we ll look at that claim and what it could mean for the conflict. also on the programme. the passengers and crew managed to escape from this. but five people were killed in the other plane involved in the crash injapan. in the uk. the government is claiming success on processing asylum claims. we ll have a look at the numbers. and a new discovery goes on display it s more than 100 million years old. a marine reptile nicknamed sea rex we will start with developing news out of the middle east. hamas says its deputy leader has been killed in an explosion in lebanon. saleh al arouri was deputy chairman of hamas s political bureau but is also known to have been deeply involved in its military affairs. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. this is the aftermath of the explosion thought to be hamas office in beirut. reports six people killed. local media have described as an israeli drone attack. bbc hasn t verified that. the israeli militar
everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. a deal to avoid a debt default is about to be revealed. president biden and speaker mccarthy are finalizing an agreement to raise the debt limit. president biden saying this earlier today. i m about to go in and call mccarthy now at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. i think we re in good shape. house leaders expect the bill to be voted on as soon as wednesday. speaker mccarthy is confident the deal will pass. february 1st i sat down with the president. i said let s work together to be able to raise the debt ceiling but curb the amount of spending, to let mark be able to work again, cut red tape, get some work requirements to help people get back into work. i think this agreement frames all that from limit, save, grow. it doesn t get everything we wanted. we did a conference call with our conference and over 95% were overwhelmingly excited about what they see. they re getting a text
at any moment now, president biden is going to speak on the phone and finalize the bill. the president had this to say about the negotiations. reporter: mr. president, are you positive this deal will get to your desk? yes, it will. i m about to call mccarthy at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. reporter: what are the sticking points? none. should all democrats vote for this bill? still anyone s guess if the house has enough votes to get this bill to the president s desk. but speaker mccarthy says he s confident the deal will pass. back to february 1st, i sat down with the president. i said let s work together to raise the debt ceiling but curb the amount of spending, to let america be able to work again, cut red tape, get work requirements to help people get back into work. i think this agreement frames all that from limit save grow. it doesn t get everything everybody wanted but that s in divided government, that s where we end up. i
immigration plan has been working. and the pentagon is telling us tonight that using active duty troops instead of the national guard will not affect readiness. i think we ll see these troops arrive as early as may 10th. pete: that s despite recent claims the border is secure. you said yesterday when it comes to illegal migration, have you seen it come down by more than 90%. where did that number come from? i was speaking. peter: cbp says the answer 156,000 people morphos call year so far. i will answer you if the dramatics come down a little bit. if the dramatics. peter: what s dramatic about asking a question about. okay. i m going to answer. i was speaking to the parolee program. peter: pentagon says troops will be armed for self-defense not law enforcement. laying out their mission like. this fill critical capability gaps. ground based detection and monitoring. data entry. and warehouse support. as the pentagon preps for a migrant surge, lawmakers are
welcome back. the justice secretary and deputy prime minister has gone, but he has not gone willingly. in an unrepentant resignation letter today, mr raab said he wanted to keep his word that he would stand down if the report found against him but he claims the process was flawed and that it sets a dangerous precedent. we will dicuss that further tonight, with our panel the global trade expert rebecca harding and from california, republican, lanhee chen who was policy director for mitt romney s presidential campaign. and we could hardly have a better panel, for our deep dive tonight, into the profound changes we are seeing in world trade. there is new global map that has emerged since february last year, on which countries are dividing into two distinctive trading blocks. what does that mean for you and me. also tonight we are keeping our eye on the us supreme court, a ruling expected in the coming hours on the abortion drug mifepristone, after a court in texas suspende