before retiring, edna worked at _ help you? before retiring, edna worked at one _ help you?edna worked at one of— help you? before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's i worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years. now she is back after signing up for a temporary work scheme. it means that when projects or part—time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready—made pool of experienced workers to draw from. in other news.... inflation in germany fell to 2% in august; a sharp drop from the 2.6% reading forjuly. it's the slowest rate of price rises in europe's powerhouse economy since march of 2021 and it's raised expectations that the european central bank could cut the cost of borrowing for countries that use the euro currency in september. if so, it would be the second cut this year. stocks in chinese ev manufacturers fell in hong kong after disappointing earnings reports showed the impact of a tough price war for electric cars. li auto lost nearly 10% and rival firms xpeng and nio also fell. stay with us here on bbc news. 80 years ago, during the second world

communicating with everyone involved and perhaps one of the most shocking data points here is that edna brewer, middle school where at a kitchen sink that was used for food preparation lead in the water. it was measured at 540 parts per billion. now back in 2018, oakland unified school district. >> put the limit at 5 parts per billion. >> widens the gap between, you know, more fortunate, quote, unquote, school communities. and unless so nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filters, why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. and landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find

edna, in her life and what's she going to do about like all these feelings of love that start to come you're 13 and then when i finished the seventh grade with mercy suarez can't dance, i said, well, wait, she's got to finish middle school. so i did the eighth grade year. mrs. suarez plays it cool and that one was hard hardest to write for me because i had to bring all of the, you know, all the threads, the narrative threads together and knit it all together at the and especially the issue of her grandfather's illness. so, you know, when i write books for kids, i'm writing the truth. i'm writing those moments that punch them in the gut and that feels hard sometimes because you're bringing two children moments that are really sad and some of them are living through moments like this. some of them are going to use this moment in your book as preparation from when for when they do have to face a moment on their own and so i don't know, unlike writing for adults, when you write for kids, you have this extra duty to them to also respect their growing up and their maturity. and you know wha

edna, in her life and what's she going to do about like all these feelings of love that start to come up when you're 13 and then when i finished the seventh grade with mercy suarez can't dance, i said, well, wait, she's got to finish middle school. so i did the eighth grade year. mrs. suarez plays it cool and that one was hard hardest to write for me because i had to bring all of the, you know, all the threads, the narrative threads together and knit it all together at the and especially the issue of her grandfather's illness. so, you know, when i write books for kids, i'm writing the truth. i'm writing those moments that punch them in the gut and that feels hard sometimes because you're bringing two children moments that are really sad and some of them are living through moments like this. some of them are going to use this moment in your book as preparation from when for when they do have to face a moment on their own and so i don't know, unlike writing for adults, when you write for kids, you have this extra duty to them to also respect their growing up and their maturity. and you

edna, in her life and what's she going to do about like all these feelings of love that start to come're 13 and then when i finished the seventh grade with mercy suarez can't dance, i said, well, wait, she's got to finish middle school. so i did the eighth grade year. mrs. suarez plays it cool and that one was hard hardest to write for me because i had to bring all of the, you know, all the threads, the narrative threads together and knit it all together at the and especially the issue of her grandfather's illness. so, you know, when i write books for kids, i'm writing the truth. i'm writing those moments that punch them in the gut and that feels hard sometimes because you're bringing two children moments that are really sad and some of them are living through moments like this. some of them are going to use this moment in your book as preparation from when for when they do have to face a moment on their own and so i don't know, unlike writing for adults, when you write for kids, you have this extra duty to them to also respect their growing up and their maturity. and you know what th

