Preparations for a shutdown have already begun across the country. One week before funding for the federal government runs out on September 30th at midnight. The White House Office of management and budget has already reached out to leaders of federal agencies to coordinate with them. About what they and their staff can expect if they are forced to shut down. Next week. Like the last time the government shutdown, which lasted for 35 days from the tail end of 2018, until the first weeks of the 2019. Millions of americans lives will be disrupted as various federal services will be shuttered, and work will be followed, and workers will be furloughed, and wont be paid for the direction of the shutdown. Workers who are considered essential, like Border Patrol agents, federal law enforcement, and air Traffic Controllers, will continue working. But also will not be paid until congress results the dispute. Federal employees will be eligible to be receiving back pay, but an impending shutdown p
it out in the overflow room. it was definitely not cold, contrary to what donald trump likes to tell people that it s a, quote, icebox, i actually think we were all profusely sweating. but it could have been because there s just so much at stake. alex, malcolm, one of the brightest, brightest stars in pennsylvania. i m a huge fan. i m glad you got a chance to talk with him. he s a star. he s available in the 10:00 p.m. hour too, no, he s not, heist ours. he can hang out in our a block if you would like. we re not doing that tonight, my friend, but bless you for the suggestion. have a wonderful show.. thanks, alex. and today it s 421 days since donald trump was indicted on charges of falsifying business records to pay off porn star stormy daniels in an attempt to hide their affair in the final days of the 2016 election. and a 12-person jury of new york citizens began a historic process, deliberations to determine whether to convict a former u.s. president of any of
Im a refugee, i came to england at the age of six. He campaigned for more to be brought to the uk. Today he reacts to a government decision to stop receiving children under the scheme he championed, calling it shameful. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today accident and Emergency Departments in england had their worst waiting time performance last month since targets were introduced 13 years ago. Provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. The Department Of Health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was gi
Do, we have a Customer Service hot line that we turned into a nonemergency call center, and weve asked the residents if they need to be rescued and its not an emergency, or if they think they might need to be rescued, that they call that 311. Most of the people unless they get hit later or are near the river. W we are prioritizing those, the residents that can get out of their homes, like i said, were prioritizing them. And also we they do know that we will wait until daybreak. Because of the standing water, so many of the streets and the
typically shelter in beaumont. We have three shelters open, they will not at capacity until they started to get at capacity, well look at opening another shelter. A shelter, you dont just put up there and ask people to come. You have to have supplies, cots, blankets, and someone that knows how to run it. And the red cross, because of all the devastation in texas is very, very limited resources for them, too. So i think that would be our biggest issue,
british medical association. they have written to the nhs england to say they think the system is being misused strike is being politicised, accusing the nhs trust of trying to undermine the strikes. it is clear there is real tension there, but the nhs, for their part, so this is the busiest time of the year and this strike at six days is the longest in the history of the nhs so it is no surprise that hospitals are struggling to keep services running and patient say. it struggling to keep services running and patient say- and patient say. it must be a worrying and patient say. it must be a worrying time and patient say. it must be a worrying time for and patient say. it must be a worrying time for anyone - and patient say. it must be a - worrying time for anyone waiting for an operation, it could be cancelled at any time, what are they doing to reassure patients that they will get treatment? abs, reassure patients that they will get treatment? ., ., reassure patients that they