betsy mccoy, i do know this, you lov your stuff. >> thank you. lou: vote in our poll, do you think that speaker paul ryan has vastly oversold the attractiveness of his acha legislation? cast your vote on twitter. and follow he on twitter, like me -- facebook, tonight, more than 60 million people, on the nation's east coast tonight are bracing for what is expected to be one of the more powerful nor'easters in 20 years, forecasters saying that late season storm could slam some areas with as much as two feet of snow, winds as high as 60 miles an hurry, late tonight, and tomorrow. nearly 6 thousand flights have been canceled for next few days -- wall street stocks closing mixed. fed meeting kicks you've tomorrow, dow industrials down 21, s&p up a fraction, and nasdaq up 14. volume on the big board light trading, 3.1 billion shares, and crude oil falling for a 6 straigh6th straight session. up next, former house speaker newt gingrich said that president trump means to purge the deep state saboteured from his government and now, he joing us here. >> te

joining me is senior fellow at the london center for research, betsy mccoy. mccoy.to the pain and embarrassment and us from millions of americans, if indeed there is to be a public policy decision in the house, the senate and the president signs it. what should this thing look like? what should it look like in terms of tax credits? what should it look like in terms of loesch premiums? >> you just put your finger on it. lou: i was just getting warmed up. >> that's what the president promised and what the polls suggest all americans want. that's what the freedom caucus, the more conservative members of the house were holding out for. practical changes that will lower premiums. lou: the two most important they were holding out for? >> number one, removing the one size fit all government-designed package. number two, the most important of all, allowing health insurance companies to sell understand at a lower rate, lower premium for healthy people. give them a break. lou: this is one of the most difficult parts in which to create incentives and boundaries. >> but those t

and joining us from new york city, blake mccoy.hes, especially for travelers yesterday. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. whether you were traveling by road or by air. right now the city here in new york is a city that is waking up trying to get back on track. public transportation is going back to the full service this morning. buses, trains, and at the airports which are completely shut down or were here in new york city, they are working to get travelers back on the move. now, they are warning people that if you do not already have a new flight today, do not go to the airport. all the flights are full. yesterday more than 6,000 flights were canceled between philadelphia, new york and boston impacting about half a million travelers. so think about that, every flight here in this area canceled yesterday. that means all those people that were supposed to fly yesterday are now being squeezed on a plane to people who are supposed to fly today. there just aren't enough seats. so they expect the travel impact to linger into at least thu

>> blake mccoy in illinois tonight, thank you. >>> now to a video gone viral showing the ceo of uber getting into a heated argument with an uber driver over the company's changing rates. the heated confrontation took place during a weekend ride. it's yet another embarrassing incident for the company. nbc's miguel almaguer has the tape. >> there it is. there it is. >> reporter: the controversial uber ceo was in an uber when the confrontation began. >> i lost $97,000 because of you. i bankrupt because of you. >> reporter: travis kalanick was in an uber black, his company's high-end car service, when this driver criticized the uber founder for slashing prices and the income of drivers. >> you dropped the prices. >> on black. >> yes, you did. for $20. >> reporter: the heated exchange ends when kalanick leaves the car. >> you know what? >> what? >> some people don't like to take responsibility for -- [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the dash cam video went public and the ceo apologized. "to say i'm ashamed is an extreme understatement. it's clear this video is a reflection of me. i must fundamenta

nbc's blake mccoy with details. >> where are you at? >> i don't know. i can't read -- there's a sign and i can't read that far. >> okay. >> reporter: a terrified 9-year-old girl desperate for help. >> now we're parked somewhere and i don't know where. >> i'm going to get you help. >> reporter: that 911 call made from the back of this suv in cincinnati. in the front seat, the girl's father passed out from a suspected heroin overdose. her mother, fading in and out of consciousness behind the wheel. >> they're both breathing. >> okay. but you're unable to wake them up? >> no. i tried and they won't wake up. >> she said, grandma, i put that car in park myself. i stopped the car. she saved two lives and her own. i'm so proud of her. >> reporter: charges against both parents include child endangerment. last year, a frustrated police department posted these photos showing how kids are increasingly becoming victims of ohio's opioid epidemic. in 2015, 2,934 kids were taken into state custody because of opioid abuse, according to an ohio nonprofit. some won't eve

