The first time the two sides to the negotiating table since the conflict began more than two and a half years ago. More than one hundred thousand people and been killed in fighting two million have fled the country find even says he expects all regional and International Partners to support the negotiations. Anti government protests in thailand had spread to key locations in the capital rose to one double bali and bangkok is following the story. Political tensions and thailand are escalating once again Anti Government protesters on monday forced entry into high profile government buildings some other locations were also targeted by people demanding that resignation of Prime Minister yoon optionally a canister of being under the control of her breath a taxi protesters swarmed into the compound of the finance ministry as well as the Foreign Ministry the government has extended the internal security act in place in parts of bangkok. As in a massive Anti Government protests triggered chaos
Up with an interesting idea. Make a pact to raise the minimum wage in all their counties. Therefore prevent any businesses from fleeing to less expensive areas. Here now are two of the men behind the plan. D. C. S City Council chairman Phil Mendelsohn and Montgomery County councilman mark elrich. There you both are, excellent. Thank you both for joining me. Chairman, if Companies Went out and did this would be price fixing, bid rigging. Why can counties do this and it is not illegal . I dont think that analogy works at all. Melissa why not . What is wrong with it . For about 60, 70 years the federal government set minimum wage for the country. Three jurisdictions set minimum wage for the region. You cant compare that with price fixing. The fact is that the minimum wage in 1968, if it had kept pace with inflation would be roughly equal to what we agreed to wage the minimum wage too which is 11. 50 over the next several years. This isnt about price fixing this is about Public Policy and
Discussing today which involved an irregular channel which is her request that went against u. S. Policy that would undermine the rule of law and our longstanding policy goals in ukraine as in other countries in the postsoviet space. Policies that were indeed championed by ambassador yovanovitch. You also testified in the deposition about fundamental reforms necessary for ukraine to fight corruption and to transform the country and you cited the importance of reforming certain institutions, notably security service. Was investigating President Trumps political opponents a part of those necessary reforms . Was it on that list of yours and was it on any list . No, they werent. In fact, historically is it not true than a major problem in the ukraine is bennetts misuse
of prosecutors, precisely to conduct an investigation of political opponents. Thats a legacy i dare suggest from the soviet era which as you said in your testimony prosecutors like the kgb were and i quote you now instrument
Ukraine, who has since resigned. Kent will appear on the first day of public testimony next wednesday along with ambassador bill taylor. Kent is expected to detail the irregular policy process that sought to pressure ukraine to investigate trumps political rivals. Todays transcripts confirming the president s explicit desire for a commitment from ukraine to investigating his political opponents from. That testimony, kent, Ambassador Gordon Sondland had talked to the president and potus wanted nothing less than president zelensky to go to the microphone and say investigations, biden, and clinton. Kent also details the level of alarm among career officials about the Pressure Campaign run by that irregular channel of officials and Rudy Giuliani. He describes an interaction with a colleague in which he warned of the danger in pressuring a Foreign Government to do Donald Trumps political bidding. Kent, on august 15th, the new special assistant to special representative volker, catherine cro
Support and they appreciated nd president zelensky. How would you expect a new ukrainian president to interpret to President Trump on that. A request for a favor from the but you understood the upshot of this comment made by both ambassador sondland and president of the United States . I cannot interpret the mind ambassador volker to be that President Trump believed that of president zelensky other than ukraine owed him something to say that it was very clear what they were hoping to get out personally. Is that accurate . Of this meeting was a date and a its hard to understand, but confirmation that he could come to washington. There was a feeling by president obviously you cant put yourself in the mind, but if the urainian president for a country thats so dependent on trump that he and this came the United States for all out in the transcript. Things, including military im sorry. This came out in the discussion assistance, is requested to do a with the inaugural delegation favor, how