School. Id like to take role at this time. role call . First up is general Public Comment. At this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission, except the agenda items. With respect to agenda items, that will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. I had just the one speaker card. Its not me. [ laughter ] no, i know its not you. [ laughter ] its carvallo. Real quick, im from the San Francisco heritage. I just want to mention that the legacy business backlog right now is five months when a business applies to be a legacy business and theyre overwhelmed over there and i think rick could use some help. So any influence you might have to move resources to the office of Small Business to help with the legacy business program, you all know how popular it is, but we try to get a new Business Online and five months is pushing it. So thats all. Thank you for any help you might giv
A walk because bridging the health gap into more of the companies. Im going to welcome to do its good to have you with us hong kong was one of the 1st regions outside the chinese mainland to report deaths from the corona virus that was back in february since then at least 125 cases have been reported there as a precaution against the spread of the virus a number of residents are staying at home and avoiding contact with others and that is having an impact on the Large Community of Domestic Workers who are legally obligated to stay at the homes of that employers which know is running high this already volatile community of more than 400000. 00 is finding that their rights and freedoms are being called into question. Shaking off another lonely. The many of the women here this is their only opportunity to escape the one and. Homes domestic one because theyre entitled to one day or week in groups of friends unknown together here every sunday in parks and green spaces but thats now changing
There monday morning at 9 here in moscow start of a new week here on r. T. International welcome to the program 1st for you the number of corona virus patients located far from the deadly epicenter in china suddenly spiked its really puts emergency measures in place over the weekend with 150 reported cases and 3 deaths its europes 1st major outbreak while iran has the highest number of deaths outside china with 8 reportedly dead and the authorities in italy cancel the carnival in venice major sporting events were postponed as well as entire towns and communities were put on lockdown in asia cases of infected patients in south korea on monday with 161 people confirmed taking the total to almost 800. 00 the governments also temporarily shut down religious movements and a cult whose members make up more than half of the known infections meanwhile the United States is accusing russia of spreading alarm and coronavirus conspiracy theories. By spreading disinformation about coronavirus russi
The 24th of february im going to bring it all to h. Q. Welcome to your world news this hour a 1st for you in whats being described as an historic airing wiki leaks founder Julian Assange will face the opening proceedings on his potential extradition to the United States this week will see the opening arguments made before a 2nd session in may where both sides will lay out their evidence it could then be months before the judge makes a decision if the case is politically motivated songs could be released his father meanwhile claims that his son faced intimidation on the eve of the earring. Julian arrest me today. Goes to Court Tomorrow they searched you still so often just before we see you know for the going. To work you are so shes just. Having it with no crime or the family you that you can go and leave with. The hundreds of supporters turned out in Central London at the weekend including veteran british walk up water waters Fashion Design a Dame Vivienne westwood and former greek fi
The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice muir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2050 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region as all that ice melts. This will be almost a week to rise and she loves. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us due to Climate Change due to the ice retrieving. The wall maps to be with the arctic in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the world. I think. The biggest challenge facing the whole world in the future. A challenge or an opportunity. During the summer after the ice has melted vegetation blooms along the coastline animal bones indicate that wildlife has returned. M