for many godliness across europe brown has become the new green and the the heat wave that is currently sweeping across the globe most have given up watering across the adoptions from the us come up with a rather clever idea. these days dry a grass with a green liquid that way yards can appear like they would in a regular other color last between five and seven weeks and also contains fertilizer out the alps the grass we grow on see intense summer heat finally comes to and i. like this show because that's that's it for me in the business a mirror out there for the next stop by both. helped me to get from morocco to spain now i'm living here. eventually i'll go to work to get some money to send to my family i think my future will be better. he's been living in spain illegally for years he talks about how spanish society is changing as more migrants arrive. on. enter the conflict zone with michelle on from the treatment of migrants to freedom of expression to enter tara low standards of human rights across you're also slipping my guest in ghana is michael flood the director of the agency'

governor brown has a long history of being anti-death penalty., but i think he won't be too generous for this. it's been on the ballot a few times and never passed. he's a politician, he cares about his ego. it's simple. if he does this, the people of california have to live with it, and he and his allies are not going to like the response. political survival here. you never know with governor moonbeam. charles: we thought he was done two decades ago. he may show up in 2028. envelope healthcare for illegal immigrants. >> this is pathetic. this is gavin newsome says his city of san francisco, he is a former mayor. the costs were skyrocketing, this will cost the state $400 billion per year. think about the lengths much a lifetime. the growing problem of illegal aliens in california and think about the cost across the board. this will cause a huge problem and the state will go bankrupt over this guy. charles: isn't this what we meant? >> gavin newsome is stretching it when he compares what he's going to do for california to the san francisco plan. t

terrorists worth thirty four billion dollars adrian brown has more from beijing. well this vessel the pig pegasus has now been at sea for two months it left the united states in early june with the aim of trying to beat the deadline for the start of the trade war between china and the united states that trade war of course began on july the six and that was the day that this vessel arrived in the port of darlie and it seems that it literally missed the deadline by just a few hours the owners decided not to offload their cargo because if they did they would face levies from chinese customs of some six million dollars ever since then the vessel has been circling somewhere in the yellow sea while the owners decide what to do next they don't have many options though because of course soybean prices have been falling in the united states is now basically a glut because china is the world's largest consumer of soybeans and it's no longer buying from the united states instead it's buying increasingly from brazil argentina and doing more to beef up its domestic soybean in

the governor of california, jerry brown, has blamed climate change for a rise in the number of wildfirese in severity predicted for the middle of the century was happening now. let's a look at some of their stories in more detail. what is the media discussing? we have the front page of the independent, which is looking at zimbabwe. it says from ballot box to bloodshed, as we have mentioned, three people were killed, supporters of the opposition alliance clashed with security forces. business insider is looking ata forces. business insider is looking at a home office leak that claims the british prime minister is considering allowing the free movement of eu citizens at the uk border, if britain leaves the block without a deal. the financial times front page looks at google's return to china, a move it says would mean bowing to the censorship that prompted the compa ny‘s bowing to the censorship that prompted the company's withdrawal from d company eight years ago. bloomberg, the most read story is the world's richest man and the founder of amazon has had a little help from his parents, ap

governor brown has said in the past he doesn't think there needs to be a new law to work this out. a gun show is set for the cal palace next >>> a big announcement today for apple. they have set a date for the big september annual event. they're expected to unveil their new model on september 12th. tech experts predict they will announce a new line of iphones, mac book air, apple watch and upgrades for the ipad. no brand new products, just improvements for the current ones. >>> many immigrant children hope that when they grow older they can help their parents. >> we are joined with tonight's bay area proud story. >> joseph molina says he didn't know what coding or computer science was until his senior year of high school. he soon learned it's what he wants to do for his career and what he wants to do, apparently, to give back to the man who has given him the most. >> in the morning -- >> reporter: every time joseph molina drives down the back roads of his hometown of soledad, he can't also help but go back in time, back when a much younger joseph would spend his weekends traveling

