hello and welcome to bbc news. the us house of representatives has approved president biden s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a key part of his programme to rebuild the united states following the coronavirus pandemic. it s the final stage in its legislative progress before it s signed into law. a vote on a second bill, on social policy and climate change, has been delayed. the bbc s david willis has more. it s a major victory this, for president biden. it is the centrepiece of his legislative agenda but it has been bogged down because of wrangling between members of
well, let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. divisions in the democratic party in the us are threatening presidentjoe biden s $1 trillion infrastructure bill. the bill has already passed the senate, and must now be voted through by congress on thursday. although the democrats control congress by a small majority, progressives in biden s party are threatening to vote down the bill unless another multitrillion package is promised for social spending and climate change. next year s winter olympics and paralympics in beijing will be held without fans from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in mainland china because of the covid 19 pandemic. the international olympic committee also said only fully vaccinated participants would be exempt from serving a 21 day quarantine upon arrival unless an athlete can provide a justified medical exemption . lava from a volcano on la palma has now reached the sea, ten days
it s notjust the taliban on the ground, also isis k, an afghan affiliate of the islamic state. i don t think the americans want to get into a situation whether or not only having to face the taliban, but also isis k. we ll have more on afghanistan later in the programme but for more, just go to our website where there is a live page updated with all the latest developments on those evacuations from afghanistan as well as a breakdown on how many afghans are leaving and where they will go. (pres) still to come a bit later in the programme: democrats have reached a compromise that brings president biden s $1 trillion bill a step closer to being enacted. they agreed to vote
this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. rebuliding the us economy president biden s $1 trillion infrastructure bill is passed by the senate, with 19 republicans voting for the package. over $600 million worth of digital tokens are stolen from poly network in what s being described as one largest cryptocurrency heists in history. and getting ready for takeoff! jetblue launches a new direct route from london to new york, despite pandemic restrictions currently preventing brits entering the us.
said he was still trying to read through all of it. as far as the content of the bill, this could have been written by president obama and democrats. this bill will give us $1 trillion the president and administration say that the bill is not perfect but it was necessary because of the military. he is either lying or he is completely delusional. why is there a daca? it s a democratic president, president obama supported by democratic legislators, put it in place in 2012.why is daca the end? because a republican president, donald trump, supported by republican legislators announced in september that the program was going to be ended. we do not have a house, we do not have the senate. we do not have the presidency. but we produced a darn good bill. there was always a democrats, not anyone from the trump administration. i m not sure if we have the soundbites but secretary steven