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let s start in the united states, because after months of political wrangling the us senate has passed a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, intended to restore some of the ageing, often crumbling, transport systems across the us. the plan will see $110 billion being spent on roads, bridges and other major projects. the white house currently believes 115,000 bridges across the country are considered to be in poor condition. $73 billion will be spent on clean energy. president biden hopes the money will be spent on new power lines and rebuilding america s old electric grids. let s now get more details on the plan, the bbc s michelle fleury filed this report from new york. presidentjoe biden celebrated the passage of the infrastructure bill, describing it as a once in a generation investment in america. after ears investment in america. after years and investment in america. after years and infrastructure, - investment in america. after years and infrastructure, we | years ....
months we ve been allowed and able to share a zip code, shea nothing of an entire television studio. brian, it is great to be with you in person tonight. fantastic to be together. joint of course by our beloved colleagues nicolle wallace and joy reid who are here at my sides, my sisters in full vaccination status. it is good to be together, you guys. with the band all back together again, we are awaiting president biden s joint address to congress. this is a speech we are not supposed to call a state of the union, although that s effectively what it will be. modern presidents have generally given this speech in february, just about one month after being inaugurated. president biden has waited much later, until now, late april. today is his 99th day in office. indeed this president will address the nation tonight over a year into our pandemic, which of course has claimed the lives of over 570,000 of our fellow citizens. given the ongoing public health crisis, tonight ....
i mjohn watson, i m john watson, coming up i mjohn watson, coming up in i m john watson, coming up in the sport, leicester city knocked manchester united out of the fa cup, joining southampton, chelsea and manchester city in the semifinals. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in australia, where heavy rains have triggered the worst floods for a century. thousands of residents in the state of new south wales have been told to leave home. forecasters are warning that more rain is expected. just to give you an idea of how saturated the ground is, take a look at these pictures, filmed at oxley island, about 250 kilometres north of sydney. the water simply has nowhere to go. and that s led to images like this a house, literally floating away. it s believed it belonged to a couple who were due to get married on saturday. the river is peaking nearly six metres above normal that s almost 20 feet. it s already burst its banks. our cor ....
and a procession of the dead the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers transported to a new resting place in cairo. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the half brother of king abdullah ofjordan says he has been placed under house arrest as a number of top officials have been detained in a security operation. prince hamza, who was removed as crown prince in 2004, has accused jordan s leaders of incompetence, corruption and harassment. thejordanian military has denied that he s been detained, but says he was told to stop any action that could undermine the country s security and stability. this is prince hamza, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed to the bbc via his lawyer. here s some of what he ....
to kabul to talk about security but refuses to say whether us forces will leave afghanistan by may. and the largest asteroid to pass earth this year provides the chance to see a space rock that formed, at the dawn of the solar system. hello and welcome. here in the uk: two police officers are in hospital after clashes with hundreds of protesters in the city of bristol. it happened after a rally against plans to limit demonstrations turned violent. the uk s home secretary condemned what she called unacceptable thuggery and disorder. our correspondent andrew plant sent this report from the scene. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there s a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bri ....