edna, in her life and what's she going to do about like all these feelings of love that start to come up when you're 13 and then when i finished the seventh grade with mercy suarez can't dance, i said, well, wait, she's got to finish middle school. so i did the eighth grade year. mrs. suarez plays it cool and that one was hard hardest to write for me because i had to bring all of the, you know, all the threads, the narrative threads together and knit it all together at the and especially the issue of her grandfather's illness. so, you know, when i write books for kids, i'm writing the truth. i'm writing those moments that punch them in the gut and that feels hard sometimes because you're bringing two children moments that are really sad and some of them are living through moments like this. some of them are going to use this moment in your book as preparation from when for when they do have to face a moment on their own and so i don't know, unlike writing for adults, when you write for kids, you have this extra duty to them to also respect their growing up and their maturity. and you

before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years now.gning up for a temporary work scheme, it means that when projects or part time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready made pool of experienced workers to draw from. it might help me, i will continue, you know, if they need me or they need my help, i will still continue. madame goh, meanwhile, was working double duty the day we met her, taking attendance at her local exercise class. she also says that she'll carry on as long as she physically can. in singapore, as in other countries, it's a scenario that workers and employers will find increasingly common. nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. lego plans to make half of the plastic in its bricks using renewable materials from 2026. it is the latest effort by the danish company to make his toys more environmentally friendly. most of the plastic in lego is made from fossil fuels. lego abandon efforts to make bricks entirely from recycled bottles last year, citing costs and production issues. and that's it for this edition of business today. t

before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years.signing up for a temporary work scheme, it means that when projects or part time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready made pool of experienced workers to draw from. it might help me, i will continue, you know, if they need me or they need my help, i will still continue. madame goh, meanwhile, was working double duty the day we met her, taking attendance at her local exercise class. she also says that she'll carry on as long as she physically can. in singapore, as in other countries, it's a scenario that workers and employers will find increasingly common. nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. plenty to think about where that story. see with the same time tomorrow, bye for now. hey, i'mjulia with the catch up. tonight — drinking at the airport, a deal for the kelsey brothers and the new netflix and chill. but first, should flavoured disposable vapes be banned? the british medical association say the government should get rid, because the branding appeals to children. and although it is il

before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years now.orary work scheme, it means that when projects or part time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready made pool of experienced workers to draw from. it might help me, i will continue, you know, if they need me or they need my help, i will still continue. madame goh, meanwhile, was working double duty the day we met her, taking attendance at her local exercise class. she also says that she'll carry on as long as she physically can. in singapore, as in other countries, it's a scenario that workers and employers will find increasingly common. nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. finding happiness and health in old age is important. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. i'm julia with the catch up. tonight, drinking at the airport, a deal for the kelsey brothers and the new netflix and chill. but first, should flavoured disposable vapes be banned ? the british medical association say the government should get rid, because the branding appeals to children and alth

before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years.s that when projects or part time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready made pool of experienced workers to draw from. come back and join us for the opening bell in new york injust under three hours, but stay with us here on bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. the sport at the paralympics is up and running following a spectacular opening ceremony in the paris. as with the olympics they broke with tradition by not holding it in a stadium, but used the iconic sights of the city as a backdrop. the main ceremony was at the place de la concorde and the athletes paraded along the champs—elysees from the iconic arc de triomphe. unlike the olympics they were blessed with a perfect summers evening for the event. 0n the opening day of 11 days of competition there are 22 medal events. following a five wicket victory in the series opener last week, england are under way in the second test against sri lanka at lord's. sri lanka won the toss and put the hosts in to bat. it's the early stage

edna is one of the world's most active volcanoes.ngest and deepest ice age and our plan is's history. exactly how it came about has long been a mystery. but, a small group of scottish islands may have given is the key to understanding it. in the west of scotland, they offer the best geological records of the earth. the findings could open the door to a better understanding of what had happened, and how it laid the groundwork for animal life to evolve here. ourscience groundwork for animal life to evolve here. our science correspondence has more. these tiny islands in the inner hebrides of scotland hold the key to how the first animal life emerged on earth hundreds of millions of years ago. each layer of this rock face in the garvellachs captures a snapshot of the planet's distant past. scientists have now dated fragments of the rock and shown them to be from the only place in the world to have a detailed record of how our planet plunged into the most severe and prolonged ice age in our history. these tiny grains prove beyond any doub