. >>> governor jerry brown has signed a bill declaring surfing to be an iconic california sport. he acknowledged that surfing originated with the polynesian people and was imported from hawaii. new legislation says california has embraced surfing and made important contributions to the sport. >>> a final fire -- farewell as cal fire reveals more about how the firefighter died. >>> better air quality today and temperatures on the down low. we have continued cooling this week. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your local xfinity store today. >>> new at 11, san francisco mayor london breed is taking -- to task in a sharply worded letter. she cites the apparent lack of background check

terrorists worth thirty four billion dollars adrian brown has more from beijing well this vessel the pig pegasus has now been at sea for two months it left the united states in early june with the aim of trying to beat the deadline for the start of the trade war between china and the united states that trade war of course began on july the six and that was the day that this vessel arrived in the port of darlie and it seems that it literally missed the deadline by just a few hours the owners decided not to offload the cargo because if they did they would face levies from chinese customs of some six million dollars ever since then the vessel has been circling somewhere in the yellow sea while the owners decide what to do next they don't have many options though because of course soybean prices have been falling in the united states is now basically.

to reggie >>> in light of all the recent wildfires governor jerry brown has a proposal, ease up on logging rules to thin forests and reduce fire risks. the changes would allow land owners to cut large trees up to 36 inches in diameter and build temporary roads without a permit. lawmakers are still negotiating the details with the governor's office and yet to formally introduce a bill >>> a bay area landlord and its property manager accused of price gouging after the north bay wildfires. richmond park and pamela kelly charged with raising the rent in a novato home by 58%. earlier this month the landlord was charged with price gouging. california law states a rent increase can't exceed 10% during a declared state of emergency >>> the state senate passed a bill to build more housing at bart stations. the measure lets bart override local city and county zoning standards to fast track development and allows housing to be built at some station parking lots in san francisco and the east bay. people who commute to bart stations say they are worried about parking spaces being eliminated but a last-

brown has until september 30 to sign or veto the legislation. >>> we are less than two hours from theme at levi stadium. the 49ers taking on the la chargers. at 7:00 you can watch it all on kpix5 . or they start the ninth against the vikings. here is a look at the first five teams they will be playing, not an easy schedule either. the chiefs week three. you want odds? okay. why not football. 53 if you want to look that far downfield. new england patriots, tom brady, a 5 to 1 favorite to win it. 49ers come in at a respectable 60 to 1. again. 16 is the operative number, joe montana sold number. >> they also played 16 games in the season. >> yes i know. >> 16 is the magic number. >> honestly i think they should play 17 games because the fourth preseason game, the starters have league wide policy pretty much. if you know your roster is for the preseason games, let's get on, the should begin number one , the regular season schedule site. >> for folks that do not know, why don't they play the start of the last game? are they afraid of injury? >> absolute. you are investing $136 million in a

tariffs with thirty four billion dollars from beijing adrian brown has more. well this vessel the pig pegasus has now been at sea for two months it left the united states in early june with the aim of trying to beat the deadline for the start of the trade war between china and the united states that trade war of course began on july the six and that was the day that this vessel arrived in the port of dolly and it seems that it literally missed the deadline by just a few hours the owners decided not to offload their cargo because if they did they would face levies from chinese customs of some six million dollars ever since then the vessel has been circling somewhere in the yellow sea while the owners decide what to do next they don't have many options though because of course soybean prices have been falling in the united states is now basically a glut because china is the world's largest consumer of soybeans and it's no longer buying from the united states instead it's buying increasingly from brazil argentina and doing more to beef up its domestic soybean indu

is not only related to taiwan that we will not tolerate the serious situation in a more edgy and brown has more from beijing. well this is another important symbolic diplomatic victory for china as it seeks to pick off one by one those countries that still have diplomatic relations with taiwan since zion when became president of taiwan in january two thousand and sixteen five countries have severed ties with taiwan el salvador now joining that lengthening list on choose day taiwan's foreign ministry reacted angrily taiwan's foreign minister joseph who said the china was luring away taiwan's allies with promises of vast financial aid he said this was a game that taiwan was not prepared to play well of course this all comes just as zion when has been on a stopover in the united states she'd been visiting billie's and paragliding two of the seventeen countries that still recognize taiwan she made a speech in the united states the first time a taiwanese leader has done that in ten years that upset the chinese and then lo and behold literally just a day later we learned that el salvador has dec

