pea be the answer to deforestation in the rainforest? scientists say they ve found a way to eliminate the taste of peas so they can be used instead of soya beans in plant based products. but will consumers be convinced? but first let s focus on that looming vote in the us. it is a make or break vote on the deal hammered out in last ditch talks. without agreement, the us would hit its borrowing limit on monday. that would mean defaulting on its $31.4 trillion dollars worth of debt. in turn, that would mean federal and military workers would stop being paid, and the economy could fall into chaos. well, the deal took a step closer last night clearing it s first procedural hurdle despite a revolt from hard line conservatives but faces its biggest test in the next few hours. three and half hours now when they are expected to vote but they think are expected to vote but they think a deal is done the mood music is good right now. yes a deal is done the mood music is good rig
people from asking for help. we begin with breaking news from russia, where the kremlin claims ukraine tried to assassinate vladimir putin in an overnight drone attack. this video, purports to show an explosion over the kremlin. wait for you. it you see it in the middle of your screen. russia has provided no clear evidence to back up this claim. a spokesperson for ukraine s president told local media that kyiv had nothing to do with this alleged incident and called it an expected trick from our opponents. moments ago, secretary of state blinken was asked about this during a press freedom day event. i can t in any way validate them. we simply don t know. i would take anything coming out of the kremlin with a very large shaker of salt. let s see. we ll see what the facts are. it s hard to comment or speculate without knowing what the facts are. joining us now to take a closer look, chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, and military analyst, barry mccafrey, and dan d
good day, everyone, i m andrea mitchell in washington where the biden administration is bolstering support for close ally south korea in response of course to kim jong-un s nuclear threat, a growing threat for the first time in four decades, u.s. nuclear armed submarines will dock in south korea for what national security officials are calling official visits, but no american nukes will be deployed onto the peninsula as part of the new agreement. and the u.s. has agreed that south korea will have a role in any u.s. use of nuclear weapons in a conflict with the north joining me now, nbc white house correspondent and today co-host, kristen welker. also jen psaki and victor cha, senior vice president for asia and korea chair at the center for international studies. the biden strategy on north korea is nothing more than love letters from president trump and kim jong-un. that s absolutely right what we re seeing today is effectively this show of force, pomp and pageantry that
we can t afford to be able to put her in nursery for some days a week so i can go back to work. so it s quite difficult really, but announcing this sounds really promising. big changes to pensions too to encourage people to stay in employment, but the chancellor s plans prompt accusations that his budget favours the rich. also on the programme tonight. markets fall in europe and the us amid concerns about the troubled banking giant credit suisse. it s a lovely ball through to benzema. break s here for vinicius. then benzema. and there s no miracle in madrid as liverpool are knocked out of the champions league. and coming up in the sport, but you left the best of the action from snakes champions league clashes, it is mission improbable liberal pool and nurture it, find out how they fare against the defending champions. liverpool. good evening. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has pledged to build for the future in his first budget, promising it will deliver growth. he told mp
right now, our top story right here out of new york, alvin bragg is sweating even more than usual tonight. now, his pathetically weak case against former president trump has totally imploded. let s be very clear here, the case died this very week. it is very obvious, it is very clear, it s transparent, alvin bragg had every intention of indicting john all j trump this week, second day, grand jury proceedings canceled. telling reuters, it was former president donald trump that created false expectation of arrest. it was never actually going to happen according to bragg, it seems. really? after multiyear investigation, the formation of a grand jury, the da s meeting with law enforcement to create an impending arrest of a former president, and we re supposed to believe that somehow, donald trump created the false expectation of arrest. now the new york times, they reported, of course pulitzer prize reporting, they reported that criminal charges against trump were likely on mar