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House minority leader Kevin Mccarthy joins a discussion on Broadband Access and digital leadership. Is talking with reporters who are likely to ask him about the congressional response to hurricane laura, protests across the country, and the pandemic. They will talk with republican pollster frank lets. Live coverage. Second of two events we are doing with microsoft on the future of employability during the Republican National convention. We thank microsoft for making these conversations possible. We thank you for taking a break during this busy time to join us on axios. Com, joining us on axios twitter with axiosevents on facebook and youtube. Franklinsuest, dr. Is someone whose advice is craved by corporations, candidates, and officeholders on every continent, in seminars and is extremely popular. He is wellknown for his International Bestseller words that work. Thank you for joining axios. Frank it is an honor, a pleasure, and what we are going to talk about really does matter. Mike
A back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a just. Have relations between the u. S. And china soured to the point of no return chinese need is threatening retaliation for the closure of its consulate in texas from trade to security and human rights will the superpowers find room for compromise this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on iran come on its being described by some as a new cold war relations between the u. S. And china unraveling quickly in the latest spat chinese diplomats have been given 72 hours to shut down their consulate in Houston Texas President Donald Trump accuses them of spying and stealing intellectual property Chinas Foreign Ministry is threatening retaliation for what it calls malicious londa roselyn jordan has more. Its a scene straight out of a spy film employees at the chinese consulate in houston burned documents before theyre force
History on the red planet we asked alan stern who is leading the 1st ever mission to explore pluto about how high the stakes are when it comes to space all this more coming up in this lockdown edition of going underground but 1st lets go to portland to Gregory Mchale hes the vice chair of the Oregon Democrats black caucus gregory what on earth is going on in portland were seeing images all over the internet of tear gas of warfare not seen even in even in countries where are the u. N. Is imposed sanctions on. Yeah its really appalling to see in the streets of berlin its right downtown in the heart of our city and every night appears to look like a war zone we have troops in camouflage police deploying tear gas and flash bangs and its absolute chaos down town portland and its hard to see in a city that i love so much now you know the child was the boss of the department of Homeland Security says youre all violent and i casts on the streets of poland apparently theyre using george w. Bush
A result of the pandemic claims of espionage and state secrecy the diplomatic dispute between the u. S. And china intensifies in. The 1st friday prayers at Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after its controversial change of status from a museum to a mosque. In School Football 100 students of friends after a 4 month break caused by coronavirus a limited number of fans were allowed into the stadium. In the french cup final. Welcome to the news hour more than 6 months since the corona virus was 1st detected in china the pandemic is still ripping through the world that record rates more than 284000 new infections have been reported in the last 24 hours thats a record rise according to the World Health Organization nearly 10000. 00 people have died in that same period the biggest spike since the end if april across the planet the virus has killed more than 635000 people more than a 5th of those fatalities are in the us the worlds worst hit country a new hot spots in the south and west have pushed the