on tuesday, representatives of us presidentjoe biden and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses in the us and even a global recession. stocks on wall street finished sharply lower on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. negotiations are very hard, very difficult, both sides have to understand they won t get everything they want. we are trying to get to a budget that is reasonable and bipartisan. that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process, that s why we are moving in this way, to make sure it s bipartisan, but also reasonable. that s what you all can look forward to. for the latest on this story, i spoke to cbs news congressional correspondent, nikole killion. has
a very warm welcome to the programme. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the government s case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime minister s country retreat, chequers. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. his team says. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details. there is no investigation. what has happened here is that the lawyer through borisjohnson lawyer through boris johnson cosmic ministerial diary from the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for a forthcoming public enquiry which will examine th
and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st, just over a weeks time, to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses here in the us, a plunge on the stock markets, and even a global recession. in fact, stocks on wall street finished sharply lower at the close of trading on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. white house press secretary karinejean pierre says a deal both sides can be pleased with is possible. negotiations are very hard, very difficult, both sides have to understand they won t get everything they want. we are trying to get a budget that is reasonable and bipartisan. that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process, that s why we are moving in this way, to make sure it is bipartisan, but also reasonabl
Reminiscent of a lynching, from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil. the brazilian government switched off the lights illuminating rio s statue of christ the redeemer to show their support for the athlete. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. in a tweet, la liga president javier tebas criticised viniciusjuniorfor speaking out against racist abuse, saying, neither spain nor la liga is racist, it is very unfair to say that. mr tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism. but former manchester city player micah richards says the president s comments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil. and that s part of the problem. that is actually part of the problem, and it s not just a football issue. it s just life that people go through every single day. you know, javier tebas, what s his actual role? is he the chairman? if he thinks like that. he s the president of la liga. and if he thinks like t