Good evening. Days after Asylum Seekers went aboard the Bibby Stockholm Barge on the dorset coast, all those housed on it are being evacuated after Legionella Bacteria was discovered in its water supply. The government says it is a temporary measure, and the news comes as the latest figures showed more than 750 people crossing the channel in small boats yesterday, the highest daily number so far this year. Our home editor mark easton is here what do we know of whats been happening on board the barge . Well, we have spoken to one of the 39 Asylum Seekers and he was still on board this afternoon, he, but the occupants had been told not to use Running Water for washing or showering, he spoke of his own concern, he said a number of the migrants have said they had got sore throats, he himself said he had breathing difficulties, the home office insists that none of on board have shown the symptoms of Legionnaires Disease but make no mistake this is a serious embarrassment for the government
the united states and around the world. welcome to cnn newsroom. the final stretch. 16 days to go until the u.s. elections, the candidates are pulling out the stops and pulling in high-profile support. xi jinping secures an unprecedented third term, cementing his iron grip over china s future. we re live in beijing and taipei with the latest. and ukraine s power grid under attack with frigid winter just around the corner. russia takes aim at critical infrastructure. a live report from kyiv is just ahead. the u.s. is just over two weeks away from the tightly contested and deeply consequential midterm elections. at stake this november, control of congress. and by extension, the president s political agenda. joe biden s democratic party currently holds 220 seats in the house, and to keep its majority, it must hold on to 218 of them. right now, though, republicans have a slight lead in the polls with 18 seats still up for grabs. in the senate, 35 seats are in play. cnn
hard-earned money. some simple thingsckpñ you can our financial experts will fill us in on how to live on less. but first, let s turn to washington, shall we, where this time next week we could see some government agencies shutting down because they will be out of money. lawmakers are still arguing over a new spending plan to keep everything up and running. they re off this weekend after days and days of bickering, the biggest sticking point here is over money for disaster relief. republicans in the house say any monies for fema must be offset by alternative energy programs. democrats say, huh-uh. that s the danger to this country is the $14 trillion deficit and the $ 1.6 trillion we add to it every year. wake up! wake up! you can t kill these programs. this is the solution you are killing. the senate majority leader harry reid sans intends to push for a vote monday on the compromised package. deputy political director paul steinhauser explains why republicans are in