Will array, the head, direct the director of North Carolina Emergency department Emergency Management. Think you, governor. Good afternoon, everyone. Of the governor said, were here with Fema Today to retake an opportunity to survey the damage not just here in Buncombe County but in the western counties that have been so significantly impacted by this event. We currently have 15 county eeocs that remain open with 31 states of emergency in place. Of the 92 Search And Rescue assets thAt The governor mentioned, three of those are federal teams, 22 are from other states, and 54 organic North Carolina. And really cannot overstate the importance of partnership both here in North Carolina as well as the support that we have had from our colleagues in other states as well as the federal government. Today, we are continuing to wrap up grandpa pushes our commodities particularly water and employees as well as fuel and other resources into the impact communities. We are increasing the number of a
Russias expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow accusing them of spying and sabotage. The foreign offices dismiss these claims is completely baseless. The kremlin have stripped the officials of their accreditation. Our correspondent is in washington with what is on the agenda of the meeting. With what is on the agenda of the meeting with what is on the agenda of the meeting. The main thing on the meeting. The main thing on the agenda the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the the meeting. The main thing on the agenda between the two. The agenda between the two leaders is the big Question of whether or not to let ukraine use western long range missiles to fire into russia at specific targets and this is something that it was discussed earlier this week with the uk Foreign Secretary and the us Counterpart Antony blinken were on a visit to ukraine and they heard their pleas from ukrainian government from president zelensk
And this is the scene live at a Polling Station in moscow. There is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without a need for that second ballot. The election is encompassing the territories which russia has annexed in ukraine. In all, more than 112 Million People have the right to vote at the last election, in 2018, he took more than three quarters of the vote. Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg has more on the issues surrounding this election. These days, when Vladimir Ovchinnikov paints russia, the result is very dark. From a mountain of skulls and a dictators ambition to this russias war in ukraine likened to stalins terror. The 86 year old artist had taken his anti war message onto the streets, graffitiing stop the war. All these paintings were scrubbed out, and vladimir fined twice for discrediting the russian army. But he
real frenzy of activity around this case. so, i promise we will return to that as soon as we have it. let s turn our attentions to the united states. the house of representatives has approved a deal to allow the us to borrow more money, days before the world s biggest economy would have started defaulting on its debt. the measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314 to 117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. the us senate must vote on the bill later this week before presidentjoe biden can sign it into law. joining me now is martin baccardax, senior editor, thestreet.com. was it game, set and match to biden on this deal? i think, to some degree, he can claim an incredible victory here, although ultimately he did want to separate this debt ceiling negotiation from his budget, and he had to concede at least some spending cuts along the way. so, he didn t get precisely what you wanted, but as you indicated, there was tremendous bipartisan support for the deal, including r
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