was and still is for infrastructure funding, and that $40 billion of the infrastructure deal was set aside to make sure what happened at that bridge does not happen at another bridge. this stop is part of biden s tour through battle ground pennsylvania, a state where a close senate race between dr. mehmet oz and lieutenant governor john fetterman who is there with limb right now could decide who controls congress. joining me from philadelphia, is white house correspondent mike memoli. you re in philly where the president will be tonight for a private fundraiser for lieutenant governor john fetterman. this stop that he made in front of that bridge today, i mean he s not just selling the bipartisan infrastructure deal, he s selling democrats. saying democrats are the ones to get it done, and that he led the way. yes, that s right, katy, the president has not necessarily been doing the kind of campaign rallies we have seen past presidents do around this time, of course, donald
and any ties to trump s campaign. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. retail sales rose by 2.3% last month defying market expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. hello and good morning. welcome to bbc news. i m sophie long, in west yorkshire. where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the conservative manifesto shortly. it has been delayed due to travel problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. small protests at this stage. one to the side of the building and another to the entrance. shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the conservative party plans for the election. let s take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. the party is promising that
prosperous nation. it is also a nation forged in the commitment that we will never allow the horrors and atrocities of the last century to be repeated. now, we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and all of the region are at peace, and all of our children can grow, and grow up of our children can grow, and grow up strong, and grow up free from terrorism and violence. during my travels, in recent days, i have found new reasons for hope. i have just concluded a visit to saudi arabia, where yesterday i met with king salman, and with the leaders from across the muslim and arab world. and that visit, we reached historic in agreements to pursue greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its evil ideology. my future travels will ta ke ideology. my future travels will take me to visit pope francis at the vatican, and then our nato and european allies. we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and pe
north korea as a brutal regime after the death of a us student released by the reclusive country last week. otto warmbier spent nearly 18 months in detention in north korea. the 22 year old was medically evacuated to the united states, suffering from severe brain damage. he died six days later. peter bowes reports otto warmbier was travelling in north korea as a tourist when he was arrested in january of last year. he had attempted to steal a propaganda sign from the hotel as a souvenir. before his trial, at a news conference arranged by the north korean government, he tearfully confessed to trying to take the sign as a trophy for a us church. save this poor and innocent scapegoat. a month later, the economics student from the university of virginia was paraded through the halls of north korea s supreme court. he was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years of hard labour after a one hour trial. it was soon after the trial that otto wormbier fell into a coma. north korea said
business after brexit the uk finance minister delivers his so called mansion house speech to business leaders in the city of london so what will he promise and can he deliver? the perfect commute. is the dream finally reality? a flying car you can actually buy. our man at the paris airshow checks it out. welcome to world business report i m sally bundock also in the programme a warning australia s banks are harbouring toxic debt. rico will have the details in a moment. but first all eyes are on the uk s finance minister today as he outlines his vision of britain after brexit. the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond is delivering his famous mansion house speech in london one of the biggest set piece events of britain s economic calendar. it s been given added importance by the fact that britain has finallky started brexit negotiations with the european union. mr hammond has been at pains to calm fears of an abrupt change to relations between the eu and brit