you know, more fortunate, quote-unquote, school communities and unless onate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filters by wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> let's talk about our

know, more fortunate, quote-unquote, school communities. >> and unless so, nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filters, why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland, jack moment, kron 4 news. >> and arrest has been

communicating with everyone involved and perhaps one of the most shocking data points here is that edna brewer, middle school where at a kitchen sink that was used for food preparation lead in the water. it was measured at 540 parts per billion. now back in 2018, oakland unified school district. >> put the limit at 5 parts per billion. >> widens the gap between, you know, more fortunate, quote, unquote, school communities and unless onate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filter is why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. and landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find ou

and unless so nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filter is why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacmel kron, 4 news that's oakland and san francisco. like i said, it is back to school for stays of the new s

and landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filters by wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. alright deaths in oakland, san francisco. it's back to school today for tens of thousands of

you know, more fortunate, quote-unquote, school communities and unless onate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filter is why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment, kron 4 news and it's officially b

and unless so nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district matter of changing a few filters by wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> school district in stockton is looking to stop students from vaping in school bathrooms. the district has installe

and unless so landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filter is why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. and landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> new at 3 of the city of benicia has a new top cop city officials today anno

and unless so nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filters by wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland, jack moment, kron 4 news. still ahead, the front, the morning news. governor newsom signs new public safety meas

and landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the district that go back decades. if it's a matter of changing a few filter is why wasn't that done already? >> in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to that we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >> led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >> 603. it's not just a monday is a back to school monday in san francisco, thousands of s

year i said, well, i have to know what happens in 27th grade and what's going to go on with this girl edna her life and what she's going to do all these feelings of love that start to come up when you're 13. and then when i finished the seventh grade, well, wait, she's got to finish middle school so i did the eighth grade year. mercy suÁrez plays the cool -- that was hardest to write for me because i had to bring all of the -- all the threads, the narrative threads together and knitted together at the end especially the issue of her grandfather's illness, so, you know, when i write books for kids i'm writing the truth, i'm writing those moments that punched them in the gut and that feels hard sometimes because you're bringing to children moments that are really sad and some of them are living through moments like this, some of them are going to use this moment in your book as preparation from when -- for when they do have to face the moment on their own and so i don't know, unlike writing for adults when you write for kids, you have this extra duty to them to also respect their growing up

the school district is working to resolve the problem, and notes frick united academy of language and edna brewer, middle school are some of the schools impacted, noting exact locations where repairs took place. >> i always give them a full water bottle every day, so i don't. i think the chance of them being affected by it is really low. >> on august 19th, the school district sent a note to parents reassuring them testing was in progress. students are being told to bring water bottles from home or drink from filtered water stations set up at schools instead of water fountains, while they retest and resolve the issue. >> i saw that they had two water stations set up for the children, so they're not drinking from the, you know, regular fountain, which made me feel a little better about it. you know that they are taking action. >> drinking fountains that have not been tested are shut down for the time being. >> i'm just concerned that we're not getting like a transparent message from the school district. >> in a statement from ousd, the district spokesperson says in part, while being very pro

edna brewer, middle school where a sink faucet used for food preparation was testing at 540 parts of lead per billion. >> how can we be poisoning our students for so many months and expect, i mean, knowing that 3 quarter students are testing below grade level stands, mathematics and knowing the effects that led to have on. >> behavior and academic development. it's it's infuriating. it made me so so angry that that was allowed to happen. >> this is not the first time the oakland unified school district has dealt with lead in school, water supplies in 2017 pipes at mcclymonds high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district said that issue was resolved but testing in 2022. show there was still lead in the soil. the drinking fountains are now blocked off. we asked the district for a timeline of when this issue might be fixed. but we have not heard back will obviously keep you posted there. whether time here as we get a live look at sfo on this monday night. and lawrence is here to let us know whether its curve rain. yeah. how about that, guys? we may actually se

