A robot since the coronavirus pandemic theres been growing demand for these little helpers as they can offer a safer consumer experience. Im Clay Richards and welcome to the show u. S. President donald trump has made good on his threat to end Hong Kong Special status trump has signed an executive order to strip the city of its trade privileges and bring it in line with Mainland China he also announced a sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on Civil Liberties in the territory to their side legislation. And an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppression of actions against the people of hong kong. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals in the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been ta
A 13000000000. 00 euro tax spilled a u. S. Slapped on apple that on behalf of our allies will the tech giant have to pay out doubling doesnt even want the money well talk about why. And south africa reopens good schools up despite rising coronavirus cases many of them lack basic facilities and that has people worried theyll become breeding grounds for the covert 1000 bucks. Plus flooding in bangladesh forcing more than a 1000000 people from their homes about a 3rd of the countrys now under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in decades forecasters are warning more rain is on the way. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today you. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trading privileges he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on human rights in the territory china has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions and turn on u. S. Citizens well go live to beijing after this and
We take you live to the u. S. Senate where to date lawmakers who will be on a defense programs and policy bill. You are watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will ohm the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of grace and mercy, in these divisive and polarized times, remind us that words have consequences. Help us to remember that we are accountable to you for every idle and careless word we speak. Lord, teach our senators to be obedient to your commands, doing your will as your presence fills them with joy. Today, surround our lawmakers with the shield of your favor, as they labor to deep our nation to keep our nation strong. May they be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will be exalted by righteousness. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of alle
83 four san jose, we will talk about onshore flow beginning to kick in for the weekend i will have more on that coming up lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Good morning. Good morning. We got a couple of trouble spots southbound 13 because of an overturned vehicle that flew from the freeway off to the side of the roadway. It is not blocking any liens but there is quite a bit of damage to the guardrail. That is going to take some time. Good news here at 980, that 27th street onramp to eastbound nine any has been clear, they just shut that on bell the new coronavirus really fill is worth almost 500 million. Hes expected to sign this today, taking live look at capitol hill rainout where that passed through the house overwhelmingly yesterday. Some of these Bigger Companies getting billions of dollars in relief money not returning at ruths chris steakhouse is the latest to do that, she extracted it because the got the money before a lot of the smaller businesses, a lot of hope
Clerk, i would like to call to order todays meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. Todays date is april 14, 2020. Madam secretary, roll call, please. [roll call] clerk madam president , we have a quorum. Thank you. Before we begin today, i would like to make an announcement. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted the restriction on teleconference. This meeting is being held with the members and staff participating today via teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the commission, sfpuc staff, and members of the public. While this Technology Allows us to hold this meeting via teleconference, there may be some gaps as staff is moving between speakers. Thank you for your understanding, and we ask for your patience. So to say, this is our maiden voyage. We ask the public to participate remotely by writing the commission or leaving