the most shockingly aggressive rescue bill of my lifetime is very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for his signature. we re in the early part of march. not the 100-day marker yet. this is an incredible victory for both the country, the biden administrationings the democratic party which held together. they didn t get a vote in either house. they tried to break the party apart. that s bryns did by forcing tough votes on amendments and arguing against the bill in public. democrats won. and as a result, a lot of people s lives are going to get better. by passing this plan we would have delivered
rescue bill of my lifetime is now very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. democrats all voted yes. republicans all voted no. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for his signature. take a step back. we re in the early part of march. right? we re not at the 100-day marker yet. this is an incredible victory for both the country, the biden administration, the democratic party, which held together. amid unified opposition from congressional republicans. they didn t get a vote in either house. they tried to break the party apart. that s republicans did. by forcing tough votes on amendments and arguing against the bill in public. but in th
But they dont automatically get the minimum wage. But could that be about to change . Ill look at what it means for workers. Good morning from wimbledon. It all went well yesterday, didnt it . Injury fears prove unfounded as andy murray breezes into the second round at wimbledon with a straight sets victory on opening day. Carol has the weather. Not much of a brief today. It will be dry and sunny but we have persistent rain gcioss sunny but we have persistent rain across the central area of the uk breeze. If you come to wimbledon, only 10 chance of a shower. And we only 1096 chance of a shower. And we might play tennis something to look forward to. Good morning. First, our main story. A plan to revolutionise the treatment that Cancer Patients receive, through individually mapping their dna, is being proposed by the Chief Medical Officerfor england. The proposals would mean millions of patients would have treatments that were directly targetted at the particular strain of cancer they ha
Financial markets as they open in europe. Investors look ahead to the uk budget. Whats the secret behind the worlds most successful brands . Is it simply a case of advertising spend or is there more to the story . Well speak to one of the industrys leading experts later in the programme. Its International Womens day so let us know whos your most inspirational woman in business . Perhaps its the head of the worlds most powerful central bank . Or maybe its mary barra, the boss of General Motors . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. In a few hours time, the uks Finance Minister or chancellor as we call him here, phillip hammond, will deliver the countrys final budget before the government triggers article 50, and britain begins its negotiations to leave the european union. Despite the ongoing uncertainty over brexit, Philip Hammond received an Eve Of Budget Boost from the organisation for economic co operation and development. It now expects growth in the uk of 1. 6
a historic spectacle. an instant american artifact, another article says. the post reports that the image gives everyone this immediate moment for the public debate. you can view the mug shot. you can view this defendant and his facial expression, which was a clearly practiced choice, as potentially a hero or a showman or a, quote, scoundrel. that debate may rage on. there is no major debate that this mug shot image, like the others of the co-defendants we started to get this week, this matters. it reflects something real, and it is here to stay. the washington post says it s a mug shot seen around the world. the times reports a mug shot for history. an instantly iconic photo that also is, as the wall street journal reports, an immediate hit product. the journal, of course, is the business press, and we would be remiss not to mention that they report trump s mug shot, a presidential first, is also, as a business story, a merch