blocking a budgets that included social spending measures as well as an increased investment in catalunya. with the two parliamentary supports sanches could cool early elections instead of presenting a revised budgets. this could mean a right wing majority in parliament. conservatives accuse the socialist government of treason for negotiating with catalonia's separatist executive has matured has been trying to ease tensions with the region. the council on foreign minister was almost on phones twenty four if sararatists made the right move in rejecting the budgets given that new elections could usher in a government that's less willing to negotiate -- perhaps that could be a vote we don't in just the boom renews the budget from last year the that's a possible move in fact mistster sanchez suguggested th. a couple of months ago separatist leaders are on trial for their role in the twenty seventeen attempt to make catalunya an independent republic. and on friday negotiations between madrid and the cats around governments broke down. although not i'm joined by merion id vestal may he teaches

formula 1's pre—season testing continues on thursday at barcelona's circuit de catalunya.y made it onto the track, with a day and a half left of the four—day test. and 21—year—old debutant george russell was 13th fastest and eight seconds off the pace. deputy team principal claire williams had this to say. you know, it did not get the mystery days of testing without more than one issue, which we have had, but we are not going to be discussing those issues in public. we need to concentrate our energies on getting this test done on getting as many la ps this test done on getting as many laps on the board as possible, and then we will do our review after testing. in the coming hours, second seed petra kvitova will play slovakia's viktoria kuzmova for a place in the dubai tennis championships semi—finals. the czech kvitova beat jennifer brady to make it through to the last eight, but she was blown away in the second set as the american qualifier won it 6—1. the decider was far from straightforward as well. kvitova came through it, but the 2013 champion was made to work for it.

that they will come through and start setting the agenda and things with very much harder for the catalunya and separatist leaders and a new right wing coalition government so that is the greatest fear all right david thank you america's top diplomat has denied his country is attempting a cover up in the case of murdered saudi journalist so busy secretary of state my comp aoa speaking in hungary at the start of his european tour just days ago the white house missed a deadline to report to congress on whether it's police saudi crown prince mohammed bin sandman ordered the killing americans not covered up for america's taken more action in response to the tragic murder of jamal khashoggi i will continue to take more action continue our investigation we're working diligently and that we will president's been very clear couldn't have been more clear as we don't get additional information we'll continue to hold all of those responsible accountable and the gallagher has more from washington d.c. . well that response from mike pompei of the secretary of state came after some heavy criticism from s

catalunya was trying to secede from the country, so is there a strong up swelling of a motion saying we need to be one nation, or other saying they need to have independent status? wantedthe prime minister to take a softer approach to butge in dialogue fo, for the rest of the country, i have never seen spain so divided. it is very emotional for people. some are arguing that we have to make sure that we are tough on them to show them a lesson. at the same time, there is a court case going on in spain now and the democratically elected politicians can be sent to prison for 30 years. and this is what the spaniards will be voting on, not the euro or the economy, but unity. david: i guess we 10 more on april 28. thank you. and now we will go to munich. matt miller is over there. great to have you. i heard you reporting earlier today that the largest contingent ever from the u.s. is there, what is the agenda? matt: we are expecting the largest contingent from congress and the administration at the security conference, since these started in 1969. the main push from the u.s. is to get germa

the call wasn't built in time for monday's first session but the team is hoping to get out on the catalunya track this afternoon meanwhile ferrari will be looking to make it three days at the top of the time sheet shiela clerk was a second faster than the rest of the runners on tuesday teammates the best in vettel set the pace a day early while champion lewis hamilton concentrated on piling on the laps rather than speed on the seventh quickest in safety. tiger woods has been practicing for this week's world golf championship event in mexico city this is him getting a feel for the course woods finished tied for fifteenth at the genesis open last week for the opening rounds he's paired with fellow american bryce in december and mexico's home favorite abraham and say. and that is so useful for now i have morphine ita joe thank you very much indeed with that so full of this al-jazeera news hour don't go anywhere because as i'm will be airing just a moment or two with much more of the day's news of the sale of this here about is there. closer to. donald trump as told of a special bond with kim j