yeah, i think edna 0'brien did write about some of it. yeah, yeah, i think she did. writers, women writers, are now writing about this... yes, i mean, eimear mcbride — a girl is a half—formed thing is...you know, a book about abuse, basically. but this is more a kind of turnaround of young, more confident women who are engaging in some kind of difficult or interesting conversation. mm. and i don't know how much of that is socialised. i don't know how much of that is about online culture. i don't know what the politics are. so it's really an exploration for me because, you know, when my feminism came of age in the late �*70s, early �*80s, we thought that, you know, you throw off the shackles of repression and everybody�*s going to have a really good time. so why that didn't happen in the sexual culture of the western world is a very good problem. what happened? what was the souring there? why did the dynamic not blossom into something equal and liberating... no, cos what we see... ..in general? ..in this again, the wren, the wren has this character, nell, the young wo

yeah, i think edna 0'brien did write about some of it. yeah, yeah, i think she did.rish writers, women writers, are now writing about this. yes, i mean, eimear mcbride — a girl is a half—formed thing is. ..you know, a book about abuse, basically. but this is more a kind of turnaround of young, more confident women who are engaging in some kind of difficult or interesting conversation. mm. and i don't know how much of that is socialised. i don't know how much of that is about online culture. i don't know what the politics are. so it's really an exploration for me because, you know, when my feminism came of age in the late �*70s, early �*80s, we thought that, you know, you throw off the shackles of repression and everybody�*s going to have a really good time. so why that didn't happen in the sexual culture of the western world is a very good problem. what happened ? what was the souring there? why did the dynamic not blossom into something equal and liberating. no, cos what we see. ..in general? ..in this again, the wren, the wren has this character, nell, the young wo

before retiring, edna worked at one of singapore's biggest banks for 50 years.time vacancies pop up, managers have a ready made pool of experienced workers to draw from. it might help me, i will continue, you know, if they need me or they need my help, i will still continue. madame goh, meanwhile, was working double duty the day we met her, taking attendance at her local exercise class. she also says that she'll carry on as long as she physically can. in singapore, as in other countries, it's a scenario that workers and employers will find increasingly common. nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. finally, a question about the food we all eat. is it possible to balance the growing need for food production with protection for the countryside and the climate? that�*s the idea of �*regenerative farming�* — a concept that is gaining support with farmers, scientists and the food and retail industry. regenerative farms grow crops alongside wildflowers and grasses — and avoid using pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides — to support biodiversity and soil health. but acccordi

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and unless so nate landry is a parent at edna brewer and says he's heard of the lead issues in the districtdes. if it's a matter of changing a few filters, why wasn't that done already? >>in 2017 pipes, emma clemens, high school tested positive for high levels of lead. the school district says that issue was resolved, but testing in 2022, showed that there was still lead in the soil. landry says the district has the money to fix the lead and is asking for parents to speak out. and if we work together, we can. we can work for the kind of school district that i think all of us want to now we reached out to the oakland unified school district to find out more as to what kind of communication issue. >>led to seeing these lead in the water reports go back to april and may and yet no teachers or parents being notified until just a couple of days ago. and we did not hear back. we also wanted to find out when if possible this issue will be fixed. reporting here in oakland jacked moment. kron 4 news. >>secretary of state antony blinken says israel accepted the latest proposal to make a ceasefire and

