now extending to fully foreign owned companies as well the executive director of the german chamber of commerce in china simone paul thank you very much for coming in today. what evidence are you getting what are you hearing from companies foreign companies that are operating in china about the communist party well what we have heard we have been approached by some german companies who have been actively approached by the government in order to actively set up party sales or to strengthen you know the communist party within the german companies this is what we have been heard in this is why we as the business community and also as the chamber of commerce have some concerns because we want to see. where this is going and but this is an. the first evidence that we have gotten. more are they saying exactly if if if they don't go along with the party line and don't ensure that these councils party councils that are set up that they don't have more influence than what they're out that they're going to be throwed out of the country. first of all i think you can set up these party cells are always bee

why we as the business community and also the chamber of commerce have some concerns because we want to see. where this is going and but this is the first evidence that we have gotten. more are they saying exactly if if if they don't go along with the party line and don't ensure that these councils party councils that are set up that they don't have more influence than what they're out that they're going to be throwed out of the country. first of all i think you can set up these party cells are always been set up by party members when there are three party members within a company then you can set up a party still i think the difference where would we have some examples is that they have been the companies have been actively approach to support that i think this is the difference that we are seeing i mean serving our party selves and also more influence of the party is not a completely new thing in china now if the companies were to pull out of course that's not going to be helpful or beneficial for china's communist party at all. what is behind this do you think well i think first o

roosevelt sold of the chamber of commerce that he changed the day of thanksgiving. a little surprising? he moved thanksgiving back a week to make it in step of the thursday in november, the third so that the chamber, all the department stores would have an extra week of christmas shopping. it was explicit. that wasn't hidden plan. he told the country that. it treated so much confusion, as much as daylight saving, that there were towns tales of whice for subverting thanksgiving of which date for three years running. it was a fantastic failure as a retail policy. so that's a much roosevelt favored the chambers of commerce. he couldn't get the country to accept daylight saving and we desperately wanted it so when world war ii comes, and we get the bombing of pearl harbor he ceases the opportunity but even at that point on the cusp of war he can't call it daylight saving time. it's so concurrently unpopular. he calls it wartime. he puts the country on wartime. they stay on it for three years, and as soon as world war ii is over, congress does not again move on the declar

he's the director of the british chamber of commerce in germany thank you very much for being with us good morning now german industry groups have sounded the alarm over the possibility of no deal hard brags that we even had one warning coming yesterday how real a possibility is that do you think it's quite a possibility as you can see the sixth round is over and it ended up with an escalation in the goshi ations by new demanding in within fourteen days a move by the british which is quite considerable step and i don't see anything happening on this matter at the moment all right let's say nothing happens that say high tariffs a slap on goods moving between the u.k. and germany how damaging with them be it will be very damaging you have to consider that we have employed in germany about four hundred thousand people by british companies and vice versa and britain about three hundred thousand people by german companies and of course if the supply chains are interrupted and trade is interrupted these working places would be negatively affected i mean there's a quite alarming numbers and

chamber of commerce -- what the u.s. chamber of commerce told lawmakers about tax reform.e harris, we will talk with her about the ongoing bind on capitol hill. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: welcome back. this is "bloomberg markets balance of power." mark: the senate finance committee chairman is defending the decision to include in the gop tax bill to repeal of the obamacare requirement for americans to get health insurance. chairman hatch said the requirement that nearly everyone have insurance or pay a fine is in fact a tax. >> the relevant statute is the internal revenue code. the mandate is enforced by the internal revenue service. we are all familiar with the old saying, if it looks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. >> let's not kid around. this is not just another garden-variety attack on the affordable care act. this is repeal of that law. mark: repealing the mandate would raise $338 billion that could help paper deep tax cuts, especially for corporations. that -- would take millions of americans often turns roles. stateh

