They return at 2 15 p. M. Eastern. Watch live coverageon cspan2. Earlier Senate Leaders Mitch Mcconnell and Chuck Schumer talked about the Senate Schedule and their parties priorities. The latest results of vaccine trials continue to suggest that our victory over the coronavirusis on the horizon. But here in washington the additional relief that would help families, workers, schools and Small Businesses across the finish line has been held up for months by democrat leaders pursuing an all or nothing approach. The speaker of the house put forward the socalled heroes act back in may , multiple House Democrats called it out for the political stunt that it clearly was. One democrat said it was not focused, rushed to a vote too fast and it doesnt help us accomplish the core mission of helping struggling people. Well, after several months with no progress the same democrats who said a few days en ago that Senate Republicans had quote, a bill we can pass. We should negotiatefat. Even speaker
Since 2016, what Public Policy issues are motivating voters this week and take a look at Political Trends that can give us clues. And we go live now to hear about u. S. Relations with china from assistant secretary of state for east asianing and pacific affairs, david stilwell. The events hosted by the Hoover Institution. Pacific affairs, david r. Stilwell, who is joining us from tokyo today and will address the theme of todays session, covert, coercive and corrupt, counterrerring Chinese Party malign influence in free societies. Following his address, he will engage in a conversation with two leading china scholars, orville shell and arianna movstro. But first, its my pleasure to introduce condoleezza rice. Im delighted to open this session of our project at hoover on chinese sharp power. And i especially want to welcome assistant secretary of state for east asian affairs, david stilwell. This project, i think, is one of the most important that were engaged in because we face an extra
Independent regulator of the state. Also this hour striking back china orders the u. S. To shut its consulate general in the city of chengdu and retaliation over the closure of its own consulate in houston as the u. S. Secretary of state ratchets up the pressure by calling on the world to gang up on quote this new tyranny. Or protest in the u. S. City of portland after President Donald Trump sent in troops to stamp out nearly 2 months of antiracism protests a local Business Owner told us he wants the unrest to end. Newfield business just like when your city looks like a war zone failed leadership and were very disappointed poor very angry. And in the city of homburg a 2 year suspended prison sentence is given to inform our concentration camp and whats believed to be possibly the last trial of a nazi era. Terminal. A i. Am a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour the u. K. s Opposition Labor Party is pushing for arties b
But first, the scientists need to get there. Its so difficult to operate here all of the planes are grounded. They say we wont fly anywhere. One only does anything in antarctica with the cooperation of the weather. Antarctica is a place of extremes. It is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on earth. Capped by an ice sheet of up to five kilometres thick, this continent contains 90 of the worlds ice. I begin myjourney in new zealand. I dont need your passport, thats all good. They say travelling to antarctica is like travelling to another planet. So, here goes. The us air force provides the planes. The safety briefing may be familiar, but nothing else about this flight is. Im travelling with professor david vaughan, the director of science at the British Antarctic survey. After flying due south for five hours, i get my first glimpse of antarctica, snow and ice stretching as far as the eye can see. Finally, our destination. We are heading to mcmurdo. Which is pretty much
Pittsburgh, one of our warmest spots at 59 and fairfield the only spot on the map right now and the 60s at 62. Some mild to start by the afternoon were right on par with our seasonal averages. Daytime highs ranging from the 70s in most areas to a few 80s for inland areas, returning. Im talking some hotter days in the forecast and another weekend cool down to still to come in the rest of your forecast back to you thank you john 71 in our top story, the man arrested for ambushing and killing a santa cruz sheriffs deputy may also be connected to the killing of a federal guard in oakland, we have a picture of the deputy who died over the weekend Sergeant Damon got swell or he was 38 years old. Its been with the Santa Cruz Sheriffs Office since 2006. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live with the new details sarah. Well daryn james we now know that the man accused and arrested for the killing of the santa cruz. Sheriffs sergeant he is an active Us Air Force Sergeant and hes not only been charged wit