Action on capitol hill. I hear all the folks on tv saying why doesn t biden get this done? well, because biden has four votes in the house and a tie in the senate with two members of the senate who vote more with my republican friends. Let s bring in chief white house correspondent peter alexander, national political reporter for nbc sahil kapur and cofounder of punch bowl news. Peter, yes, president biden didn t mention joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, but it is pretty clear he s talking about them. When it comes to infrastructure is he talking about republicans or is it democrats and not just manchin and sinema, but other democrats who aren t onboard. The question is whether democrats can do this alone or with republicans here, and today s meeting with capito, is the latest and best example of this president s desire to strike a deal on this issue. We heard today from one of his cabinet secretaries, the energy secretary, jennifer granholm emphasizing the urgency saying that the white
from our 300 children that we have on roll, so we just need to carry on doing what we are doing. we get to see all our. friends and that s great cos we really miss them. it was lovely that, even though we re all at home, sometimes people do just need that little pat on the back to say well done, you re doing all right. oh, there we are, the whole family. the school holiday, for many parents, will feel like a much needed break from the demands of home learning. many will be hoping that during the rest of term, their children will also return to classrooms. elaine dunkley, bbc news, wallasey. that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are daily telegraph columnist madeline grant and jason beattie, the assistant editor at the daily mirror. hello to you both. quick look at the front pages. the financial times leads with the figures out today, which
the european commission is being criticised for a plan to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. it could affect some 100 countries worldwide, including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the world health organization is warning measures like this risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised and given to those most in need around the globe. a senior official told the bbc some countries should pause domestic immunisations once their health workers and vulnerable groups have been vaccinated, so that the rollout can be carried out across the rest of the world. saad omer is associate dean of global health research at yale school of medicine, and hejoins us from new haven in connecticut. thank you for coming on the programme. mi; thank you for coming on the programme- thank you for coming on the i programme. first programme. my pleasure. first thins programme. my pleasure. first things first. programme. my pleasure. first t
but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany to help fight off the russian invasion. poland says its will make an official request to the german government. the british prime minister has said there are clearly questions that need answering following reports that the chairman of the conservative party and former chancellor nadeem the howie was forced to pay a significant penalty and millions of pounds in unpaid taxes. rishi sunak has ordered an investigation into whether there were breaches of the ministerial code. mr zahawi is facing calls to resign but he said repeatedly that he made a careless but not a deliberate error. are your tax affairs a distraction for the party, mr zahawi? down the stairs and into the car the man who was charged a penalty by the tax authority and settled a huge tax bill while he was chancellor of the exchequer. nadhim zahawi is now the chairman of the conservatives. his boss, the prime minister, left facing ques