lady, is a member of the afghanistan women chamber of commerce and industry. wayne, a former ambassador to economic affairs bul.he u.s. embassy in kaubl and ceo of president the afghan chamber of commerce. and we have a member of the federation of afghanistan's craftsman and traders. i would like to talk about the u.s. perspective and jump into more of the local voices. we will start with a feel-good story, i would like to ask some questions about the achievements of afghanistan in the private sector in particular. anthony, what are the three main achievements the private sector in afghanistan has to accomplish? >> i will start with the private sector. afghanistan -- looking at it in context, it is weird c-span is here today. we have a larger audience than just the audience here, watching. it is important the american public know the success afghanistan has had with a lot of support from the united states and other donors have not just been in health and education and women's empowerment. there is a of success going on in afghanistan. in light of that success c

in addition the kentucky chamber of commerce which represents thousands of businesses across the commonwealth recently wrote a letter encouraging us to consider relieving the tax burden of small businesses by simplifying the code and reducing costs. he concluded the letter by asking the senate to support federal tax reform to achieve the economic growth that has been kentucky's potential for so long. this morning a group of small businesses and women from kentucky joined senators here on the hill with small business administrator linda mcmahon to discuss the urgent need for tax reform. i want to thank senator blunt for hosting this event and reiterate that they are at the forefront of our tax reform efforts. the people of kentucky have strug you would under our outdated and complex federal tax code. it's time to overhaul continued and deliver real relief to middle-class families and small businesses. for a number of years our friends across the aisle, including the ranking member of the finance committee and democratic leader have vocally called for tax reform. they claimed they supported eff

first a member of the afghanistan women's chamber commerce and industry. ambassador anthony wayne a former deputy ambassador in kabul and coordinating director for development and economic affairs of the u.s. embassy in kabul. jeffrey grieco is president and ceo of the afghan american chamber of commerce and former usaid assistant administrator and mr. hussein a romney entrepreneur and member of the federation of afghanistan craftsmen and traders. i would like to divide the panel into the u.s. perspective and jump into one of the local voices. we will start with a feel-good story. i would like to ask some questions about the achievement of afghanistan and the private sector and in particular in the last 16 years. jeffrey grieco and anthony wayne but in your opinion are the three main achievements that the third and afghanistan have accomplished? >> i will start with the private sector. afghanistan, i think you have to historically look at it in context and i'm very aware that c-span is here today so we have a larger audience than just our audience here toda

he's the director of the british chamber of commerce in germany thank you very much for being with us good morning now german industry groups have sounded the alarm over the possibility of no deal hard brags that we even had one warning coming yesterday how real a possibility is that do you think it's quite a possibility as you can see the sixth round is over and it ended up with an escalation in the negotiations by new demanding in within fourteen days a move by the british which is quite considerable step and i don't see anything happening on this matter at the moment all right let's say nothing happens that say high tariffs a slapped on goods moving between the u.k. and germany how damaging with that be it would be very damaging you have to consider that we have employed in germany about four hundred thousand people by british companies and vice versa in britain about three hundred thousand people by german companies and of course if the supply chains are interrupted and trade is interrupted these working places would be negatively affected i mean these are quite alarming numbers a

bill, chairman of the south carolina military base task force on receiving the south carolina chamber of commerce sergeant william jasper freedom award this year. , sergeant s wife william jasper freedom award is named for the revolutionary war patriot and given to those who have performed outstanding public service and contributions to the freedom of the people of south carolina and our nation. as chairman of the south carolina's military base task force, he has worked with leaders across the nation to enhance the value of south carolina's military installations and facilities. he's also improved the quality of life for military personnel and their families. as the father of four sons in military service who have i am grateful to the leadership of bill. this is a bell deserved honor. i look forward to working with him in the future to make sure our men and women i am grateful to the leadership of bill. this is a bell deserved honor. i look forward to working with him in the future to make sure our men and women in uniform who call south carolina home, that they are fully appreciated. in conclusi

