Journal, live at 7 00 eastern thursday morning. Be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. Announcer the House Foreign Affairs Committee Held a hearing on the implications of chinas new National Security law in hong kong, which has led to arrests and clashes between police and protesters. The new law coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the handover of hong kong between the United Kingdom and china. This is almost 3. 5 hours. Forum. E have a and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan hous
I see that we have a quorum. Before i go forward, i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi will be stopping by. I must consent that she participate at any point she rise during the hearing. There she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Speaker pelosi thank you very mr. Chairman. For having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken and the bipartisan house and Senate Democrats and republicans with one voice and defense of those being oppressed by beijing in support of freedom, justice and real autonomy for the people of hong kong. We continue to urge president to hold chinese officials abuses,ble for including taking steps under the hong kong human rights and democracy act. We must consider all tools available, including economic penalties. Here today i am very honored to join the general secretary Hong Kong Confederation of trade union. Carl peterson, law o
Rep. Sherman the committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess in the committee at any point, and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials, and questions to the record subject to the length and limitations of the rules. To insert something into the record, please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact the full committee staff. I see we that have a coram and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Rep. Pelosi thank you very uch, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan house and senat
Adjust the time. We will start with 80 westbound heading out for the maze. Backed up from hercules all the way to richmond. The richmond lid bridge, so traffic. San mateo bridge, it is slow all the way across because of earlier issues. North found that 87 come that crash is taking a long time to clear. If youre driving up to downtown, we will have another update in just a few minutes. It is 7 01 am. Lets go back to the desk. This morning, San Francisco police are investigating a hit andrun crash on Treasure Island. We are live on Treasure Island to bring you the latest. Reporter police are still on scene as a car crashed into the tree right behind me on detroit avenue. There is still some large pieces of debris that need to be removed. This afternoon i street and avenue eight just before midnight. Police were called to the scene and they say the driver of a white ford first struck a park are about a block away and sped away. The driver continued eastbound on 93 and slammed into a tree
A little bit after midnight but around 10 or 11 00 tonight. More widespread rain will show up bay area wide. Then that just kind of drizzles and sprinkles for the remainder of the night. Mainly in the north bay. We have the chance to get light rain but mainly in the north bay until tomorrow. Then watch what happens, the showers get pushed to the south and we all get light rain. Today was like this, but itll stay through thursday. Will be back with more coming up in a few minutes. President ial candidate Michael Bloomberg is in the bay area today. He and former governor jerry brown came together to discuss the nonprofit americas pledge which aims to keep america a leader in the fight against climate change. They spoke in San Francisco. I think the ability to lead the country given you have credibility that no one else has is an obligation you have and that would be a great contribution if you do it. It is very encouraging you know, it is sort of verifying or justifying what we do is imp