That was my son. Fixing the democratic system. The house votes to add another state to the union. On this earth day, l. A. s push to turn toilet water into tap water. A day ago, what i flushed down my toilet has ended up with this . Yeah. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hays. For decades, Climate Scientists and activists, observers, politicians have been saying this is the moment we must rally to stop the planet from warming, to save the earth from catastrophe. Now more than ever, we stand at the door of opportunity wondering whether the door will close before we act to control the greenhouse affect. We must halt global warming. Its a threat to our health, to our ecology and to our economy. Theres basic facts about global warming. Its real simple. The science is real. The effects are profound. Inaction is not an option. Today i call on all countries to join us. Not next year or the year after that, but right now. Climate change is real. Its urgent. And ame
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Before i address the topic of todays hearing i want to say a few words about whats happening in communities across our country today. This is a time of great pain and unrestfor our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video of the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary our nation needs to listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Every american citizen deserves justice under the law. Some of the peacefulprotests have been hijacked by violent criminals. The destructing and looting and arson must stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause for which the Peaceful Protesters first took to the streets. Now in a moment of americans to come together to listen and to heal. The goal of this hearing today is to
Visitors 195 5, chasing an improbable 464. James anderson needs just one more wickets to become the most successful fast bowler in test cricket history. Thanks, azi. And nick miller has all the weather. A bit of cloud and patchy rain for the uk. A dangerous harry kane this heading for the eastern side of the usa. A whole world of variety in weather and we will cover it this afternoon. A dangerous temper map. Thanks nick. Also coming up what can worms teach us about staying fit . Thousands of them will be sent into space later this year to help a study into muscle loss in older people. Hello everyone this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. A car britains most Senior Police officer has warned the government about the danger of making further cuts to policing. The metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, says she doesnt want the police to struggle with chronic underfunding like the Prison Service. It comes as the public spending watchdog, the National Audit office, has criticised
It claims to be an ethical investor, so there was some consternation when it appointed my guest today, nicolai tangen, as its new boss. Is a risk taking, flamboyant Hedge Fund Manager the right man to steer the worlds biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund . Man to steer the worlds biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund . Nicolai tangen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. You currently manage a Sovereign Wealth Fund which is worth roughly 1. 1; trillion an unimaginable sum of money which is not your money it is actually the people of norways money. Why should they trust you to manage it for them . Well, in a way, you should ask the people that hired me. But i think the reason i think i got thejob was because i have been Running Capital for 30 years. Ive been in that business for a very long time and also seen some ups and downs, you know . Im sure you have. Running capital is sort of a jargon phrase but in essence, you founded and ran a hedge fund that was worth billions of dollars in its own rig
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. If money is power, then one of the worlds most powerful institutions is probably one youve never heard of. Located in oslo and worth more than a trillion dollars, norways Sovereign Wealth Fund owes its existence to the countrys vast reserves of oil and gas. It claims to be an ethical investor, so there was some consternation when it appointed my guest today, nicolai tangen, as its new boss. Is a risk taking, flamboyant Hedge Fund Manager the right man to steer the worlds biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund . Nicolai tangen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. You currently manage a Sovereign Wealth Fund which is worth roughly 1. 1; trillion an unimaginable sum of money which is not your money it is actually the people of norways money. Why should they trust you to manage it for them . Well, in a way, you should ask the people that hired me. But i think the reason why i think i got thejob was because i have been Runn