And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
before that catastrophic implosion. a light fast repair just days after a fiery collapse. the major highway that millions rely on back open for business in philadelphia. and attorney general merrick garland commenting just a short time ago on those charges against president biden s son hunter. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with nbc news s ryan reilly on what we just heard from attorney general merrick garland. unexpected for the attorney general to talk about it. he doesn t answer a lot of questions. but what did he have to say this time? i think based on the allegations that had come out through the whistleblower, he felt responsibility to lay it out here. essentially what he said is he has not taken any action in regards to this hunter biden investigation. take a listen. mr. weiss, was appointed by president trump as the u.s. attorney in delaware and assigned this matter during the previous administration would be permit
hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. at this hour, we are in the home stretch. today is the final day of campaigning before voters start getting counted. candidates across the country are out in force as they should be of course. getting final face time with voters and their final opportunity to lock in any waiving votes. the mood understandably tense with so many razor tight races and so much on the line. republicans are growing increasingly confident they ll make major gains in congress and in governor s mansions across the country. the current and former presidents back on the trail again to try to boost turnout. president biden will be campaigning for democratic candidates in maryland today. former president trump will be in ohio for a rally for the republican senate candidate there. and another sign of justice how focused in voters are on this midterm, more than 40 million americans in 47 states have already cast their ballots in early voting. and when all of the votes are
And, as always, well bring you the latest on the markets and tell you why todays driver is not a trump on or trump off, but china. And well be getting a rather Colourful Inside Track today. The boss of one of the worlds biggest paint firms colart will give us the Brush Strokes on how hes trying to make the environment a top priority. And buyers pushed up shares in snap interactive, a little known us start up, mistaking it for snapchat. So today we want to know, whats the most expensive mistake youve made . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Then, if you use any more puns today, we are going to shoot you we start in washington where the bosses of americas top airlines and airports are due to meet President Trump in the next few hours. There are some major issues on the table that could affect the global Aviation Industry. As we know from his inauguration speech, mr trump said he would follow two simple rules Buy American And Hire american. That could mean a major boost for pla
Likely to rise for some considerable time. so the debate will continue. is it the strikes that are the main factor or is it more underlying factors, like lack of investment in the nhs and workforce issues? 0ften hospitals are not catching up with the demand put on them. but we should neverforget, there are human stories of patients waiting in a lot of discomfort. of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank ou. huh of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank yom hugh pym. of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank yom hugh pym. our of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank you. hugh pym, our health of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank you. hugh pym, our health editor. i the chief constable of northern ireland says dissident republicans are claiming to be in possession of some of the information accidentally leaked regarding the names and work places of thousands of police service officers and support staff. simon byrne says he recognises legitimate concerns, saying he s deeply sorry for an industrial sca