Public my name is fran taylor. Im cochair and retired member of the Typographical Union which i mention. I want to remind you that the people will be attacking are also workers. I support the original total ban. I have long suggested folk who is lack a home should get a tent in the shape of a car and no one would blame them for blocking the sidewalk. I have never heard an elected official complain when a car forces a pedestrian to walk in the street. We can never get by. Nobody cared. Similarly, if you are tired with nowhere to go but the sidewalk, officials aiming for Higher Office have an answer for you. Let machines run amuck in the same space and watch those same officials fawn over them. New technology, innovation. My second suggestion is the tired humans should dress themselves as robots if they want to be left alone. What does this say about San Francisco . If you are a human in public space, you are swept away, ticketed or even in the case of luis pat, shot to death by police.
Superfund program and efforts to remove lead from municipal water systems. Senator John Barrasso chairs the environmental and Public Works Committee. This is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. We have quite a full house today. I welcome the audience. This is a formal Senate Hearing in order to allow the committee to conduct its business. Im going to maintain decorum. That means if there is any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience, that person causing the disruption will be escorted from the room by the capitol police. First, id like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, the honorable scott prosecute, to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for your testimony today. Were going to abide by the committees fiveminute rule for length of member questions in the first round. Time permitting, we will also have a twominute second round of questions until 12 30 when administrator prosecute has to leave the buildin
Of any potential suitors coming up shortly. And in the weather, ben has the details. The calendar rises further in the autumn but the temperature is climbing over the next two days. How long can that u pwa rd the next two days. How long can that upward trend last . All the details coming up. Thanks. Also coming up, the british diver who thought things couldnt get any worse separated from his boat four miles from the shore then he realised he was being stalked by a huge shark. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. The Prime Minister is to update mps this afternoon on progress in brexit negotiations, after her meeting with eu leaders at dinner in brussels last week. But a separate meeting with the president of the European Commission is now the subject of a leaked account in a german newspaper, which claims that theresa may begged Jean Claude Juncker for help, and appeared anxious and tormented. It follows a call from the uks biggest business lobby groups for an urgent b
Welcome to bbc news. Tonight, more questions about how the royal family invest their millions. The latest revelations from the Paradise Papers the cache of leaked documents about tax havens show that Prince Charles private estate the duchy of cornwall secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. Thats perfectly legal, but hes been accused of a conflict of interest because he went on to campaign for International Rule changes that would have benefited the company. The princes spokesman insists hes never chosen to speak out on a topic simply because of an investment decision. The Paradise Papers were shared with the International Consortium of investigativejournalists including the bbcs panorama programme. Richard bilton has this report. For years, Prince Charles has campaigned on environmental issues. This week hes in malaysia, yesterday he spent time in the rainforests of borneo. But panorama has discovered he campaigned on one issue that he secretly
A good monday morning to you all. We begin with the first member of President Trumps family set to answer questions on capitol hill about russia. The president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner, will face investigators this morning. His appearance comes as they give mixed messages on the use of president ial pardons. And the president is looking to focus on his agenda delivering remarks today on health care. Abcs emily rau has the latest from washington. Emily, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. Two of the summers biggest stories, russia and health care, could see some big developments in the next few days, all of this while democrats seize the opportunity to start a story line of their own. President trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner heads to capitol hill today for a closed door interview with the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigating russian meddling. Im confident that tomorrow when Jared Kushner speaks, and ill keep my fingers crossed in saying this to you, itll probab