Our last Land Use Committee meeting of the 2019 calender year. I am aaron peskin, the chair of this committee joined to my left by Committee Member supervisor matt haney and our clerk is ms. Erika major. We welcome, in her own right for her first trial by fire experience is Land Use Committee deputy City Attorney anne pearson. Do you have any announcements . Clerk silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and copies of any documents that include as part of a file should be submitted to the clerk. Items will appear on the januarf supervisors agenda less otherwise stated. We are joined momentarily to my right by vicechair of the Committee Supervisor ahsha safai who rightfully comments that it is quite warm in these chambers so, ms. Major, when you have a second after you read item number 1, if you could ask them to cool this place down you can ask them through the chair. Send some heat to my office since i dont have any right now. That would be great. Sure th
Mr. Speaker, i begged at the bill be read a second time and we come together as a new parliament to break the deadlock and to get this done. We leave the European Union to reunite our country and allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share for our european neighbors to find renewed expression in one great new National Project of building a deep, special and democratic accountable partner help is with with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends. It is this bill and our juncture in our national story, mr. Speaker, must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or one faction over another. This is the time we move on and discard the old labels of leave and remain. In fact, the very words seem tired to me. Defunct like montagues and capulets at the end of the play. Now is the time to act. Now is the time to act together as one reinvigorated nation, one United Kingdom, filled with renewed confidence in our National Destiny and determined at last to tak
Is when Prime Minister netanyahu faces a challenge up to the leadership of the party after failing to form a government. Lets talk about trade and not the usual tensions between the u. S. And china. There is escalation cost true trade wars two trade wars. Move is cutting tariffs, a partly aimed at expanding imports. The news comes as beijing and washington work to finalize the signing of the first phase of the trade deal next month. Japan and south korea agree to negotiate on export controls. President moon jaein and Prime Minister shinzo abe will meet for bilateral talks i tuesday, tomorrow. Joining us to discuss in more detail, bloombergs executive editor for Greater China john liu. Why is china cutting tariffs now . Remind us the process involved. John some of the products include pork, which is important to china. There has been a shortage domestically and we are coming up on chinese new year, peak season for me demand. Getting imports will be very helpful for president xi jinping
Of a partisan crusade. That began before president troubled youve been nominated let alone for it. The constitution. And. I dont think they suspect that that would ever go president. In the senate at the same. Also coming up today Queen Elizabeth revealed the new u. K. Governments to do list for 2020 the top priority will be no surprise miss the. Mountains on time. So i can come up. With my governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departure from the European Union on the 31st of january and. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with donald j. Trump the impeached president of the United States last night the u. S. House of representatives took a rare solemn and very partisan step approving 2 articles of impeachment which accuse president drum of abusing his power with ukraine and of obstructing congresss duty to investigate that abuse almost every democrats and not a single republican voted to impeach the speaker
Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where its down to business for mps following last weeks general election. The queen comes to westminster for the second time in ten weeks, setting out the governments to do list for the year. And theres no prizes for guessing whats at the top. My governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departed from the European Union on the 31st of january. Labour says the government has tried to mimic some of its priorities. On austerity, on investment, on inequality and on the National Health service and we can see how we force the terrain to shift. But Boris Johnsons predicting a positive future. I do not think it vainglorious or impossible to say that a new golden age for this United Kingdom is now in reach. Mid morning, the queen set off from Buckingham Palace for the state opening of parliament, a ceremony shes more than familiar with, having taken part in it 66 times during her reign. But havin