With the World Health Organization. New zealands titans restrictions on those entering the country as a trichords a father fold in corona virus infection. And a Hong Kong Court sides with the government upholding a ban on wearing mosques during an authorized protests. While we begin with breaking news from iraq where the Prime Minister designate has resigned the 2nd to do so since antigovernment protests began back in october i was there for you had until april 15th to form a new government but there was mounting opposition from some parties to his candidacy well lets go straight now to Samantha Fulton who is live for us in baghdad so mona talk us through whats prompted all of this. Well. Became the 2nd person to withdraw his candidacy for the Prime Minister post in just 6 weeks and of course this comes amid a month long leadership crisis in iraq today we have seen unfold since december really when caretaker Prime Minister other of the market was forced to resign and widespread governm
Schumers attempt to proceed with the Border Security bill on the senate floor. [indistinct conversation] ms. Jeanpierre hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Ms. Jeanpierre alright. Okay, i have a couple things at the top, and then ill hand it over to our guest. Today, we announced that the Bidenharris Administration canceled student debt for an additional 160,000 people, meaning 4. 75 million americans have now benefitted from our debt relief actions, receiving on average 35,000 in debt relief each. One of those individuals is tiffany from oregon. She is the youngest of four children and was raised by a single mom. Tiffany had been repaying her loans since 1994. But thanks to President Bidens leadership, her debt was canceled and she is now excited about what her future holds. The president will never stop working to provide some more breathing room for americans like tiffany, no matter how many Times Republican elected officials try to stop him. As you know, one of the bigges
At the white house on his trip to the middle east. He addresses israels military operation in the southern gazan city of rafah and warned that largescale operations in densely urban areas were unacceptable to the administration. Press secretary Karine Jeanpierre questions and announced that relief for 160,000 americans, she discusses Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumers attempt to proceed with the Border Security bill on the senate floor. [indistinct conversation] ms. Jeanpierre hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Ms. Jeanpierre alright. Okay, i have a couple things at the top, and then ill hand it over to our guest. Today, we announced that the Bidenharris Administration canceled student debt for an additional 160,000 people, meaning 4. 75 million americans have now benefitted from our debt relief actions, receiving on average 35,000 in debt relief each. One of those individuals is tiffany from oregon. She is the youngest of four children and was raised by a single mom. Tif
Paul coyte is here with the latest from the world of sport and some canoeing work, canoeing news, i cant say canoeing news, Rugby World Cup last night england saw off japan. It wasnt down to hands, wasnt down to feet. It was actually down to joe millers head. Actually down to joe millers head. But ill tell you more head. But ill tell you more about that. Okay, look forward to that. Okay, look forward to that. And as always, you can join in any our discussions, email in any of our discussions, email us gb gbnews. Com you us gb views. Gbnews. Com or you can at. Gb news. Well can tweet us at. Gb news. Well the top story this morning is urgent investigations are being launched by the bbc and channel 4 in the wake of allegations of Sexual Assault, including rape against Russell Brand. But concerns have also been raised over how long the broadcasters knew about the allegations. Owns knew about the allegations. Owns the comedian and actor has been accused of attacking women between 2006 and 2
Least 10. 10 an hour. The American People do not want us to cut Social Security. In fact, more and more americans want us to expand Social Security to make sure that when elderly people reach retirement age, they can live and retire with dignity. Mr. President , i think there has perhaps never been a time in the modern history of this country where the political lines have been drawn as clearly as they are right now. If you listen to the koch brothers, if you read the republican ryan budget in the house, their positions are quite clear. Tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and significant cuts in the programs that are life and death for the middle class and working families of this country. That is not what the American People want and it is time we began to listen to the American People. Its time that we took on those people, those billionaires who are spending huge amounts of money elected candidates that represent their interests, and its time we listened to the working fami