Sabotage diplomacy. Nationanal strike over Pension Reforms in brazil. We will be live in sao paulo. And in sport, the cricket world cup, guiding the host to winds. Welcome to the program. Our top story britain has joined the u. S. In accusing iran attacking two oil takers tankers in the gulf of oman. The United States released grainy video to back up its claim, but iran denies it is to blame. Stephanie decker has this report. Happened to the tankers in the gulf of oman . That depends on who you ask. An iranian tv video shows a norwegianowned tankerer on fir. U. S. Centralal command released on frfriday,early claiming it t shows Iranian Revolutionary guards removing an unexploded mind from the japaneseowned ship. The timesestamp according to americans shows it happened after the vessels crew has been rescued. Nothing is clear, but the message from the u. S. Administration is iran was behind it. It is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of iran is res
Max richmond. This amendment deals with the cost of living adjustment. One of the most anticipated events for seniors is the announcement by Social Security of the cost of living adjustment. For the last few years, they have been disappointed with the announcement. The purpose of a costofliving adjustment is for social ensure that Social Security benefits are not eroded by inflation. This is not happening. In 2010, it was zero. 2011, it was zero. This year, 2015, it is zero. Based on that Social Security trustees report, announced a couple years ago weeks ago, it will be between zero and 2 10 of a percent for 2016. The reason Social Security beneficiaries are sincere or little cola is because the formula for determining colas is flawed. It is based on the Consumer Price index for wage earners. It looks that inflation as it impacts the weight under. It does not put the proper weight on goods and services that seniors rely on. Therefore, you get a zero cola. Your minute has concluded. I
Anyone else wishing to be heard on this particular amendment . Anyone else wishing to be heard on this particular amendment . I think it is understood by all the we will call, everyone in favor, raise your card. It passes. Anyone wishing to be recorded in opposition . [laughter] it passes. Is there another amendment . Amendment number 18, sponsored by dennis, on page six, line 37. The proposed amendment is for the section to read as follows. We encourage states to adopt the providenorth dakota and statespecific Financial Institutions to support people and industries of their states. Proponent . I want to say one thing quickly. Represent, dennis here, i am here to represent what i believe are all grassroots democrats, not one candidate over another. It is very important to me, and it was when i chaired the platform in colorado. The platform in the sentences just prior already advocates for the National Infrastructure bank, large banks see this as a threat to profits. Statesssure the ina
People thought going into today. Some polls had trump with a double digit percentage lead. It shook out to be much closer. Trump took 40 so far. Cruz 36 in those votes still coming in. Well wait to see how many of the states 72 delegates go to trump and cruz. Trump talking to supporters in the last hour, gave few specifics saying we need to bring the party together, saying hell fire quote, bad people, and focus on making america safe. We need protection in our country and thats going to happen and all of a sudden the poll numbers shot up. A change of tone tonight from trump. He congratulates marco rubio on his campaign, rubio dropped out tonight. He previously in this campaign called marco little marco, cruz just spoke reiterating him being the solid conservative choice and questioning trump who saying he opposed conservative ideals. Newsroom, blake hanson, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Thank you. And now we turn to Eyewitness News reporter, elsa who is with the Democratic Party tonight,
Through the population. Thanks to this, we who should be sure to be immunized through her study, Achla Marathe found how the flu spreads so easily through a new river valley. Achla Marathe, professor of agricultural and applied economics at the Biocomplexity Institute likely to spread the who have a lot of network. Not only just a lot of contacts, of time with those the first place she peoples homes. There is some household size. Large households, they have high contacts. Of course people dont stay just inside their house. Once theyre away from home, one group saw more interaction than others. Children have high contacts. They go to school, thats a high density location, they meet lots of people so they have have contacts. So that brings marathe and her team to one conclusion. Its really the School Aged Children of large households who have very high contact time and number of contacts. Communities see a shortage of flu vaccines, which is fairly common, theres a way to distribute them