goods fifty billion dollars worth of goods on each side have had tariffs added since july if you brown has more beijing. well as advertised china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending anytime soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry the chinese side insists that it was the united states that invited china to take part in these talks but president donald trump or said he doesn't believe these negotiations will achieve very much of more concern to china right now is the fact that the u.s. trade representative's office is currently hearing arguments for and against allowing the united states to impose additional tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods if that were to happen it would hurt not just china but also the u.s. consumer be

industrial goods fifty billion dollars worth of goods on each side her tariffs added since to lie adrian brown has more for beijing. well as advertised china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending anytime soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry the chinese side insists that it was the united states that invited china to take part in these talks but president donald trump has said he doesn't believe these negotiations will achieve very much of more concern to china right now is the fact that the u.s. trade representative's office is currently hearing arguments for and against allowing the united states to impose additional tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods if that were to happen it would hurt not just china but also the u.s. consum

opposes the measure but it will keep retaliating as long as washington refuses to back down and your brown has more now from beijing. well as advertised china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending anytime soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry the chinese side insists that it was the united states that invited china to take part in these talks but president donald trump or said he doesn't believe these negotiations will achieve very much of more concern to china right now is the fact that the u.s. trade representative's office is currently hearing arguments for and against allowing the united states to impose additional tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods if that were to happen it would hurt not just china but also the u.s. co

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and industrial goods fifty billion dollars worth of goods on each side tariffs added since july brown has more from beijing. well as advertised china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending anytime soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry the chinese side insists that it was the united states that invited china to take part in these talks but president donald trump or said he doesn't believe these negotiations will achieve very much of more concern to china right now is the fact that the u.s. trade representative's office is currently hearing arguments for and against allowing the united states to impose additional tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods if that were to happen it would hurt not just china but also the u.s. consum

gavin -- governor brown has declared a state of emergency. a 51-year-old man arrested and accused of starting that fire. he is due in court today on multiple charges in closing -- including felony arson. >>> a heavy equipment mechanic was headed to work on the car fire near reading yesterday when his truck crashed on highway 99. the capital flags will fly at half staff for 40-year-old andrew drake, a six-year calfire veteran. at least eight people, including three firefighters, have died as a result of the carr fire. is now 49% contained 1000 homes have been destroyed. >>> today marks two weeks since the mendocino complex fire started burning. it is grown to become the largest wildfire in california history . the backfires the make up the mendocino complex fire have burned more than 300,000 acres and destroyed 119 homes firefighters are making progress. right now that fire is 52% contained. they do not full containment -- they do not expect containment until september 1. >>> california senator camilla harris visited an emergency shelter in la

higher than normal rate, and rescue workers are asking for international help.ne ch4 reporter symeon brown has more on the catastrophic rains. >> reporter: many of the roads in kerala are still submerged, sthe ground rescue requires boats. here, the rush to provide assistance is a community effort. so far authorities say over 80,000 rescues have taken place. evacuees have been taken to makeshift camps where resourc are being stretched by the size of the displacement. glt we. >e were physically exhaust i when we got here. >> there are still families apped, some aretranded on rooftops. these evacuees managed to be air lifted. the airports have had to be deployed and they are using the esind the prime minister of.india, narindrmoa di. t events likehr related to climate change. this region is familiar with b monsoon rains this year's rainfall was significantly higheand prior research have found that temperatures arine easing. very heavy rain, those ton ground are praising themselves for worsening catastrophes. >> this is the wowr worse, right action has been back but it is just not enough. the gov

