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we begin right here in washington d.c. where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend. president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, i m very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but it is very close and i am optimistic. so according to the president, we might get the news of a deal in under three hours time. a top republican negotiator, patrick mchenry, says he s hopeful a deal will come together before midnight but significant challenges remain. earlier, the us treasury secretary janet yellen sending this letter to congressional leaders. she now says the us has until june 5th to avoid a default. she had previously said june 1st. if republicans and the white house fail to reach a comprim ....
the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? and in other news, a ukrainian mother picks through the remnants of her son s life. we have a special report on russian atrocities and a war crimes investigation. and japan plans to pump waterfrom the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific. we hear from the fishermen protesting the move. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. the british prime minister borisjohnson is clinging on to power in downing street, despite the resignations of more than a0 of his own mps from their government roles. he s continuing to defy calls for him to step down from some of his most senior colleagues. they believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of his party. with the latest, here s our political editor, chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, t ....
as a storm introduces heavy rain and severe gales in some parts of the country. details later. president biden will visit israel tomorrow, in a show of support after more than moo people were killed by gunmen from hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. the trip was announced by the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, who also revealed that israel and the us had agreed to develop a plan to get aid to civilians in gaza. un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the territory, where more than 2,700 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel says it is hitting hamas targets as barrages of rockets are still fired from gaza. but a world leader is heading this way. i wednesday, president biden will visit israel. he is coming here at a critical moment for israel. for the region and for the world. itruiith critical moment for ....
again, it s a mixed bag decision. there is some presidential immunity. there is presidential immunity for official acts, not unofficial acts. the way that they ve worded it as we ve been discussing at this table and with our guests is that it does seem to lean heavily toward donald trump s arguments here, that he can do what he wants to do as the president of the united states. let s bring in ken dilanian outside of the supreme court. ken, what do you have? reporter: yeah, katy, i think the analysis here has been spot on. you know, the decision goes a long way to say that the president is not above the law and that private acts, unofficial acts are not immune. but if you look at the implications for jack smith s indictment of former president trump, they appear to be dire because there s a whole section in the indictment about donald trump s efforts to enlist the justice department to falsely- allegedly falsely proclaim there was fraud in the election, write letters t ....
fighter in afghanistan was reduced he ll be out in weeks and we ll speak to his wife claire blackman in her first tv interview. relief initially. i think it took a little while for the news to sink m, little while for the news to sink in, but absolutely delighted. the result we were hoping for. and the dangers of co sleeping with your new baby. when i woke up, i d discovered that she wasn t breathing. i remember like lifting her up and then just running through to andy and screaming that she was gone. health professionals tell us they fear parents are lying about sleeping with their children forfear of being judged. we ll bring you the full story before 10am. hello and welcome to the programme, we re live until iiam. throughout the morning really keen to hear your views as article 50 is triggered and a little later in the programme we ll introduce you to an incredible man this is 53 year old bill kochevar he s paralysed but he s been able to feed himself by usin ....