i have faith that we have what it takes to make jackson a city that is a hub for business and capital investment. a city where jobs are plentiful and opportunity is only limited by how hard you are willing to work. [applause] reasonable citizens must take back control from those who only wish harm to their neighbors. their day is ending jackson. the men and women of local law enforcement will always be the first line of defense. the front-line officers who feel abandoned cannot be left to their own at -- to their own devices. that is why i have championed an expanded scope of our capital police force to support local law enforcement and to bring peace back to jackson. >> live to washington dc where the nation's governors are gathering for their annual winter meeting.

i have faith that we have what it takes to make jackson a city that is a hub for business and capital investment. a city where jobs are plentiful and opportunity is only limited by how hard you are willing to work. [applause] reasonable citizens must take back control from those who only wish harm to their neighbors. their day is ending jackson. the men and women of local law enforcement will always be the first line of defense. the front-line officers who feel abandoned cannot be left to their own at -- to their own devices. that is why i have championed an expanded scope of our capital police force to support local law enforcement and to bring peace back to jackson. tower law enforcement officers who wake up every day, put on the badge and risk their own personal safety to protect and serve, i say thank you. [applause] i will do everything i can to provide you with the tools and resources you need to keep us and to keep yourself safe. that is why i want to work with the legislature to get you the support you need. it is why a proposed doubling the size of our capitol police force so

in 2020, our capital cities it increased0 to over 150 murders.t we have a shoot out at the middle of the day. that is unacceptable. let's but these matterpu numbers in perspective and the city of atlanta is worth we need a capital city and a voters have earned not abandoned the file. we all have interests but a capital city where residents don't have to fear for their safetyn . where parents can let their children around in the yard without having to fear if they will be home for dinner. [applause] is theef first line of defense, front they but his law enforcement officers who get on the badge to protect the test drive opposed to double the size of our national police force foreign more units on the ground jays —- agendas before and i will say to you free this line —- available but that alone is not enough. capturing violent criminals does nothing if the criminalist longest criminal justice system to work with legislation to you don't know is all of us can agree. we need to find those who affect our country was the goal told her behind her far as

we commemorate the fallen, thank everyone who poured defense across the country and our great capital city. we knew this was around one. we know that authoritarians rarely give up and we know they are not doing preparation for the next coup in hiding. they are doing it all in plain sight and they must be stopped. i yield the floor. >> when you go protesters broke through police security and occupied the us capitol. on the 1-year anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol we look back on it a live on c-span beginning at 7:00 am eastern on washington journal taking your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. president biden and vice president kamala harris deliver remarks from the capitol and at 1:00 pm eastern librarian of congress carla hayden leads a discussion with doris kearns goodwin on january 6th place in american history and 2:30 p.m. eastern lawmakers take part in a forum sharing their thoughts and reflections on that day at 5:30 eastern, members of the house and senate gather on the center steps of the us capitol for a prayer vigil and following the vigil will re-air

out to a saw the capital city of south korea within 1000000. so it'll be increasingly difficult or they just think of them deployed in south korea to have a complete and reliable b cell defense. the un security council is holding an open meeting on the conflicts in yemen, as the international community grapples with her to end. its 7 year civil war. yemen is in the grip of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. the un estimates at 80 percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. and 13000000 people are in danger of starvation. 2022, restarting on a challenging the military escalation i described in this council last month has accelerated as the parties are dumping down on military options. 7 years down the road of war. the prevailing belief of old war insides seems to be that things sufficient harm on the other will force them into submission. however, there is no sustainable long term solution to be found on the feed. therefore, i will continue to stress that warring parties can should, and indeed must talk even if th

these winter games taking place in a capital city that increasingly feels like a fortress.ovid-19 starting at the airport. this is the terminal that is going to be used by athletes and the olympic personnel and media arriving into beijing. it has a wall up that keeps the general population away from everyone who is part of the olympic arrivals. those coming in are required to down load this official app to monitor their health, inputting their information starting 14 days before arriving in beijing. while health surveillance and strict contact tracing is part of life for everyone living in china, it's making visitors uneasy. cyber security researchers warn the app has serious encryption flaws, potentially compromising personal health data. china dismisses concerns but team u.s.a. and athletes from other countries are being advised to bring disposable, burner phones instead of their personal ones. from the airport, athletes and personnel will be taken into what organizers call the closed loop system. not one giant bubble so much as multiple bubbles connected by dedicated shu

