minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s under
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world, it is monday, july 4th, and the independence day celebrations kicking off early in some cities. this is video from milwaukee s waterfront where thousands gathered to catch a spectacular fireworks show, just beautiful there. the mood was not so festive at america s airports, though, flights canceled, passengers stranded. if you are flying holiday weekend chances are you are not having a happy 4th and feeling anything but independent because you were at the mercy of overwhelmed airlines. more than 1,500 flights were canceled from friday through sunday and saturday was the worst, 653 flights were axed. the airlines are also blaming the weather, thunderstorms in the northeast delaying thousands of flights and adding to the chaos the highest travel demand we ve seen since the start of the pandemic and, of course, rampant staffing shortages. let s take you now to one of the busiest airports in the world, atlanta s
we ll have a foerk on to what to expect. also this hour a cnn exclusive. bri brittney griner s wife. we want to welcome the viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. alleged pressure on a former white house aird that gave bombshell testimony to the house january 6 select committee. congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. tell us what you re picking up. reporter: we are learning about the committee s concern that witnesses to the investigation could be intimidated by former members of the trump administration, pips the president himself. one witness they re concerned about is cassidy hutchinson. witness intimidation is a serious focus. cnn learned that the examples of possible witness intimidation on tuesday directed at the witness cassidy hutchinson. you will do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that atfrlting to influence witnesses to testif
the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but he s the man to do it. chad, what s happening? reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost of pharmaceuticals cheaper. elizabeth mcdonough has a lot of sway in process. the closer you can demonstrate a connection between what you re proposing and its fiscal impact on the federal budget, the more likely it is that it qualify for a simple majority vote out will. if i it doesn t, if it runs afoul of the rules of the road and/or is more designed to impact private sector activity reporter: on tapped today a marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on amendme
a i m aishah hasnie. alex alexandria hoff from washington. the chinese foreign ministry has imposed unspecified sanctions on speaker pelosi and her family. while in tokyo yesterday, the speaker says that china s action are part of an effort to isolate taiwan and she said her trip did not change to the statues quo. and calling the exercise in the taiwan straits a grave problem and several missiles landed in japan s exclusion zone. here is antony blinken. since china has launched a dozen ballistic missiles, we ve been hearing from partners and allies across the region who are increasingly concerned about the destabilizing actions. the white house believes that china is using speaker pelosi s visit as a reason to escalate tension. there s no reason for china to escalate the way they have. there s no reason. the policy has not changed. we re in line with the one china policy. the speaker had every right to take that trip. white house officials believe that senior level