missing alive. with each day, the death toll has also gone up. it is now at 112. moments like these are when we are supposed to see the best 0 n-our politicians, the rare moments when politics don t seem to matter and that is what we should see again today as president biden gets briefed by one of his chief critics, governor ron desantis, i don t need to tell you that the two don t see eye to eye. and for all of those dealing with the damage, having to start all over again, politics is not what is needed. relief is. to help, you know, and it s not one person and the other person, it is everybody here, we re all, you know, citizens of the united states, and you know, you always see it on tv, these places destroyed and gone, and you always say the poor people, and now all of a sudden it s us. is there anything you would want him to know? the insurance is coming, make a move fast. i m glad the president has okayed whatever the fed has helped and i know they don t see eye
we ll be live in westminster. and nasa postpones its mission to the moon after engine issues emerge on its huge rocket during countdown. pakistani authorities say a third of the country is underwater. and that a majority of the country is affected. this map shows the regions that are worst hit. international aid has begun to arrive. pakistan s foreign minister gave the bbc this update. international the bbc this update. organisations are working international organisations are working on the ground in our own ngos are working on the ground, but i think everyone s resources are stretched to the limit. everyone s capacity is stressed to the limit and we look at the human resources of those involved in rescue and relief, those teams involved in waterfrom relief, those teams involved in water from various areas, they re exhausted, they their own homes there are also devastated. there is a calamity that everyone is facing a experiencing of same time. we re getting more detail all
secretary and long term trump staffer and tom peck political sketch writer at the independent. hello welcome to the programme. the european commission will set out next week emergency measures to reform the structure of the european electricity market. the exact makeup of that intervention is still to be decided. but a growing number of eu member states are calling for electricity prices to be decoupled from the price of gas which has soared as a result of russia s war in ukraine. the commission president, ursula von der leyen, said prices which havejumped ten fold in the last year have exposed the limitations of how the market is currently managed. it is no more fit for purpose, and that is why we, the commission, are now working on an emergency intervention and a structural reform of the electricity market. it is the czech republic that has summoned eu s energy ministers to this meeting next week, they currently hold the rotating presidency of the eu council. and just befor
Bbc our horses have returned to the barracks and are undergoing veterinary care. Three soldiers are in hospital receiving treatment and their injuries are not deemed to be life threatening. The bbc understands a fourth person was injured who was a cyclist and a member of the public. Plenty more on the bbc news website on that. Those alarming scenes we saw earlier today in central london. I think we can show you the pictures . No, while we wait for business ben thompson is here. Letsjust wait for business ben thompson is here. Lets just show you that auction thats going on in vienna at the moment, that painting that had been found. Very unusual apparently. The auction is just starting for that painting and you can see it on the left of your screen. This painting that has been found and its supposed to be extremely significant and very unusual. They are expecting it to reach somewhere between 30 million and 50 million. So a huge amount expected and we will wring you that when we have it.
hamas. john: first time the president has spoken publicly since israel and hamas reached a deal to extend their truce by another two days. will he have anything to say about the roughly 8 to 9 americans still being held captive? sandra: monitoring his remarks for headlines as we begin a second hour of america reports . here we go, i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you again after the holiday. john roberts in washington. here is where things stand at this hour. humanitarian pause in gaza has entered its fourth day now. the white house says hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over two days. sandra: it is unclear if any 20 would be americans and the administration admitted this afternoon that all it can do is hope for the best. we certainly hope we will see them and hopefully today and if not today, over the next couple of days. we want to see them back with their families where they belong as well. we are not involved in t