Invasion of cicadas. President biden has unveiled his budget proposal for next year with the highest level of federal government spending since the second world war. He s calling forjust over $6 trillion worth of post pandemic spending which still needs congressional approval. He s demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology, but he faces a political battle to deliver it and growing concerns over its impact on inflation and the national debt. Reacting to the proposal, the senior republican senator lindsey graham called it insanely expensive, but the democratic house speaker nancy pelosi said it showed the value her party placed on america s workers and its middle class. Here s the president speaking earlier at an event in ohio. The bottom line is this, the biden economic plan is working. We had record job creation. We re seeing record economic growth. We re creating a new paradigm. And now, 50% of all of america, more than any other country, is fully va
President biden has unveiled his budget proposal for next year, with the highest level of federal government spending since the second world war. He s calling forjust over $6 trillion worth of post pandemic spending which still needs congressional approval. He s demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology, but he faces a political battle to deliver it and growing concerns over its impact on inflation and the national debt. Reacting to the proposal, the senior republican senator lindsey graham called it insanely expensive, but the democratic house speaker nancy pelosi said it showed the value her party placed on america s workers and its middle class. Here s the president speaking earlier at an event in ohio. The bottom line is this the biden economic plan is working. We ve had record job creation. We re seeing record economic growth. We re creating a new paradigm. And now, 50% of all of america, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated. Applau
has been the the worst hit state, kentucky. “m 3 has been the most devastating tornado event in our state s history and for those who have seen it, what it has done hearing grace county and elsewhere, it is indescribable. in elsewhere, it is indescribable. in illinois at least two amazon workers are confirmed dead after their warehouse was destroyed. president biden will be giving a press conference in the next hour. we will bring that to you live. warning from scientists. and in sport it s going to be a nail biter. max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for sunday s formula one title decider in abu dhabi. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has said tornadoes that have ripped though at least five states, killing dozens of people, earlier, the governor of kentucky, andy beshear, said at least 70 people were killed in his state alone many of them in a candle factory in the town of mayfield. there ve been rep
after the driest summer in nearly 50 years, it would take weeks worth of rain to replenish water sources, while experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i m glad to finally be here. japan s delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name s steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it s not just about watching it, it s about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter, i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 gam
hello and welcome to bbc news. the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital, after being attacked at an event yesterday. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves in one of his arms are severed and his liver is damaged. sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. it was there at a literary event where the attack happened in full view of a large audience. a man in a black mask jumped onto the stage, stabbing him at least once in the