Plus, breaking news, america under attack. Russian hackers target email used by the state department, a brazen almost cheeky assault. And this morning u. S. Apparently with a Treasure Trove of unexamined evidence over origins of the mystery over the coronavirus. A very good morning to viewers here in the United States and around the world. It is friday, may 28th, and the Senate Burning the midnight oil and then some overnight, setting up a showdown this morning on the bill that would form a commission to investigate the january 6th insurrection. So heres what is delaying the senate. They went until almost 3 00 this morning to debate a bill that counters chinas influence after republicans derailed it. Senators looking to skedaddle this holiday weekend, they can take it up with wisconsin Senator Johnson whos staaling the bill. Debate will pick up where it left off, meaning a vote on the Insurrection Commission not expected until later today, and even when it happens, republicans almost c
Johnson defenses decision to impose a 2nd locked up. And the cleanup begins in the philippines after one of the most powerful storms this year killed 16 people and displaces close to 1000000. But are just 24 hours left before the polls open in the u. S. President ial election both donald trump and joe biden are using the final day of campaigning to focus on crucial battleground states a record 19000000 voters have already cast their ballots polls indicate biden has a lead nationwide but the race appears to be tight in some crucial swing states and the galaxy has the latest from miami. President donald trump began his campaign sprint of battleground states in chile michigan or years ago. Trump took this state breaking the democratic partys socalled blue wall in this nations industrial rust belt as election day approaches National Polls show hes trailing biden. Thank you very much i love you too he told supporters he saved the states car industry that he could keep refugees away and cont
But businesses are reopening across the country. And a no go for space x. A mission to launch american astronauts to orbit from u. S. Soil for the 1st time in nearly a decade is called off. Now the u. S. Says hong kongs autonomy is gone the declaration by secretary of state mike pompei effectively ends the territorys longstanding special status with the United States and risks its position as a major financial and trade hub now pompei are told congress that china was trying to model hong kong off to itself by imposing a new security law he said Hong Kong Special trade and economic treatment by the u. S. Should end as protests in hong kong continue china has rejected a request for an emergency meeting of the Un Security Council its un ambassador called the us the trouble maker of the wild the Hong Kong Security bill is set to be voted through on thursday about the final day of the National Peoples congress in the Chinese Capital aljazeera is how these are castro reports from washington
President trump threatens to shut down social media platforms after twitter labels 2 of his tweets unsubstantiated as brazils best told heads towards 25000 a poll finds that 60 percent of brazilians have supported stricter social distancing measures. And despite Stormy Weather a space x. Prepares to become the 1st private company to send astronauts to the International Space station. Hello thank you for joining us the u. S. Secretary of state has the leverage a withering statement on china saying its abandoning its commitment to preserve hong kongs autonomy might compel says the proposed National Security legislation for hong kong is a disastrous decision and means the city no longer warrants especially economic treatment thats a move that puts at risk billions of dollars in trade in a statement from peo said no reasonable person can assert today that hong kong maintain maintains a high degree of autonomy from china given facts on the ground he want all the saying it is now clear that
A 60 percent of brazilian support stricter social distancing measures in stark contrast to their president. And Stormy Weather forces spacex. To postpone the launch that will make it the 1st private company to send astronauts into orbit. The u. S. Secretary of state has the liver to withering statement on china saying its abandoning its commitments to preserve hong kong told me my pompei all says the proposed National Security legislation for hong kong is a disastrous decision and means the city no longer warrants special economic treatment thats a move that puts of risk billions of dollars in trade in this statement said no reasonable person can assert today that hold. Well maintains a high degree of autonomy from china given facts on the ground he went on saying it is now clear that china is modeling hong kong after itself from pale finished with the promise that the United States stands with the people of hong kong as they struggle against the Chinese Communist partys increasing the