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clyburn, the house majority whip on the division within the party of progressive that doesn t think this goes far enough. will they bolt? we ll explore that first with jacqui heinrich and what is going on right now, hi, jacqui. good afternoon. the house is expected to pass the bill tomorrow. democrats are working to guard against defections after several changes were made after republicans lobbied moderate democrats to pair back the items including the federal unemployment, which was whittled down from $400 to $300. when the house passed the bill, two democrats voted against it protesting the huge price tag. prossives are expected to make the most noise frustrated by changes to the minority party fuelling calls to abolish the filibuster which would affect gun control and immigration reform. democrats can lose four votes and still pass the covid relief package without republican support. none is expected over criticism that it s a progressive witch list. democrats say ....
an administrative error. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. us markets deliver a cool reception to president trump s plan to slash corporate tax rates. and living a samsung life. why south korea s corporate giants are so big you d struggle to live without them. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report, i m rico hizon. donald trump is hours away from completing his first 100 days in office, a milestone where the chief executive is graded on his progress in office and before the clock ticks down, following through on a major campaign promise with a proposal to drastically cut the business tax from 35% to 15%. well, it is now clear how the white house plans to pay for the cuts which could add some $2 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. but the us treasury secretary says economic growth is both the goal and the solution. we believe we can get back to 3% or hi ....
to the bbc news at one. nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 hospital trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced trolley waits and delays in a&e. eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning patient safety was at risk. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. another busy day for the health service, where the pressure of winter is unrelenting. earlier this week, leicester royal infirmary was one of more than 60 hospitals in england to declare a major alert as the strain on services grew. the latest data from nhs england exposes how the health service is struggling to cope. one in five patients admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four hours for a bed. nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to be seen in a&e. in some place it s reached nearly h ....
welcome to bbc news. iam i am reporting live from great yarmouth. people here and up and down the east coast of england prepare for a storm surge tonight, a combination of high tide around 9pm in great yarmouth and high winds that could bring flooding. coastal defences are in place and people here in great yarmouth i collecting sandbags to defend their homes from possible flooding. 5000 people, 5000 homes here in great yarmouth are being evacuated. another 2500 in essex. the environment agency is said that they have 17 surveyors flood warnings in place in england and wales. that means that there is and wales. that means that there is a risk to life. i7 severe flood warnings. there is also another 91 flood warnings that need immediate action. people are preparing for the worst. they say that they have had warnings like this a couple of years ago and it did not consenting. this report on the latest developments is from my colleague. from early this morning people in ....
and the markets still loving president trumps pro growth drive of tax cuts, big spending and deregulation. and as the head of bt europe resigns over an accounting scandal, we ll be getting the inside track from our business editor, simonjack, on that and all the rest of the stories he s been covering this week. after ten years of almost constant growth, the sales of soft sugary drinks in australian supermarkets has fallen by more than $60 million. we want to know are you more aware of sugar, and is it changing the way you shop? just use #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. we start in the us, where, as you have been hearing, uk prime minister theresa may will become the first world leader to meet president trump when they hold talks later today. mrs may has called on the president to renew the special relationship between the two countries. she is keen to show britain can prosper outside the european union, so lining up a post brexit trade deal is high on her agenda ....