we do expect their gaveling in as we speak and we do expect to see them at some point in the next many hours to move forward with this democrat s climate and tax and health care bill. we ll see them gavel in and then there will be a vote on a nomination, to get all of the senators here. behind the scenes, because democrats are using this very specific budget process that required all 50 of the democratic senators support but has to go through the senate parliamentarian to make sure it meets the rules and could pass muster to be included in this bill. so the parliamentarian is continuing to rule on this as we speak. she s making her way through yowl of these provisions. just earlier today, we learned that the bulk of what they wanted with medicare being able to negotiate drug prices for the first time is remaining in the bill. the parliamentarian did strike a smaller provision on caps for medicine and the private sector that democrats wanted to put a cap on medication, that t
bill: we have gotten a lot of this video in overnight. precision missile strikes blanketing the waters around taiwan, threatening the democratic republic that the u.s. considers to be a strong ally. dana? dana: china demonstrating its ability to bombard the island by air and sea. the show of force prompting taiwan to put its military on high alert and cancelled dozens of commercial flights. bill: beijing is conducting these drills closer to taiwan than ever before. some of them happening a mere 12 miles away. beijing surrounding the island with helicopters and war ships showing its ability to enforce what could be an all out blockade at some point. dana: meanwhile, republicans are blaming president biden. they say his mixed messaging on pelosi s visit gave china the green light. he sent the wrong message like he did to putin. let s invade a little portion of it. we should be very upfront at the very beginning. do not send a missile across. we should set a fine line
funded by a windfall tax on energy companies which the paper describes as a remarkable u turn by the chancellor. the i has the same story, and quotes the institute for fiscal studies, who describe it as taking from high earners and giving to the poor . the telegraph highlights comments by rishi sunak that the conservatives tax and spending plans are more generous than labour s. the daily mail describes those plans as a splurge and asks when the tories will get back to cutting tax. the times focuses on the differences of opinion within the conservative party at the chancellor s plans. the angle in the financial times is the anger expressed by energy companies as the sector is hit by an extra 25% levy so, let s begin. first of all, let s start with that story on the telegraph. which really, underlines this potential for division and the conservative party. straight off of this headline. tories are now the party of big spending? that headline. tories are now the party
After a lightning Military Campaign earlier this month. Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Lets hearfrom Ketevan Khachidze the chief executive of care caucasus. I was in a small town near the border. Obviously, this situation is devastating and hundreds and hundreds of people are crossing the border. They are tired, exhausted, they are hungry and just desperate. They are hopeless because they have just put all their belongings in their bags and theyjust rushed into their cars and started moving. And obviously, the situation is really desperate. People have Nowhere To Go and the certainty of their future is really not cl