Hello and welcome to world news today. Us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about Donald Trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. Mr trump is accused of abusing his position to put pressure on the ukrainian leader to investigate mr biden. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports. No matter where americas commander in chief goes, theres no escape from the talk of impeachment, or the many questions about his request for a Foreign Government to investigate one of his political rivals. Requests for documents from the white house have become demands. With a subpoena issued by the democrats, alongside a strongly worded letter, that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover up. Among the many
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Masked protesters have again taken to the streets of hong kong in defiance of their leader carrie lam who has introduced a new law banning face masks in public. A human chain was formed to show theyre against the legislation which came into effect on saturday carrie lam is warning that she can no longer tolerate rioters destroying the territory. Translation the government will suppress violence with the greatest determination. I appeal to everyone to support the government to condemn violence together, and to cut ties with rioters with a firm will. Our correspondent robin brant has more now on how the shutdown is affecting the territory. A big slice of yesterday and now all of today, hong kong s metro system, the light rail underground trains will not be running. The only service you can get is from the centre of the city to the airport. The decision yesterday by the authorities to essentially shut down authorities to essentially shut down a key part, the
And why six elephants were found dead at the foot of a waterfall, in a Thailand National park. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Parts of hong kongs metro system are still closed after stations and businesses were vandalised in the latest Anti Government protests. The violence followed a decision by the territorys chief executive, carrie lam, to use Emergency Powers to ban the face coverings frequently worn by pro democracy demonstrators. Gareth barlow reports. Hong kongers resist, that was the call as protesters formed human chains. Thousands defiant against the ban against facemasks. Everyone knows carrie lam is messing up hong kong. This is why she is pushing through with the emergency law. We all expect the next step to be imposing a curfew. This is a tool, a way to suppress hong kong people. Carrie lam has not learnt from this and has not done anything to appease us. She is just constantly suppressing us. Throughout the city, shops are closed and transport hubs remain closed after a
80s. Free month, palo alto, 60s, 70s, 80s. Fog is there. Not much though. The high is repositioned itself off of the coast instead of in the four conners. 50s on the temperatures. Woodside, a cool 50. There is mid 50s. 54 palo alto. 59 las altos hills. Tonight the higher clouds making a move and some will drift in late tonight into best opportunity i would think for us if we get anything out of that would be tuesday or wednesday morning. Now looks to be towards the east. 60s 70s, 80s, upper 90s for some. The commute is getting busier as you might imagine. Coming up on 6 00, traffic is going to be busy here if you are driving at the bay bridge, its full. Traffic is backed up to the maze. 20 minute delay unless you are in the ca pool lanes. Interstate 880, traffic looks good in both directions. Highway 4, slow. Traffic will be busy driving from 680s, concord to walnut creek. Looking a at the commute interstate 880s slow slew hayward. No problems in the south bay yet. Back to the desk. Br
1994 federal assault weapons ban. This is two hours. All. I apologize for being late. I really dont have any opening remarks and i welcome all of our colleagues here to these introductions andill turn it over to senator feinstein. Mister chairman. As you can see we have four nominees before the committee today. Id like to welcome the majority leader, thank you for being here. We have not had a Senate Confirmed director of the atf since march 2015. And in fact, weve only had one confirmed head of the agency since the director position was subject to Senate Confirmation in 2006. So im really very pleased that members of this committee will have the ability to question mister canterbury, not only on his record but also on his priorities for combating gun violence should he be confirmed to this position. I really have been at this for so long and ive seen us experience so many endless tragedies at the hands of firearms. From parkland to newtown, from San Bernardino to sutherland springs, f