not something you'd expect to hear from an nfl coach, but an assistant coach with the cleveland browns has touched off a firestorm with his comments about stretching. our kiet do on why he thinks history shows it's a waste of time. >> reporter: bob wylie, the offensive line coach for the cleveland browns, is about as old school as they come. he's emerged as a crowd favorite on hard knocks, hbo's sports reality tv show, and now his comments about how the troops won both world wars has gone viral. wylie said they did it basically by not stretching and doing. >>> exercise movements. >> pushups, jumping jacks, situps, climb the wall and ran but none of this fancy [ bleep ]. you think they were worried when they're running across normandy about [ bleep ] stretching? >> reporter: the clip has been viewed more than 2 million times on twitter with reactions like i want a spinoff that just follows that dude. i wish he were right, but the army, navy and air force aren't exactly dominating college football. it turns out the army doesn't even test for those movements anymore, the jumping jacks and sit

governor brown has ordered capital flags to be ordered at half staff. he offered condolences to brake's family while honoring the many other brave firefighters and responders who have risked their lives to protect others. >>> the smoke from these wildfires is not only been affecting us here in california, incredibly, it has reached new york city, 3,000 miles away. this map from the national weather service shows the smoke spreading across the country. thankfully for those on the east coast, more than a mile above the service and no one can see it or smell it but it's there. not very common. >>> abc 7 news meteorologist is here with when we might see a little bit of relief from these smokey conditions. >> this weekend i think with the wind switching directions that should start to clean out our air and see better air quality. as you can see from our walnut creek camera it is still very smokey out there. air quality today, poor to moderate, spare the air alert is up today. some parts of the bay area will see good air quality. you'll have to see this weeke

we have a lot to do. >> governor brown has reached out to the white house and is urging the presidentto authorize an emergency declaration. this would allow the thousands of people who have been impacted by the fire's to get federal assistance. >> mark you have been monitoring the conditions -- the weather conditions that have been worsening through the week but flag warning is a sign of things to be letting up will expire tonight at 11:00. all the area of in red -- this is the red flag warning toward reading for the carr and toward lakeport for the mendocino complex. it is set to expire at 11:00 p.m. tonight. when and could be dusty. and bottomed out today -- here is the satellite perspective. it is showing you the explosive growth. a look at what happens into the afternoon hours. the smoke showing up dramatically. it is shooting directly out to the east. as we come closer we will show you the conditions around lake county. some of the reports showing you temperatures in the 60s and 70s. winds at the surface not a strong. the higher elevations dealing with stronger winds. 24 miles an

governor brown has signed a bill into law written by a southern california assemblyman.y say the golden state is the heart of the surfboard building industry and where the wetsuit was invented and we're not the only state with a sport. in alaska, it's dog mushing. colorado, pack burrow racing. what are they doing over there? and in maryland, it's jousting. >> i think surfing is perfect for california. >> yeah, makes sense. >> yeah. >> i'm with you. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. i want to focus on the tropics. another major hurricane threatening the hawaiian islands. you can see to my left, and you can see the storm picked up intensity. a category 4, just about 5 miles per hour from becoming a category 5. 150 miles per hour winds. it's going to get closer to the islands than the other ones. it will skirt the southern sections which means we'll have nasty surf the next three to four days on all of the islands, especially the south facing beaches, and it's going to rain heavily, but i'm not expecting flooding. it will weaken from a

goods china has responded in kind as following a complaint to the world trade organization john brown has more from beijing. the tariffs that are in effect at the moment really only affect a fraction of what china exports to the united states what we have to watch out for is what could happen a few weeks from now because the united states trade representative office is currently hearing arguments for and against about imposing tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports now if that happens it would affect a whole range of consumer items and from things like candles to parts room bicycles bridal grounds that would start to affect the u.s. consumer australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull says he will propose a vote on his leadership on friday if a majority of his employees are ask him to do so turnbull says if the motion is passed to treat it as a vote of no confidence he says he wouldn't run in any ensuing leadership race. when the party room meeting is called will invite. a spill motion to be moved if the motion is carried i will treat that as a vote of no con

