Growing inequality. Welcome to d. W. Business i want to get jones in berlin good to have you with us. And the british pound rose 1. 7 percent against the u. S. Dollar its biggest jump since march that of course as britain and the European Union move back to the negotiating table now that move comes after the chief negotiator offered asked london put it all if branch its a last ditch attempt to strike a deal to avoid a messy breakup at the end of the year only a few days ago british Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to quit talks on unless the bloc offered a quote fundamental change in policy. And all of this comes as u. K. Government borrowing is source amid the coronavirus pandemic taking public debt to its highest level since 1960 and the increase borrowing to total public debt above the 2 trillion pound. Or 103. 5 percent of g. D. P. Though in comparison germanys finance minister expected to make up just 75 percent of by the end of the year the European Union as a whole is sti
Ineffective. We actually need prep time to make sure we can do this right because thats really the most Common Feedback that were hearing from families is the spring did not go well. I think hell well be able to lot more effective this time. Reporter Teachers Want more flexibility so they can care for their families when classes resume, and they want wellness time to destress. Safety, of course, is paramount as the year begins with statemandated crisis Distance Learning. The district hopes to go back to in person teaching but there are so many variables. Brooklyn says she misses her friends but likes being close to her family. She imagines her school day. A little bit of practicing my writing and reading, and then at the end of the day, im going to practice my math. Reporter all thats known is tomorrow teachers start lesson planning and professional development, and it will be a very strange first day of school for everyone next monday. In oakland, im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. And ri
Is the Minneapolis Police chief takes on the powerful police union saying hes breaking off talks a leading British Health expert says bringing in the lock down a week earlier would have caused the u. K. s number of covert 19 deaths and swedish prosecutors name a Graphic Designer who died 2 decades ago as the man who killed the Prime Minister all of palm me in 1906. And. One of the biggest boxing fights in history. And to be joshua fury have now agreed in principle to we to fight deal to decide who is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. We begin the news hour in the u. S. Where George Floyds brother has urged politicians to quote stop the pain and pass reforms to End Police Brutality philonous floyd was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure his brothers that was not invading the 46 year old died in Police Custody and may sparking weeks of protests across the u. S. And around the world castro reports from wa
Area. Altamont pass a bit of a slowdown for commuters into town. 14 miles per hour. Looking like a 38 minute drive. Taking another look at your main travel times there and the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights are on. Other port of oakland from our Sales Force Tower camera where in the next few hours, another round of quarantined Cruise Ship Passengers is set to dis embark. Hundred es were taken off the grand princess cruise ship yesterday. Some transported to area hospitals. Anne makovec joins us live with the latest on the large scale operation. Anne. Reporter yes. Things keep changing. At last we heard some of the passengers were being stent down to a resort in monterrey county. Most have been taken to Travis Air Force base. 1400 passengers have been taken off the cruise ship. You can see it here behind me. Plenty of lights still on so there are a lot of people on board. Were not sure when they will get the opportunity to get off. They are hoping today is the day. There are abo
Assume it is sunday, november 3. We hope you enjoyed the extra hour of sleep. I kept looking at the clock. Anyway, good morning. We are in for rosemary. She was enjoying madonna. She was rocking out to madonna. I was sleeping in today. I woke up early and said i guess i am going in. You go back to sleep. Look at this gorgeous sunrise that is greeting anyone who is waking up this morning. It is beautiful out there. If you get a chance to look out the window, do it. It is a stunning morning. Temperatures are chilling. It is 36 degrees in santa rosa, 53 in San Francisco and 46 in oakland and about 45 in san jose. The wind is nice and calm and we have a slight offshore flow. That will change throughout the day and we will see more of an onshore flow which brings more moisture our way. As far as rain is concerned, we will not see any moisture and that is because High Pressure is in control and that is why it shoes everything right over the top of us. That will keep us nice and dry but lots