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Protest in hong kong after another weekend of clashes between demonstrators and police and sounding the alarm on International Tiger day the big cancer numbers have declined drastically over the last century we find out why but we also hear reasons for hope. Im off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome tonight russias most prominent Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is back in prison after being rushed to the hospital yesterday his attorney suspects that a chemical agent was used to poison her client but that has not been confirmed and of all he is one of president Vladimir Putins harshest critics hes serving a prison. Sentence for leading unauthorized political protests. I dont actually know validly on his way back to prison one of russias most prominent opposition figures in the valley was rushed to hospital on sunday after taking ill in his detention cell clinic doctors say novelli had a severe allergic reaction but his personal doctor isnt
Cars out on the roads but again, we havent had any big accidents. We had two fender benders, one in fremont, one in the south bay, those cleared out quickly and dublin seems to be building the most commute so if that is your commute head out now. Back to you. Thanks, vianey. The shaking continues in Southern California, this is after yesterdays 6. 4 earthquake in mojave desert. A little after 4 00 this morning there was a 5. 4 aftershock that hit the same area, that is the strongest aftershock yet in the almost 20 hours since yesterdays quake. Today in the bays roz plater is here now the latest developments. Good morning, roz. Good morning. As daylight comes folks were expected to gather at the walmart in ridgecrest to pick up emergency supplies, thats what theyve been doing last night and into this morning. Look at the seismograph here, this is what happened the shaking the aftershock a little after 4 00 this morning, 5. 4. Very, very strong, so were checking to see if there has been
For seniors and people who are disabled or blind. Benefit levels were last updated in the 1980s. I call this meeting to order. Senator young, thank you, Ranking Member of the subcommittee, for working with us to schedule this hearing. I appreciate the professionalism and confidence of your staff and my Office Working with all of you is really helpful. Thank you to chairman whiting for being part of this, the efforts to protect and strengthen this critical part of our Social Security system. Todays hearing on supplemental security income, ssi, is long overdue. This is the first hearing in the finance committee since 1998, before i was in the senate, for sure. That would be almost a quarter of a century. Theres not been a hearing in congress specifically about increasing benefits and eligibility since the reagan administration. In fact, that 1987, the last year or so of the reagan administration, in 1987, ways and means hearing called ssi, quote, the forgotten safety net. It was a fittin
For seniors and people who are disabled or blind. Benefit levels were last updated in the 1980s. I call this meeting to order. Senator young, thank you, Ranking Member of the subcommittee, for working with us to schedule this hearing. I appreciate the professionalism and confidence of your staff and my Office Working with all of you is really helpful. Thank you to chairman whiting for being part of this, the efforts to protect and strengthen this critical part of our Social Security system. Todays hearing on supplemental security income, ssi, is long overdue. This is the first hearing in the finance committee since 1998, before i was in the senate, for sure. That would be almost a quarter of a century. Theres not been a hearing in congress specifically about increasing benefits and eligibility since the reagan administration. In fact, that 1987, the last year or so of the reagan administration, in 1987, ways and means hearing called ssi, quote, the forgotten safety net. It was a fittin