i am maureen naylor. julie is off tonight. the teacher s union says more than 70% of its members voted this afternoon. it split into two votes with a simple majority needed. 60% voted yes for the 2016-2017 contract term. the teachers will get an 11% raise over three years and an immediate one-time bonus of 3%. the deal also promises to reduce classroom sizes and put a hold on school closures for five months. rob malcolm is outside the teacher s union offices, with more on tonight s vote. reporter: good evening, frank and marie. the president of the oakland education association says their membership has never been stronger with 95% of members honoring the strike. fights ahead. oakland educators look forward to returning to the classrooms tomorrow. reporter: president keith brown says it was a historic democratic vote. teachers and leaders have been huddled in the paramount theatre for the bulk of sunday afternoon, finally moving to the education building to count 30
authorities struggle to boost investor confidence which has been hit by an economic slowdown and a deepening crisis in the property sector. earlier i spoke to investment bank saxo and she told me investors want to see beijing implement long term structural reforms. it is not something that can offer that long term comfort to chinese investors or those who are actually looking for the stocks to get dirt cheap and make an entry into that market. these are measures that we have obviously seen in the past as well in the last few weeks, and all they really do is to try to put a float but it is not something that investors are excited about, the chinese market. i think investors are really waking waiting for some kind of structural reform there is just a whole message that has been coming out of the bureau meeting and the lack of details on when we are really going to see that third plan meeting which actually focuses on the structural side of the economy. those are really facto
anniversary. live from our studio in singapore, - anniversary. live from our studio in singapore, this. anniversary. live from our| studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. the us says there will be more attacks against houthi forces in yemen after overnight american and uk air strikes, which hit more than 30 positions. the houthis, who are backed by iran, have been targetting vessels in the red sea since november. they say this is in support of the palestinians in gaza. they are one of several militias in the middle east with iranian backing. the us targeted others in syria and iraq earlier this weekend, and there have been funerals today in baghdad after 17 people were killed. our international editor jeremy bowen considers whether there is any chance of a cessation of the conflict at the heart of all this between israel and hamas in gaza. raf jets rafjets took off from the british base in cyprus bought the long flights to hit houthi targets in yemen. other west
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