And its tightening border controls after detaining suspected russian mercenaries accused of attempting to disrupt next months election. Also more trouble for the Airline Industry the worlds biggest plane maker a net loss of 2200000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year. And yet again just go with the sports world number one ashley party pulls out of the u. S. Open saying the risk of catching coronavirus right. Into the program we begin the news are in whole call opposition politicians have been disqualified from running in septembers legislative election leading prodemocracy activists joshua warmed is one of those disqualified he says it shows a total disregard for the people of hong kong authorities said asked the candidates about their views on. Beijings National Security law and u. S. Sanctions now the move has been denounced by the opposition as a political witch hunt and for the 1st time in Hong Kong Police also use the National Security law to crackdown on prodemocracy activists on
Come to order. I want to thank everybody for coming. I have a fairly short statement that i will read and then i will turn to the senator. Were convening under different circumstances of our previous meeting. Were following the guidance of the cdc and the office of attending physician. So were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced. Were grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we can all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses, if theyre allowed to open at all, are operating on a very different circumstances. American homes have become classrooms and offices for millions of american families. And at least for a while, American Life as we know it has changed. Nonetheless, access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services, especially in rural areas, as remained unchanged and it might be a good topi
A state execution the murder trial of journalists from our show gene has now begun in turkey without the 20 saudi defendants. Also ahead the u. S. Seizes a shipment of human Hair Products thought to have come from ethnic minorities held in chinese detention camps. We begin in the u. S. Where President Trump is attending july the 4th celebrations at Mount Rushmore its in defiance of Health Experts recommendations to avoid large crowds mr trump will watch a fireworks display with thousands of people at the landmark in south dakota mosques will be available but they will not be required indigenous groups in south dakota are protesting near the event demonstrators blocked the road leading to the monument some carried signs saying make america native again and chanted the slogan land back. Lets talk to our correspondent in jordan just outside washington in alexandria virginia great to see you again what do you think well hear from mr trump today. Well a few excerpts are now being released o
Arabia to slash numbers on the pilgrimage and to bar muslims from outside. Too dominant and too powerful thats whats being leveled against 4 of americas Largest Tech Companies at a congressional hearing in washington d. C. The chief executives of Facebook Google amazon and apple have all been defending their Business Practices theyre accused of stifling competition and monopolizing the industry free from regular action its the culmination of a yearlong investigation by the u. S. Congress detailing how the Companies Avoid liability on the current laws well our correspondent alan fischer joins us now from capitol hill for more on that hearing allan i believe its just all wrapped up after more than 5 hours talk us through what weve had today. Well the Tech Companies are essentially saying that theyre very american and that their end of it if theyre smart and they make big profits and they say that theyve had to be innovative and theyve had to include people because if they didnt they woul
European council. The coronavirus recovery package and of bigger budgets to get the e. U. Through what she calls the biggest crisis in its history. Come to the Program German prosecutors say the killing of a georgian man in berlin last year was ordered by the russian states the German Government says its taking the prosecutor statement seriously and that it may take further steps against moscow over the matter including imposing sanctions the victim was a jaw georgian citizen of chechen ethnicity who fought against Russian Troops in chechnya he was shot dead in broad daylight in the german capital last august following the prosecutors statement the Russian Ambassador to germany was summoned to the Foreign Ministry here in berlin. So what effect will the matter of on relations between berlin and moscow did i. Put that question to constantine for nazis a member of the German Parliament for the opposition green party. Mr fernald attorney general has brought charges in the case of the murd