it is saturday, may 27th, i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to have you. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hoping to announce an agreement as soon as today. but major sticking points remain. on everything from spending caps to work requirements. earlier, i spoke with congresswoman debbie ding whole called for an ent to the back and forth. we cannot be cutting a deal for conservatives, far right conservatives, that are never going to vote for this bill. we need to do something so that we stop this drama, this kabookie dance of going down to the wire on our debt ceiling. cnn is live on the hill this
And well speak to a woman who says she was sexually harassed by the former fox news star bill oreilly. Hello. Welcome to cornwall. We are pretty much in the middle of the county, and we are just off the much in the middle of the county, and we arejust off the high and we are just off the high street, in the main square, a small, pretty square. We are talking to all sorts of people here ahead of the General Election. We are asking about the things they care about with 30 days to go. A lot of people say they dont have a great deal of time for politicians. They feel pretty forgotten, actually. Geographically, they are 300 miles away from westminster. We will hear from pledge of them this morning in detail. Wherever you are, get in touch. What issues do you care most about ahead of this General Election . We will hear from about ahead of this General Election . We will hearfrom more about ahead of this General Election . We will hear from more of you after the news. Our top story today, th
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
Minister mark rutte loses seats, but will likely return to power after seeing off the challenge of Geert Wilders. Eruption on mount etna in sicily. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. For the second time in two months, Federaljudges Have blocked President Trumps attempt to impose a travel ban on six mainly muslim countries. Earlier this month, the white house issued a new travel order which removed some of the more contentious elements from the first one. But two judges, one from hawaii another from maryland, took the unusual step of referring back to the president s comments during the Election Campaign evidence they said that his order was still designed to discriminate against muslims. Donald] trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown on muslims entering the United States, until our countrys representatives can figure out what the hell is going on later in the campaign, mr. Trump backed away from his call for a total muslim ban. But thejudge in
Through what is moving and why and weigh up the latest prediction that the Pound Sterling is due for a bounce back. Powering the future. Well be getting the inside track on a business which hopes to provide Young Companies with cheap Renewable Energy. And today we want to know, how green is your energy, and does it matter . Or when it comes to choosing a supplier, is it all about price . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. It isa it is a packed agenda as per usual, so it is a packed agenda as per usual, so lets get started. We begin in south africa, where president jacob zuma is under pressure because a No Confidence Vote in his leadership is being considered by the parliaments speaker. Its because of the contorversial Cabinet Reshuffle last week which saw the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and many other Cabinet Members sacked. Thats had a big impact. Lets talk you through the reaction. Within hours of mr gordhans removal, the south african currency, the rand, fel