more pressure for some british homeowners , as the bank of england hikes interest rates to their highest level for m years. let s start with a big story from the us. the head of the social media app tiktok has been giving evidence to a congressional committee over security concerns. shou zi chew has faced a barrage of hostile questions on tiktok s relationship with the chinese state, the data it collects and what it does with it. we ll be getting into what it all means first, have a listen to some of what he had to say. us tiktok data is stored by default in oracle servers. only vetted personnel operating in a new company called tiktok us data security can control access to this data. additionally, we have plans for this company to report to an independent american board with strong security credentials. now, there is still some work to do.
close down and there are severe power shortages. reports that medicai power shortages. reports that medical resources can only go for another medical resources can only go for another couple of days. a lot of urgency another couple of days. a lot of urgency in another couple of days. a lot of urgency in the background here. the olitics in urgency in the background here. ti9 politics in israel are in transition at the moment. acting prime minister after the coalition collapsed. it is going to be some months before all of this is resolved. of this is resolved. that s right, and it has of this is resolved. that s right, and it has been of this is resolved. that s right, and it has been a of this is resolved. that s right, and it has been a really - of this is resolved. that s right, and it has been a really big - of this is resolved. that s right, and it has been a really big test for his and it has been a really big test for his government. the caretaker government that remai
driver cdl licenses. will that help? that s correct. and we re also accelerating all aspects with regard to the all that needs to be had by a trucker in terms of credentials, including security credentials, making sure we don t compromise what that is. it s a full court press, making sure that we have labor available throughout the supply chain. arthel: i m glad you specified that, because of course people are like saying, listen, if you re going to speed up things so much, you want to make sure important issues like security, those things don t get don t fall through the cracks. i ve got a couple questions if i may in the next minute or so that i have with you. besides passing the infrastructure bill that includes $17 billion for port infrastructure, how else can congress or the biden administration assist? well, i think, again, when you talk about the supply chain, not only do we need more investment in infrastructure
from 2009 to today. he s israel s longest serving leader, dominating the political landscape. let s take a look now at benjamin netanyahu s time in power. combative, controversial and divisive. but a country s leader in a league of his own. benjamin netanyahu leaves an indelible legacy on the state of israel. his political rise took place in the 90s, becoming israel s youngest ever prime minister, but his election was racked with turbulence months after the assassination of yitzhak rabin, who had signed the oslo accord with the palestinians. mr netanyahu had earned a strident reputation among nationalist voters by bitterly opposing the peace talks. the peace process never again reached the high watermark of the pre netanyahu years. it was a battle forjerusalem. he burnished his security credentials with right wing israelis, criticising any concessions to the palestinians.
those issues. we view every issue as a women s issue. the national security of our country as a women s issue, economic security of our country, national security, economic security, issues that relate to energy. they are women s issues. what i ve always tried to do with everyone here is if they are interested in have a security credential, whether it s on services, intelligence, veterans affairs, committee of government oversight, fighting terrorism, have security credentials. i think this is very important. not to just be, the men who have