hours to go. now, we have to see wha comes of the negotiations that ar going . hopefully it will reach the level that we need in order to pass both of them. but we will pass both bills. the question now is whether progressives will still work to defeat the infrastructure bill. congresswoman pramila jayapal, chair of the progressive congress caucus, says she believ somewhere around 60 members were willing to vote no. remember, progrsives wanted a vote on the social spending package first and they threatened to tank any infrastructure vote unless that happened. but the issue with that sweeping package remains the $3.5 illion price tnd opsition fromwo demratic setors. it so rpriseth, that th j manch and ksten sine are bh inved to t whit hou today as legistion that wld beignifint achiement for thi president hangs i t lance. this demratic stalemate persists even as coness also faces dn a potential government shutdown and an unprecedented default on the nation s debt. senate re
one from the netherlands and two from the united arab emirates. all those killed were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university s faculty of arts in the city s old town, which is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pictures some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. a member of the prague police force gave this description of the response to the incident using footage filmed by cameras mounted on police officers to illustrate what had happened. translation: this classroom was, the attack was three translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, make
let s get down to business. hsbc has just reported a 92% surge in quarterly profit. rising interest rates helped to swell its net interest income. europe s largest bank that s headquartered in london said pre tax earnings ringed in at $5.2 billion for the fourth quarter that s better than expected and up from $2.7 billion the year before. but it s biggest shareholder, ping an insurance of china, is putting pressure on the board to pivot further east. that s one of the challenges facing hsbc. let s discuss this with will walker arnott, senior investment manager, charles stanley good morning. talk about numbers. shareholders will benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter- benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, strong - last quarter. yes, strong results which would have pleased the market and beat expectations, as outlined. gather up 30% over last year, and the results explain why. what strip on the results, first
leie hello, and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. emma hayes isn t giving anything away on the usa job, but says the time s right to leave women s super league side chelsea. it s women s super league side chelsea. not actually a do, it s not actually an easy thing to do, to leave at the top. we it s not actually an easy thing to do, to leave at the top.- it s not actually an easy thing to do, to leave at the top. i ve had a world-class team. do, to leave at the top. i ve had a world-class team. but do, to leave at the top. i ve had a world-class team. but it s - world class team. but it s something i always made a promise to myself i would do. it s over for afghanistan their world cup semifinal dreams officially over at the hands of south africa. and success for britain s women in tumbling, on the opening day of the world trampoline championships in birmingham. also coming up on sportsday. boxing returns to brighton and it s the eubanks topping the bill, as ha