Taliban to kill american soldiers. And mourning in the streets or vote is out about a popular ethiopian singer known for his political songs is shot dead. China has imposed a new security law on hong kong 23 years after it took back control from britain promised a one country 2 systems policy is being signed by president xi jinping and its now in full force critics say the legislation erodes hong kongs freedoms and shatters its status as a Major International Financial Center a jim brown reports from hong kong. It normally takes a year for Chinas Parliament to pass legislation this time it happened in record time just 40 days the new security law completed its passage after a vote by the countrys most powerful political body the Standing Committee of the National Peoples congress in Hong Kong China supporters were also celebrating before the news that even being confirmed. A contentious measure the busy divided the city was once more defended by its chief executive the legislation oppo
Rotc program from the university of texas was 1981. Hes been serving his country long and very well, despite his youthful appearance, hes been at it for quite a while. We look forward to a rich conversation today at the end of which well be able to handle some of your questions if you wish to email us. I will transmit some of those questions to the general. But, first, were going to hear from him with some opening thoughts on the state of the guard and on its health and admiral and much appreciated help in responding to the covid crisis in the United States. That will not be our only topic. This will be an opportunity to think more broadly about the guard and its role in the nations force at this very difficult moment in our history with the return of Great Power Competition and other challenges around the globe. General, thank you again for joining us. Without further adieu, over to you, my friend. Michael, thank you. Thank you to brookings for having me on today to talk about the Nat
To the American People that covert exists it is a major problem its going to continue. Until we admit it. To do our work pork and White House Correspondent committee how could has more. Well theres a spike in cases all across the United States 40 out of the 50 showing really increased and record breaking in some cases numbers of coronavirus cases and that has certainly got the new york governor or the democratic governor concerned as you point out he says the president is enabling the virus whats he talking about well the u. S. President over the weekend really tried to downplay these numbers saying that the reason that there is an increase is because theres more testing going on in that 99 percent of the people to get corona virus will that harmless well the u. S. President has not been admitting that is a major problem instead in the last hour hes been pushing back against his joe biden the democratic president ial nominee hell be facing off against in november in fact hes saying tha
Criticism over the security law which critics say dismantles hong kongs special freedoms House Speaker nancy pelosi has condemned the arrests of protesters in hong kong as a real tragedy its so sad but in the congress in the house and in the senate in a very unified way we have all worked together it has been a from a a joy to be bonding with my colleagues on both sides we are both sides of capitol on this very important issue and the republicans have been there every step of the way i hope the president will be. She have a chance he has more from capitol hill. Unanimous consent for the for this bill in both the house and the senate it says that within 90 days of the enactment an act of the bill the treasury the state department has to come up with names of individuals who are deemed to be to be eroding the basic law of hong kong was agreed upon in 1970 during the handover and Financial Institutions the do significant business with those individuals and bend the administration has a ye
In daily cases since says being reopening parts of its economy with the return of its Large Population informal people who work out and about on the streets they work hand to mouth they can stay home they have been allowed to return to work and in the last couple of weeks we have seen quite a big increase here the same is true. Here too even argentina who that was probably the most successful country in containing the virus together with a wire seen an increase in the last days and weeks so very problematic pictures some officials here are calling for a return to a strict strict measures in countries like where we are in colombia the government the National Government here though is saying thats not possible because of how weak the economy is overall how big is the need for people to go out and work which means you will probably continue to see these numbers going up u. S. Prison donald trump has been hosting an annual salute to americas event the white house to mark independent state