but no agreement was reached. here s what the leaders of both sides had to say following that high stakes meeting. we agreed to continue our discussions and we will meet again on friday. in the meantime, our staff will meet today and daily between now and then, and everyone in the meeting understood the risk of default. our economy would fall into a significant recession and it would devastate retirement accounts, increase borrowing costs, according to moody s nearly 8 million americans would lose theirjobs. everyone in this meeting reiterated the positions they were at. i did not see new movement. the president said staff should get back together. i was clear to the president. we have two weeks to go. president biden also said that it was possible he might call off his trip to asia if there is no breakthrough on the debt. ryan sweet is the chief us economist at oxford economics. he says he s not surprised no deal was reached. this is going to be a game of political chicken.
district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black man s deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a move that could mean potential criminal charges for former president donald trump just as he ramps up his latest run for the white house. a grand jury has been convened in the case of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels by trump back in 2016. that s according to sources familiar with the situation confirming the development to nbc news and first reported by the new york times. the times reports that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg started presenting evidence to a gra
maternity care at a hospital trust thatis maternity care at a hospital trust that is already under investigation. after competing without a hijab breaking iran s strict rules this climber says it fell off accidentally. and it started as the british broadcasting company with just four employees. today the bbc is 100 years old. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. jurgen klopp s charged for improper conduct after his sending off, but he denies that he inflamed tensions at anfield. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been battling to regain authority and shore up support, as doubts over her future continue to swirl at westminster. liz truss chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers this morning the new chancellorjeremy hunt told colleagues that their budgets needed to be slashed. it comes after the prime minister last night apologised for the mistakes made since she entered no ten. but she also insisted she would
today, following the firm s takeover by elon musk. prince william has announced the finalists for his global we are going to find a solution is to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize . good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the government could delay or scrap major energy and transport projects as it tries to rein in public spending a spokesperson said we are reviewing every major project . the treasury is due to reveal its tax and spending plans under the new prime minister rishi sunak in the autumn statement on the 17th of november. the bbc understands that plans for a new nuclear power plant called sizewell c in suffolk are under review borisjohnson pledged £700 million for the project in september, with a call to go nuclear and go large . a high speed rail line promised by liz truss for the north of england could also be scaled back. the government is also expected to try t
stormont elections before christmas. keeping the lights on this winter a new scheme launches which will see customers offered discounts on their energy bills if they agree to use less electricity at peak times. with the key us midterm elections just four days away, donald trump drops his strongest hint yet that he plans another run for the white house. and now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, 0k? very, very, very probably. we are going to find the solutions to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. it comes as record numbers of migrants are us