thank you tim collins and pauljohnson, and goodbye.ern parts of the uk. very icy night in scotland. and a very, very strong wind. this could well be the scene we re wind. this could well be the scene were you at first thing in the morning. take it steady on the roads and pavements. the gaels will continue to batter the east coast, in fact continue to batter the east coast, infacta continue to batter the east coast, in fact a storm surge running down could affect coastal areas. —— the gales. many places will have a bright, crisp, if chilly day. temperatures only around three or four macro degrees. the chilly theme continues into the start of the weekend, with hard overnight frost and further wintry showers across the north and the west. over the —— all the latest on the warnings can be found, as ever, on the website. this is bbc news. i‘m martine croxall. the headlines at 11: snow and strong winds are causing disruption across many parts of the uk. homes in eastern england are evacuated following severe flood warnings. there is concern

our guests are tim collins, former conservative mp, and pauljonsson who is deputy editor of the guardianblizzards are sweeping across the uk this evening, driven by a blast of arctic weather. scotland was hit first — with some schools shut and transport services disrupted. northern ireland also saw heavy snowfalls. further south dozens of flights out of heathrow have been cancelled and several villages on the east coast have been evacuated after the environment agency issued severe flood warnings. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. and the place where the snow laid its deepest and widest. eight inches of drifts in some places, creating scenery beyond postcard perfect but sending temperatures way below zero. it was enough to do this to the m71; near glasgow. drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. in northern ireland, the traffic moved but on roads snowed and iced under bitter conditions. gritters struggles to keep routes covered. it was the same in cumbria, where councils had to make multiple trips after the grit was

tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia received eight votes for vice president, elizabeth warren of the commonwealth of massachusetts received one vote for vice president and maria cantwell received one vote for vice president. susan collins received one vote for vice president and winona laduke received one vote for vice president. vice president biden: mr. harper. there will be order in the house. mr. harper: mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of west virginia seems to be in regular form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of new york received five votes for president and michael r. pence of the state of indiana received five votes for vice president. vice president biden: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. lee: mr. president, i object on behalf of millions of americans including members of the intelligence community -- vice president biden: debate is prohibited. the chair has preponderance of the evidence rule a signature from a senator is required. the objection cannot be sustained unless one is available. ms. lee: mr. president, despite grave concerns of the intelligence officials, interfered from -- vice president biden:

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we are come in fact, collins doing it as we have been doing it for almost 20 years on a bipartisan basis, and if you have any questions about the fairness of it, ask tim geithner about what it was like in 2009. i want to point out that at your request, mr. chairman, i agreed to shorten the normal one-we can period-- one-week notice so that mr. mnuchin's hearing could be held today. ultimately, nomination hearings are what hearing what the nominee is for. mr. mnuchin, we look forward to your testimony. i noted we have a couple members of the house and i want to welcome them as well. sen. hatch: thank you, senator. ofare pleased to welcome 2 our listing which colleagues from the house of representatives. first, we will hear from representative kevin mccarthy, house majority leader. then we will hear from representative jeb hensarling, chairman of the house financial services committee. leader maccarthy, please feel free to proceed with your introduction to we will go to ensarling, and then to the nominee. mccarthy: chairman hatch, ranking member wyden, leaders of the committee, i'm proud to be here to introduce annexing the capable investor, banker, fin