Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of aslef. He said that his members strength, resilience, And determination was what had won that Pay Rise others say it was down to his crafty negotiation style. Mick whelan, welcome to political thinking. Thank you, nick. You finally got a deal after all that time how did you celebrate . Erm, by talking to the press. As soon as it becomes public knowledge, you And your colleagues obviously, so sky, bbc, the guardian, the usual outlets, And press will be Here Today With You And once you ve done that,
bianca nobilo, max foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here and david. what we ve built with is something that no community should have to endure. we are seeing a historic refugee crisis across the western hemisphere. nearly 90,000 migrants have made the track so far, all of them on their way to the u. s southern border. a power struggle between the two most powerful general in sudan. there is a shared deep concern about the fighting violence that s going on without . hi from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, april the 17th nine am here in london. three am indeed ville, alabama. another community is now mourning the loss of children at the hands of gun violence. investigators in dade villa working to find who is responsible for a deadly shooting that killed at least four people and injured 28 others at a sweet 16 birthday party. some of the victims ha
one of our roles here has always been to take away excess money from people who don t know what to do with it, who can t think of a better idea about how to spend their money. in the old days, the mechanism for doing that was you would throw it on a table. put that into the context of throwing away a bottle of 7-up in a club, that s only just we re slightly more honest about it. if you re talking crass commercialism in the very best sense of the word, this is it. is this the cultural center of the country? we may not want to think it is, but is it? what is the rest of the country? i don t know. but it s that place where they all leave and come here. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha what i can go to the desert, but i am not going to get there by accident. but that s part of the whole experience of the desert is that it ain t
vossoughian. dramatic video of the final moments before a plane crash oversees that loved dozens of people dead. we are keeping a close eye on california where another round of devastating storms is heading. plus, a looming dead ceiling deadline, as congress gears up for a fight that could shut the government down. and, president biden on the road today, to honor martin luther king junior, but looming over him is the latest news on the documents found in his home. all of that, plus the right to bear arms in the missouri legislature. you know what it feels like to have a bunch of men at this room, looking at your top, trying to decide whether it s appropriate or not? democratic women fighting back against a new dress code policing what they wear. i talk to one of them, ahead, today. we begin with breaking news out of nepal, where at least 68 people are dead after a twin engine turboprop plane crashed in the airport, in the central part of the country, while trying to lan
entire thing then the rare opportunity won t see it for decades to come join cnn special live coverage of the eclipse across america, coverage starts monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, or you can stream it on max. now, the next hour of central begins we just learned minutes ago that a crucial call today between president biden, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu was not originally on the schedule. so what does that tell us about the urgency of the president s message florida six-week abortion ban, turning up the heat on donald trump. he s a former resident how will he vote when it is on the ballot, their new reporting this morning about how his campaign is working behind the scenes to address it. and then 30 million in hash stolen new clues, and one of the biggest heist in history. i m john berman was sarah sidner and kate baldwin. this is cnn. news central that s few hours. president biden is fully prepared to express his anger and frustrations two