have turned the way he has. the eu won t try to punish britain over brexit, says the head of the european commission. but he warns there will be a bill to pay. as syria s ancient city of palmyra is liberated again, more evidence of so called islamic state s brutality comes to light. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, lewis hamilton dominates practise on the first day of the new formula one season fastest in practise in melbourne by more than half a second. good evening. president trump has suffered a major defeat tonight over one of his biggest campaign pledges his vow to reform america s healthcare system, known as obamaca re. mr trump was facing opposition not just from democrats, but from his own party in congress. the president had staked his personal authority on his scheme, issuing an ultimatum to the republicans that he d drop it altogether, if they didn t back him. but tonight, just minutes before the vote, he was forced to abandon his plans dramatically, aft
in the uk after brexit? we have exclusive new information. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has suffered a major defeat tonight over one of his biggest campaign pledges his vow to reform america s healthcare system, known as obamaca re. mr trump was facing opposition notjust from democrats but from his own party in congress. the president had staked his personal authority on his scheme, issuing an ultimatum to the republicans that he d drop it altogether, if they didn t back him. but tonight, just minutes before the vote, he was forced to abandon his plans dramatically, after being told he simply didn t have enough support. our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. mr vice president, do you have the vote 7 a day of truly frantic meetings and phone calls, as the vice president, mike pence, went to the hilt to try to secure the votes needed to pass health care reform trumpcare. and the usual tools deployed, a mixture of menace and flatt
health care reform trumpcare. and the usual tools deployed, a mixture of menace and flattery. but it wasn t going well. my vote is still a no. my vote has not changed. if anybody tells you for certain they know what is going to happen, they are lying. the situation is still very fluid. and if concessions are made to the right of the republican party, you lose the moderates, and vice versa. at the white house, there were no attempts to distance themselves from the legislation. the president s spokesman saying donald trump had done everything he could. there is no question, in my mind, at least, that the president and the team have left everything in the field. we have called every member with a question and concern, taking into consideration the strength of the bill. but there was one definitive statement about how the day would unfold. obviously, later today, the house will vote on the american health care act, the current vote is scheduled for 3:30pm. except it didn t, wit
the schmuck. he s. hello. good to have you with us. president trump says he s surprised and disappointed after failing to secure republican support in congress for plans to replace obamacare, one of his main election campaign pledges. our north america editor jon sopel has more. mr vice president, do you have the vote? a day of truly frantic meetings and phone calls, as the vice president, mike pence, went to the hill to try to secure the votes needed to pass health care reform trumpcare. and the usual tools deployed, a mixture of menace and flattery. but it wasn t going well. do you have the votes? my vote is still a no. my vote has not changed. if anybody tells you for certain they know what is going to happen, they are lying. the situation is still very fluid. and if concessions are made to the right of the republican party, you lose the moderates, and vice versa. at the white house, there were no attempts to distance themselves from the legislation. the president s s
valley heading towards that 580/680 corridor, it s definitely hit-and-miss showers. all that intensity will continue as the day wears on lifting from the west to the northeast direction pockets of heavy rain at times. there will be delays at sfo. right now, temperatures are in the 50s. with the light rain. the other side of the coin happens to be the very gusty winds that will be in excess of 30 to 40 miles per hour at times. 50 in the highest elevations. temperatures 50s and 60s. we ll talk about how much rain to expect and when it will move out and the effects on the weekend. that s straight ahead. here s sandra. so far, so good out there on the roads although we do have some very minor road construction to talk about. this is on the richmond/san rafael bridge on the eastbound side just after the toll plaza. one lane is currently closed because of some construction. but take a look. you can see things are up to speed there. this is going to be in place until 5:00 this mor