. >>> governor brown has the final say on a bill that would require you to ask for a straw. restaurants, the proposal would help reduce plastic use, and another very. it is going to corporate. there are 34 charter schools in california. >> right now, we want to check in with a salve for a look at traffic.. here it is. it is not even started yet. the sun has not even come up to. summer is kind of spitting away from us. you are going to see highway 24 through the lafayette area getting a little slower as well. heading over to oakland, traffic is all right. the east shore freeway, a 26 minute drive. no problem. you still have an opportunity to jump ahead of the crowd there. let's bring steve in with today's weather. >>> it is a tropical depression lane undo 35 miles per hour. it is weakening. . the moisture continues. if you're going there today, there is pretty good rain associated there. these are the average times for this time of year. san jose should be too. not today. san francisco was close.. on the night, it was 72. today, 67 with too much fog.. usually things wind down

and china has responded in kind and is also a complaint to the world trade organization and john brown has more from beijing the tariffs that are in effect at the moment really only affect a fraction of what china exports to the united states what we have to watch out for is what could happen a few weeks from now because the united states trade representative office is currently hearing arguments for and against about imposing tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports now if that happens it would affect a whole range of consumer items and from things like candles to parts from bicycles bridal grounds that would start to affect the u.s. consumer australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull says he will propose a vote on his leadership on friday if a majority of his m.p.'s ask him to do so in a formal letter turnbull says of the motion is passed they'll treat it as a vote of no confidence he says he wouldn't run in any and seeming leadership contest. u.s. president donald trump is insisting there was nothing illegal about payments made to two women during his electi

believe accurately reported and i don't put much faith in my personal opinion and what campbell brown has to say and look facebook has really become full of itself with the algorithms with the clamping down of putting people in facebook prison and their newfound responsibility to make sure that all the real news is presented and decide what's proper journalism and i mean who are they and if we're going to rely on the likes of campbell brown and those under her facebook to shape and mold new from here going forward into the future while according to this story giving threats to the established publishers and news givers all over the world threatening them with the death of their of their industry we're in big trouble and it's you know you can see the f.c.c. chairman johnson from you know thirty forty years ago is warning the same thing and you've been quite outspoken about the corporate censorship specifically of conservative voices on facebook but this week was the one thing people started noticing that a lot of what would be deemed sort of leftist quote unquote leftist websites but in pl

believe accurately reported and i don't put much faith in my personal opinion and what campbell brown has to say and look facebook has really become full of itself with the algorithms with the clamping down of putting people in facebook prison and their newfound responsibility to make sure that only real news is presented and and decide what's proper journalism and i mean who are they and if we're going to rely on the likes of campbell brown and those under her at facebook to shape and mold nudes from here going forward into the future while according to this story giving threats to the a staff.

shift its supply chain to latin america and boost domestic production our china correspondent adrian brown has this report from the northeast of the country. farmland is precious in china only fifteen percent of the country is arable that makes the lush and fertile province of hay long jiang very important especially now . close to the border with russia this is soybean country. china is the world's largest consumer of soybeans but it can't grow enough and so is reliant on imports to meet demand that means the decision to impose a twenty five percent levy on u.s. soil beans creates risk yet in this province the trade fight appears to be having a welcome impact. farmers like moon family being urged by the local government to switch their fields to soil from corn offering subsidies as an incentive that'll raise incomes moon says he has a lot to thank president trump for who won when you know hard on when china stops importing from the united states is possible where the price of domestic soybeans welcome up and that means we'll make more money soybeans may flourish in this province but only arou

governor brown has ordered capital flags flown at half staff in briggs' honor. >>> coming up we're less than two hours away from the start of preseason football. dennis o'donnell joins me for a preview. >> reporter: 49er fans are feeling very optimistic, due in part to quarterback jimmy g. dennis o'donnell will join me after the break with a preview. >> and a girl shoved off a bridge by her friend? yeah. that's a long way down. she lives to tell the tale of what happened. >> reporter: a new study shows gender inequality starts way before the workplace. in fact, it often starts at home. (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ cowboys. let >>> welcome back to levi stadium. we are counting down to the first preseason game. 49ers take on the dallas cowboys. let's bring in dennis o'donnell here, the sports director. what can we expect from this first game? >> reporter: well, jimmy garoppolo will play his first preseason game as a san fran

