the bill to fund the government and avert a partial shutdown. earlier today, the house passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, which then went to the senate for a vote, and that vote has not happened. let s bring in sahil kapur, senior reporter for nbc news, because we need you to explain this to us. why hasn t this vote happened? it s almost midnight. reporter: stephanie, they are haggling over amendments right now. if it sounds excruciatingly boring, that s because it is. the senate can vote on anything quickly without the unanimous consent of all 100 members, and they don t have that right now, simply, because republicans are trying to force votes on a bunch of tough issues like immigration, trying to put democrats in politically difficult positions, votes on amendments that some centrist democrats with support if they came up, and that means it would actually pass. it would change the bill, which would then be forced back to the house, which has just adjourne
a $1.2 trillion government funding package which then went to the senate for a vote and that vote has still not happened. so let s bring in sahil kappur. why has this vote not happened yet? reporter: well they haggling over amendments. the senate cannot vote without the unanimous consent of all the members. republicans are trying to force votes on a bunch of tough issues like immigration. trying to put democrats in politically difficult positions. some centrist democrats would support them if it came up. it would pass. then go back to the house which is just adjourned for a two week recess so we would have a protracted shutdown putting schumer in an awkward position. look, this is only because they left things until the last minute, stephanie. this is a 1,000 page bill released just yesterday and it passed the house just this morning giving the senate very little time to do it. if they had saved more time, they could ping-pong the bill back and forth. but this is what happe
bomb was made or it components stored and that means there was a co nsta nt stored and that means there was a constant risk. the investigation is focusing on food salman abedi new, with more arrests. a blast this morning as police in cheetham hill blew open this door in yet another raid. local people have helped us establish the identities of the 20 and 22 year old men arrested here last night. we have established a link between one and are member of salman abedi s family. the police investigation is to start with the bomber, find out who his friends and acquaintances are and arrest them. we have a good understanding of his movements and are more certain of his risks. the prime minister could make this statement.” his risks. the prime minister could make this statement. 1 tack has made the decision to reduce the threat level from critical to severe. a threat level of severe means an attack is highly likely. a country should remain vigilant. so far this bank holiday weekend
waiting in the sky. and go on a trip down memory lane with a spiderfrom mars. hello, i m anne marie tasker, and i m the arts and culture correspondence for the bbc here in hull and this is kofi smiles. i m the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. today, we are taking it quite literally because we are not in a concert hall or in a theatre, we are here in a graveyard. it s a setting for a performance which is quite difficult to sum up in just a few words. it s part circus acrobats, part music, part dance and it all takes place under the cover of darkness. areialists, acrobats, video artists, singers. coming together to tell the story of an ancient greek legend in a new way. depart explores the tragic love story of orpheus when he descends into the underworld and tries and fails to bring his dead wife, eurydice, back to life. the audience happens upon the action as they wander through hull s general cemetery. we
what s happening in the year long celebration. hello, and welcome to hull, the uk city of culture. showcasing the brightest and the best of contemporary culture has brought us here to hull s cemetery for a circus performance with a difference. and continuing our celebration of difference, we meet matt fraser who will be putting his disability centre stage to play shakespeare s richard iii. i m a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first but it s exciting that i get to do it. we will meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving up their free time for culture. # there s a star man, waiting in the sky.# and go on a trip down memory lane with a spiderfrom mars. hello, i m anne marie tasker, and i m the arts and culture correspondence for the bbc here in hull and this is kofi smiles. i m the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. today, we