Ties with brussels. After more than eight hours of debate late into monday night, lawmakers voted by 326 to 290 in favour of the eu withdrawal bill. It will now go on to face days of line by line scrutiny. Ministers rejected the labour partys claims that the legislation amounted to a power grab. Heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth this was one of the first big parliamentary tests for the government. This was a bill they wa nted government. This was a bill they wanted to introduce to bring all existing European Union law into uk law. When the uk leads the eu they would not be a big black hole and things could continue as usual. What was contentious was the government wa nted was contentious was the government wanted to allow ministers to make changes to some of those laws without full parliamentary scrutiny. Now, some opposition labour mps, including the labour party leader, said that was a power grab, that it was trying to bypass parliamentary scrutiny and it was not accepta
This novelist says the proposed legislation influences freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association. A Lawyers Association has also opposed to the bill. They said it could be applied to business groups, labor unions and other types of organizations. Translator as requirements are vague, Law Enforcement organizations could try to apply the legislation to anything. We might not be able to stop them. Reporter some opposition lawmakers share the concern. Translator we cannot rule out the possibility that the legislation will be abused and used over people in their daytoday lives. We will oppose the bill so it will be scrapped. Reporter chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government will thoroughly explain the bill at the diet. It is expected to become the focal point of the latter half of the current diet session. Ayaka hatta, nhk world. Switching gears for business headlines. Wall street saw a set back. We go to our business desk for more of that story. They have
This novelist says the proposed legislation influences freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association. A Lawyers Association has also opposed to the bill. They said it could be applied to business groups, labor unions and other types of organizations. Translator as requirements are vague, Law Enforcement organizations could try to apply the legislation to anything. We might not be able to stop them. Reporter some opposition lawmakers share the concern. Translator we cannot rule out the possibility that the legislation will be abused and used over people in their daytoday lives. We will oppose the bill so it will be scrapped. Reporter chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government will thoroughly explain the bill at the diet. It is expected to become the focal point of the latter half of the current diet session. Ayaka hatta, nhk world. Switching gears for business headlines. Wall street saw a set back. We go to our business desk for more of that story. They have
Eastern coastal city where other missiles have been launched. They are trying to figure out what type of missile it was. U. S. Officials called on pyongyang to stop provocations that threaten peace and stability. Earlier this month, pyongyang fired four Ballistic Missiles into the sea of japan. Theyre believed to be extendedrange scuds that can fly about 1,000 kilometers. North korea announced the launch was in response to ongoing u. S. south Korean Military drills. The two countries say they are stepping up their monitoring. Wednesdays launch follows the u. S. Secretary of states visit to the region in which he said, a military option was on the table to deal with the north. At a News Conference i in seoul Rex Tillerson set a new direction for american policy on the matter. He declared the end of what the Obama Administration called strategic patience. Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said the countrys National Security has not been affected and the government is currentl
Hampshire momentum going . Jumping into action. Incredible rescue caught on camera. A car with a woman and her baby inside plunges in the water. And more bad blood . Another kanye west taylor swift feud this morning over racy music. She says she gave her blessing. Her team says not true. It doesnt look like she is ready to shake it off. Today, saturday, february 13th, 2016. Because we got bad blood we used to be mad love from nbc news, this is today. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im erica hill. And im craig melvin. This is a record. Not a person on the plaza. We have a bunch of hand warmers ready to hand out. And a bunch of airplanes. He needs to get somewhere quickly. We do have folks over here. We will see them in a bit. Look at the temperatures around the country. Minneapolis, 6 below zero right now. That is just the temperature. That is not how it feels outside. It is understandably chilly here. Dylan checked the temperature in new york.