Press briefing in weeks. And there is a lot of news to cover. The fema administrator is going to join Karine Jeanpierre at the podium with an update on the governments response to the devastating wildfires in maui. Gillian also reporters first shot really to press the white house since Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a Special Counsel to investigate the president s son. Well take you to the briefing as soon as it begins. First the Campaign Trail in iowa. Way up in the polls and all over the country, thats a lot, over 50 points. I think im the most likely to beat biden and get this stuff done and the ability to serve two terms and will not be a Lame Duck President on day one. Leaders dont just give you the list of grievances that are the problem. They actually lead. Its going great. I think ive been here more than any other candidate and part of the reason is i actually enjoy it. John a little taste of republicans on the Campaign Trail five months now until the caucus is in i
Maui wildfires much of which she briefed the president on last night. She has been in the hawaii since 2 00 a. M. Saturday morning. She is still there right now. But before i do that i want to once again say as a president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving their loved ones and for everyone that has suffered devastating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay closely engaged with his team to ensure a robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday he received two briefings from administrator criswell on the ongoing response. The president has stayed engaged with the hawaiian governor and they have spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with the senator. With all of these officials the president has had a comprehensive discussion about the remaining challenges that need to prioritize the safety
In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking for your views on a story thats gone viral injapan. A female politician there brought her baby to an Assembly Session to highlight the difficulties faced by working mothers. She is drawing support on social media. But what do you think . Is it ok to bring children to the workplace in an emergency . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. 0n the second day of his visit to myanmar, pope francis will soon arrive in the capital, naypyidaw, to meet the countrys de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The question Everyone Wants to know is how will he raise the plight of the rohingyas . More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled across the border to bangladesh. An outraged International Community views it as ethnic cleansing. 0ur South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head is in yangon. Just tell us what is the official purpose of his visit . Officially it is a diplomatic visit. This pope has
Peralta district. They own the land that the district wants. This is off interstate 880, a 10 minute walk from the nearest part station, the as want to play there by 2023 but much needs to take place before this happens. First, they need to negotiate the sale or lease of the land, joining us now is sports anchor, joe fazio. We have been waiting for this announcement for a while and they have talked about replacing the Oakland Coliseum with the new stadium, today there is at last something tangible about where the stadium will be. At one time they were all that on their way to denver and the leak was talking about contracting and eliminating the team altogether, then the fremont site on the 880 corridor, after many proposals and promises they have agreed to build a new stadium near the lake merritt bart station, the timetable is not ideal with 6 years before opening day, but the team made the announcement that a location one out and another is under consideration near the port of oaklan
Before the sun was up. Sources close to the investigation confirmed the motorcycle rider that was killed was an offduty chp officer headed to work at the time of the crash. Investigators say that 44year old Joseph Kevin Yum was driving his chevrolet pickup truck northbound on months rakes made a left turn, directly in front of the officer who was traveling southbound monterey, made a left turn, directly in front of the officer who was traveling southbound. He was an amazing person. Amazing person and officer. Reporter the identity of the officer who was killed being withheld pending the notification of all of his family. The driver of the pickup truck is cooperating with the investigation. One of the things theyre going to be looking at is the turn that was made. You can see there is a turning lane further down. Right here looks like a double yellow. So many investigators will look at that very closely. Live in st. Martin, jesse gary. Jesse, thank you. A funeral cyst underway this noon