Speaker, he is a certified instructor. When you ask those questions, make sure they have a question mark at the end of them. , please help me welcome him. [applause] good evening. I am thrilled to be here and happy you could join me. I will talk about my current research, a Global Environmental history of the First World War. I am interested in Energy Geopolitics that link the battle lines on the home fronts with agricultural and industry in ways that fundamentally shaped the 20th century. So i will talk about the main battlefield many of us are familiar with, then hop, skip, and jump around the globe to point out areas that had an incredibly profound Environmental Impact. , few human endeavors have altered the Natural World as and as agriculture industry warfare. Together inse came ways that were incredibly destructive. War, theyne mentions think battlefields, and soldiers did change environment on every battlefront. Military planners took the environment into account, considering cli
It will be hot and muggy today. Did your seat for those well inland. Fire dentures go up and possible showers sunday night into monday. We are just getting a lot of high clouds. 60s and 70s. 74 in san jose. Thats very warm. Record highs likely today for many including San Francisco. Heat advisory from the bayside location starts at 11 am. Inland areas heat watch starts at 8 am. Temperatures are soaring above average highs for this time of year with livermore penciling in 108 and should be 88. And now we are seeing things picking up at the bridges. Lets start at the bay improved, actually. We had a bigger crowd at 6 30 am and now its 7 00, it seems to have disappeared. Traffic is moving along very nicely here. Looking at your screen, not a lot going on. Also, as you see, interstate 880 in oakland with traffic moving along okay in both directions. Because of the hot weather today, the organization that manages our states power grid is urging people to conserve energy. Demand for energy i
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
Although probeijing officials have said we should not be too concerned, it will lead to stability in the city. 7 . Sci asia pacific down it is certainly something of a riskoff mood, following off what we saw toward the end of play on friday in the u. S. The nikkei is down more than 1 . In the mainland, you have a bit of pressure as well a despite industrial profits up 6 coming in over the weekend for the month of may. On to the next board. We will be looking at the currencies. A bit of dollar weakness. On friday it reached its highest level in four weeks, but it has since come off slightly, leading to a bit of strength for the offshore currency here in china. The korean won is up about plan to 01 . On to some of the commodities we are looking at. Wti has been under pressure as the demand story as we focus on the rate of infections, 10 million infections, 500,000 deaths, you can see that it is lower today. Gold, science that investors are preparing to cross through 1800. 0. 64 . Year yi
Supporters rally behind a french nurse released from custody after a video of her way to the restroom further angry protests. Oxford University Says examiners will go easy on students whove been emotionally affected by the death of george floyd if they feel its affecting their studies we get reaction to that then. It should be taken into consideration because this is a global thing. Because people are going to. Have to go. Good morning from russia this is our to International News h. Q. In moscow my name is kevin i would here for the next 30 minutes with you this the. First in a sack a Police Officer who fatally shot a black man twice in the back as he tried to run away hes been charged with murder and got rolf faces possible life in prison or the Death Penalty if convicted the other officer who is there is charged with aggravated assault. 37 year old brooks had failed the breath test and was found asleep in his car as officers attempted an arrest brooks grabbed one of the officers taz