them 72 hours to read it before a vote. the bill would cap spending and avoiding a default. the deal is drawing criticism from the left and right. the president and the speaker are framing it as a win/win. president biden: it takes a threat of cast as trophy to fall off the table and the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want. that s the responsibility of governing. you got work requirements that people out of poverty into jobs. you have reforms that we can build things, cut the red tape. we capped so the president can t just spend money wildly. we re spending less than we spent last year. that hasn t happened in congress. julie: grover norquist is here with reaction. first to mark meredith in washington. good morning. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy reached a deal to raise the nation s death limit. now is the hard part. the convince party members to put it forward. they call on the house and senate. it wo
and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 games that the term paralympic was first used. but being disabled injapan hasn t always been easy. it s often seen as a country that values conformity and fitting in. so, at the end of this paralympic year, i m finally getting the chance to explore japan and find out what life s like for those who stand out from the crowd. along the way, i ll meet some old opponents, discover a hidden tropical culture, and ride the waves with some adaptive surfing. my journey across japan b
after the driest summer in nearly 50 years, it would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 gam
that should clear away. heavy showers and thunderstorms for northern ireland and for the west of scotland creeping eastwards. temperatures in the north in the mid 20s, but further south in the mid 30s, once again, 3a or 35 degrees through this evening and tonight. heavy downpours in the north and the west start to creep a little bit further east for northern england into wales as well. still hot, though, especially for southern and eastern areas. temperatures in one of two spots in the south not falling below 20 degrees. so, another warm day tomorrow. but the heavy showers and thunderstorms could be more widespread, if you do catch one of these large hail and localised flooding possible, but still hot in the southeast. the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, after being stabbed at an event in new york state. labour is to call for the energy price cap in england, scotland and wales to be frozen in october, to help with the
hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. a group of charities and community organisations have called the rises in energy bills a national emergency as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won t work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life changing but that his feisty & defiant sense of humour remains intact after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. egyptian health officials say at least 41 people have died and a0 more injured in a fire at a coptic church in north west cairo. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues as tinder dry conditions continue after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. a delegation from the us congress is in taiwan. their visit comes 12 days after one by us house speaker nancy pelosi, which led to an angry now on bbc news. the travel show former paralympian steve brown explores japan to find out how accessibility has impro