hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h
hello and welcome to the programme. as celebrations to mark the coronation of king charles enter the final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help out is urging britons to take on volunteering roles and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects. charlotte gallagher reports. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation concert, today s celebrations come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help out. and a famous face is getting involved too. it makes us all a better person when we get involved. we extend our network and meet new people and develop new friendships. we feel like we are doing something positive. and i love that. members of the royal family are at some of the events, including the prince and princess of wales and their children. they ve been in slough, helping the scouts with a bit of building work, with prince louis k
breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. starting with sudan, where they un human rights council will hold a special session next week on the conflict in the country. rival military forces have now spent several weeks locked in violent, deadly fighting. the un says the meeting was proposed by britain, germany, norway and the us and has the backing of more than 50 countries. several ceasefires have failed to hold, and the persistent conflict has worsened the humanitarian situation. the un estimates more than 100,000 people have fled to sudan s neighbouring countries. some have made their way to the town 0ur africa correspondent catherine beeya ruhanga has more. thousands of peoples continue to stream in between the vast border of sudan and south sudan. here at this makeshift transit centre, there are about 4000 people. as night is approaching, a lot of them are getting ready to sleep out in the open, and if
70 days of serbia leaves a dead and a suspect on the run. a former uc davis student has been arrested in that series of stabbings, near the campus in california. and, eight jury finds four out of five men, this is the far-right proud boys group, guilty of seditious conspiracies while they were all in the january 6th capitol siege. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. we begin with a massive manhunt underway, in serbia after the country s second mass shooting in as many days. officials say, at least eight people were, killed 13 others wounded in several villages southeast of the capital belgrade on thursday. hundreds of police and special forces are now searching for the suspect, who fled the scene. serbia s public broadcaster say he was in a vehicle with two other people before he got out and shot victims with an automatic weapon. local media report a police officer and his sister were among those killed. all of this, happening as serbia is stil