these winter games taking place in the capital city that increasingly feels like a fortress.y new cases of covid-19, starting at the airport. >> this is the terminal that's going to be used by athletes, some of the olympic personnel and media arriving into beijing. they have a wall up that keeps the general population away from every one who is part of the olympic arrivals. >> reporter: those coming in required to download this official app to monitor their health, inputting their information starting 14 days before arriving in beijing. while health surveillance and strict contact tracing is part of life for everyone living in china, it's making visitors uneasy. cybersecurity researchers warn the app has serious encryption flaws, potentially compromising personal health data. china dismisses concerns, but team u.s.a. and athletes from other countries are being advised to bring disposable burner phones instead of their personal ones. from the airport athletes and personnel will be taken into what organizers call the closed loop system. not one giant bubble, so much as multiple

these winter games taking place in a capital city that increasingly feels like a for theress.irport. this is the terminal that's go going to be used by athletes and olympic personnel and immemedi arriving into beijing. they've got a wall up that keeps the general population away from everybody who is part of the olympic arrivals. those coming in required to download this app, in puputting their information before arriving in beijing. while health surveillance and strict contact tracing is part of life for everyone living in keane, it's making visitors uneasy. researchers warn the app potentially compromise personal health data. team usa and athletes from other countries are being advise ed t bring disposable burner phones instead of their personal ones. from the airport, athletes and personnel will be taken into what organizers call the closed loop system. not one giant bubble, so much as multiple bubbles. within the capital city, there are several hotels and venues, plus the olympic village that are only for credentiald participants. the dedicated buses will be bringing the a

of north re upped, hung out to assault the capital city of south korea. within 1000000, so either be increasingly difficult or they can just think of them deployed in south korea to have a complete and reliable b cell defense. and the search underway for more bodies in the niger inside of some fara of the gunman rated villages shooting people and burning homes. the number of victims remains uncertain. so far as governor says about 60 people are confirmed dead. the witnesses reported seeing up to 200 bodies, 10000 others have been driven from their homes by the violence, the rates on villages, the said to be reprisal attacks after government air strikes targeted to hide out of criminal gangs. his more from us majors, he's in the town of goods, saw in some far a state to update us about the situation here in some for a state is the commissioner for information a brian mcgee door. sarah, can you talk to was, can you update us about this situation in here in them for a state, the victims? what is their condition now? what is being done to help them? because i

we think i'm already in sydney, summit brisbin and other capital cities and the rally that is not just addressing the concerns about the date of the study is public holiday, but they're also addressing the concerns about the indigenous australians and that the indigenous australians were. the 1st arrivals, not the brit, not the 11 ship a fleet of 11 convict ships derived in 1788. and this year the rallies got other issues which they, including in these protests around the country and pushing for issues like indigenous rights. at the end of a black this in custody and child removal. i should also note that the 50th anniversary is the original set up of the aboriginal and embassy and camera. people have visited cameras will know that that tenant has been it had old thomas now that 50 years, but only 17 when the 11 compet arrive and the critic side also mark that the 1st day of the genocide against aboriginal people and toss right on. as i should say, the mid the rallies, we've got to see the mental is building with more more people support this and this year expecting more people togethe

nick hawk reports now from the capital city. walk a duke. abdur rahman, not his real name, is getting ready to fight burkina. faso is icily affiliate in the countries north. he's not a soldier, but a civilian is returned to the capital to gather weapons and equipment for the hundreds of volunteer fighters. he commands, he says, muslims in the north are being butchered. burkina faso, security forces are too scared to deal with a threat, leaving it to volunteers, to fight and die on the front line. we are very frustrated with book in this uneasily. the armed grooves are better equipped than us. they even attack us with rockets. but the amine never comes up to help us me while the military is busy by ticking over to capital instead of protecting us along the bodies lamp gentle leader. but only dummy bout is expanding on a strategy devised by the president. he toppled on monday and that's equipping civilians to fight armed groups after 2 weeks of training provided by the army, villagers are supplied with basic weapons and ammunition