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his daughter is a sixth-grader at edna brewer middle school. one of the schools with elevated lead levels. >> students and families and school staff should come to school and expect safe drinking water. >> reporter: he believes that district may need to reevaluate how they spend money, so they can best serve the students. >> $60 million in facilities bond money to a new central office project, which so happens we were quoted $60 million to be the estimate a price for remediating the lead contaminant situation in the district. >> reporter: a teacher from united for success academy says there has been a lead crisis at that school for a number of years. photos from the school show their water fountains were still uncovered and functional on saturday. the district needs to shut down all drinking fountains, he said. six issues, and prevent it from ever happening again. >> we need a very comprehensive plan for testing, going forward that does not just spot test. >> reporter: the district is still testing lead levels at other schools throughout the di

the school district is working to resolve the problem, and notes frick united academy of language and edna brewer middle school are some of the schools impacted, noting exact locations where repairs took place. >> i always give them a full water bottle every day, so i don't. i think the chance of them being affected by it is really low. >> on august 19th, the school district sent a note to parents reassuring them that testing was in progress. students are being told to bring water bottles from home or drink from filtered water stations set up at schools instead of water fountains while they retest and resolve the issue. >> i saw that they had two water stations set up for the children, so they're not drinking from the, you know, regular fountain, which made me feel a little better about it. you know that they are taking action. >> drinking fountains that have not been tested are shut down for the time being. meanwhile, parents say they don't feel confident the issue has been resolved. >> they did give us the link to see like the results of all the schools and like which water fountains wer

officials at edna brewer middle school sent a notice to families this week informing them of unhealthyf lead that were found in the school's water fixtures. the school says it tested lead levels in the water over the past few months and found six fixtures with lead levels deemed unhealthy by the board of education. officials say all of these fixtures have been removed and new ones are now being installed. parents and administrators from other ousd schools, including frick and hillcrest, addressed the board of education earlier this week, claiming they had received similar notices. more west nile virus has been detected in contra costa county. officials there say two groups of trapped mosquitoes and one dead bird have tested positive for the virus. just last week, we reported the vector control district said that it would be increasing surveillance and mosquito control efforts across the county. another business is leaving oakland's lakeshore avenue. why its owners say staying open no longer makes sense. >> plus, hope everybody is safely tucked away inside now because the hurricane forc

mount edna's current or eruptive phase began last month the ongoing mpox outbreak in africa is now officially a global health emergency. the world health organization made the declaration on wednesday after a more deadly strain of virus called claude one be spread to four new countries until recently, it's been contained to the democratic republic like of congo mpox has infected more than 17,000 people in africa this year, killing more than 500 of them. the w.h.o. is now moving to ramp up vaccinations and other health measures. one expert who recently came back from the affected region spoke to me about the situation on the ground there's a lot of concern about the rapid increase in these cases. >> and the need to really be able to employ tools that are going to be able to help this country and all of the surrounding countries get in front of this virus. and that means more diagnostics in place to be able to detect cases help with with public health messaging vaccines, and therapeutics all of which will be definitely all of acts, access to all of these things will certainly be improved with t

really heightened a few weeks ago, when parents and teachers from frick united academy, as well as edna brewing middle school, spoke out about that. after learning just a few days into the school year. today, some of those parents tell me they will be watching those updates closely. >> i feel that they should have. once they found out that it was lead in the pipes, that they should have notified us last school year, but they didn't. >> parents of oakland unified schools are still talking about reported high levels of lead on some campuses. >> according to the district, of hundreds of water sources tested in the spring, about 7% came back with levels of lead higher than what is considered the state and federal safe limit. >> they know about my kids. are they they up on it? and they take four bottles of water to school today. so it is kind of up to the school to take care of what's going on. >> tonight, superintendent kyla johnson trammell will lead a presentation with updates on where the district stands and what it will do moving forward. it plans to implement a comprehensive testing sc

look, i think that would have been appealing with some of those fine dame edna glasses or even, yes,y, he could have found himself a double breasted suit, a tie and a pair of oxfords. but sartorial advice to one side, it's the hypocrisy that stinks. the labour party spent years engaging in the utmost sanctimony . it attacked the tory sanctimony. it attacked the tory party for its supposed cronyism at every turn, it virtue signalled, and sir keir starmer even came up with the platitude we are returning politics to pubuc we are returning politics to public service. well, sir keir starmer has been throwing stones in the glass house of number 10, downing street, and he really ought to be careful that this cronyism scandal doesn't shatter the centre of power before his very eyes. as ever, let me know what you think about humbugs very eyes. as ever, let me know what you think about humbu and oldroyd bolt, and the author and broadcaster eamonn archewell turner. i'm going to come to you first, amy, because you're on the left and you're not unsympathetic to sir keir starmer but he's a silly o

