right now, a high stakes meeting behind closed doors adds congress clashes over trillions of dollars. house speaker kevin mccarthy wants to force president biden to the negotiating table. the big problem, his own party might not be on board with his plan to hold a vote today. the clock is tick to go cut a deal. rolling out the red carpet. the nuclear threat when president biden is preparing for a state visit with south korea s president this morning. we will bring you those important moments ahead. an urgent manhunt across multiple states after four detainees escape a mississippi jail, one of them suspected of shooting and killing a man right after he got out. the latest from police coming up on cnn news central. we begin on capitol hill where right now republican house leadership is meeting behind closed doors discussing a big course reversal in their one-year plan to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion while making deep spending cuts. speaker kevin mccarthy and
weather prospects. before we do that, we havejust had weather prospects. before we do that, we have just had an update on the last few minutes. we were talking earlier about storm babet. we are just hearing from angus council that it is telling 350 households that they must evacuate in the brechin. that news is through in the brechin. that news is through in the brechin. that news is through in the last few minutes and that gives you a sense of the scale of that situation. let s get a weather forecast wherever you live in the country. chris fawkes is here with the weather. a lot of difficult at times coming. ifeel this isjust the a lot of difficult at times coming. i feel this is just the start of it. the met office have issued a rare red warning covering angus where we have seen evacuations and also aberdeenshire, dundee, perth and kinross. it is the chelation of rain building up over the next few days that will cause problems with flooding from various parts of the country
southwards. why is all this happening? as you mentioned, samantha, it is all down to storm babet, and essentially, this area of low pressure brings mild air that mixes with the cold air we have in scandinavia, gritting this weather front and some very strong winds that have been pummelling eastern scotland, and that is that runs that can t move because of this blocking area of high pressure so get stuck in the same area with that torrential rain falling hour after hour after hour. flooding is the main concern, particularly across northern and eastern scotland, parts of eastern england, but we re also seeing some gusts of wind today switching 70 miles an hour, which in itself is strong enough to blow down some trees. it is likely to lead to some trees. it is likely to lead to some disruption this afternoon as well, it is a member. some disruption this afternoon as well, it is a member. chris, thank ou ve well, it is a member. chris, thank you very much well, it is a member.
seventeen british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. this is the scene live in gaza we ll have the latest on the escalating conflict. hello, and welcome. i m maryam moshiri. we start in israel and gaza where there has been another night of missile launches and air raids across the border, while the prospect of an israeli ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. here are the latest developments. israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. the bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. palestinian sources say that more than 950 people have been killed by israel s bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. israel has sealed all crossings into gaza. and we re getting reports of a large number of israeli forces massing at the border. missing at the border. both sides have accused the other
17 british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. this is the scene live in gaza we ll have the latest on the escalating conflict. and our team of bbc specialists is here for any questions you have about the israeli palestinian conflict. we start in israel and gaza where there has been another night of missile launches and air raids across the border while the prospect of an israeli ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. here are the latest developments. israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. 169 of those killed were israeli soldiers. the bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. palestinian sources say that more than 1,055 people have been killed by israel s bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. israel has sealed all crossings into gaza. and we re getting reports of a la