Good morning, this hear is cool called to order. I want to welcome all the witnesses and thank you for your thoughtful, written testimony and looking forward to your oral tangherlini. Id ask my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. I want to make a couple comments. About really kind of what i want to see the goal of this hearing to be. Its similar to the the goal of every hearing is a base account problem solving process. This committee under my chairmanship developed a a Mission Statement to enhance the National Security of america to promote more effective and accountable government. The reason im pointing it out today is i cant think of a hearing that that Mission Statement is more applicable to. When we Start Talking about 5g were talking about the Economic Opportunity and the National Security risks. In order to take advantage of that and avoid the National Security risks. We need more effective government to step up to the plate to compete against what unfortunate
Open polling stations and maintain a certain level of security across the country but despite that many parties here will be wondering just how valid this result can be with so few people voting and the allegations of vote rigging of voter fraud have already started between the major candidates. So if you come here down there at 4 years is a mere masseys filed assigned we look at one of the armed groups thats refusing to join the peace accords. And got a bit of a drive a couple of days ahead across much of japan want to see showers but nothing really in the way of heavy persistent rain also the Korean Peninsula has been enjoying some fine dry weather its warm 28 celsius monday in seoul and warm as well across much of japan 29 degrees in tokyo then by choose a more rain pushing in from the south and to the west and pushing across into the southern sections of the Korean Peninsula as well 29 in seoul with a chance of some rain showers now plenty of rain really gauge the impact in taiwan
And the airwaves at the moment are just dominated by these in the church and proceedings i was listening to Stephen Miller a close advisor to President Trump this morning one of the architects of his immigration policy talking about this all being part of some kind of deep state inside job basically saying that the officials within the white house are trying to bring down the president but its important to note that the whistleblower he or she we dont know who they are they dont know their identity and the director of National Intelligence in a hearing before the Judiciary Committee said that that person followed the rules that they this was a credible report that needed to be followed up so that narrative is something i think were going to hear a lot from the republicans even from President Trump unself meanwhile the democrats staying laser focused on this call between selenski and President Trump because this issue is far simpler to explain far simpler to. See what the actual damage
A probation group held 2 events across the territory on sunday a few hours before the march began facing the Chinese National anthem. And in taiwan viewed as a breakaway province by beijing a show of support for hong kong people came out in the pouring rain as part of whats being described as a global antiauthoritarianism day. Its in to support it that the hong kong antigovernment protesters will again come out in force on tuesday its Chinas National Day marking 70 years since the founding of the peoples republic of china the protesters say they will use the occasion to continue their fight against what they say is beijings move to gain more and more control over their city scotter al jazeera hong kong. Now polls have closed in austria snap parliamentary election the early vote was called after former chancellor sebastian curses center right coalition collapsed in the wake of a Corruption Scandal kurtzs Peoples Party is facing off against its former Coalition Partners the far right fre
Had a dramatic impact on afghanistans president ial election the estimated voter turnout was less than 25 percent of saturdays vote there were nearly 70 attacks across the country at least 5 people were killed and hundreds of others injured but its in the u. S. Response to those attacks that has angered many afghans tell me both the reports. Show the u. S. Retaliation for the talibans election day attacks was swift but according to locals in gaffney province a bomb from an american drone attack killed 6 men and injured 2 others. I dont think they were all civilians 5 of them were killed on the spot and the 6th one was told the hospital where he died one is my son and the other one is my brother amongst them that. On sunday angry locals protested by carrying the bodies of the men to the governors house in the provincial capital. They say the victims were not taliban fighters. Never you know these 5 civilians were killed intentionally in the drone strike the cornets were provided by an A