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plus the u.s. and russia debating a prisoner swap. antony blinken speaking with sergey lavrov. and a breakthrough on capitol hill. chuck shchumer and joe manchin striking a deal after a year of negotiations. there s a lot in this bill, including tax changes. we begin with major developments on the u.s. economy. the gross domestic product fell 0.9%, following a 1.6% drop in the first part of this your, blamed in part on the omicron surge, all of this adding to fears the u.s. could be in a recession. joining me to talk about all this, white house national economic director brian dees. good morning. thanks for taking the time this morning. happy to be here. two consecutive quarters of negative growth. every period since 1948 of two straight negative quarters of gdp has coincided with a recession. in every prior recession in the united states, we have lost jobs. and over the course of the year we have gained 2.7 million jobs. the unemployment rate is 3.6%. there s o ....
will glennon, bbc news. that was brilliant from start to finish, well done, betty. let s take a look at the weather. hello. the sunshine continues this afternoon across the southern half of the uk. again, no rain in the forecast. a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern england. a small chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney and shetland compared with this morning. temperatures a little bit down on where we should be for this stage in august. highest, though, across the south. still pretty warm in that sunshine, 22 25 degrees. through this evening and overnight further rain at times across the northern half of scotland in particular. most other parts dry with some clearer skies across england and wales. could g ....
the economy. the new report out just today driving new recession fears tonight. and what president biden said about this today. and the american families from new jersey to kentucky, across this nation, who say no matter what you call it, we re feeling it. rebecca jarvis reporting. tonight, the big push. democrats racing to pass that surprise breakthrough deal on climate. it would be the most ambitious climate undertaking in u.s. history. the bill also lowers prescription drug costs, health care costs, taxing the very rich and corporations. so, do they have the votes? with joe manchin now onboard. rachel scott standing by live on the hill. also news tonight, this phone call between president biden and china s president xi. the call lasting more than two hours. president xi with a warning to the u.s. and will house speaker nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation visit taiwan amid these tensions? mary bruce with late reporting. russia now responding tonight to t ....
it is my privilege to welcome you all to this celebration of all inspiring courage and resilience today we gather virtually to bestow congress s highest honor the congressional gold medal on nearly 3,000 american heroes, meryl marauders. let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors and educated for the recognition they deserve thank you to the us army leaders joining us today including secretary of the army christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator johnny isaacson who showed his great respect for our veterans. there was leadership on the veterans affairs committee and congressman sandy. bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice for our nation s veterans. finally, thank you to all those joining us online to honor the m ....
on the shameful treatment of disabled people. it is intolerable. if ukraine wants to be part of the western world, law abiding democracy, it can t write off children with disabilities. and england beat sweden 4 0 in the women s euros semi final giving them a chance to win a first ever major women s tournament. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. our top story for you today: scientists say there s compelling evidence that a market selling live animals in the chinese city of wuhan was the early epicentre of the covid 19 pandemic. it s a significant contribution to what s always been the dominant theory that the outbreak began with the coronavirus spreading from animals to humans at the so called wet market . this is the seafood wholesale market in wuhan. one of the studies just published in the journal science, says genetic information suggests there were two ....