New strategic weapon in the near future Democratic presidential candidate Pete Botha Gedge can no longer be referred to as mayor p. His term as mayor of South Bend Indiana ended today as his assessor was sworn in at the same time his presidential campaign is reporting donations have been pouring in here s N.P.R. s Daniel Cortes Leben footage of his campaign reported a strong showing in the 4th quarter bringing in $24700000.00 That s up from $1000200000.00 in the 3rd quarter the totals come as Democratic candidates fight over fund raising tactics but as has been criticized for holding high dollar fund raising events a campaign memo highlighted that his average donation last quarter was roughly $33.00 it did not say how much money he has on hand going into 2020 polls showed a judge in a tight race to win the Iowa caucuses despite the fact that he polls 4th nationally among Democrats according to the Real Clear Politics polling average Daniel Kurtzer even n.p.r. News Des Moines the union
By Governor Gavin Newsom following the deadly wildfires in the northern California towns of Paradise and reading in 20 teen this new California vegetation treatment program will expedite approval of thinning prescribed burning and other wild lands projects in and around $35.00 particularly vulnerable communities the money comes from a $1000000000.00 aid package approved by the governor this is the latest ambitious wildfire mitigation program to be launched by a state in the West state lands officials have grumbled that their federal counterparts are falling behind them due to federal budget cuts in the u.s. Forest Service Kirk Siegler n.p.r. News has 2020 begins the race for the Iowa caucuses remains tight N.P.R. s Daniel Kurtz Laban reports or might Senator Bernie Sanders celebrated New Year s Eve at a party with his supporters in downtown Des Moines with your how it s what it s what it will go to at the feet of those 30 drivers president is not bothered history although there are a
Thomas family says he s never been convicted of a crime is not a member of any hate group and has no known history of anti-Semitism in a statement issued by an attorney the family expressed its concern and prayers for the injured Meanwhile Thomas remains in jail he s pleaded not guilty to 5 counts of attempted murder I m reading. The al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for carrying out Saturday s truck bomb attack in Mogadishu Somalia which killed at least 90 people and wounded some $125.00 others official spokesman said the group s target was a Turkish convoy and security forces Turkey has been training members of the Somali army. You re listening to v.o.a. News. Hong Kong protests show no sign of slowing as the city heads into 2020 Reuters Libbie Hogan Hogan has more. The protesters say they want and until all 5 demands have been met. These include an independent inquiry into the police handling of the protests and amnesty for arrested protesters since June police
Crashes involving the u.s. Companies 737 mikes aircraft nearly 350 people died in the accidents Theo Leggett has this report Dennis Mullen bags departure was inevitable although it came sooner than many had expected since the 2 accidents he s faced intense criticism over the corporate culture at Boeing and its relationship with regulators that have been claims emphatically denied by the company that it prioritize profits and speed of production over safety although he insisted repeatedly that Boeing owned its failures his attempts to portray the disasters as the results of a chain of events attracted further condemnation last week the company announced it would have to suspend production of the 737 Max because regulators have yet to clear the act craft a safe to fly again Ivory Coast has ensued in the arrest warrant for her former rebel leader and a likely a strong candidate to next year s presidential election it was issued just as Ms disorder made steps to return to the country afte
Right now we re going through just some procedural business N.P.R. s Kathy Snell is actually on the Hill right now can you explain what s happening right now so this is the beginning of the day as we would normally see it when they re considering just about any legislation they would say opened with a prayer and with the Pledge of Allegiance and then they the clerks would come in and announce what is to be voted on for the day but unlike other days today they announce that we are voting on the articles of impeachment and you we heard Reverend Patrick convoy during the convocation there with some somber words which were I think unusual you know I think it s very interesting to watch the prayers at the beginning of both the Senate and the house each day the they tend to try to reflect what is happening in Congress the mood of Congress and a message about how members should proceed with the day and how they can think about their service to the country all right we are also joined in the