good afternoon to you. i m yasmin vossoughian, we have breaking news on the debt ceiling negotiations. word a short time ago of a white house meeting tomorrow between president joe biden house speaker kim mccarthy. a sign of hope after the two men spent today selling very different versions of the senator talks. i ve done my part. we put forth a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. at the top of the nearly three trillion dollars of reduction, i am pleased to propose the spending cuts and new revenue. now it s time for the other side to move, they have very extreme positions. the president has really shifted right after the more progressive socialist wing of the party stood up and said they want to spend more money. he s now bringing something to the table that everyone said was off the table. so members of congress are holding their breath as we are just a couple days away from default, with the finger-pointing coming fast and furiously. i am putt
president s predecessor is mysteriously let out of the rule by officials. hello and welcome to bbc world news. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure the public support of 100 tory mps that s the number needed to enter the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. but he s yet to announce publicly whether he will bid for the top job after losing to liz truss last month. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from a caribbean holiday, as his supporters claim he too has 100 mps backing him, although others have said this is hogwash. at the same time, two sources have told the bbc that a meeting between rishi sunak and borisjohnson has been taking place tonight. so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has more. are you running for the leadership? he was tight lipped this morning, but rishi sunak clearly has a well of support among conservat
yeah, there is the policy risk which is to everybody in the country. the political risk, the greatest burden is borne by the president. because the economy falls apart. that will be difficult for him. let s talk maga republicans, as well. i want to play for you what the president said this morning about the influence they are having on these talks. i think there are some maga republicans in the house who know the damage that it would do to the economy. and because i am president, and the president is responsible for everything, biden will take the blame. that is the one way to make sure biden is not reelected. he just, sit right? what i mentioned a little bit earlier. but what i think is interesting, i asked this of peter alexander. there was a moment in which the former president said he wouldn t care if america