and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st, just over a weeks time, to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses here in the us, a plunge on the stock markets, and even a global recession. in fact, stocks on wall street finished sharply lower at the close of trading on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. white house press secretary karinejean pierre says a deal both sides can be pleased with is possible. negotiations are very hard, very difficult, both sides have to understand they won t get everything they want. we are trying to get a budget that is reasonable and bipartisan. that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process, that s why we are moving in this way, to make sure it is bipartisan, but also reasonabl
hello, i m mark edwards with your sports news. manchester city manager pep guardiola says he wants the 115 premier league financial charges against the club dealt with as soon as possible. the catalan, who has a contract until 2025, has also said he would not quit the club while the charges remain unresolved. guardiola hasjust led manchester city to their fifth premier league title in six seasons. however, in february, they were charged with breaches of the league s financial rules from 2009 to 2018. they were also accused of not cooperating since the investigation began in december 2018. city have denied financial wrongdoing. guardiola was speaking ahead his side s tie with brighton as they look to claim the treble, with the fa cup and champions league finals to come next month. i will stay next season when we are handed breaches for the premier league. don t worry, we will be there. if it happens, it happens. it happened with uefa, and now with the premier league. so let s
or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses in the us, and even a global recession. stocks on wall street finished sharply lower on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. negotiations are very hard, very difficult, both sides have to understand they won t get everything they want. we are trying to get to a budget that is reasonable and bipartisan. that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process, that s why we are moving in this way, to make sure it s bipartisan, but also reasonable. that s what you all can look forward to. for the latest on this story, i spoke to cbs news congressional correspondent nikole killion. has there been any movement in negotiations? not much movement at all. in fact, it seems like talks have once again hit an impasse, although both sides are still at the negotiating table to a certain extent. but as o
the eurovision song contest final. hello. i m nancy kacungira. ukrainian president volodimir zelensky has arrived in the italian capital rome, where he ll meet italian political leaders and have an audience with the pope. we are showing you live shots at the president s residence in rome. italy s prime minister, giorgia meloni, has been one of ukraine s more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons. mr zelensky tweeted that it was an important visit for what he said was the approaching victory for ukraine. those live pictures there, in rhyme. live now to the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. well, zelensky has said this is an important visit for his approaching victory. what message will he be trying to send? victory. what message will he be trying to send? president zelensky has landed in trying to send? president zelensky has landed in rome trying to send? president zelensky has landed in rome about - tr
as last minute preparations are made for the final of the eurovision song contest. the uk will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. eurovision rolls into liverpool, so we ask are scousers really the greatest showmen? i m proud to be a scouser. the greatest showmen? i m proud to come from liverpool. a little taste of ukraine in the heart of merseyside. very nice indeed. ..and the midlife handbrake turn that saw one woman choose life on the road. i wanted to go and explore life and see if there was another way of living. hi and welcome to liverpool, where a wild extravaganza otherwise known as the 67th eurovision song contest is taking place this weekend after last year s winners ukraine were unable to host the competition because of the ongoing war. last year s event was watched by 160 million people and this year, the city that knows how to celebrate is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the competiti