Plenty of questions, and here to offer some answers for the next half an hour or so are mike prendergast, leader of the conservative opposition on Sefton Council ballots have been cast over three days. There has been some vandalism and a number of arrests at Polling Stations, but the final result is not in doubt as mr putin has no credible opponent. It comes as supporters of the late opposition leader, Alexei Navalny,have urged people to turn out en masse at midday in each time zone and vote for any Candidate Other than mr putin or spoil their ballot papers. The Rolling Protest has been dubbed noon against putin. Icame to i came to vote for a man to make sure that our country prosperous and there is no fascism in any country, not in ukraine or any other part of the world. , not in ukraine or any other part of the world the world. Steve rosenberg is in moscow and the world. Steve rosenberg is in moscow and gave the world. Steve rosenberg is in moscow and gave his assessment this was pr
Welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start with apocalyptic scenes in hawaii. Us soldiers have joined search and recovery efforts. At least 36 people are known to have died in wildfires others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the tourist town of la highna on The Island Of Maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looke like overnight when flames spread rapidly forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Our correspondent Richard Galpin has this report. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on The Island Of Maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as
Of the wildfires. Officials said it is still difficult to determine the true extent of the damage on maui, and have warned the death toll may rise. Some of the people caught up players we just had the worst disaster i have ever seen. Its burnt to a crisp. Its like an apocalypse. Woke up this morning and got on our Phones Temperatures of our house down to the slab, nothing but smoke. The winds picked up, i everything flew away, our Apartment Complex is right above the aquatic centre. We thought we were 0k| but then the wind came, gas station blue up, everything caught fire by the brush and we had to evacuate. 0ur weather presenter ben rich has been looking into the Weather Conditions that have contributed to the fires in hawaii. Rarely causes board size but it can bring provisions that make them lightly and the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires, but it can bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly whats happened in hawaii. Its been
China, such as Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and advanced semi conductors. The goal is to stop us capital and know how from speeding up the developments of technology that could help china for developing weapons for use against america in a military conflict. It would require firms making investments in a broader range of sensitive Chinese Industries to report that activity. Potentially laying the ground for more restrictions on investments down the road. The regulations arent expected to take effect right away, and there will be a Public Comment period so businesses can weigh in on the proposals. China is the worlds second biggest economy. A vital market for american companies. And the concern expressed by some us execs may explain why this order, which was expected back in february, hasnt been release untilled now. Until now. A Senior Administration official described the move as saying that this is a National Security action, not an economic one. Adding that us is not d
As it could have been, certainly not as restrictive as the rumours suggested it would be when the Administration First announced announced it was considering Something Like this. You know, it really only targets new investments into chinese firms, and only chinese firms that derive more than 50 of their revenue from sensitive sectors like ai, quantum computing, and advanced semiconductors. And that is far more narrow than we couldve seen because last october, the administration talked about a broader range of industries that were National Security sensitive and would require either Export Controls or some sort of investment restriction, or both. As michelle mentioned, businesses get a say in this what kind of reaction are you expecting from American Companies . Well, American Companies that have been investing in these will not like this and will push back, and try to seek implementation that is as narrow as possible. Itll be a back and forth conversation, im sure, and ultimately the a