president joe biden, house speaker kevin mccarthy, and their negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling. we are learning that house democrats have been invited to a virtual all-member briefing from the white house, set for tomorrow at five p.m. eastern, according to a notice that just went out and has been obtained by nbc news. kevin mccarthy said the text of the agreement will be available to members tomorrow, promising that house republicans that they will have 72 hours to look it over before they vote on. it that vote is tentatively scheduled for wednesday. and breaking just now, two gop sources tell nbc news that conservatives are bulking at the agreement. conservative members of congress and both the house and senate, along with conservative outside groups are plotting ways to gum up passage of the bill, or add amendments to make it more appealing to hard-liners. a source familiar with the talks said, i want to bring in jen psaki, former whi
and the other main headlines this lunchtime. the family of nicola bulley says they re in agony, as they wait for police to identify a body found in the river, close to where she disappeared. the true cost of a cup of tea sexual exploitation on the tea farms that supply some of britain s most popular brands. scotland s finance secretary, kate forbes enters the race to replace nicola sturgeon as snp leader and first minister. and after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaur, finds a new home in coventry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we ll tell you how ireland are getting on in theirfinal women s t20 world cup group game against india, still searching for theirfirst win. good afternoon from kyiv, where an american president, has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. it s joe biden s first trip to ukraine, since russia invaded almost a year ago. rumours had been swirling for 2h hours that a high level visitor would be here today, but the trip was shroude
no matter how good it is, it is not going to complete the chaos, costas,, karen, what is your thoughts? this is a great deal for the president. let s remember something here. republicans began this negotiation process in 20 22% across the board, cuts on ball spending. the fact that in, this deal, spending is basically going to remain flat for the next two years is a win for democrats, it is a win for the president. with the programs we are concerned about the most being cut, they are protected. in this is so far ahead of what we were back in 2011, which pretty much instituted it ten years of budgeting caps, we are not going to have that problem, we are not 20 that the deal of the debt ceiling yet, until after the presidential election, this land it far better for president biden and i think anybody was forecasting. how do you see, it how do you give it a ten? i mean, i don t have anxiety until four there is a respect for the
is now covering its costs. the department for transport said it had now invested more than £2 billion in supporting the industry since the pandemic began and extended a temporary £2 cap on single fares across england until the end ofjune. along the 128 route, residents of pickering are fighting to stop their other bus, the 8a0, being cut. there s a possibility it might go, what would that mean for you? i d have to quit myjob, because i don t drive, so i ve no other transport. the council here hopes the 8a0 can be saved. many people have already watched their bus leave for the last time. katy austin, bbc news. research for the bbc shows half of state funded schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england are over subscribed, as they struggle to meet growing demand for places. some headteachers say they ve been forced to hold classes in cupboards
many of them are commercially funded like the 128 bus through north yorkshire, which now only runs every two hours and skips the village of ruston. so the older residents are having to walk up through the village, and it s a very steep hill, down the main road, which is a really fast moving road, erm, to the bus stop, carrying their shopping. the bus companies say they re still getting fewer passengers than before the pandemic and they ve had to cope with rising costs. i m going to get on this bus to speak to the man who runs one operator here in yorkshire. hello, ben. hi, how are you doing? it is very much about money. ultimately, we are a - labour intensive business. the last two years, we ve - increased our driver wages by 25%, in order to remain competitive. 0ur utilities costs have gone up, so gas and electric, like they have for everybody, as well as parts for repairing vehicles. and we re expecting our fuel costs to go up as we go further- into this year as well. he says t