we went out to walk the streets with reverend mccoy. we've been going out on the frot lines and meeting with people where they're at. whether it's meeting with ceos who are bringing businesses and jobs to the state of missouri. me here in the state of missouri. we've been going to the front lines to work with people, and that's what's been so important about this leadership and it's why my experience as a navy sea, running my own small business, working with veterans, all of that front line experience, we'e putting it to use here. the other thing i'll tell you shocked a lot of people. >> hold that thought before you shock us. >> yes. >> this is a one-on-one profile with eric greitens, the governor of the great state of missouri. we're at his offices in jeffersn city. i want to give our audience a little insight that early on in the campaign when many were dismissing eric as a candidate because he could not -- they fet he could not raise the money and he did not have the name recognition, thought that ben carson was one of the visible ca

hometown of blake mccoy. let's take you there now. blake?reporter: the snow is really coming down. bill karins said it could be worse, you could be in ridgewood, new jersey. that's where i am now. i had somebody throw me a water bottle. i don't have a ruler, but i have a water bottle and we could see how deep it is. it's water bottle deep snow there. i'd estimate about eight inches of snow so far. we have a long way to go in new jersey. the wind is really blowing as well. kids are home from school. the only cars we see out right now are blous on the roads. there have been at least 80 crash that is new jersey state police have responded to so far. when i was driving in this morning, i saw a jackknifed semitruck. people are going slow on the highways. the problem is once you get going, it is hard to slow down. you are going to slide all over the place. they are advising people to stay home. we have not seen kids out who have snow days today. everyone is staying inside drinking hot chocolate, watching netflix. people are staying home. >> blake,

i am simon mccoy.hancellor is coming under fire for his planned changes to national insurance contributions for the self—employed. a short time ago my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to simon parkman. many businesses employ apprentices who are the backbone of our economy. how precisely are you going to do that? we already have the channels open. there are a number of conservative mps discussing this in the party and i believe philip is a great chancellor and he will be able to see sense and do it quickly. dealings there is any political leveraged in the situation regarding the government wanting unity on the brexit article 50 vote? no, i think is conservative members of parliament we look at each bill as it comes in front of a separately, so it comes in front of a separately, soi it comes in front of a separately, so i don't think anything transfers across. my problem with this issue is simply send a wrong message out to the families who have gone out there, who have taken a risk, who have employed thos

the retired ap mccoy unveiling his own statue this morning, no longer in the saddle, but still underham's spell. the fans traditional festivities though are being slightly reined in, they're now limited to buying four drinks per round after some unruly scenes last year. the message is clear, the response more mixed. well, it's pretty short poor share, i think. they should have got rid of the people that were the offenders last year and carried on with the drinking. as long as you're responsible, it's absolutely fine. it won't affect my day. there's eight of us, so it's two rounds, so it's easy. plus, you spill them if you 0k more than three anyway. so who would give them something to toast? well, this was the view from buveur d'air in the day's big race, the champion hurdle, and in a class of his own. commentator: ..for nicky henderson, and 50 festival winners forjp mcmanus... for trainer nicky henderson, a record sixth win in the race, some 32 years after his first. it's fun. i mean, these are the days. there's a lot of tough days that, you know, it hasn't been easy, it hasn't been