look, i think that would have been appealing with some of those fine dame edna glasses or even, yes,ney, he could have found himself a double breasted suit, a tie and a pair of oxfords. but sartorial advice to one side, it's the hypocrisy that stinks. the labour party spent years engaging in the utmost sanctimony . it attacked the tory sanctimony. it attacked the tory party for its supposed cronyism at every turn, it virtue signalled, and sir keir starmer even came up with the platitude we are returning politics to pubuc we are returning politics to public service. well, sir keir starmer has been throwing stones in the glass house of number 10, downing street, and he really ought to be careful that this cronyism scandal doesn't shatter the centre of power before his very eyes. as ever, let me know what you think about humbugs at mailmogg@gbnews.com. with me now is my panel historian, david oldroyd bolt, and the author and broadcaster eamonn archewell turner. i'm going to come to you first, amy, because you're on the left and you're not unsympathetic to sir keir starmer but he's a sil

officials at edna brewer middle school sent a notice to families last week informing them that unhealthyead were found in the school's water fixtures. the school says it tested lead levels in the water over the past few months and found six fixtures, with lead levels deemed unhealthy by the board of education. officials say all of these fixtures have been removed and new ones are now being installed. parents and administrators from other used schools, including frick and hillcrest, addressed the board of education earlier this week. excuse me, claiming they had received similar notices. >> time now is 738. time magazine is celebrating a teenager who helped make a specific type of cancer treatment more accessible. now, this year's time kid of the year award goes to heman mckellar, the 15 year old from virginia developed a bar of soap as a way to treat cancer. his invention delivers medication to treat some types of skin cancers, including melanoma. >> today is the annual giant race along the embarcadero. many runners are already out there this morning. >> certainly a fun day out there. kt

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. -- going to aunt edna's cafe. ford and edison were the card agent -- kardashians of their time. maybe we have kim just outside the c-span booth and everybody would go, isn't it what will we are giving someone special? i tend to think ford and is and will more special, but it depes on your outlook the vega bonds, it is the only book i have ever written where if i am trying to relax, i go back and look through it. peter: you followed that book up with more on the border about poncho villa and the hunt. how much of that hunt for poncho villa is missing? -- is myth? jeff: the greatest myth that made me write that book is that i avidly watch political campaigns. i heard a specific candidate in the run-up to the 2016 election saying, "i am going to build a wall on the border to keep mexicans from crossing and mexico is going to pay for it and it is going to be wonderful." \ i thought to myself, don't you think if it all would have worked, somebody would have thought of it before? maybe i ought to research border history. lo and behold, there were plans to build an impenetrable wall be

. -- going to aunt edna's cafe. ford and edison were the card agent -- kardashians of their time. maybe we have kim just outside the c-span booth and everybody would go, isn't it what will we are giving someone special? i tend to think ford and is and will more special, but it depends on your outlook the vega bonds, it is the only book i have ever written where if i am trying to relax, i go back and look through it. peter: you followed that book up with more on the border about poncho villa and the hunt. how much of that hunt for poncho villa is missing? -- is myth? jeff: the greatest myth that made me write that book is that i avidly watch political campaigns. i heard a specific candidate in the run-up to the 2016 election saying, "i am going to build a wall on the border to keep mexicans from crossing and mexico is going to pay for it and it is going to be wonderful." \ i thought to myself, don't you think if it all would have worked, somebody would have thought of it before? maybe i ought to research border history. lo and behold, there were plans to build an impenetrable wall

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