Space is a top priority of this administration. Under the leadership of the president and Vice President we see remarkable progress in this google area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers and their spirit continues as america leads humanity to a new chapter of Space Exploration and scientific discovery. Behind the efforts of the United States government, the leaders of private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamed of. As the chair of the National Space council the Vice President is leading policy development to sustain leadership in space and private sector growth. Before president ial space policy directives generated by the council are sparking Us Government efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of space, strengthen us space Traffic Management and stand up Us Space Force within the department of defense this administration is streamlining bigger story frameworks, policies and proxies to better lever
And bogota. We begin in hong kong. Police fired tear gas in the after Central District the shooting of a protester increased tension. Chief executive carrie lam warned of violence leading to a point of no return, and to restore calm. Still anyf there is Wishful Thinking that by escalating violence, the Hong Kong Government will yield to pressure to satisfy the socalled political demands, violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems hong kong is facing. Alix 20 me on the phone from hong kong is joining the on the phone from hong kong is caringly is karen leigh. Walk us through what happened over the last when he four hours. We heard carrie lam warning that violence isnt going to help their goals, signaling that she will not bow to demands after five months. Of the most violent days weve seen one of the most violent days since protests started. There were clashes between protesters and police, a protester shot by a live round. That triggered a day of violence with these
President guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Well have more on this story as it develops. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out of maui and the big island. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in Search And Rescue, with evacuations underway for more than 13 thousand people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant g
Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
We are looking at the reliably of the electric grid, with state utility were presented to us. You are watching live coverage on cspan 3. My heart is full of gratitude. That is the thought right now. To all of you, to my colleagues, to the staff, being the chairman of the house and conference committee, is the ultimate thing in congress. This is been the best. We have a whole other year ahead of us. Thank you for your service. [ applause ]. We have a lot of work to do. Go ahead and get started. State utility regulators have challenges. They have affordable electricity. They have this during this congress. They understand what drives the growing reliability crisis. This is from the entire electricity portfolio over an extended period of time. They have different retail choices. We are relying more on transitional organizations. This is due to environmental growing regulations and agencies. Fans will be on foster fuel generation, and market distortions. These factors are contributing to p