practices china says it's filing a complaint to the world trade organization china correspondent adrian brown has more from beijing. china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending any time soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry. ugandan military prosecutors have dropped weapons charges against a jailed pop star turned politician who opposes the president but we wanted was due to face a military court on thursday his arrest prompted large and violent street protests parliament's deputy speaker says wine is a in a lot of pain after being beaten in jail the government denies the accusation. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull says he'll propose a vote on his leadership on friday but only if a majority of his m.p.'s ask him to do so in a formal letter turnbul

opposed the measures but it will keep retaliating as long as washington refuses to back down adrian brown has more from beijing. well as advertised china has retaliated against the united states imposing a twenty five percent tariff on some sixteen billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the past few months of course china has accused the united states of being responsible for the biggest trade war in history so no sign of this dispute ending anytime soon talks though are continuing in washington between officials from the u.s. treasury department and china's finance ministry the chinese side insists that it was the united states that invited china to take part in these talks but president donald trump has said he doesn't believe these negotiations will achieve very much of more concern to china right now is the fact that the u.s. trade representative's office is currently hearing arguments for and against allowing the united states to impose additional tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods if that were to happen it would hurt not just china but also the u.s. consu

the former prime minister, gordon brown, has been talking about the impact of kofi annan‘s career.into the modern age. i think he was the first leader of the 21st—century. and he tried to build an international community where countries would work together, co—operate freely and tackle what he saw as the biggest problems — poverty, inequality, climate change and, of course, conflict. he was the most soft—spoken of people. he was a personally incredibly modest man — almost self—effacing — but he was a titan, he was a leader of leaders. and when he took a cause up, whether it be myanmar and what's happening there, or kenya and the riots there, or whether it was climate change or whether it was poverty itself, he saw it through. and even in his last days — and i spoke to him during this year, in the months this year — he was trying very hard to work for causes that he believed in, to tackle poverty and inequality. you described him there as a titan, a strong leader but somebody with great warmth and compassion and empathy. yes, he was a leader of leaders. because he was the head of th

.>>> governor jerry brown has said the state has enough money to fight these fires but gave a grim outlook for the future saying things might only get worse.>> he spoke at the emergency operations center outside of sacramento.>> governor brown said if california keeps getting more hot and more dry that the future doesn't look good. he predicts it could cost the state billions of dollars. we are only one month into what is being called a fire siege in california. the fire has cleaned lives and destroyed hundreds of homes.>> since this began 320,000 acres have burned in this siege, we have over 32,000 residents which remain evacuated.>> reporter: the fire chief says that roughly 13,000 firefighters are on the front lines of 16 large wildfires. resources are pouring in from states as far away as florida and maine. jerry brown says there's enough money for the fires but things will become tighter in the future. >> over a decade or so, we will have more fire, destructive fire, billions which will have to be spent on it. adaptation and prevention. all of that is the new normal that we have to fa

which will come into effect later in august or china correspondent agent brown has more on the escalating trade tensions between the world's largest economies so as advertised tariffs of twenty five percent now being slapped on sixteen billion dollars worth of chinese imports two hundred and seventy nine products in all ranging from things like motorcycles and tractors to electrical parts those tariffs will take effect on august twenty third just over two weeks from now there has been reaction in state controlled media on monday the people's daily carried an editorial accusing the united states of being two faced and of lacking sincerity and then on wednesday the same newspaper carried a very long article using a metaphor to describe the current situation which seems to prepare the chinese people for what could be difficult months and possibly years ahead the article said that you know without wind and rain there can be no rainbow it was a mild warning but a warning nevertheless turkey has pledged to continue buying natural gas from iran despite the new sanctions imposed by the united sta

