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countdown to shutdown. new republican house speaker, mike, johnson lays out his plan to prevent a catastrophic closure of our government in five days. members of his own party arch buying it. were live on capitol hill this morning with overnight reaction. plus, in the dark. the world health organization says that its lost contact with the largest hospital in gaza, as israeli forces are still showing sites all around it. live report from israel, coming up. later, the dawn. trumps former...

And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News. The worlds greatest sprinter prepares for his final bow. Well hearfrom usain bolts pre World Championships Press Conference at half past six. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Over Three Million british gas customers face a hefty rise in their electricity bills. The company argues that its own costs have risen and from september it will charge 12. 5 more for electricity. So what does that mean . Well, a typical household on a dualfuel tariff...

A shutdown of the United States government is a possibility as House Republicans are planning to oppose any stopgap measure unless their demands are met.

It incentivizes congress to pass all 12 appropriations bill by the end of the year under threat of an automatic continuing resolution with the 1% across the board spending cut for agencies. but here is my question. does that kick in at the end of the calendar year, which december 31st, january 1st 2025, or does that kick in at the end of this fiscal year, which is september 30th? >> who knew you are a budget watcher, jonathan? >> it would not, clearly you have to give the process time. doing it ...

>> reporter: marcia and christa say they know the fight is not over but they also know how far they have come. jason carroll, cnn, boston. all right. on capitol hill the deadline to avoid a government shutdown is just six days away. a key bill to fund the military is also on the negotiating table. the national defense authorization act accounts for $850 billion in funding, including aid to ukraine, nato and taiwan and house republicans got a provision included in their version to rescind the c...

On the water distribution system. we have to take the measures to improve and create sustainability in our system. >> it sounds like many of these, in many ways, are stopgap measures to avoid crises in the moment. what is your biggest concern in the moment? >> my biggest concern is understanding and having partnership at this better level so we can all pitch in an effort to make it more sustainable. it will be the ability to take the system. we dont have the funds to deal with 30 years of neglec...

I am pumping but at best i could get an ounce a day and thats nothing compared to the amount of formula he needs to survive. >> he needs quite a few more ounces than that a day. your pediatrician has samples and youre benefiting from that right now. if the pediatrician doesnt have enough with the loosened import restrictions, do you think that youre going to be able to find stopgap measures? can you make it a few more weeks for the plant to come back online and then for all of that supply to fin...

In new york, theyve seen record numbers of cases in the past few days, leading the mayor to offer a $100 incentive to those getting a boosterjab. it will not be a normal christmas once again. gary 0donoghue, bbc news, washington. professor peter chin hong, an expert in treating infectious diseases from the university of california in san francisco, says biden�*s measures are more of damage control than prevention. i think many people are worried that too little, too late is the theme of the sp...

That is critical. if you want to keep the level of spread in the country as low as possible, which would get us back to some degree of normality, youve got to get those unvaccinated people vaccinated. in new york, theyve seen record numbers of cases in the past few days, leading the mayor to offer a $100 incentive to those getting a boosterjab. it will not be a normal christmas once again. gary 0donoghue, bbc news, washington. professor peter chin hong an expert in treating infectious diseases f...

He is an expert in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems. wonderful to have you on the programme with us. lets just start with those new measures that president biden has announced in the usjust a couple president biden has announced in the us just a couple of hours or so ago. how effective do you think they will be in this fight against the new variant? i be in this fight against the new variant? ~ ., , , ., , be in thi...