now extending to fully foreign owned companies as well the executive director of the german chamber of commerce in china simone paul thank you very much for coming in today. what evidence are you getting what are you hearing from companies foreign companies that are operating in china about the communist party well what we have heard we have been approached by some german companies who have been actively approached by the government in order to actively set up party sales or to strengthen you know the communist party within the german companies this is what we have been hurt in this is why we as the business community and also and the chamber of commerce have some concerns because we want to see. where this is go in and but this is. the first evidence that we have gotten. him or are they saying exactly if if if they don't go along with the party line and don't ensure that these councils party councils that are set up that they don't have more influence than what they're out that they're going to be throwed out of the country. first of all i think you can set up these party cells always been set

azizza davis goines is the president of the sacramento black chamber of commerce.azizza davis goines/sacramento black chamber of commerce"the chamber has been trying to that in our own local area for the last two years and it's almost as bad as pulling teeth."why? she says many small local businesses don't understand the value of reaching out to shoppers on a digital platform.azizza davis goines/sacramento black chamber of commerce: "and so, they tend to not be in business very long. you really do have to make investment in that business, in order to make money." entrepreneur mandy bowman - designed the app - with struggling businesses in mind.mandy bowman/entrepreneur: "stacked up against other entrepreneurs, black businesses fall behind." financial advisor brooke stephens took a look at the amount of time money circulates in minority communities. 28 days in the asian community, 19 days in the jewish community. but in the black community, those dollars are gone in just 6 hours.mandy bowman/entrepre neur: "so it's just a matter of presenting them those facts and just saying you know, this is something that is necessary

not fix was only represented that i would encourage you to invite next time you convene, the chamber of commerce. they are driving a lot of the decision making in your community. right now they're telling us they cannot find enough people who can pass a drug test to show up to work to work for the companies. they're hurting from this, too, and we don't want them solving this in their own silos. we want them here working together with all of you. at hhs we have a five-point strategy. .mprove recovery targeting the availability and distribution of overdose reversal drugs. i know you are all devoting some money to that as part of your plan will stop critically important. we can't help people recovery if they are dead. folks realize this. i know a lot of the law enforcement folks i talk to are sing therustrated i same people over and over. i've talked to law enforcement folks who have rescued an individual seven, 8, 9 times. that is a testament to the fact addiction is a disease. addiction is when you know something is bad for you, and you just can't stop doing it. you know it is bad and you can't s

chambers of commerce have complained that is a more difficult place to operate now, the chinese marketerms of access and transparency. we heard from the u.s. china business council earlier in the morning saying they will pay particular attention to this joint announcement between the two presidents. >> the two presidents will meet with a group of both u.s. trade delegation and chinese ceo. it will be interesting to hear their remarks in parallel and see what we might learn about that question. >> last week we spent a lot of time on the ground talking to executives, chinese executives, and they really kind of dismissed the china bashing we during the runp up to his election and before he took office. positive in terms of the relationship between the u.s. and china. they see him as a dealmaker and they hope up personal relationship has been fostered that will help move things continuing in the right direction. chinese businesses are benefiting from the domestic environment in the u.s., the strong consumer, and they are hopeful that will continue after this summit. rishaad: thank you, tom

the head of the country's chamber of commerce says companies are blaming poor performance on lack ofelp from german business for brexit trade deal. it reports how brexit secretary david davis has asked business leaders in germany to help force the pace in the deadlocked negotiations. don't forget, you can get in touch with us via the hashtag bbc—the—briefing. that's almost it. before we go, a look at the markets. asian shares rose on friday. strong us earnings. that brightened the mood, even though investors noted that many more hurdles must be passed to reach a final deal on the tax cuts. the end of the week saw heavy selling, fuelled by profit—taking and dealers' worries that may be a rally in recent weeks had gone too far, pushing about —— evaluations to hire. —— too high. the prime minister is due to hold talks with the president of the european council, as she seeks a significant step forward in the brexit negotiations. before leaving the uk, brexit secretary david davis warned that putting politics above prosperity in the negotiations was not a "smart choice". laura kuenssberg

chamber of commerce, the national federation of independent business i i mentid a moment ago, and nearly all major small-business advocacy groups support this legislation. we had a press conference here in the senate just off the floor earlier this morning. it was uniform. everybody said this is good for small businesses, and small businesses are what creates the vast majority of jobs in america. i know that those who have continued questions or issues about the legislation has had productive discussions with all of us, and to do with the president who came to visit us. i'm confident that if we keep working at it in good faith we can come up with a way to address the remaining issues so that we arere all satisfied as much as possible. but there is an expression, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. if you're waiting around for perfection, , particularly heren the legislative process, you're never going to get anything done. that's not n an excuse for not making ite. as good as it could possibly be, and i believe working together preferably on a bipartisan basis, but if our dem

