[inaudible conversations] thank you. The committee will come to order. The committee is meeting to receive testimony of the status of puerto ricos construction and recovery after recent Natural Disasters. Beginning with of the hurricane in 2017, a series of earthquakes that occurred and that just this past september for any Opening Statements and the ranking minority member over their designees this will allow us to better hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep to their schedules. Therefore i ask unanimous consent all of their members Opening Statements be made a part of the hearing record and submitted by 5 p. M. Today or whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. The chair may also declare a recess subject to the call of the chair and without objection, the member from new york is authorized to question the witnesses in todays hearings. After permanent members have had that opportunity. As described in the statements, documents or motions submitted and h n
Hello if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The number of confirmed Coronavirus Infections worldwide has climbed above 9 million. The World Health Organisation says cases are peaking simultaneously in several large, heavily populated countries. Nearly half a Million People have died. In the united states, the latest official figure is 120,000 deaths. More americans have now died from coronavirus than were killed in the first world war. But in new york, not long ago the Global Centre of infections, life is starting to emerge from lockdown. This report from our north america correspondent nick bryant. In the midst of this viral onslaught, new york has taken on a different character. Its state of mind has been anxious and fretful. A city of the outspoken and rambunctious has been muted, behind protective masks. This morning, new york took its biggest step yet towards reopening, but it was farfrom bein
The house of representatives has approved the Democratic Police reform legislation named in honour of george floyd, whose death in Police Custody a month ago sparked calls to address police misconduct. The reform has provisions to end qualified immunity for law enforcement, prohibit racial profiling and ban chokeholds and create a National Registry of police misconduct. The legislation is unlikely to pass in its current form in the senate, where the republicans have a majority. The bill, opposed by President Trump, also faces a formal white house veto threat. The bill was passed exactly one month after Georges Floyd death. Floyd died in minnesota after a Police Officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. 0ne officer has been charged with murder and three others have been charged with abetting the crime. Now we have a powerful insight into what George Floyds family has been going through since his death. Philonise floyd, georges brother, has told bbc news he and his fami
Cheering and chanting. Liverpool claim the premier league title, ending a 30 year wait to be crowned english football champions again. Hello and welcome to the programme. Lets start in the us, because in the past couple of hours, the house of representatives has approved legislation to reform the police. Its named in honour of george floyd, whose death in Police Custody a month ago lead to calls to address police misconduct. The reforms aim to ban chokeholds, stop racial profiling and end qualified immunity for Law Enforcement officers. The legislation is opposed by President Donald Trump and its unlikely to pass in its current form in the senate, where the republicans have a majority. Its been a month since the death of george floyd in Police Custody in minneapolis and so much has changed. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. In this month of ceaseless protest, a new generation has been fighting an age old american struggle, here converging on the steps of the lincoln