This is an hour. Good morning and welcome to the Washington Post live. Im a Senior Writer at the Washington Post and im very pleased to welcome today two experts on energy policy. My first guest is a u. N. Undersecretary general and an expert on africa. And also former u. S. Energy secretary, a very warm welcome to you both. Thank you. Thank you for having us. Frances were delighted to have you both. So, let me start with you, if i may. Could you give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty, where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 2
Ago with her children and pregnant sister from she says the fighting in the region forced her and her family to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Then that again, we saw people being slaughtered. There was blood all over. We fled because we didnt want to die. Some women lost their husbands. We came with nothing but our lives, no money. These clothes were given to me by the people here. Thousands of refugees have crossed into sudan over the past week. Many recount similar stories from the region where the if you peeing government, has imposed a telecommunication blackout since the start of an offensive against the Peoples Liberation front. The government wants to get rid of the chief. So if the people are living in conflict, their people have been slaughtered with knives, pregnant, women have had their bellies open, and the government is bombing civilians and killing us all. So these authorities have closed borders with since the start of the conflict. And there are chal
Him to go to jail. And the same goes for congress because they dont represent us. Idina was forced out after the deaths of 2 protesters during clashes with police. He couldnt survive the wave of cabinet received nations that followed is the moment. The blaze at night is not at this moment when the country is going through one of its greatest political crisis. I want to announce that i present my irrevocable resignation of the post of presidency. I call for the peace and unity of all peruvians. My commitment is to peru there have been demonstrations since the impeachment and dismissal of mcneese gotta over unproved. Bribery allegations on sunday discover called the countrys highest court to step in. But it will be very careful to ensure that what happened cant happen. Again. Its unacceptable that congress led us to this political crisis. Its paralyzed peru for 5 days and led to deaths. Younger on the streets is echoed by some of the countrys most famous names, peruvian writer and noble
Across the u. S. Announced more restrictions as a country hits a new high of daily kovac cases. President Trump Supporters take to the streets, packing election for claims, but he makes little progress in the courts. We begin with breaking news in a dramatic escalation in the civil war. In ethiopia, at least 3 rockets have been fired from ethiopia into eritrea. Adding a regional dimension to the conflict. Diplomats in the region say 2 of the rockets hit, the eritrean capitals airport. It comes on the 11th day of fighting between Ethiopian Government forces and leaders in the tikrit region. The to gray and Peoples Liberation front had earlier threatened to eritrea. Of fighting between to grain and Ethiopian Forces has killed hundreds and to grand leader has admitted its forces struck 1st, prompting ethiopia to launch an offensive in the region. The p. L. F. Also said it was behind rocket attacks on 2 airports in the neighboring. Im horrid region. There are reports of massacres on both s
So, well call that partly cloudy right now. Temperatures today still a few 80s in our east bay valleys and most of us in the 70s and coast in the San Francisco in the 50s. Five to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. Still too warm for this time of year. Kumasi. Ill take it from there, thanks, mike. Happening now the polls are officially open and voting is under way in most of the continental u. S. Ill take it from here. Lets take a live look right now at voters. They are lining up as you can see. This is in anderson county, south carolina. Another very crucial state. Voters in swing states will likely be deciding this election and because many of these states are several time zones ahead of us, well start to see the Election Results this afternoon. So, heres a look at some of the big ones that we will be tracking. The following times are pacific times. Polls in georgia and parts of florida close at 4 00 p. M. Our time and the Florida Panhandle and parts of michigan and pennsylvania it w