First a few administrative matters. We have gotten advice from the sergeant at arms, the health and Human Services centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will he at least 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public and therefore but this is all streaming and therell be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. I like to Say Something about mask. The office of attending physician has said since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear masks although some may. Thats why my mask is off. Although i have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms the press gallery and the Capitol Police and chung check in the Evan Griffith r. Staff, all their hard work in helping to keep us safe in helping us do these conferences by video with wh
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And his friend josh. It may not bring millions of shoppers to mid wales, but it is delivering a bit of festive cheer. Hywel griffith, bbc news, rhayader. Brilliant. Time for a look at the weather. This was janets window in argyll and bute, probably the worst of the wet and windy fare. Small comfort that you are not alone . Probably not. Look at the number of isobars on the chart. At least they are running from a south westerly direction so the air is mild and moist to say the least, and there is plenty of air too, we will come to the gusts in a moment. Across this quarter it been raining, and the rainfall totals will mount up. Up to 80 millimetres widely over the high ground, but that is half of the story because when we take a look at the wind strengths as well, we see wind gusts up to 60 mph. That will be disruptive over the bridges for example, speed restrictions, some of the ferries may have an issue. Further east after a chilly start, struggling, but at least you are drier there u
Another witchhunt, here we go again. Borisjohnson says tempers need to come down after furious scenes in parliament yesterday. But the Prime Minister refuses to apologise for his language. I do think it is important that in the house of commons i should be able to talk about the surrender bill and surrender act in the way that i did. And after a long political struggle abortion has been made legal in the last of australias states, to allow it. The white house stands accused of a cover up. It involves the records kept of that now infamous phone call made by President Trump, during which he is alleged to have asked the president of ukraine to dig up dirt onjoe biden. The allegation emerged in this a complaint by a whistle blower which was released in full today. It says the verbatim transcript of that phone call was removed from its normal place and put onto a classified computer server in an effort to the whistle blower says lock it down. That all made for a hugely charged backdrop to t