Support among mps. A controversial debate on allowing married men to be catholic priests will be held at the vatican. More success for Great Britain at the world athletics championships. The mens and womens sprint relay teams both won silver. It was Dina Asher Smiths third medal of the competition. Good morning to you. It has been a very wet night with surface water flooding across parts of scotland and northern and eastern parts of england. Take care if you are heading out first thing this morning. More rain to come in eastern areas but brightening up with sunshine across the west. I will have all the details for you a little later on. Its sunday 6th october. Our top story Boris Johnson has urged the European Union to show that its willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal. Writing in two sunday newspapers, the Prime Minister appeals to the eu to begin serious negotiations, saying that his proposals are picking up support among mps on all sides. Lets speak to our political co
And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
Legislative work on a number of noncontroversial bills. Votes are expected at about 3 00 p. M. Eastern. And now to live coverage of the u. S. House. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, rabbi mark getman, Temple Emanuel of canarsie, brooklyn, new york. The chaplain let us pray. Hetchly one, our protector and redeemer, guardian of life and liberty, we ask for your continued blessings as we open this session of the house of representatives. May our nation and its leaders be blessed with your protection as they continue their work for the constituents across these United States. God, continue to send your light to all elected officials across this land, guiding them with your good Council Counsel and providing them with wisdom and forebearance. Now our nation and its citizens always work toward world peace and harmony as part and party representing this great nation. God of peace and prosperity, bless this house of represent
Mistreated tr practitioners and going as far as humannalitying them in several occasions and in the last 20 years she caused pain and suffering to this spiritual group. Falon gung is on one principle. The practitioners overcame the fear to speak out. However, many other people who were victimized by rose pak still dare not come forward. With supervisor peskin proposed to honor such a figure, you understand how people who suffered at her hands feel about it. It is like opening a scar and keeping it forever exposed. That is what we want you to know. Rose pack. Good afternoon. Im speaking on behalf of the c. M. A. We object just to the stop to include rose paks name. Supervisor peskin did not reach out to everyone in the community before making this decision of the naming of the stop. We did not receive any notice from his office. And he started familiar with our organization because we produce the auto moon festival and he attends it regularly. They cannot attend these hearing because th
Were victimized by rose pak still dare not come forward. With supervisor peskin proposed to honor such a figure, you understand how people who suffered at her hands feel about it. It is like opening a scar and keeping it forever exposed. That is what we want you to know. Rose pack. Good afternoon. Im speaking on behalf of the c. M. A. We object just to the stop to include rose paks name. Supervisor peskin did not reach out to everyone in the community before making this decision of the naming of the stop. We did not receive any notice from his office. And he started familiar with our organization because we produce the auto moon festival and he attends it regularly. They cannot attend these hearing because they need to stay at their stores. A lot of them just want chinatown stop. Simple and clear. As you know, from all the testimonies that rose pak is not very well liked and shes a bully and we dont feel like a bully should be honored in this way. Chinatown has a long history and built