london, the midlands and the north. The first part, between west london and birmingham, is already under construction and will be completed. But the length stretching further north from birmingham to manchester has now been officially scrapped. A separate leg from nottingham to leeds had already been canned. The last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled section, added up to about £71 bil
It is my responsibility. It is myjob. I do not regret negotiating. Our government is designed to find compromise. I dont regret my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. I was raised to solve problems, not create them. The ousting of the speaker follows months of fractures and in fighting in the republican party. This was brought to a head over the weekend when Kevin Mccarthy secured a funding deal with the democrats to avoid a Us Government shutdown. That deal was highly criticsed by hardline members of the party including matt gaetz, who Accused Mccarthy of doing a side deal with democrats over funding for ukraine. The house is now in recess until a vote on his replacement takes place next week. Republicanjim jordan of ohio has already thrown his name into the ring for the position of leader, as has House Majority leader steve scalise, with more names expected in the next few days. Meanwhile, the Interim Speaker has ordered former House Speaker nancy pelosi and her deputy to
Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conservative, was said to be distraught. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports from the conference in manchester. Pushing his way through the late night conference crowds, rishi sunak, relaxed and smiling. He has, it seems, made his mind up. Its the end of h52 to manchester. This was what the pm was saying 2a hours ago. What i want to do is make the right decision for the country. This is an enormous amount of peoples money, taxpayers money, everybody watching, billions and billions