it s 5:00 a.m. in new york. thank you so much for getting an early start with us. i m christine roman. we. i m laura jarrett. we begin with the white house running into roadblocks from all directions as it enters a critical period to set an economic agenda for the end of the year and the 2022 midterms. democrats in congress are trying to push ahead with a sweeping multitrillion dollar 10-year spending plan to expand the social safety net that includes child care, tackling the crime crisis. the goal to submit detailed bills by the end of the week. democrats from the opposite end of the spectrum are drawing hardlines. he would not have my vote on $3.5. b chuck knows that. we talked about this. we put out $5.4 trillion. all the help we put there and will run until next year 2022. what the urgency? it s absolutely not acceptable to me and i don t think it s acceptable for the president, for the american people, or the overwhelming majority of the people in the democrati
the companies named in the lawsuit haven t responded. a series of significant changes to the covid travel rules will come into force in the early hours of sunday morning. france, a major destination for british tourists is to be brought into line with other amber list countries. those coming from france to england will no longer need to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated. with the latest, here s our transport correspondent caroline davies. a near empty swimming pool, few tents pitched and no one propping up the bar. this would normally be the busiest time of year at this campsite in western france, but at the moment, they re half empty. hopefully there ll be a flurry of last minute campers. we re hoping so, especially in september with the older couples who normally come who don t have families. i think it s too late for families to come because they will have booked elsewhere in the uk. across the channel, these british holiday makers are staying home. with the kids and
injured by a falling tree after strong winds struck the south of england. emergency services were called to ubbeston in suffolk on friday evening where police say the two, who are in their 20s, were at an outdoor party. it comes after storm evert lead to gusts of winds nearing 70mph across cornwall in south west england, prompting a number of rescues. the england cricketer ben stokes has been praised after it was announced he s taking an indefinite break from the sport with immediate effect. he has withdrawn from england s squad for the five test series against india. in a tweet, the england and wales cricket board said he had shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and wellbeing. campaigners say more than 100 former interpeters seeking relocation to the uk after helping british forces in afghanistan have had their applications rejected. it comes as the first group of afghan interpreters who served with us forces landed in the united states yesterday. some appl
now on bbc news: ahead of the paralympics injapan, the bbc s disability correspondent introduces us to five people who have experienced important moments in the history of disability. hello, i m nikki fox. thanks forjoining me at the queen elizabeth olympic park here in london ahead of the summer 2020 paralympic games. in this special edition of witness history, we re looking back at some important moments in the recent history of disability and sport. coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we ll hear about the special olympics for those with learning disabilities. away from sport, we ll find out why students at america s deaf only university shut down their campus. plus, we ll hear about the specially designed carfor disabled people that was both terrifying and exhilarating. but first, when sports enthusiast van phillips lost his leg during an accident, he became immediately frustrated by the clumsy prosthetics on offer. determined to run again, h
from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city s central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice s over tourism. hordes of day trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. and they ve contributed to the flooding that s long plagued venice. the high tide in 2019, the worst in 50 years, inundating st mark s square and devastating homes and businesses. a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the cruise liners, but those depending on the industry are worried. translation: such a decision taken so quickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion, it is evil and a crime against