Loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have called now and will come to you 800 a31, 3,700 good morning. Im John Berman with sara sign. Youre in chicago. Kate bolduan is in New York behind us, is though room where it happens. The big group very big, the United Center, the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention were getting new details about this unprecedented gathering. One that is completely different than what had been planned just for weeks and one day ago. That is when it became apparent that Vice President Kamala Harris would be the nominee this theme of this convention is for the people, for our future. But tonight, the Headliner Kind of reminder of the past, that past four weeks and one day ago, President Biden is the Headliner Tonight cnns Kevin Liptack is leading us off kevin, look, this is a huge week for democrats. It is now here it is, beginning. And while the whole week as a party for Harris Tonight is President Bidens ni
We begin in israel where the us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage release deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denieS Progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. Earlier, the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing hamas of being obstinate. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with Antony Blinken and has this update from tel aviv. Well, the air is thick with a bit of optimism and a lot of expectation, when it comes to Antony Blinken. One senior official i was talking to on the way here used phrases like this being an inflection point, a critical moment in terms of what they want to get from this ceasefire deal. Some are talking in terms of their hopes that th
Night sleep im Stephanie Elam in Los Angeles and this is cnn this. Is cnn special live coverage, Republican National Convention in milwaukee, Donald Trump in the building expected to enter the hall at any moment, i want to go to full mattingly. Whos standing by . Bill, what are you can you tell us well, all eyes have been on the stage for much of an eye right now. Theyre turning to the back of the room and the Vip Section where we have started to see Trump Family members start to walk in, including john junior, his girlfriend, kimberly guilfoyle. They have joined Jd Vance, who has already standing there with the speaker, mike johnson, mike johnsons wife, kelly, Byron Donalds, and other House Member as well, Tiffany Trump has also walked in. Eu cb family, friends, close advisers, including dance we know from the Trump Team and they know haba trumps lawyer is also here as well. Theres Eric Trump sitting with his wife, bore trump, whos now heading these republican thats your committee sho
Republicans will cooperate with that Time Line. Lets start voting on amendments. The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer well be here. Our full consideration should not be choked off by any artificial timetable but our Democrat Uk colleagues may Sen Sill out the differences. President biden announcing new Executive Actions to keep americans in their homes. It comes as some House Members are still camped out on the capitol steps calling for action on the he Fiction Moratorium in this country. Were going to talk about it with house financial Services Chairwoman Maxine waters. Mean time, the biden administration also set to expand Priority Refugee Access for civilian thats works with the government in afghanistan. And were 24 hours away from Simone Biles talking about plans to take part in the Balance Beam final after withdrawing from several competitions to focus on her mental health. Next hour, top officials from the White House will hold a briefing on the state of the pandem
And we are live from coventry cathedral, the Uk City of culture. Street performers and artists are moving through the city to avoid mass crowds due to covid restrictions. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced what he called A Historic Agreement to reform the global Tax System. The agreement by the G7 Group of Finance Ministers is set to include a global minimum rate of corporation tax. The Base Rate of at least 15 is seen as a starting point, but is lower than the minimum rate of 21 that had been proposed by president biden. The plans are also set to stop major multinational companies, include apple and microsoft, from paying little or no tax in countries where they make money. The uk chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said businesses should pay the right amount of tax in the right place. Our Business Correspondent Katy austin reports. How much tax should multinational companies, particularly tech giants, pay, and where should they pay it . Those were the