in ridgewood, new jersey, our nbc's blake mccoy is there.k was the storm will move so fast, people won't have time to plow. is that what you're seeing? >> reporter: well, we have just seen our first plows go by. i can show you here, the road is pretty smooth here through downtown ridgewood. these are the first plows to go by on the side streets. i drove here on the highway this morning, and they were plowing the highways. i still passed a jackknifed semi truck and cars were going very, very slowly. so it's very dangerous to be on the roads right now. and we are only talking about, i would say, three to four inches of snow so far here in ridgewood, new jersey. so as the morning goes on, it's going to be much, much more dangerous. on top of that, morgan was saying, you know the snow is sticking there, it's right near 32 degrees. here in northern new jersey, we are in the 20s, about 25. this snow is not going anywhere today. sometimes with march snow we see it warm up fairly quickly and the snow melts away. that's not going to be the case here

a statue of a p mccoy was unveiled by the man himself. two years ago he rode his swansong here at the festival. he got a warm reception, unsurprisingly, from the fans today. t20- unsurprisingly, from the fans today. t20— time champion jockey, unsurprisingly, from the fans today. t20— time championjockey, 31 winners at cheltenham. it is some record. —— the 20— time champion jockey. although he is back as a pundit, you suspect he would rather be riding winners than talking about them. i'm sure that's true. three more great days' racing to go. leicester's defence of that improbable premier league title has been a difficult one, but they haven't disgraced themselves in europe this season. they still have hopes of reaching the champions league quarterfinals, but will need something special tonight against sevilla to overturn a 2—1 deficit from the first leg. our sports correspondent joe wilson is at the the king power stadium. joe, that first match in spain was three weeks ago, much happened since then? you could say the very soul of this clu

this is bbc news with simon mccoy and jane hill.ed in tomorrow's budget. the money will go towards the government's existing free school programme, and could be used to support new grammar schools. children's charities have strongly condemned facebook after a bbc investigation found it failed to remove some content featuring sexualised images of children. former professional football coach barry bennell has been charged with eight further counts of non—recent child sexual abuse, following an investigation by cheshire police. members of the house of lords are preparing to vote on the brexit bill again. the government could face another defeat tonight, on an amendment which calls for a more "meaningful" vote in parliament, on the final eu exit deal. a backpackerfrom liverpool has been rescued by police in australia after she was allegedly held hostage for more than two months. a 22—year—old man has been charged with several counts of rape and assault. a coroner has confirmed the singer george michael died of natural causes. the final

i'm simon mccoy.he other stories that are developing this hour: north wales police say the bodies of five people have been found with the wreckage of a missing helicopter in snowdonia. a woman awoman and a woman and her 13—year—old son have died after being stabbed at their home in stourbridge today. eddie whitson is on track for breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. football fans have been questioning the resemblance of a statue of cristiano ronaldo unveiled on the portuguese island of madeira. welcome back to the houses of parliament where the government has been outlining this lunchtime how it plans to transfer thousands of pieces of european union legislation into british law. the great repeal bill will give parliament or the devolved assemblies the power to scrap, amend or improve eu law. brexit secretary david davis told mps it would ensure the uk's smooth and orderly exit from the eu. the plan is also involve giving ministers the power to make changes without full parliamentar

let's go back to blake mccoy. listen to this. >> reporter: it's an unsolved mystery in small town indiana this morning. who killed two teen girls? murdered four weeks ago. the grandparents of libby german are waiting a break in the case. >> horrible. toughest thing we have been through. >> she would have made a difference. she would have made a difference in the world. >> reporter: libby's grandmother is proud to show off art work and photos and future robbed from the promising young girl. >> you want people to put a face to this crime. >> yes. i want to face with the name. the people to know libby and the person she was and did not deserve it. >> reporter: libby and her friend, abigail williams were snapchating on february 13th in delphi, indiana. recovered from the phone is this image of her suspected killer. >> we know this is where the monster was. >> reporter: police have released a short audio clip believed to be of the same man. >> down the hill. >> i would give my life to figure out what happened to them.

