Hours in the Oval Office Last night. The gop plan proposing 1 3 of the 1. 9 trillion democrats are looking for. It was a very Good Exchange of views. I wouldnt say we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a twohour meeting, but what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further. The devil of course is in the details. Theres plenty of kidisagreemen in the dollars in the plan. Its unclear how much republicans are willing to go up and biden willing to go down but a Top White House aide suggests not much. Everything here is to help people stop suffering from the pandemic. This will lift 4 million kids out of poverty this year. We are more than willing to keep engaging, but at the end of the day what the president and Vice President wont do is compromise their values or let the American People down. Democratic leaders in the house and senate have taken the first steps towards reconciliation, a Budget Maneuver that would allow the Biden Relief Act to pass with a s
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Damage due to the construction of roads and communication. Government leaders in neighboring pakistan say 118 people have been killed as of monday. About 800,000 people are being affected by the constant rain and landslides. Heavy downpours also hit china. Video taken sunday in Shanxi Province shows a road along a river had collapsed and several cars nearly fell into the water. Nine tourists were carried away by a flood. Rescue workers in myanmar are also dealing with severe flooding. Officials say they confirmed 46 deaths. Afp News Agency Says more than 200,000 people have been affected. Authorities declared the four worst hit areas in northern and western Myanmar National disaster affected regions. A state run english language newspaper is reporting that landslides have destroyed 700 buildings in the capital of chin state in the north. Rescue crews need some relief from the weather. We are joined now from the weather desk. The good news i can give you is that its not a cyclonic syste
We start in texas where President Trump has arrived to assess the damage left in the wake of hurricane, now Tropical Storm, harvey. This update has just reached us, from a Global Chemical company, they said they are evacuating remaining workers from their Chemical Plant in south east texas amidst the risk of an explosion. The storm continues to wreak havoc. Our north america correspondent, james cook, is there. In the chaos, some order, at last. The boats have come from all over the United States, and not a moment too soon. Its ok the operation was fast and smooth. Police, soldiers and civilians all working together. Were trying to get to a safe and dry place. Hows the baby . Hes fine, just scared. Are you scared . Just a little bit. From above, they can see the problem, and its a big one. A reservoir a few blocks away is overflowing. It was built 80 years ago to protect the young city of houston, but no one then imagined this. The pool of the reservoir is still rising, so flooding is