Technology. Coming up in the next hour, secret project. Have a team to working on Satellite Technology to be an Internet Services to devices. It will allow it to bypass Wireless Networks. Latest. Plus a pay raise. The reins, akes receiving a 242 million exception package. Details. Ve and big tech in 2019. Of the ent from one most anticipated ipos to a floundering company just survive. O we look at what it faces in the new year. But first to our top story, loomberg was the first to report that the iphone maker has a secret team working on a Satellite Technology. To find new ways to bring data directly to its devices. According to people familiar with the matter. He company has got a dozen engineers from the aerospace antenna Design Industries working on the project with the hope of deploying their results years. Five for more i want to bring in bloomberg technologies. What do we know about the so far . We know its top secret. Its operating like a startup inside apple. Has the ear of tim
Statistics showing its economy contracted in the 2nd quarter but chancellor merkel says it is too soon to worry about a recession. Also coming up a woman makes soccer history she will take charge of a major mens mountain European Competition for the 1st time tonight to see if any of the past eps of 2 or 3 to referee liverpool look at chelsea in the super cup. Im sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us flights are taking off again at Hong Kong International airport after 2 days of protests forced a shutdown airport authorities have now introduced new security measures to limit access of police have also made 5 arrests and protesters in turn have to shoot distributed. Signs and posted tweets in which they apologize for the violence saying they remain scared of authorities Chinas Hong Kong Affairs Office has condemned yesterdays violence calling it terrorist like heres a look at how things unfolded. On the 2nd day of the shutdown and the anger is palpable. Clashes everywhere. The pr
Todays hearing to serve on secretary of health and Human Services. It will vote on the nomination. We will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor who we welcome today good to see you and senator young will introduce him after his testimony each will have five minutes of questions. We already have a good turnout. I anticipate a good vigorous questioning period. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid National Institutes of health and excellent leadership. The United States is leading efforts to develop a cart for efforts. A nonaddictive painkiller and new treatment for dancer. You also have an opportunity to implement what the majority leader of the senate called the most important piece of legislation last year. The 21st century cures act which members of our committee agreed on and gave broad new powers that included the first Major Organization they worked on Mental Health programs as well as significant new funding for the Opioid Crisis you ha
This in the committee will please come to order. Cesars hearing is on alex alex azar. While the Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination, the finance committee receives the paperwork and will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each of the Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor of utah who we welcome today. Good to have you back. Senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce mr. Azar after his testimony, signatures will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on in the senate but we have a good turnout so i anticipate a good, vigorous questioning. Lead,ar confirmed to youll the leading a 1. 11 trillion organization that equals the total of the 12 Appropriations Bills that Congress Passes each year to Fund Everything from National Parks to laboratories. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid. Our nations government run Insurance Programs for the poor and elderly, Mental Health and substance ab
Officials say they will need help from the mainland. Remember that you are part of us, even if you are not here. Dont forget us. An emotional plea. I am concerned that we may not get to everybody in time. In the face of an unforgettable tragic storm. Lets get over to nbc10 first alert meteorologist tammie souza. The storm has been downgraded to a category 2. Dont get too excited about that. It has spread out in size and the eye is moving offshore to the north and west of puerto rico trying to restrengthen. Here is a closer look. The big eye is moving right by st. Croix. We dont have pictures from there yet but i think there is probably a lot of devastation on st. Croix. As it moves across puerto rico you see the eye disappearing, it downgraded from a category 4 to a category 3 and now a category 2. It has probably another, oh, 12 hours or so before it will start to reintensify. A couple things about it. It has winds between 96 and 110 miles an hour. Its expected to restrengthen. The wi