in ottawa, illinois, i'm blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> back here we're expecting a little bit of stormyther ourselves. >> quite a bit. >> not like that. unfortunately for them it was a terrible thing. i posted on twitter and facebook thunderstorm watch and does include our region. it's in effect until 5:00 p.m. this is what it looks like. that watch covers all of this area in pink and northern virginia, much of west virginia, much of maryland and areas to the east of the bay, not quite yet but however they may extend that farther east as we go through the afternoon. it's in effect until 5:00 p.m., the severe thunderstorm watch. we could see gusts to 70 miles per hour which could cause power outages. >> sunshine is breaking up, that's not good news, it will help to destabilize the atmosphere. the leading edge coming into west virginia. here's the timing. this is a brand-new model update by 2:00 p.m. the storms are coming into the western and northern suburbs stretching down into central virginia right through washington and immediate metro area, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. after that, the

. >> blake mccoy has a look at conditions in chicago. >> good morning.ave the snow blowing at me in my face in chicago. we have not seen snow in chicago since the start of the year. it's been a very mild winter. all of that ends today. already an inch of snow here on the ground. expecting up to six inches by the end of today. it's also snowing overnight in pla wisconsin. this will be a fairly typical snowstorm for people in this part of the country. it will explode as it heads east. 12 to 16 inches in cities like philadelphia, boston, new york city. that snow will start tonight and go into tuesday and wednesday up into the boston area this has the potential to have serious impacts, especially on travel. we're watching flight delays closely. that busy northeast corridor is going to be hit hard. guys, back to you. >> all right. thanks to blake mccoy in chicago. our team is working for you to get you through the storm. now is the time to turn your alert on on the nbc washington app. we'll have your school closings early tomorrow starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> fo

joining me right now, betsy mccoy. good to see you as always, betsy. this has been your platform over the last several years. what is it about this particular plan now that you would tweak and you would change? >> well, first of all, let me tell you what's so good about it. there are a couple of things i would change, but what's so good about it, section 2202, i haven't heard anybody discuss it, but the big difference between obamacare and this law is that section because that section provides a multibillion dollarund sent to the states each year to directly pay the health care costs of the sickest individuals in the individual market. that means that your premiums, the premiums you're paying as a healthy person, won't deep going up, up, up to cover those -- trish: the government's going to pay for them instead? >> that's right -- trish: that's still effectively us, isn't it? >> oh, no. let me tell you, paying directly the cost of the sick through tax dollars is far cheaper than trying to pay healthy people, subsidize healthy people to buy overpriced i

i'm blake mccoy. nbc news. >>> take a look right now.ts climb into record territory. this is a live look at the big board at the new york stock market. the market hit 21,000. the first time it's surpassed 21,000. now it's up more than 260 points since it opened earlier this morning. >>> happening now in bucks county, community members, religious leaders, and lawmakers are speaking out against anti-semitism and racism. members of the philadelphia police department are in washington, d.c. as we speak. they're visiting the holocaust memorial museum. police recruits are participating in a national training program called law enforcement and society, lessons of the holocaust. >>> check out this crazy crash in louisiana. police say an inmate at a prison work release program stole an employee's pickup truck and led sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase. when the suspect hit spike strips, he lost control sending the vehicle off the road. the truck ended up flipped over and on its roof. both the subject and the passenger were taken into custod

story by kevin mccoy, audit rate means it is not too according to sylvia and calculatedfessor who the possibility of audit, 1 in higher income earners generally face higher rates tages for audit, dropped to lows for those whose $200,000 or e is more, 2016 audit rate 1.7%, taxpayer income totals $1 million or more based comparable 5.8%, business filers facing declining chance of being all 0.49% of federal tax return filed by small and corporation partnerships and "subchapter s return adutted last year, according to i.r.s. data, lowest rate since 2004, was 0.36%." and steve petersburg, indiana. steve from petersburg. caller: hello. on.t: hi, you are caller: i was wondering with all this about healthcare mandates whyso forth and everything, are -- is no one willing to discuss one payer system? of the insurance companies, make a one-payer system

