word that you and senator mccaskill had to say because i m sitting here kind of delighted so far on what is being reported in the new york times because on tuesday night here, i got to the point where no one had any idea what was happening behind closed doors in the debt ceiling negotiations. so i offered a wild guest, because that s all anyone was doing. and it is turning out to be pretty much based on pure guesswork and i came up with tuesday night and so i m hoping this thing kind of stays in this direction you say it s pure guesswork, but that s also someone who is a veteran of capitol hill and has seen negotiations and knows what they look like and also understand the stakes. that s the most important thing. here not just the political stakes, but what it would mean for the u.s. economy if we were to default. so we have congressman jim mcgovern, former chairman of the house rules committee, y all important house rules committee, now the top democrat on the committe
Weakening her position. Scotland bans fracking after a Public Consultation shows overwhelming opposition to it. And he was one of the best selling musicians across four decades. Tom petty has died. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. A one year ban for Britains Dan Evans after testing positive for cocaine. The itf says he wont be eligible to play again until april. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The motive for the worst mass shooting in modern American History remains a mystery, as police in las vegas try to piece together what drove a 64 year old retired accountant to shoot 59 people and injure 527. Stephen paddock opened fire from the window of his room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. In front of him, just across the las vegas strip, he had a clear view of the Music Festival attended by thousands of people that had onlyjust started when he began shooting with what appears to have been some kind of automatic weapon. Before yesterday, paddock was unkn
Whole country owes her a debt for stea dfastness, whole country owes her a debt for steadfastness, taking britain forward to the great brexit deal. Barcelona brought to a standstill as thousands strike and demonstrate as a response to Police Violence. Firefighters joined the crowds in a day of protest. King of spain is going to address the nation shortly. And he was one of the bestselling musicians across four decades. Tom petty hsa died. Spins king is addressing the situation about catalonia. Spains. We are trying to get that to they are responsible and can even put at risk the economy of catalonia and spain. All this means they have attempted to go after the historical institutions of spain and catalonia. Ina clear, institutions of spain and catalonia. In a clear, definitive way, put themselves outside the rule of law and democracy. Tried to break the unity of spain and national sovereignty, the right of all the spanish people to decide democratically life together. In view of this e
Ta ke i held my hands up for that. Id take responsibility, i led the campaign andi take responsibility, i led the campaign and i am sorry. The other main news this hour go that way. Get out of here. Video of the Moment Police react to first reports of a gunman in las vegas and the First Responder who knew his daughter was only yards away. I cannot describe it as anything but carnage. There were bodies lying on the ground and there were people running around who were shot. Spains political crisis worsens as catalonia says it will declare independence in a matter of days. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has struggled to deliver a difficult keynote speech to delegates at the conservative Party Conference in manchester. The Prime Minister suffered coughing fits throughout the speech, repeatedly struggling with her voice. It was not the only difficulty for mrs may, who was interrupted by a well known prankster, who handed her a piece of paper marked p45. In her speech, t
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