Universities write to the uk education secretary calling for more money to help with the cost of taking in extra students following a government u turn on a level grades. And coming up this hour, the three victorian forts originally built to defend england against the french going up for sale. Hello and welcome. If you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The number of people being randomly tested in the community to track the prevalence of covid 19 is to be incased up in england. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fortnight as part of the office for National Statistics programme which is separate from the Mass Testing Programme of people who have symptoms. The figure is up from the 28,000 in england who are currently sent a home testing kit. Testing will also be expanded in scotland, wales and northern ireland. The health secretary, matt hancock, says the expansion of testing in the
And rosemary in just a moment, but first overnight the bay area saw a slight jump in coronavirus cases adding 136 more cases totaling now more than 1600. Santa clara county has seen the biggest rise in cases to 591 just yesterday the county announced five more deaths along with 17 new cases. And map here shows the breakdown county by county. Other areas seeing a double digit increase. Our San Francisco, alameda, and Contra Costa County could face a shortage of ventilators if the virus epidemic continues to grow. The state already had 4200 devices that helped seriously ill paces patients. More than 1000 of the ones on hand to not work. Bloom energy if one of about 350 Companies Offering the state help with medical equipment and supplies. The ceo says until this week the staff did not know how they work, but everyone is gearing up to refurbish those old ventilators. Manufacturing is in our dna, electrical, chemical, floor devices, we understand the mall. How difficult can it be . Company
A lot of red on that board. These are modest moves. Market turmoil. Someone tweeted me that. Futures arent up a half percentage point pull out the market turmoil boards several headlines out of beijing overnight. Chinas exports rose imports are higher than expected chinas trade delegation arrived. We are learning more about the purchased targets that china would agree to at the phase one trade deal signing telling us china will commit to increase purchases from 32 billion over two years china will also pledge to buy an additional 80 billion 53 billion in Energy Supplies and 35 billion of u. S. Services over a twoyear period but will only only cost them half as much they are no longer a currency. You missed the other piece of information. They are allowed to no longer a currency manipulator. They arent going to do that was there a quid pro quo there has to be not a coincidence. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said yesterday, china has made enforceable commitments to refrain from the c
We have a quorum. Next is item b. The oath. Will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand. You may be seated. For your information, i want to let everyone know the department will present the case first, then appellant. Each side has seven minutes. Next is Public Comments with three members each to speak. Lastly rebuttal for three minutes for the department then appellant. C approval of minutes, discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for a meeting held on october 16, 2019. Move to approve. Second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Seeing none are all in favor . Aye. Any opposed. Minutes approved. Item d. Continued new appeals. Board of abatement. 6867. 109113 pierce street. Action asked by applelant complaint 201889001 to be returned to staff and cancel the notice of abatement. Would the Department Like to come forward . Good morning, chief Housing Inspector. We are here again after the case last month was continued. I spent some
We have a quorum. Next is item b. The oath. Will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand. You may be seated. For your information, i want to let everyone know the department will present the case first, then appellant. Each side has seven minutes. Next is Public Comments with three members each to speak. Lastly rebuttal for three minutes for the department then appellant. C approval of minutes, discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for a meeting held on october 16, 2019. Move to approve. Second. Is there any Public Comment on the minutes . Seeing none are all in favor . Aye. Any opposed. Minutes approved. Item d. Continued new appeals. Board of abatement. 6867. 109113 pierce street. Action asked by applelant complaint 201889001 to be returned to staff and cancel the notice of abatement. Would the Department Like to come forward . Good morning, chief Housing Inspector. We are here again after the case last month was continued. I spent some