i have with me betsy mccoy. this is going to be happening quick. cbo report says more people will be uninsured under the ryan plan. 21 million more. what do you say? >> it's implausible. first of all, this bill grandfathers everyone that is newly covered under medicaid. obviously the cbo is presuming that nobody will want their health insurance unless it's a total freebie. the fact is that they're ignoring the most important section of the bill, 2202, which will substantially lower premiums by paying for the care for the very sick with federal tax dollars instead of premiums. >> you've been right before about the cost of obamacare. >> that's right. >> you're now saying this increase, this projected increase -- >> totally implausible. >> not going to happen? >> no. >> what do you make of what may be good news for the administration, that the healthcare bill would cut the deficit by $337 billion? >> i'll take it. that is plausible. we see that the spending will be down substantially. this nation needs medicaid reform. right now 57% of all dollars goi

let's go back to blake mccoy. i want you to listen to this. >> reporter: it's an unsolved mystery in smalltown indiana this morning. who killed two teen girls? murdered nearly four weeks ago. today the grandparents of 14-year-old libby german are anxiously way awaiting a break in the case. >> it's a horrible thing. toughest thing we've been through. >> she would have made a difference. she would have made a difference in this world. >> reporter: libby's grandmother isro artwork, photos, and tell me of the future robbed from this young girl. you want people to put a face to this crime. >> yes. anticipate face with the name. i want the people to know libby, to know the person she was and that she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: libby and her best friend abigail williams were snapchating on a trail in delphi, indiana, when they were murdered. recovered from libby's phone, this image of her suspected killer. >> we know this is where the monster was. >> reporter: police have also released a short audio clip believed

in ottawa, illinois, i'm blake mccoy, nbc news. >> all right.t of that where in the country those tornadoes hit, very vulnerable, part of it the season, kari, but that is a lot of damage there. >> yeah, and this is all because of a very strong cold front sweeping through the midwest. and it continues on its progression towards the mid atlantic states and the southeast. back behind us, a lot of very cold air and the severe weather situation is still unfolding. as i've seen over 200 reports of wind damage and some hail, we still have some of those severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watches in effect for parts of the southeast. but the good news is that a lot of these storms are weakening as they continue that progression across the southeast and we'll be keeping an eye on this. the good news, sam, it looks as if the squaw line is weakening. >> definitely something to keep an eye on. kari, thank you very much. >>> happening right now, crews scrambling to clean up dirt and debris from the base of the damage spillway at lake oroville. take a loo

i'm simon mccoy, and in the next hour, how gordon and sarah brown's daughter's death helped save therandchild of another labour leader. villa survived thanks to and on the bus lane cameras snapping up £31 million a year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are claims that policing in england and wales is in in a "potentially perilous" state, with victims being let down, criminal cases shelved that's the warning from the police watchdog. her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary says most of the 43 forces in england and wales are providing a good service, but a third require improvement. it says some forces are putting the public at an unacceptable risk by rationing their response to crime as they struggle with cutbacks. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. the cornerstone of british policing, the bobby on the beat. part of the frontline neighbourhood services that solve so many crimes. but our posts like this being eroded? one of the warnings contained in a stark report. laura beale was the pride of devon and cornwall police. after 1a years, she's had e

blake mccoy is in the hard-hit town of naplate, illinois. blake?rter: yeah, small town but, man, did they get pounded by those storms overnight. one of the tornadoes ripped right through here. can you see the damage it caused. look at this on the ground. this is the siding of someone's home. whose home is anyone's guess because as you look street after street after street, just remarkable damage out here. there has been no one reported dead at this point in this town, so some very good news when you look at the dwef station. a man was killed after a tree fell over on him, a man am his 70s. i spoke to someone a street over whose house is totally destroyed. take a listen to what he had to say. >> this is 100 times worse than i saw last night. this is what i got. it wiped it out. now it will be years to rebuild. this doesn't happen overnight. >> reporter: back out here live. the national weather service hasn't yet said how powerful the tornado that struck this town was. you can see by the damage this was a very strong storm. the tree snapped. some sto

