Accused of masterminding the massive task of prominent twitter accounts 2 weeks ago. And zimbabwe sends out its military to enforce a ban on antigovernment protests dozens of people are detained. Now Hong Kong Police are reportedly seeking the arrest of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile as china steps up its enforcement of its newly imposed National Security they include former u. K. Consulate worker simon chang prominent activist nathan law and u. S. Citizen samuel chu now chang says he was tortured by the chinese authorities for information about hong kongs antigovernment protests while north fled to london soon after china imposed that National Security law and truth founded the Hong Kong Democracy Council in the United States the police have declined to comment but it would be the. Time to talk of an activist outside the 50 under the federal law joining me right now from los angeles is samuel chub one of the activists whose arrest has been ordered by the police as weve been
[ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby on the outskirts of chicago on my way to meet a guy whose strange inheritance takes us back to a time when american cars rule the road, america herself leads the free world, and a workingclass kid from the midwest just dreams of making it home. My name is Matt Litavsky. My father meant the world to me, and he left me a very special car that meant the world to him. He chose me to preserve it, but there came a time when i had to let it go. Hi, matt. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Its nice to meet you. I know i came here to see your inheritance, this magnificent car, but when were done, you got to take me for a ride in this. All right. Well see about that. Im on my best behavior. Okay. To appreciate the car, says matt, you first need to know about his dad and why his 1967 corvette meant so much to him. Keith litavsky is born in lisle, illinois, in 1944. World war ii is drawing to a close. The cold war is about to begin.
Im jamie colby. And today, im in tulsa, oklahoma. Im here to meet the son of a remarkably successful businessman and epic hoarder. File this under 80 years of grit and true metal and 40 acres of scrap metal. My name is john hemphill. In february 2016, my father passed away. He left me a Thriving Company thats a testament to his business acumen. He also left me a 3 millionpound headache that says a lot about my dad, too. I meet john in the lobby of Hemphill Corporation. And this was your dad. Yeah, this is dad. He started the business back in the 50s. And im running it now. Come on. Ill show you. As john drives me around the company, i come to understand the jekyll and hyde nature of his strange inheritance. These look like cell towers. Yeah, these are guide towers for wireless communication. And thats our Main Business now. But his dad built that business while indulging his industrialstrength urge for collecting. Big stuff iron, scrap metal, machinery. Things you cant squirrel away in
Stakeholders, we are committed to working with the city and will remain open to communication on this issue. Pg e has historically resisted these efforts by municipalities, and this offer seems to be pretty similar so far. Whats not yet clear is how this would affect ratepayers both within the city of San Francisco and the rest of pg es coverage areas. If this deal eventually goes through, would mean San Francisco would join cities like sacramento and los angeles that already operate their own municipal power company. Im sergio quintana. Tom steyer hasntl debate. The california billionaire turned impeachment activist and then president ial candidate is the 11th democrat to qualify for the debate. Candidates need donations from at least 130,000 people, and they need to earn at least 2 Percentage Points in four polls. Steyer needed 2 published today. The october debate is set for october 15th, possibly the 16th as well if enough candidates qualify. Another candidate is entering the 2020
Updates as they come into our newsroom. 2. 5 billion, thats how much money San Francisco is offering to pay pg e for its electrical equipment. Even though pg e is in bankruptcy so far the company doesnt seem too excited about the offer. Reporter city hall has been crunching the numbers for paying for pg es equipment ever since the power giant announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. In a statement they write in part the city of San Francisco has taken an important step towards energy and independence by submitting a official letter to pacific gas and Electric Company pg e for 2. 5 billion for the acquisition of the asset that serves San Francisco. Imy pleased San Francisco is making the offer and now is the time to do it. Certainly they could use the money. Ive often said since the san bruno explosion pg e may be too big to succeed. And i think this may bring them down to a size that may be more manageable. Reporter its been headquartered here for almost 115