China, such as Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and advanced semi conductors. The goal is to stop us capital and know how from speeding up the developments of technology that could help china for developing weapons for use against america in a military conflict. It would require firms making investments in a broader range of sensitive Chinese Industries to report that activity. Potentially laying the ground for more restrictions on investments down the road. The regulations arent expected to take effect right away, and there will be a Public Comment period so businesses can weigh in on the proposals. China is the worlds second biggest economy. A vital market for american companies. And the concern expressed by some us execs may explain why this order, which was expected back in february, hasnt been release untilled now. Until now. A Senior Administration official described the move as saying that this is a National Security action, not an economic one. Adding that us is not d
A member of his Campaign Team told local media, villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Ecuador s president ial election is scheduled to take place on 20 august. 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 in maui and the big island that locals are calling apocalyptic. Locals are calling apocalyptic. 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 under way for more than 13,000 people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant governor sylvia luke, whos serving as acting governor, issued
On Craig Robertson at his home in utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the state by mr biden. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal shared this latest update from washington, dc. The details that we have so far is, as you mentioned there, the suspect s name was Craig Robertson. We understand he was 75 years old. And there was a criminal complaint that had already been filed in the District Court of utah regarding serious concerns about him. So one of the charges that he was facing was threats against the president ive got the criminal complaint in front of me but fbi agents conducted surveillance of his home back in march. They wanted to talk to him about his Social Media Posts. He told them, according to the complaint, to come back with an Arrest Warrant which they did. Now, when you look at the criminal complaint and the evidence that they had compiled against him, it included Social Media Posts that hed put up. And theyre very dark messages. They show violence towards
As it could have been, certainly not as restrictive as the rumours suggested it would be when the Administration First announced announced it was considering Something Like this. You know, it really only targets new investments into chinese firms, and only chinese firms that derive more than 50 of their revenue from sensitive sectors like ai, quantum computing, and advanced semiconductors. And that is far more narrow than we couldve seen because last october, the administration talked about a broader range of industries that were National Security sensitive and would require either Export Controls or some sort of investment restriction, or both. As michelle mentioned, businesses get a say in this what kind of reaction are you expecting from American Companies . Well, American Companies that have been investing in these will not like this and will push back, and try to seek implementation that is as narrow as possible. Itll be a back and forth conversation, im sure, and ultimately the a
ii hero who showed us the meaning of courage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone she captured the nation s attention with her recounting of what she said she saw and heard from within president trump s inner circle on january 6th. tonight some of the accounts of former white house staffer cassidy hutchinson are being disputed including what happened inside the presidential suv when then-president trump angrily demanded to be taken to the capitol where crowds were gathering. tonight her attorneys writing on her behalf, ms. hutchinson stands by all the testimony she provided yesterday. and this evening hutchinson s testimony about senior trump staffers expressing fears that they might end in violence has the january 6th committee looking to speak to a new potential key witness. the then white house counsel who according to hutchinson warned, we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen pete