Donald trump talking about the prospect earlier. If the country shuts down, which could very well be, the budget should be handled a lot differently than it has been over the last long period of time, many years. But if for any reason it shuts down, the worst thing is what happens to our military. We are rebuilding the military, bringing it toa rebuilding the military, bringing it to a level that has never been at. And the worst thing is for our military, we dont want that to happen. Anthony joins us live washington. What are the main obstacles between where we are in the funding being released . Were looking at a short term deal to extend funding into the middle of february. That has to pass the house of representatives and the senate, and the House Republicans can do it pretty much by themselves because they have a simple majority. In the senate, it will take democratic help, or at least a handful of democrats not outright blocking it from passage. The bill we are looking at now is c
Tech giants in the us today pushed back against the idea that their platforms were used by russia to meddle in the brexit referendum. In the first ever hearing of a Parliamentary Select Committee outside the uk, british mps grilled the us companies about outside interference in the Brexit Campaign. The Tech Companies said they did have evidence of interference in the us 2016 president ial election but very little in the uks referendum on europe. The chair of the the digital, culture, media and sport committee, damien collins, has struggled to get information from the companies which is why they came to washington. Heres what the Committee Refers to as interference. Would you be prepared to conduct the same analysis which he did in the United States for the uk looking at potential russian interference in about the referendum 7 we are willing to cooperate into the investigation into whether there was any interference in the elections in the uk. We have conducted a thorough investigation
Is this the start of the plastic free revolution . Are you embracing the change or hanging onto your plastic bags . Come and be part of the conversation and tell us what you think. The row between britain and the Europen Union over whether therell be a hard border between Northern Ireland and the irish republic, is set to intensify today. The eu will publish a draft of the brexit withdrawal treaty setting out in legally binding text the proposed terms of the uks departure. The document is expected to say that Northern Ireland will have to follow the rules of the eus Single Market, if other solutions cant be agreed to avoid a hard border with the irish republic. Our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels. This document is about the European Commission putting into legally binding text the agreements that have been reached between the two sides, so remember those divorce issues, citizens rights, the brexit bill on the irish border and also the transition agreement, that is what
British Islamic State members captured in syria, have called for them to face justice in court. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four is members whose british accents earned them the nickname the beatles. Us Officials Say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more. They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public executioners of hostages. Jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead. Aine davis, in prison in turkey. And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The two were detained by american backed syrian kurd fighters. Kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. The gang are suspected of beheading alan henning, a driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, seen here in croatia, a former raf engineer and long time aid workerfrom perth. This morning, his daughter,
Jacob zuma of south africa gave along Television Interview protesting his innocence. Hes has come under increasing pressure to step down amid numerous allegations of corruption. Our africa editor, fergal keane, sent this report from pretoria. In pretoria, seat of the presidency, rumours rippled all morning. The president might be about to resign. But when he did speak to the state broadcaster it was a defiant, defensive appearance. Zuma, the victim. What have i done . £f23 . 5c§§i~,§§1§ anc by could be swearing ini new cauldbe swearinginfinew what between seems to ace u their sleeve, if the an ace up their sleeve, if the president does not resign by end of Business Today they are prepared to table the motion of no confidence tomorrow in parliament. And the anc has the majority of seats in parliament and also opposition parties have indicated their winning to vote with the anc on this. So tomorrow we will be seeing a united effort between the anc and opposition to get was eh £37