i'm simon mccoy. could mps and lords be forced to leave the palace of westminster?arliament's spending watchdog says the quickest and easiest way to carry out essential repairs is to have everyone vacate the building. and how do you like your live music? a new study aims to tell us about our musical tastes good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. schools in england are being forced to cut gcse and a—level courses in an effort to balance the books, according to a head teachers‘ union. the association of school and college leaders has warned budget pressures causing them to cancel things like school trips. they've also said that budget constraints are driving up class sizes. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaves is at the conference in birmingham. between now and easter there will be a number of teaching union conferences. first up this morning headteachers here in birmingham. justine greening could have been left in no doubt about how strong their grievances are. peter woodman at the weald school might be a head teacher, but he still likes to work at the cha

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i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm. the chancellor defends the rise in national insurance on the self—employed as he says the government is facing new spending challenges. what i did yesterday was address a basic continuing unfairness in the current system, the benefits available to the self—employed have significantly improved. this is not the time to do it. when consumer spending is just dipping and other front line of the effect of that will be the sole traders, self—employed. theresa may arrives in brussels for what is expected to be herfinal eu summit, before triggering article 50. i'm maxine mawhinney. and in the next hour — remembering those who served in iraq, afghanistan, and in the gulf war. may this memorial commemorates the lives and service of all who took pa rt lives and service of all who took part in the operations in iraq and afghanistan. the queen unveils a memorial, dedicated to both soldiers and civilians, at a special service in central london. an australian man alleged to have posed as justin biebe

simon mccoy is on college green for us and we can rejoin him. thank you. which actually does make news and nicola sturgeon's news co nfe re nce does make news and nicola sturgeon's news conference this morning was one of those. she said she had something important to say that pretty much eve ryo ne important to say that pretty much everyone seemed to be wrong—footed by the strength of the announcement she had. she said she wanted to trigger a second referendum on scottish independence. she said she wa nts scottish independence. she said she wants it between autumn of next year and spring of the following year, 2019. she said the uk was being taken down a route to hard brexit over which scotland had no control. downing street said this was a divisive move but they too were caught by surprise. so when nicola sturgeon took to the podium this morning, this is what she had to say. ido want i do want the uk to... i am farfrom alone in fearing a bad deal or indeed no deal. noram i alone in fearing a bad deal or indeed no deal. nor am i alone in fearing that even

i'm simon mccoy. in the next hour, we'll look at the new rules to tackle motorists who use their phone while driving. from today, offenders will receive double the penalty, a £200 fine and six points. the drive to shake up the game of golf. could changes to make the sport quicker go a "fairway" to improve the game. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england. the education secretary justine greening says that children as young as four will be taught about relationships and secondary school pupils will learn about both sex and relationships. there will be a particular emphasis on the dangers of sexting, online pornography and cyber bullying. our education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports. so we must always make sure that nobody takes embarrassing pictures of us. at this school in dunstable, even the youngest children are taught about their own bodies and relationships with other people. soon such lessons will be compulsory in all schoo

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy, the headlines at four. the government braces itself for a another possible defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lords. extra funding for schools in england. tomorrow's budget will set aside more than £300 million for school places, which could mean new grammars. former football coach barry bennell is charged with eight further counts of child sex abuse, alleged to have been carried out during the 1980s. charities condemn facebook after a bbc investigation found the social network failed to remove sexualised images of children. cctv footage from australia shows a british backpackerjust before she was rescued by police after allegedly being held captive for more than two months. in the next hour, a coroner concludes that george michael died of natural causes. the singer, who was found dead at his home on christmas day, died from heart and liver disease. and also this hour, canine karaoke, meet jake the terrier who chases seagulls by day and sings sea shanties by night. good afternoon and welcome to bbc

