some reports say the treasury secretary, janet yellen, has been personally calling chief executives to warn them of the dire consequences a default could have on the us and the global economy. so how did washington end up here again? samira hussain has been investigating. first of all, this debt ceiling crisis is actually a political crisis, itjust happens to hinge on a must pass piece of legislation to save the country from economic catastrophe. so what exactly is happening here? major consequences for the economy. the us could default on its debt in a matter of weeks. debt limit measuresl may be exhausted. weeks to go before the federal government is unable to pay its bills. well, the us government spends more money than it brings in, so it needs to borrow money to pay its bills. it can only borrow a certain amount of money and if it needs to borrow more, congress has to approve that. it used to be a routine thing but not any more. republicans see this as an opportunity t
what a game later at the bernebeu where manchester city have the chance to get champions league revenge over real madrid when they go head to head. we can speak to olly foster. it is pep guardiola s treble chasing team against the team thatjust love this trophy. against the team that “ust love this tro - h . . against the team that ust love this tro - h . . ~ . against the team that ust love this tro . h . ., ~ ., ., against the team that ust love this troh . . . ., against the team that ust love this troh. . ., ., trophy. real madrid have won it 14 times, trophy. real madrid have won it 14 times. winning trophy. real madrid have won it 14 times, winning it trophy. real madrid have won it 14 times, winning it last trophy. real madrid have won it 14 times, winning it last year, - trophy. real madrid have won it 14| times, winning it last year, beating liverpool in the final, and of course also but this time they have erling haaland and this time the real madrid s
to decide if recep tayyip erdogan remains president, after 20 years in power. president erdogan faces a tough challenge from his main opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu who leads a six party coalition. now on bbc news, it s time for click. a final note to blow your mind. we are with a final note to blow your mind. - are with the rock singer who has got his voice back. that are with the rock singer who has got his voice back. his voice back. that is a lot of air! in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything. and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything. and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. its members witness the first use of ultrasound in obstetrics. in the 19905, ultrasound in obstetrics. in the 1990s, the first robotic surgery, followed by the world s first robotic hand. the college has 40,000 members around the world, practisin
has visited berlin as part of his diplomatic tour. the german government has pledged its largest weapons package for kyiv. now on bbc news, click. this week, we have a mix of medical marvels. go gently, it can feel that! how e skin could give robots a sense of touch. so, just lean forward ever so slightly. whoa! that s good. keep going. the machines are going off road. we ride the wheelchair that can help you through a rocky patch. and on another note, a final note to blow your mind. yeah, we re with the rock singer who s got his voice back. that s a lot of air! the royal college of physicians is the oldest medical college in england. there s a skull eating his hand. oh, wow. yeah, henry viii founded the place in 1518 and since then, 122 presidents have overseen enormous changes in our understanding of the human body, its ailments and their treatments. in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything, and which formed the basis of many mo