hung out to assault the capital city of south korea within 1000000. so it'll be increasingly difficult or they just think of them deployed in south korea to have a complete and reliable b cell defense. to land on al jazeera employment crisis, and india grows defined, the government saying the economy is bouncing back on the humble noodle becomes the latest korean trends rather locally. ah, ah, look forward to burritos, guys. with sponsored by capital airways is a fair argument said the snows no longer fun in japan. there's been a lot of it's been snowing for about 3 days now in hong she and hawk honda and there is more to come. but it really is dumping adding up to a meter, so it's going to be been unstable. avalon risk will be high eventually. be lovely for skis, but i think now just a bit too much and the cold as driving it gives you minus 13 in harvard and minus 12 in front of our stock. not much of a breeze. so plus, 3 invasion most to china is settled and sunny, including hong kong. there is some unusual weather around though that's what's happen

despite repeated intimidation from authorities, thousands of protesters marched to the capital city of belgrade and other cities for weeks denouncing the project on environmental grounds. leaders of the balkan country had promised mining giant rio tinto, $2400000000.00 to build a lithium mine in the western part of the country. lithium, the lightest metal is used in rechargeable batteries found in many consumer electronics and an electric cars survey. his populace government expected to capitalize on the countries natural deposits when they made the deal with the anglo australian corporation. but after grassroots pressure, they conceded and canceled all plans for the mine east boonies, we have fulfilled all the requests of the environmental protests and put an end to rio tinto in the republic of serbia. and he thought everything is finished or it's over. some critics of the government believe the administration is just trying to appease voters and that it may have other plans after april general election serbia as a candidate to join the european union. but as recently, been forging cl

it could be a massive attack on the capital city of kyiv. it could be an assassination attempt. some sort of a coup. or just a few miles. our strong message of our delegation this weekend is that none of that is acceptable and on a bipartisan basis, the senate of the united states backs the ability of this little country to make their own determination as to whether to be a free market oriented western looking country or to be closer to the old soviet union. they have that right. and i think at least we gave a bipartisan message of support from the senate this weekend. >> you are on the senate armed services committee. president biden said in december that the u.s. intervening unilaterally in ukraine is not an option. do you think he should reconsider that? would you support either u.s. troops in ukraine or u.s. troops in ukraine as part of a la largeernato mission. >> here's where the president makes mistakes is when he publicly takes things off the table. it has been our policy since president eisenhower, consistently or republican and democratic presidents alike, not to rule

a convoy of canadian truckers have made the over 4000 kilometer journey from vancouver to the capital city. auto at the speak all to protest corbett 19 rules truckers are no longer exempted from vaccine requirements to cross between canada and the us. ah, this convoy has had a big presence on canadian roads over the last week, truckers protesting new rules that they're calling a coven 19 vaccine mandate. until recently, unvaccinated truckers going between the us and canada had an exemption. they were not subject to a 2 week warranty, like other international travelers. but both canada and the u. s. closed that loophole in january. both countries banned unvaccinated drivers. that's left some truckers and their supporters. angry with trucking is one of the leading occupations in canada, especially for men. the canadian trucking alliance estimates that only about 15 percent of truckers are unvaccinated. so not all truckers or ordinary canadians are giving the green light to these protests. it's ridiculous. well, we need to be vaccinated, you want to bring it back and forth over the borders. y

ah, in capital cities around the world, new year's eve celebrations were more muted than they would be normally in london, official events were cancelled. so too, in berlin, where uneasy party at the brandenburg gate took place without a live audience. as a tv show, only madrid was one of the few cities in europe to celebrate new year's eve. but there the crowd was limited to less than half its usual size. ah thailand welcomed the new year with the fireworks display in bangkok on the heavy cove. 19 restrictions. oh it was one of the few places in the country to host end of the year celebrations after other events were cancelled due to the spread of omicron. my mother had taught today's kind of compensation for the past 2 years that i didn't get to celebrate. that's why i decided to bring the whole family here today. my kids are happy and you will come back again next year. so. oh in hong kong, fireworks lit up the victoria hobble waterfront. ah, and a music concert by the cities film on orchestra marked the beginning of 2022. ah better me better ha ha medical visited yeah go. we hope e