. >> both chambers of commerce are out today and next week for the thanksgiving recess. before leaving down the house passed its tax reform plan. 227-205. $13 republicans join all democrats in voting against the bill. on the senate side the finance committee joined the finance committee version 14-12 and expect to see debate the week after thanksgiving. if it passes they will need to combine the house and senate bills aiming to get a measure to president trump's desk by christmas. follow the house live on c-span and senate on c-span2. >>> the house this week passed the republican tax reform plan by a vote of 227-205. the finance committee in the senate pass their version,

a year ago, we are still seeing the same arguments made in the "wall street journal" by the chamber of commerce, that he is acting in a protectionist manner, that he is trying to put up walls to trade, walls to people and the freerkt, free market. free flow of goods and services is going to be hurt. consumers are going to be hurt the more aggressivelily we pursue this trade enforcement? they are still making those arguments? >> if you say enterprise, no. those arguments have workedvel for them for years and years and years and years. here is the reality. of the president wants markets. the president wants open fair reciprocal balanced trade but we don't have that everybody knows that so the question is what do you do? do you buy a rabbit's foot, cross your fingers? make the sign of the cross? do that or do you have a strategy where you are going to use every tool america has to ensure that our workers and our farmers get a fair shake? >> laura: so when they say you are going to start a trade war you say. >> we are not starting a trade war at all. we have exactly the same objective as the chambe

. >> reporter: even the chamber of commerce is hopping aboard the pot bandwagon. >> it will be hundreds of millions of dollars for the local economy. >> reporter: supporters say it could go up in smoke under this roles being considered by city hall. the reason -- the roles include barn shops from being within 1000 feet of schools or day care centers and allowing each neighborhood to set a limit on the number of new shops. today proponents joined together to get their message out. >> when you put it all together it means cannabis businesses will be prohibited in almost every single part of san francisco. >> reporter: even though san francisco voted overwhelmingly for recreational marijuana, pot is still a touchy subject. especially among the asian- americans. this group gathered in front of senator dianne feinstein's office. they demanded the feds shut down all of the pot dispensaries. >> this is san francisco just -- the government is not listening to us. >> reporter: that is expected to continue because nobody has a hearty answer. it is also interesting to note that when it comes to po

a year ago, we are still seeing the same arguments made in the "wall street journal" by the chamber of commercesite, that he is acting in a protectionist manner, that he is trying to put up walls to trade, walls to people and the freerkt, free market. free flow of goods and services is going to be hurt. consumers are going to be hurt the more aggressivelily we pursue this trade enforcement? they are still making those arguments? >> if you say enterprise, no. those arguments have workedvel for them for years and years and years and years. here is the reality. of the president wants markets. the president wants open fair reciprocal balanced trade but we don't have that everybody knows that so the question is what do you do? do you buy a rabbit's foot, cross your fingers? make the sign of the cross? do that or do you have a strategy where you are going to use every tool america has to ensure that our workers and our farmers get a fair shake? >> laura: so when they say you are going to start a trade war you say. >> we are not starting a trade war at all. we have exactly the same objective as the ch

. >> when has the new jersey chamber of commerce or what have they done to lower property taxes? like most other states if we didn't have ridiculous state taxes everybody would be cheering. we need to shift the discussion and stop blaming the other 45 states. >> i agree. do you think taxes will get lower under governor murphy? i don't think so. >> politicians and decisions are a reflection of us. >> it's probably time for a couple of changes in the tax code. good job in the house today. coming up, more chasing news. high school sports may never be the same. i willing that could allow girls to play on the boys team, and boys on the girls team. and your weather. freezing cold. at least below normal. thanksgiving is round the corner. >> thanksgiving is only a week away. were keeping an eye on the forecast. >> welcome back to chasing news. i am bill spadea. more show for you. including, put me in coach. i willing from a local athletic association could change high school sports forever. at least when it comes to girls and boys teams. first, let's check in with doug on the story of th

