Munchetty. Shut down the Us Government grinds to a financial standstill. In the last hour, the senate failed to agree a budget to fund many public services, despite last ditch which went late into the night. The shutdown comes on the First Anniversary of his inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will now be told to stay at home. Good morning, its saturday the 20th of january. Also this morning british tourists injamaicas montego bay are warned to stay in their resorts, as violence on the streets leads to a state of emergency. A bespoke brexit trade deal is on the cards insists french president Emmanuel Macron, but he warns access to the Single Market would come at a price. You cannot by definition have the full access to the Single Market if you dont tick the box. Pope francis sounds a stark warning about the future of the amazon while on a visit to peru, criticising big business for exploiting the region. In sport, they may be five time grandslam winners, but britains
Mps have also begun an entirely into the way carillions pension deficit has been handled. And steven sack cui has been handled. And steven sack cur speaks to the actor and activist ashleyjudd, that is in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators had failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential Government Services will carry on. The recriminations have already begun. David willis reports from washington. 50 and the naysli49. 50 and the naysmb. Vote was well short of the majority needed, the last hope of avoiding an embarrassing government shut down, had failed. Three fifths of the senator not having voted in the affirm tiff the motion
Theres been a surge in gang related violence in the area. Every year, around 200 thousand britons visit the popular holiday destination as nick davis reports. For a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaicas biggest resort, isnt ideal, but the government says its something that needs to be done. The Security Forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect, and protect the dignity and safety of all. Most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated and guarded all Inclusive Hotels where security isnt an issue. But the growing reality for people who live in the city is that crime has spiked. Last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica, 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. Most of the crime is gang related and focused in a small number of communities. The Foreign Office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to
Welcome to bbc news. We agreed to the contours of that deal. An immigration deal, we could have addressed Childrens Health insurance, disasteraid. Have addressed Childrens Health insurance, disaster aid. We went to the meeting and had a long and productive discussion. I told the president the democrats were willing to fund the military at the highest levels in history. Thorough body in his budget request. Far above. I relu cta ntly his budget request. Far above. I reluctantly put his old request on the table, his request. We left the meeting having agreed to try for a short term cra that would keep eve ryo ne short term cra that would keep everyone at the negotiating table for a few more days. The president suggested, lets do it by tuesday night. We said, great. Several hours later, he called back. He said, so, i hear we have a three week deal. I said, no, mr president , no one has talked to me about a three week deal. No one has talked to me. No one had called to need a leader policy.
In the bill protecting the so called dreamers, thousands of young people brought into this country illegally whos right to remain is due to be revoked in a few weeks time. The Senate Democratic leader met with President Trump for more an hour at the white house, but the two men failed to reach a deal. The way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown, and now we will have one. And the blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. Many republicans support efforts to legitimise the status of the dreamers, but they want it tied to other provisions, such as president froms border wall, and not made pa rt froms border wall, and not made part of a government funding bill. What we have just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. The last Government Shutdown her