emergency, and most of it is due to the events in the largest and the us in the largest city and the former capital of kazakhstan, the city over over alma, a tape basically was going on. there are clashes are entering into the night. they're going into the nice as the police and the security forces. they have moved in and they are conducting what they call an anti terrorist operation. they're, they're trying to clear out the squares and they're basically trying to drive people out from the streets. we've heard, for example, them announcing through mouthpiece is through loudspeakers. that basically they will be shooting anybody who remains in the street. this is very radical and in fact, dozens of protesters have already been killed. but that's because, according to the government, many of them got access to guns with live ammunition. so they were shooting at the police officers at the law enforcement. so they fired back, for example, we know that tens of protesters of allegedly armed protest is, was shot and killed by the security forces as those rioters were trying to break into and storm at the m

the 2nd naval ship from new zealand has arrived and aid supplies and now being off loaded in the capital city. sedans, miniature chief, has appointed 15 government ministers falling a visit by u. s. officials to end the countries political crisis. general abdel fatter albert han agreed to for may technocratic government and begin a national dialogue. at least 71 protest as have been killed in hotels against military rule. since these civilian ab government was overthrown in october and the german inquiry is found that former pope benedict knew about priests involved in child abuse but failed to and from he was archbishop of munich, 1977. to 1982 benedict was known as cardinal joseph. rat singer at the time, and as repeatedly denied claims he covered up the abuse investigation was commissioned by the church. the francois minister says the country's 5th wave of corona virus case is, is showing signs of waning, but john cast x warm, that hospitals remain under pressure. a new vaccine pass will come into effect on monday to bobby unvaccinated from restaurants, sports arenas, public transport, and

the capital city also is a small city. about 700000 people live ship. most of them like all slow because the city has invested a lot to become environmentally sustainable over the us as low as one of europe's fastest growing cities. a challenge the norwegian capital is meeting with, among other things, innovative architecture also changed radically. the last 20 is um, the cars has been taken out of the city center. and there has been build a lot of cultural buildings as well along the harbor main menu. and then it's become a more lively, open and welcoming city i, i suppose architect anna muddied. linda has been watching the development of ost, lowe's, urban planning for some time. right. up to the late 19 ninety's shipping containers and heavy traffic dominated the bureau to be go waterfront quarter to baked people culture and the environment take precedence. one example is the diamond bureau to pick a library. the building causes very low emissions and thus meets the norwegian, passive house criteria. it 6 floors, offer a variety of spaces to work and

the competition in the process were celebrations in the capital city. a moroni, as their side claimed a 3 to win a tiny island nation's never qualified for outcome before. and now the chance of progressing through the group stages. if other results go their way. and fans are hopeful that their team will continue its journey at the tournament in cameras. i have tears of joy. it's a historic wind for us. these 3 points are enough and if we can qualify for the last 16, that would be amazing that i may of all know who are yamaha go to point. we thank god for the incredible performance our players have achieved today. i never did that. i thought that they had lost 2 games, but today they showed they're able to advance in the competition. ok, they weren't out. was that my dad is over a europe's 1st major film festival of 2022 takes place next month here in berlin. berlin international film festival will go ahead with film 1000 directors attending from the 10th of february to the 16th i followed by 4 days of public screenings, film fans inside us had expected

one within the capital city, beijing. the other two on the outskirts, a bit farther north.tainous backdrop. you have beijing's first national nature reserve and the second-highest mountain. at the border of beijing and hubei, it's home to hundreds of types of animals and plants, even some endangered species. perhaps not what you'd expect when you think of china's smoggy capital city. >> these areas of protection of wilderness, of nature, are really important. not just for nature itself, but also it's really important for people. >> reporter: cnn obtained this 2007 tourism planning policy for the national reserve. it explicitly stated that any development in this part, the core zone, is forbidden. china's law recognizing the value of its biodiversity and protecting it from disturbance. it did not last long. >> beijing. >> reporter: when beijing won its bid for the 2022 winter games, some environmentalists highlighted an immediate worry. compare this map detailing the rich nature reserve with this, the proposed location for the alpine ski center. as environmentalists warned a

there were celebrations in the capital city of maroney. as their side claimed, a 3 to 2 when small island nation has never qualified for african war. and now have a chance of progressing through the group stages. if other results go their way, don't forget you can always get the d w news app. that's news on the go. just download the app from where you get your apps. and i'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as push notice notifications for any breaking news. and if you're part of a new story, you can also use the dw app to send us photos and videos. what's happening at cit, you're up to date of next doc film takes a closer look at joe biden's 1st year in office. and don't forget you can always get the latest on our website. that's d, w dot com. we're on instagram and twitter to handle. there is at the w news, i'm ami and isa, thanks for joining with .

