Cuts to education and health care. In the latest budget cuts, france moves to protect its police staff. Will it end up a road in press freedom in the country . Well look at the controversial draft. Will that would make filming on g, v. Police officers a crime. And in the bundesliga, all eyes were on mine strike a shown fairly meditator kids to see inside pay fribourg, a visit on match day. I am rebecca richs welcome to the program. In hong kong, 3 prominent activists have played it guilty as a trial begins over their involvement in last years prodemocracy protests. Joshua won ivan lamb and agnes chalo, all expecting jail terms for inciting and organizing an on off arised assembly. The isnt related to a protest outside of Police Headquarters in june of last year on kongs prodemocracy movement has faltered since beijing imposed a sweeping National Security law on the territory that has severely restricted political speech. Joshua long has now been remanded in custody, but before entering
Unchanged policy. Coming back from the typhoon slower by 116 points. We are talking about hsbc, one of the laggards here, missing out. The largecaps under pressure, 4819 right now. We are looking. When it comes to dollar dynamics, we did see a stronger dollar, which led to a hit. 379 right. 7 now. The china 10 year yield, we just got the pricing on the dollar bonds. Gold taking a retreat. Brent crude Holding Around 42. Tom lets bring you back to the top story in this region. Xi jinping will bring a major policy address later, in the next 20 to 30 minutes or so. Across the border in shenzhen, to talk about an integrated tech corridor to rival silicon valley. Stephen engle is following the story and joins us from hong kong. Steve, what are you looking for in this speech . Stephen i am looking for a better tagline. They are calling this a chinese socialist pilot zone with chinese characteristics. I think the greater bay is the grander scheme. And xily china wants to jinping with a trip so
And larryt nbc news norden, the director of the Election Reform Program at the Brennan Center for justice. Just a reminder, if you have questions as we chat, feel free to drop them into the chat below. Voting is on everyones mind at the moment, and with coronavirus, more voters than ever are trying mailin ballots or voting early. Alternatives to our usual voting methods, a lot of people are asking will voting become digital, as well . Thent to kick off conversation by asking, why would we even want online voting . My bias is coming from seattle where we have a robust mailin ballot system, and the process is already quite easy. Im curious what the conversation would look like around, why do we need this kind of technology . I think the appeal is in normas. Is enormous. In theory, it has largely been attempted in this country for military deployed service members. It could be used for people with disabilities who dont have a lot of ease getting to the polls. If we somehow had a robust on
Shes been detained. The on board scars or scars are healing but many children in favorite risk of long term problems if their trauma from last months explosion goes untreated. Plus an extraordinary production for extraordinary time. The new season with a groundbreaking premiere under coronavirus limitations the choreography combines klezmer and just with a contemporary humanitarian message. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us we begin with breaking news fire has swept through greeces low. Just migrant camp on the island of les paul sufficient multiple blazes broke out overnight at the morea facility prompting a Mass Evacuation firefighters say the flames gutted the camp which was home to nearly 13000. 00 Asylum Seekers greek media suggest the fires might have been started in protest over coronavirus isolation measurements dozens of camp residents had recently tested positive for the virus riot police have been deployed along the road leading to the nearest town. Or for the v
Thousands of people on the u. S. Gulf coast without power and water. As this years and james trade fair moves online a look at how the industry is changing as women move to the forefront bringing more diversity and more emotion to the world of gaming. And why im good thanks for joining us we begin in the u. S. Capital washington d. C. Where shoot crowds have marched for Racial Justice the rally was held at the Lincoln Memorial where 57 years ago hundreds of thousands of people gathered to hear Martin Luther king jrs iconic i have a dream speech the recent shooting Police Shooting of jacob blake an unarmed black man has reignited tensions over Police Violence against people of color in the United States. Gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The antiracism demonstration against Police Brutality in the u. S. Was held on the anniversary of another famous protest. On august 28th 1963 march in Luther King Jr brought his Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement to the national mall. It woul