real frenzy of activity around this case. so, i promise we will return to that as soon as we have it. let s turn our attentions to the united states. the house of representatives has approved a deal to allow the us to borrow more money, days before the world s biggest economy would have started defaulting on its debt. the measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314 to 117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. the us senate must vote on the bill later this week before presidentjoe biden can sign it into law. joining me now is martin baccardax, senior editor, thestreet.com. was it game, set and match to biden on this deal? i think, to some degree, he can claim an incredible victory here, although ultimately he did want to separate this debt ceiling negotiation from his budget, and he had to concede at least some spending cuts along the way. so, he didn t get precisely what you wanted, but as you indicated, there was tremendous bipartisan support for the deal, including r
of children aged under 13. and take a seat. the 700 year old chair that ll be the centrepiece of king charles coronation. hello and welcome. fire officials in greece say at least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. we heard a like being in an earthquake. - heard a big bang, it was ten nightmarish seconds, we were turning over in the wake until it fell on the sides and the commotion stop. then there was panic, cables everywhere, fire, the fire was immediate as we were turning over we were being burnt, fire was right and left. a
calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
inside politics i am john king in washington. high stakes at the high court, 40 million americans have 40 million dollars on the line. whether biden plans to erase student debt is constitutional. how fox put profit ahead of politics and fairness and tipping off trump campaign about joe biden s advertising buys. nine-way brawl where crime concerns could see locked out of an april runoff. supreme court hearing arguments in a case that impacts millions of americans. case involves present biden s student debt relief program. it is massive and wipe out 430 billion dollars in federal loans, estimated 40 million people qualify, forgives 10,000 for borrows that make less than 125,000 and up to 20,000 who get pel grants. today nine justices hearing two cases, one is a challenge from six republican-led state who is want to block biden s executive actions they say administration exceeded constitutional authority here. second case two individual borrowers suing because they are not eli
hello. i m abby phillip in washington. and happening right now, supreme court hearings underway that could effect millions of people who owe money on their student loans. justices are hearing arguments in two cases, challenging president biden s plan to wipe away more than $400 billion in student debt. six republican-led states and two individuals are challenging its legality. let s bring in cnn s jessica schneider and renee marsh. both are at the supreme court right now. jessica, i want to start with you first. it s no surprise, this is a conservative court. and so far, it sounds like they ve been pretty skeptical of the biden administration s argument so far. tell us about what s been happening. that s exactly right, abby. the conservative members of this court are really giving considerable pushback on the idea that president biden and his administration can even put into place this sweeping debt relief. they re really zeroing in on the price tag of this program, more th