these are the coalition fighting in yemen has lost as strikes in the capital city. all the targets include hit the military science as well as a national tv radio tower, as after the rebels who control the capitol fi more missiles towards upper darby. on monday, the tropical storm anna has killed at least 30 people, madagascar, tens of thousands of been displayed by floods, past them as a beacon below. we are also affected south chris health ministry as, as you people not to be alarmed about the record lines and infections is recorded. 13000 new cases from about 8000 on tuesday. officials expect capable to keep rising, but they say high vaccination rates and more rapid testing means the health system is prepared. the prime minister boisterously awaiting the conclusion of an inquiry into government events held during lockdown. report suggests investigation by civil servants. the gray could be released that on wednesday, the landrum metropolitan police is also investigating with any criminal offenses, were committed more than a dozen gatherings that to have taken plac

translation: as bei'ing is china's capital city,h the prevention measures here are definitely a bit stricter prevention, so i support it. the other key event this year is the national party congress in october. it's held every five years — these pictures are from the last one in 2017. and this congress decides the future leadership of the chinese communist party and, in turn, the leadership of china. now, president xi jinping is already the most powerful chinese ruler since chairman mao. but in 2018, he abolished presidential term limits and this autumn, we are expecting him to be confirmed for a third term. that looks all but certain. but it remains a politically sensitive moment and president xi does not want rising covid cases to complicate that. he has, though, talked of life beyond covid. translation: we must do everything necessary to clear the shadow - of the pandemic and boost economic and social recovery and development so that the sunshine of hope may light up the future of humanity. and that is the rub — how to move clear of "the shadow of the pandemic" when that will involve lett

gonna knocking them out of the competition in the process or celebrations in the capital city moroni, as their side claimed a 3 to win, the tiny island nation has never qualified for african before. and now have a chance of progressing through the group stages. if lots of other results go their way, fans are hopeful that their team will continue. it's journey at the tournament and cameras. i have tears of joy. it's a historic wind for us. these 3 points are enough and if we can qualify for the last 16, that would be amazing that i may up or no hurry omaha go to point. we thank god for the incredible performance our players have achieved to day. i never do that by my thought that they had lost 2 games, but today they showed they're able to advance in the competition. ok, they ordered out was to got to mcdonough so well. this is day w, news life about his reminder of our top story at this are here a secretary of state, anthony lincoln has declared america's unwavering support for youth grade talks with you training president anonymous. i could have brings applicant is in k m as part of

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spectacular up eruption early this morning, and underwater volcano erupting about 40 miles outside the capital city. plumes of ash rose like a mushroom cloud above the pacific. it could be heard 500 miles away in fiji and new zealand and as far as way as alaska. >> it created the biggest anomaly threat that the west coast has seen in more than a decade. this was how the surf looked on half moon bay. authorities urged residents to stay away from beaches, harbors and peers. this morning, santa cruz harbor was inundated with three feet of seawater damaging multiple boats pick the same harper sustained tens of millions of dollars of damage in 2011 after an earthquake in japan. >> let's start there. 8:45 this morning is when this video was taken. this is down, if you know what capital is, the beaches actually that way. right out of views of this is pretty much right before they typically flow into it but today it was going backwards. at the same exact time as high tide and that is really why this became such an issue today, the wave heights from the tsunami just happened to get here right at high tide.

