Of cancer treatment. And how Predictive Analytics can help in emergencies. Thats all in click, in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Many federal Government Services across the United States have shut down after politicians in washington failed to pass a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of workers employed by federal agencies are being sent home until a compromise can be found. However, essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. The last Government Shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days. Sarah corker reports. Its a Government Shutdown nobody wanted. It went to the wire but there was no last minute deal. As democrats rallied on capitol hill, inside the senate, Republican Leaders couldnt secure enough votes to pass a spending bill to extend the funding of federal agencies. On this vote, the ayes are 50, nays are 49. The motion is not agreed. Three fifths of the senators duly
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Welcome to bbc news. We agreed to the contours of that deal. An immigration deal, we could have addressed Childrens Health insurance, disasteraid. Have addressed Childrens Health insurance, disaster aid. We went to the meeting and had a long and productive discussion. I told the president the democrats were willing to fund the military at the highest levels in history. Thorough body in his budget request. Far above. I relu cta ntly his budget request. Far above. I reluctantly put his old request on the table, his request. We left the meeting having agreed to try for a short term cra that would keep eve ryo ne short term cra that would keep everyone at the negotiating table for a few more days. The president suggested, lets do it by tuesday night. We said, great. Several hours later, he called back. He said, so, i hear we have a three week deal. I said, no, mr president , no one has talked to me about a three week deal. No one has talked to me. No one had called to need a leader policy.
In the bill protecting the so called dreamers, thousands of young people brought into this country illegally whos right to remain is due to be revoked in a few weeks time. The Senate Democratic leader met with President Trump for more an hour at the white house, but the two men failed to reach a deal. The way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown, and now we will have one. And the blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. Many republicans support efforts to legitimise the status of the dreamers, but they want it tied to other provisions, such as president froms border wall, and not made pa rt froms border wall, and not made part of a government funding bill. What we have just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. The last Government Shutdown her
Deadlock in washington. And in sport, a moment to reflect on the life of Cyrille Regis the former england player described as a trailblazer for black players in modern football at stadiums across the country. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators had failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential Government Services will carry on. The recriminations have already begun. David willis reports from washington. The ayes 50, the nays are 49. The vote to keep funding the federal government was well short of the majority needed, the last hope of avoiding an embarrassing government shut down had failed. Three fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative