Afternoon, and welcome to the march 3, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgovtv, colina and michael, who record each of our meetings and make them available to the public online. Today, i would like to start off maybe saying a little bit, but not much, just to make sure that people understand what this is. This is a hand sanitizer, and which is very easy to use. If you either use this or soap, either, its healthy, and you can keep your loved ones healthy. If you want to find out more information and find out how the city is responding, you can go to the website, sf72. Org. Sf72. Org. So now that im all sanitized, we can begin. Madam clerk, are there
Clerk mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgovtv, colina and michael, who record each of our meetings and make them available to the public online. Today, i would like to start off maybe saying a little bit, but not much, just to make sure that people understand what this is. This is a hand sanitizer, and which is very easy to use. If you either use this or soap, either, its healthy, and you can keep your loved ones healthy. If you want to find out more information and find out how the city is responding, you can go to the website, sf72. Org. Sf72. Org. So now that im all sanitized, we can begin. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk i have none to report, mr. President. President yee okay. Colleagues, today we are approving the minutes from the january 21, 2020 special Board Meeting and the janu
Happy tuesday. These are your markets. A lot of the focus this week will be on earnings. We have a lot in the u. S. And europe. Of days awayle from the signing of that phase one trade deal between the u. S. And china. We are still trying to figure out what happens between the u. K. And the eu. There is a lot of speculation. While Bank Earnings c,itif with j. P. Morgan and wells fargo will follow after. We will focus on what blackrock Just Announced moments ago to focus on more sustainability. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. The Worlds Largest asset manager is upping its push to a greener future. Blackrock will put Climate Change at the top of the investment strategy. Inwill avoid investing companies with sustainability risk. The u. K. Is likely to secure a trade deal with the eu, according to Boris Johnson. He said he is very, very, very confident. The transition phase is currently scheduled to end on december 31. Iraqi leaders privately want u. S. Troops to stay in the coun
Cuts on the Justice System especially in family cases. And despite another great performance, Fallon Sherrock is out of the world darts championships in the third round. Good evening. Dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan in which at least 12 people lost their lives. The cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, the plane, operated by the khazak company bek air was flying from almaty, kazakhstans largest city, to the capital nur sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take off. At least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. Rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy was rushed to safety. He was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. Moments after take off, the plane had rammed into a building. It broke into pieces on impact. But there were survivors. And some even walked away from this unharmed. I was sitting next to an emergency exit
Palestine or formal requests to the queen for permission to form a new government what does it all mean for the u. K. Anywhere theres really that uncertainty now over bric 6 is over leaders have been gathering in brussels to push ahead with a green deal to make the e. U. Carbon neutral by 2050. And a priest for the soldiers who recovered the bodies of those killed in a volcanic eruption a new zealands for curry island family and friends have held a traditional maori blessing its for those who died. Away iraq its great to have you along everyone it was dubbed the briggs it election and now the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has been given the green light to take the u. K. Out of the European Union just as conservatives power to a lane slide victory bringing more than 3 years of deadlock and bitter wrangling to an end the Opposition Labor Party suffered a humiliating collapse a near wipe out in his traditional heartlands. Well in terms of numbers the conservatives have won