here in the capital city, berlin, it was announced that now when it comes to giving people access to bars and restaurants, it's no longer enough for people to have had to vaccinations. in addition, they will also need to have had a booster or a negative cova test. and indeed if they've had a booster, should they come into contact with somebody who tests covert positive. they will not have to go into any kind of isolation. at the same time, the isolation and the quarantine periods will be reduced from the current maximum of 14 days, particularly when it comes to so called critical staff. so this would include your doctors, your nurses, your police, and your emergency personnel. also private gatherings that until now have been limited to 10 people who are either were covered or vaccinated, that will remain in place. now the counselor did say that these strict measures are indeed necessary if germany is to control the spread of infections moving forward. we've also heard from the minister who has said that the most problematic area is restaurants, where people sit for hours with no mos

with peaceful protesters to be cap safe and restore order to the capital city of 2020 the hunkering downobal pandemic and serving as the tip of the sphere —- spirit of crime suppression going beyond the call of duty every time. and it includes $3 million with a trooper school class of 75 cadets this coming year. i like to thank colonel wright and his team for all they continue to do for our state. [applause] >> i think most of you would agree it's never been harder to wear the uniform. unfortunately in the face of some local government and activist opposition across the country, i believe some hard work wearing blue and to ensure we recruit georgia's finest my office from the technical college system of georgia is criminal justice degrees to high demand career initiatives. this aims to provide a free tuition of 1000 georgians looking to obtain degrees and technical colleges. as proud together $1000 bonus to law enforcement and first responders across the state. my office released last week i'm proud to say my budget proposal includes a 5000-dollar raise for state law enforcement and othe

an underwater volcano erupted outside of the capital city. plumes of ash grows like a mushroom cloud above the pacific . a boom could be heard 5000 miles away in fiji and new zealand. it could be heard as far away as alaska. this is how it looked from space. tsunami advisories were issued from japan to hawaii to alaska and the west coast. the irruption created the biggest tsunami threat the west coast has seen in more than a decade. this is how the surf looked in half moon bay. authorities urged residents to stay away from each harbors and peers. yesterday morning, the santa cruz harbor was inundated with seawater, damaging multiple boats. the harbor sustains tens of millions of divers and damage in 2011 after an earthquake in japan. san mateo county has the largest population of people from tonga in california. we talked to some in the city who were worried about friends and relatives back home. >> reporter: communication is cut off. people are waiting to have phone calls from family. >> we try to get a hold of our family. there is no connec

kasie you pointed out one single case that has changed the lives for many right here within the capital city about. omicron breaches beijing's borders, a single case putting the winter olympics host city on high alert. china's zero covid policy making no exceptions. in the capital city, target ed lockdowns immediately activated with contact tracing. chinese officials publicized the infected person's recent travel history starting with their home. we drove by the beijing community where the woman diagnosed with omicron lives. all of this sparked by one case at least for now. here we go. you can see here, this is one of the entrances and exits, it's gated off. they put these big blue barriers to keep folks from going in and out. the woman's neighbors allowed some fresh air but confined to the complex. their trash piling up, waiting for specially designated disposal teams to truck it out. many nearby businesses closed. the woman lives a 15-minute drive from the olympic park. not only where she lives that health authorities have it locked down but also where the woman works which happens to be i

estonia with its capital city of tallinn is one of them. baltic country and eu member is also home to a minority of russians, many of whom feel isolated in estonia. in the eastern city of narva, we met with estonian pille maffucci. she wants to unite both sides, and is using art to bridge the divide. reporter: pille maffucci from estonia is looking forward to her theater rehearsal. she performs twice a week in an amateur group in narva, a small city in eastern estonia. the theater is part of an integration center in a border city where two nations, and two worlds, meet. this play tells the story of people who haven't found their place in the baltic country even after living there for years. it's the story of the russian-speaking minority. pille: the stories start with childhood, childhood mostly in soviet time, before the1990's. after 1991, they had to choose what kind of passport they will have, where to stay, whether to stay here in estonia or in narva, whether to live abroad. reporter: on stage, a young russian speaker tries to break the

let's begin with cnn's matthew chance live in ukraine's capital city.tthew, what is the latest from there? >> reporter: the very latest, kate, is there's been a press conference with secretary of state blinken and his ukrainian counterpart, the ukrainian foreign minister where he explains that he's briefing them on the outcome of the meeting held last week on the russian demand that ukraine never be allowed to join the nato military alliance. it comes at a time of particularly heightened pressure in the country and tension, and that military threat by russia on the borders with ukrainian defense officials telling cnn there are more than 127,000 russian troops according to their latest assessment that are potentially poised to take part in a russian invasion of ukraine. secretary of state blinken making it clear during his online press conference with his ukrainian counterpart that the u.s. assessment is, if it comes to a russian invasion, the figures, the troop numbers could be much higher than that. take a listen. >> we know there are plans in place to