Announcer from mtn news, this is the race for u. S. Senate. Welcome to the u. S. Senate bate here on the Montana Senate network. One of the most closely watched in the entire country and looks to become the most expensive in montana history. The election is november 3. If youre keeping track at days hat is just 20 away. Ballots need to be returned to your local Election Office by 8 00 p. M. On election day. At stake in this race is one of montanas two u. S. Senate seats. The say as a wholery is 174,000 per year. Now it is time to meet the candidates. Bollock or steve earned his law degree from Colombia University in new york city. Earlier in his career, he workeded in private practice and as an assistant attorney general for the state of montana. He won election in 2008 as attorney general and as governor in 2012 and 2016. A democrat, says as governor he has worked with both democrats and republicans to expand affordable healthcare, strengthen the economy and invest in montana schools.
Well have more on this developing story right here on bbc news. Images show police entering the building, as you see on screen, making their way through a window, by the looks of things, trying to make their way into the hall to get to the students that have camped out inside. The campus is in Upper Manhattan which has been a focal point of Student Protests that have spread to dozens of universities and schools across the us, expressing opposition to israels war in gaza. Police are, quote, clearing it out, as they marched to the barricaded entrance to the building and Police Action comes hours after new york mayor eric adams and the nypd held a joint Press Conference where they blamed professional outside agitators escalating the situation and said that it was in Public Safety issue, that was what they said. Lets move on and will bring the story later on our programmes here on bbc news. Back to business news. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison after p
Mr marmonstein went to call on donors not to give money to unrwa, but to fund other humanitarian organisations in gaza. The war has prompted protests on University Campuses in the United States. In the last few hours there have been arrests at New York University after warnings from police. That follows protests at yale where dozens of students were also apprehended and also arrests that Colombia University in new york which cancelled in person classes on monday to ease tensions after a senior rabbi told jewish students it was not safe for them to be there. The white house issued a statement in light of the protests saying that while every american has the right to peaceful protest calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and thejewish students and the Jewish Community students and theJewish Community are blatantly anti semitic, unconscionable and dangerous. They have no place on a College Campus or anywhere in the United States of america. Students on bot
Hand maids tale wins eight awards, including best actress and director honors. On the comedy sight, political satire and commentary were a hit for veep and snl. And alec baldwin as you see there as well. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. We begin this half hour with the new hurricane threats in the atlantic. Hurricane maria isnt the largest storm on the radar but the most problematic at this hour. Its current path will take it right over some islands that were just hammered by Hurricane Irma. Marie is expected to hit and gain power over the Dominican Republic and haiti. Residents are bracing for more win and rain. David wright is there. Reporter the caribbean is bracing for its second Major Nuclear two weeks. For some islands an unprecedented blow. I mean, wow, look at this. On st. Martin, we saw first hand the devastation that irma caused. These are sizable yachts. And yet to the storm, they might as well have been
Would have. I was so stunned by the conversation that i just took it in. Lordy, i hope there are tapes. I remember saying, i agree hes a good guy as saying im not agreeing with what you just asked me to do. That, of course, former fbi director james comey in the d dramatic testimony on capitol hill this morning. Welcome in this morning. Im in for kel ly evans. The dow hit a record intraoday but now we are down 22 points on the trading session. Well look at whats behind the reversal. Looking ahead as well to the u. K. Elections, polls there close in just under two hours, and the house back here is set to vote on its plan to roll back parts of the doddfrank financial reform law. That vote is expected sometime this afternoon, probably within the next couple hours. Well go live to capitol hill as soon as it begins, so, yes, still a very busy day here. Absolutely. Plus, a high profile departure over a jpmorgan. The man often seen as the heir parent to Ceo Jamie Dimon is leaving. We have the