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My name is karen. Thank you for joining us here at the center on National Security. We are delighted to be bringing you this afternoons conversation. With me today is awardwinning author, journalist, documentary maker. His new book is the spymasters how the cia director shaped the future and we are going to talk about this book today but first i want to say welcome and thank you for joining us. Its a pleasure to be here thanks for having me. So this is a wonderful read. When i started it i was like this is going to be too much information i wont be able to take it in but its fantastic. Its bas...

and they flat out said it this week. the problem the republican party has is they got really stupid people and vote in their primaries really stupid people demand to have really stupid leaders that way. the republican party is now the problem is the voters. they are the people who deliver donald trump to the electoral college victory really the party that has the house, the senate and the presidency thinks the voters are the problem. maybe it's the democratic policies that have led to devastating losses and hardship across the country, whether it be overdoses from drugs flooding thro...

Welcome to the programme. Last ditch efforts are being made in the us senate to prevent a shutdown of the government. Existing funding expires at midnight local time. After holding a private meeting with President Trump at the white house, the leader of the democrats in the senate, chuck schumer, said there had been some progress in averting the shutdown. Sarah corker reports. It is going down to the wire. The was government stance on the brink ofa was government stance on the brink of a shutdown for the First Time Since 2013. With democrats and republicans fighting bitterly over a funding dea...

The parents accused of the prolonged abuse, torture and captivity of 12 of their children plead not guilty. Is this the future of travel . The train in a tube that could reach 700 miles an hour. And its already an oscar contender the british short film about the importance of sign language, starring a deaf six year old girl. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news kyle edmund is into the fourth round at the australian open. Hes now one win away from producing his best ever run at a grand slam. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. There will no government challenge to the decision to...

Within the past half hour the us senate has voted down a spending bill and a Government Shutdown looks very likely. Senators failed to back a stopgap motion which would temporarily keep Government Departments going for another four weeks. So now, unless a compromise can be found in the next hour, many parts of Us Government will shut down, although essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. Lets go live to washington now and our correspondent, david willis. David, time is pretty much up . Yes. Dramatic events unfolding here in the Nations Capital righ...