governor brown has said he supports ásoftening the standard that makes utility companies financiallyfire damage. ben deci reports, p-g- and- e is also lobbying hard for a change in california law. if a pg&e power line tangles with a tree and there's a wildfire... who should pay for the damages? lynsey paulo/pg&e: "even if the utility has followed all of the state's high standards, the utility is still held strictly liable here in california. we think that is a flawed law that needs to be reformed."the law is called inverse condemnation... and at hearings in the state capitol, lawmakers are weighing whether it's fair.but let's set aside fair for a moment and talk about how much all this costs you.thomas long/utility reform network: "we rate payers are paying 100ús of millions of dollars every year for pg&e to do the work they are supposed to- trim trees and otherwise prevent wildfires. they need to do a better job. it's just that simple."complicating the issue is the question of home-owners insurance. if the buck no longer stops with utilities, insurance companies may be o

governor jerry brown has said this very busy fire season is the new normal.eya villarreal continues our coverage from california tonight. >> reporter: giant flames as high as 40 feet roared into this lake county community, forcing firefighters to take quick action. crews rallied to save homes, as the mendocino complex fire continued to show just how unpredictable it can be. >> the wind kicked up, the temperatures kicked up, the humidity went down, and then we started getting really erratic fire behavior. >> reporter: this fast-moving wildfire has already charred 140 square miles, and it's still only 24% contained. this is the easiest way to get rid of some of the hot spots that have continued to pop up over the last few days. you attack by air, so that your ground resources are working on other parts, where the wildfire is growing. farther north, in and around redding, california, some evacuees were allowed to return to neighborhoods where more than 1,000 homes were torched. officials have confirmed, a sixth person, 61-year-old daniel bush, died in the fire.

present trump accuses china of unfair trade practices is putting pressure on beijing to reform under brown has more from beijing. is precious in china only fifteen percent of the country is honorable that makes the law shouldn't fertile provinces very important especially now. close to the border with russia this is soybean country. china is the world's largest consumer of soybeans but it can't grow enough and so is reliant on imports to meet demand that means the decision to impose a twenty five percent levy on u.s. soil beans creates risk yet in this province the trade fight appears to be having a welcome impact. farmers like moon family being urged by the local government to switch their fields to soil from corn offering subsidies as an incentive that'll raise incomes moon says he has a lot to thank president trump for who won when you know when china stops importing from the united states is possible what the price of domestic soybeans welcome and that means we'll make more money. soybeans may flourish in this province but only around ten percent of those consumed in china are domestically

government has been very supportive to the whole soybean industry in the past cheap soybean imports hurt chinese growers but the tariff war with the united states could secure their future adrian brown al-jazeera in a long jiang province northeast china. the world health organization has sent a team to the democratic republic of congo to help contain the latest a bowl outbreak the international delegation has set up in the town of beni in the province of north cleaver converse health ministry has confirmed four cases of a bowler is concerned that fighting in the region could make it harder to contain the virus well dr ali khan is dean of the college of public health of the university of nebraska and he says that rural communities need better education to understand how a ball is transmitted. what we saw in the last outbreak we hope to see in this outbreak which is a really active response back summation of contacts and hopefully hopefully shut the outbreak down very quickly unfortunately this outbreak is in an active conflict zone on the border rwanda and uganda which is very different from the location of the last outbreak and that's going to pose a challenge itself in the response

been given the injections which contains what the government's called substandard medicine adrian brown has more on that story from beijing. of the four officials who've been dismissed one is the deputy head of the organization responsible for regulating the drug industry here in china as well as the deputy governor of jilin province these dismissals were confirmed in a report in the people's daily overnight the people's daily is the newspaper of record here in china it's said that the state council which is a body headed by president xi jinping had met to discuss the case and this was the result president xi jinping it seems has been playing an active role in the fallout of the scandal which appears to be widening now this all began back in july when it was revealed that the chunk chunk biotechnology company had been falsifying production records it produced vaccines which were then given to children these are vaccines which are not dangerous they simply ineffective in effect useless so now you have thousands upon thousands of parents in china still not sure still not convinced they can tr