Rest of the world. The biggest gains for this country in that field are around the issue of equity. Equi when the biggest potential gains are getting people who are not within the s. T. E. M. Pipeline into it, i think about that out being a huge advantage that we have as a country because we have a tradition of trying to broaden opportunity for all americans. The s. T. E. M. Fields are if you believe that brain power ana capability are equally distributed across all differeny parts of our a society, then ret thats by far the biggest place to gain, because if you have role models that can inspire people from all different backgrounds, thats part of thew way how you will open up the pipeline. I think to get back to your peln first question aboute. Competitiveness, i dont think we fully understand what being more competitive in the Global Economy actually means in termse of how do we measure it. Thats a good place to start. I think the competitiveness, it im not sure we all have the same
Global economy actually means and i think thats a good place to start. Certainly as we create new processes with dealing with harsh environments, that brings us to have a skill we didnt have before. Thats one way to enhance competitiveness, assume iing th other thing, it forces us to think of ways to make things more Cost Effective in a constrained environment. That, by its nature, is forcing a number of companies now to look at their manufacturing processes, their development processes. As we talked about with stem, having a mission like this, and the many step it is takes to make this mission real, if we do our jobs right and we provide that inspiration of what this is, that will draw people, new people into our companies, you know. And that enhances by rejuvenating, and bringing a different mindset. As ken said we tend to have an older workforce right now. Infusing that workforce with a number of, you know, large percentage of just out of college. That will change the face of many o
There. What is mel watt going to do to end the conservatorship. To put fannie and freddie in position for whatever comes next. He made it clear he shouldnt substitute his judgment for congress. These are companies that dont have capital. I think the big question here is, how does he view his mandate to run conservatorship. For now, hes made it very clear, he only wants to talk about what these companies can do right now to stabilize the Housing Market thats a little bit fragile. If these companies are in limbo, he may need to be talking about their future about whether to invest in them and how theyre going to proceed. Last question he did say about changing the construct win way one way to reduce the footprint. Did he set up a framework to encourage that . Fannie and freddie have done these. Right now fannie and freddie are mortgage guarantors. They dont make mortgages. They buy loans. They sell them back to investors in the form of securities and they provide guarantees to those inve
Youre watching bbc newsroom live its11am and these are the main stories this morning. A major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow the court of appeal rules it unlawful as a result of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of cases here to 15. With more than a0 countries now infected with coronavirus, saudi arabia stops pilgrims from entering the country over fears about the spread of the virus President Trump tries to calm fears in the us, telling his country the risk remains very low. Hes put Vice President mike pence in charge of the american response. Theres a dramatic surge in the number of cases in italy more than 400 people
are now infected. And 1,000 tourists remain quarantined at a hotel in tenerife 160 of them british. The government sets out its demands for the post brexit trade deal with the eu threatening to walk away in months unless it gets what it wants. Warnings of another ten days of floo
The governments decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. Green campaigners have celebrated the ruling but Business Leaders say the runway is essential for the uks future success. Well, its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and for the climate. I mean, this is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. Whats needed now is for the Prime Minister and the secretary of state to show a little bit of leadership and say, we want to get on and build it. Heathrow airport will appeal, but the government says it will not contest the ruling. Well bring you all the latest. Also this lunchtime the uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu, if theres no progress byjune. Two more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in england. Both are being treated at specialist centres. And ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted by police for parts of the midlands hit by flooding. And co