we will go just one county over, and take a look what is happening in new castle count which greg mccoy in marshall ton with cloud overhead, it is cold, feeling very, very better. he said a couple folks are without power in his area as well. one more, lets go inside to central, new jersey, ed, one of our most loyal weather watchers reporting clear skies , it is cold, 22 degrees and watch ice. he takes his dog casey for multiple walks in the morning. if you have anything to do outside this morning, many just to have get back to the routine fit looks wet, it is frozen solid and that goes foreign spots that saw primarily a rain storm out of this yesterday because look at this, you had temperatures way too warm yesterday in places like, sussex, kent counties, southern new jersey for much more than then a heavy rain. we had expected that for most of the storm system but now you have dropped off, almost 20 degrees if not 20 since this same time yesterday. it is cold, so storm is pulling away but snow showers and squalls will take place. we have a wind advisory for gusts as high as 45 across s

i'm simon mccoy.about the reality of daily life for millions of people in this country. i'm simon mccoy. the other headlines this hour: the mother of missing raf airman corrie mckeague says it's "only a matter of time" before his body is found as police search a landfill outside cambridge. two people are dead and one is left critically injured after a multiple stabbing at a block of flats in wolverhampton. good afternoon and welcome to a rather noisy westminster. here on budget day there is a protest going onjust right budget day there is a protest going on just right outside the houses of parliament. a very loud protest to do with pensions. all in connection with international women's day, but if you can hear me above the noise we can reflect on this first budget unveiled by chancellor philip hammond. he has announced extra money for social care in england over the next few years to try to help councils and ease the pressure on the nhs. he has increased national insurance contributions from for milli

i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm. the chancellor defends rising national insurance on the self—employed — as he says the government is facing new spending challenges. this is not the time to do it, when consumer spending isjust this is not the time to do it, when consumer spending is just getting and the front line of the effect of that will be sole traders, the self—employed. jeremy hunt says the nhs has to reach its target for waiting times —— now that health and social care is being given an extra two billion pounds and i'm maxine mawhinney. remembering those who served in iraq afghanistan and in the gulf war. made this memorial commemorates the lives and service of all who took pa rt lives and service of all who took part in the operations in iraq and afghanistan. the queen unveils a memorial, dedicated to both soldiers and civilians, at a special service in central london an australian man alleged to have posed asjustin bieber online is charged with more than 900 and one of the most improbable comebacks in europe

you are watching bbc news with me, simon mccoy. the headlines...an union law onto the uk statute book as britain leaves the eu. search teams have found the bodies of five people along with the wreckage of a helicopter in snowdonia. west midlands police say a mother and her 13—year—old son have died after being stabbed at their home in stourbridge. american astronaut peggy whitson has made a new world record for the most spacewalks by a woman as she walked outside the international space station. it's time for the sport. let's rejoined jessica at the bbc sports centre. thanks, simon. fifa has opened proceedings against neil taylor following the wales defender‘s tackle on the republic of ireland's seamus coleman last friday. taylor was sent off and received an automatic one—match ban for the challenge, but that could now be extended, potentially to three games. everton defender coleman needed surgery on a broken leg following the incident during the two sides' world cup qualifying match in dublin. it's not yet known when he'll be back playing. arsene

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simon mccoy is at buckingham palace for us. queen handed over the baton which will start that remarkable and very long journey. inside, a message from her majesty which will be read out at the opening ceremony on the 4th of april. today she handed the baton to the first of the many kanpur bearers and from here she will head to westminster abbey where today there isa westminster abbey where today there is a service of bags given for an organisation of which the queen is tremendously fond and one which connects 2.5 billion people worldwide. today it is all been about the sport and with me now is the first two of those baton ferres, anna meares and victoria pendleton, two track cyclist who i don't think have ever worn the same uniform before and you are now friends! we both pointed out that we had never worn the same tracksuits and it is a first for us. it is. what is the commonwealth games mean to you?- first for us. it is. what is the commonwealth games mean to you? as a former athlete, it was very special and something you work

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