They are weighing new investigations. A record turnout in hong kong as prodemocracy looks set for big gains. It is the first opportunity for hong kongers to vote after months and months of violent protests. Paul lets get you across some breaking news on the bloomberg terminal. Carl icahn is said to seek control of occidentals board. He plans to nominate 10 directors in an attempt to seize control of the u. S. Oil and gas producer. This is according to people familiar with the matter. Is said to be looking to seek control of occidentals board. We will bring you more details on that as we get them. For now, trading has begun here in australia. Lets take a look at how we are tracking. Currently higher by just over. 1 . We have a staggered open here in australia. Stocks coming online in alphabetical order. We are currently in the as. The one we are really looking forward to is westpac in the ws. This packet slipping about 7 in the last week on the back of this Money Laundering scandal. 4 o
Sun hung kai suspended on friday as the corruption trial came to an end involving two billionaire brothers, i hong kongs former number two official. Walk me through what happened. There is a sentencing hearing scheduled for today so we would hear how long these men will be facing depending on what the judge decides. We are talking about hong kongs former number 2 rafael hui. The secondhighest position in hong kongs government. Also, the billionaire businessman raymond kwok and thomas kwok. Sacrede looks at whether payments and rentfree whether secret payments and rentfree properties were given. Thomas kwok was found guilty of conspiring to can commit publicing in office. It was that one charge related to a series of payments amounting to 1. 1 million. It is a drop in the ocean compared to what they are paying their lawyers. This money was actually basically to keep hui this post to sun hung kai. It is the most valuable Property Company. It is quite a big and powerful company. Rafael hu
[applause]. We wish you all the very best because what an extraordinary family you have. And the pleasures of family were hard earned by this young man. So, all right. Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. God bless america. [applause] forty years ago the watergate scandal led to the only resignation of an american president. American history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. This weekend the House Judiciary Committee as it considers impeachment of the president and the charge of the abuse of power. What you have questions about for what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and by the senate, watergate committee, were, indeed, impeachable and, thirdly, can we p prove that Richard Nixon knew about them and even authorized them . Watergate, 40 years later. Sunday night at eight eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Next, political consultants, pollsters and journalists talk ab
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