A d result that is satisfying we accept it but let me be wishing for the truth for 15 years on the body its important that we know who killed recipe carried so that people know how peaceful man was killed but dont give up rule. Also coming up tonight it has been a century since women in the u. S. Won the right to vote and important marker yes but nowhere near the finish line of Voting Rights equality. Yes a lot to be celebrated. But also it should motivate us to be clear about what it has to be done and finished. On to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the bombs that haunt lebannon 2 weeks ago the lebanese capital beirut was rocked by a massive explosion of fertilizers which were improperly stored in the citys poor more than 150 people died 300000 were made homeless we now know that the blast could have been prevented had the authorities heated ward as people in beirut trying to put their lives back together another blas
Good morning, everyone. This is bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. The market is taking in a few things, european stocks dropping due to these new travel roles. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leighann gerrans. Hi, leighann. Leighann good morning, francine. Israel and the united arab startes have decided to talks. The two sides will hold a range of talks in the coming weeks. In the meantime, israel has agreed to suspend its efforts to annex part of the west bank. Palestinian officials quickly criticize the move, calling it a betrayal. The u. S. Is adding france and netherlands and malta to its quarantined list. People now have to isolate for 14 days. It comes as the u. K. Has even more lockdown measures and even tougher penalties for ignoring social distancing rules. Fines for not wearing a mask will double to a maximum 3200 pounds. Lai kong media tycoon jimmy accusing china of arresting him on trumped up charges. Lai pushed back a
Actually, if people are lawabiding, they never think about endangering National Security, there is no cause for concern whatsoever. Is if therelegation is a National Security law in hong kong, the law should be enacted in hong kong by the Legislative Council. It should not be happening in beijing. The Hong Kong Government has been kept in the dark and the process. Again, this is wrong. Firstly, this is a national law. Of course if it is International Law it will have to be decided how to enact the law. Now, basic law states clearly that for matters of national , thise or Foreign Affairs is a matter for the cbg. No one would question that National Security is something outside the high degree of autonomy. Its a matter of sovereignty of the country. 18 after basic law, theres a process that allows National Laws to be added for implementation through hong kong through a specified procedure. The third point is the political reality. If you believe given the current political reality, given
Chatter]nd chairman graham good morning, everybody. For those watching on television, it is 28 degrees in here. [laughter] is that what it is . Chairman graham i do not know, but let it the air conditioning works. Thank you. We will have a hearing today about all things crossfire, hurricane and the Robert Mueller investigation. We will have five minute rounds. As usual, i will try to make sure you are able to finish your thought in five minutes, and not cut you off. I appreciate all of the participation. Mr. Rosenstein, thank you for coming to the committee voluntarily. We appreciate your service to our country and your bridges a patient in the hearing today. And i will try to do a pretty short opening statement, then we will get to the witness. Why are we here . I think we have a clip. This is mr. Rosenstein on may 1, 2018. It really does illustrate chairman graham turn it up. Mr. Rosenstein we make mistakes. We are not flawless. If we accuse somebody of wrongdoing, we need credible w
Than their white counterparts. When you see the higher numbers in terms of contacts between police and minority communities, that also increases the likelihood that youre going to have forceful interaction. We have to deal with the overpolicing of lowincome africanamerican communities in our country. It is a pervasive problem. Reporter in places like minneapolis, where mr. Floyd died, africanamericans make up just over 19 of the total population. But account for a whopping 63 of arrests. I feel like being a black sixfoot man in america, im a threat. Reporter akiel carter was on his way home from church with his white grandmother when police pulled him over. He says the next thing he knew, guns were drawn and he was ordered out of the car. In the suburb of milwaukee where akiel was detained, blacks are only 5 of the population. But accounted for 62 of arrests made in 2018. A rate 20 times higher than white arrests. I was so terrified for my life, because i dont know whats going to happe