Top of the hour, im alisyn camerota. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. The Vice President and democrats have a message for the gop, the fight is not over. Senate republicans blocked a vote, even a debate, on a sweeping election reforms bill. And progressives are calling out what they say is President Bidens lack of intervention. And some say that if he does not take a stronger hand on Voting Rights, they could block his infrastructure plan. Manu raju joins us. Reporter we know that there is a negotiation happening right now with bipartisan, a group of senators, as well as Senior Administration officials in the senate to try to figure out if there is a bipartisan path forward. The next 24 hours is pivotal. Democrats are trying to pass a smaller bill with about 1. 2 trillion over eight years, and a more massive bill along Straight Party lines. Theres talk of up to 6 trillion, but theres also pressure among liberals who say the bipartisan talks are chewing up too much time. They m
Farmers in nigeria a dutch court orders the local branch of shell to pay compensation for damages caused by oil spills and more protests and scuffles in indias capital as farmers demonstrate against new government laws they say will hurt them the benefit of corporate farmers. Im gemini with the sporting event has had to pay refuses to criticize christianity when our day is top scorer it faces a Police Investigation for breaching cave it 19. 00 rules by going on a ski trip. So European Health regulators have given emergency approval for the Oxford Astra Zeneca Coronavirus Vaccine saying it can be administered to adults of all ages while the announcement comes as a drug maker and the e. U. Early disputes over supply the block was expecting at least 80000000 doses by the end of march but a week ago because said it wouldnt meet those expectations claiming manufacturing issues well despite growing criticism that vaccine rollouts all too slow regulators saying having another approved vaccine
Also coming up Box Office Battle odeon zone enters urgent talks with water brothers over its decision to make all of its films available to stream instantly next year. And our welcome to the program saudi arabias foreign minister says he is hopeful a deal could soon be reached to end the bass a dispute with qatar its been 3 years since saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt imposed a land sea an Arab Blockade on cata for ministers of Catherine Quaid also say theres been progress towards resolving the crisis. Now reports. Crucial days ahead for gulf nations talks aimed at and in the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress kuwaits foreign minister whose country has been be generally mediate again and to the crisis says hes confident. A constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stressed their desire to reach a final agreement and resolutions to preserve the region stability and harmony maintain the inte
Troops in somalia raising questions about the fight against the armed group alshabaab. Bangladesh begins shipping Rohingya Refugees to an isolated island in whats being seen as a forced relocation. They made of coal wait says hes happy with the progress made in talks to end the gulf crisis thats after saudi arabias foreign minister said hes hopeful a deal could soon be reached to end the bitter dispute with qatar its been 3 years since saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt imposed a land sea and air blockade on kata but the Foreign Ministers say all parties want to reach a final agreement after holding constructive talks about reports. Crucial days i had full gulf nations talks aimed at and during the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress kuwaits funny minister whose country has been be generally mediate to get. And to the crisis says hes confident. A constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stre
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