On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
For donald trump. Well he has got a message on his own plus the Breaking News out of taiwan. Have you seen the images already . A massive earthquake rattles the island. The strongest quake and italy, quarter of a century, a live update and just moments tonight alarm codes lie all right, by now, weve all heard about the undecided right. But President Biden his face and what we maybe his mode worrying opponents so far in the battleground state of wisconsin, the uncommitted, theyre coming, theyre counting switching those primary votes as we speak. And now weve got another vocab term to consider. The uninstructed so far there are more than 37,000 votes for uninstructed and even though biden won easily, 37,000 votes is nothing and erase as tight as this he said another warning to the president on his handling of israels war in gaza. And the risk it poses for his chances at reelection. President biden even running a statement that this evening that is real as quote, not done enough to protec
He said microsoft is focused on building the next big thing, but adds that he is open to acquisition. It appears that corporations are not doing enough to fight hackers. A new survey from pricewaterhousecoopers found that the average number of security incidents at an organization was 135 over the past year alone. And 67 of the organizations responding were unable to estimate the financial losses due to the incident. Samsung is holding what it calls a major event focused on health later this hour. No new products are excited to be announced, but samsung is promising to start a new conversation about the future of health. Appleses just before worldwide developer conference next week where apple is expected to unveil a new forecast. Now to our lead story of the day , from search giant to carmaker, google is building more than 100 prototypes of the self driving car. No gasf this car has pedal, no breaks. It runs on software. Potential about the at a conference. Take a listen. The reason i
Irans foreign minister blames israel after one of the countrys top Nuclear Scientists is assassinated near the capital tehran. Ahead of brexit talks in london this weekend, the eus chief negotiator proposes that eu fleets return some fish caught in british waters if a free trade deal is agreed. Sir philip greens retail empire arcadia, which operates hello and good afternoon. Sir philip greens retail empire arcadia, which operates chains including topshop and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse putting 13,000 jobs at risk. In a statement, arcadia says. Patrick 0brien who is a Retail Research director at data and Analytics Company globaldata, explained that arcadias problems wont come as a suprise to many in retail. Anyone who has been watching the market will know, arcadia has been struggling for a number of years and covid 19 has really accelerated its decline. May be a little bit of a surprise that it might go into administration before christmas, when they should be getting
President trump will face impeachment proceedings this week for the second time accused of inciting the storming of congress. And a special report from south africa following the people committed to saving one of the worlds most endangered and trafficked creatures the pangolin. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Whether you are watching here in the uk oraround the whether you are watching here in the uk or around the world. Englands chief medical officer has given a new warning that the nhs could soon be overwhelmed by the spread of coronavirus. Professor chris whitty said if the rate of infections continue, the pressure on hospitals will lead to avoidable deaths, as doctors struggle to deal with the number of patients. Hes appealed again for people to stay home, saying the new variant of the disease is spreading rapidly across the country, leaving some areas facing the most dangerous situation anyone can remember. The British Government is rolling out rapid flow tests to all areas of engl