. >> the silicon valley, the city's chamber of commerce is also in favor of recreational sales. president and ceo wrote a letter to the council, saying the local cannabis industry generates an extra $105 million in revenue. >> get it out of the black market. bring it aboveboard. tax it. regulate. that's going to be a success for the city, for club owners, for the consumers. >> the city's approval is only the first step dispensary owners would still have to get a license from the state before they can start san jose january 1. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc news. >>> democrats have called for the president's son to testify about contacts with wikileaks during his father's presidential campaign. the atlantic initially broke the story. donald trump jr. confirmed much of it by tweeting the messages and his responses. now here is what wikileaks did. they pitched the president publicly supporting their efforts. they also discussed the hacking of an anti-donald trump pack and a plan to leak president trump's old tax return. it said, quote, if we publish them, it will dramatically imp

. >> and joining me is the chamber of commerce with danville, tell me a little bit about why this is special. this is an event with 10,000 people. >> it's really about communities coming together and a kickoff for the holiday season so what better way to do it than here in dl downtown danville. >> this runs until 8:00. >> that's correct. so later on, father christmas will come out as well as the snow angel, the snow angel will roll out her magic and light the tree and everyone will parade down dhiyab plo into downtown. we have setups for hot chocolate, apple cider, all of the merchants are open tonight. they're out in the streets. they have activities for the kids and families everywhere. >> i think that sounds like a good idea. as soon as i'm done with the live shot i will grab? >> i'll meet you there. >> sounds good. in that case, one last message from everyone out here, what did you want to say to the crowd? >> happy holidays! >> it certainly feels like the spirit. if you want to check out the actual lighting of the old oak tree that is happening at 6:30. we will have it live at o

. >> and joining me is the chamber of commerce with danville, tell me a little bit about why this is special. this is an event with 10,000 people. >> it's really about communities coming together and a kickoff for the holiday season so what better way to do it than here in dl downtown danville. >> this runs until 8:00. >> that's correct. so later on, father christmas will come out as well as the snow angel, the snow angel will roll out her magic and light the tree and everyone will parade down dhiyab plo into downtown. we have setups for hot chocolate, apple cider, all of the merchants are open tonight. they're out in the streets. they have activities for the kids and families everywhere. >> i think that sounds like a good idea. as soon as i'm done with the live shot i will grab? >> i'll meet you there. >> sounds good. in that case, one last message from everyone out here, what did you want to say to the crowd? >> happy holidays! >> it certainly feels like the spirit. if you want to check out the actual lighting of the old oak tree that is happening at 6:30. we will have it live at o

i'd like to extend my thanks to the city of little rock and the regional chamber of commerce for spearheading this campaign. as a native son, i'm proud to love little rock. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. clark, for five minutes. ms. clark: i thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to voice my outrage over the administration's unconscionable decision to terminate haiti's temporary protected status designation on july 22, 2019. this decision, which came just will fore thanksgiving, force over 50,000 haitians to return to a country that is still struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the 2010 earthquake. reeling from a cholera epidemic, and food insecurity caused by hurricane matthew that decimated haiti's agricultural sector. although haiti has made extraordinary strides to overcome the impact of the deadly earthquake, the subsequent events, including the cholera epidemic, food insecurity crisis, and hurricane's math you, irma, and maria, it has killed over 10,000 people an

speaker, i rise today to honor the incredible members of the elk river chamber of commerce. communities in my district like elk river are successful because the members support and encourage one another. recently the elk river chamber of commerce which represents 360 local businesses honored some of the most active members as this year's outstanding volunteers. one was pam artman. in just two years with the chamber she was named ambassador of the year for bringing positivity to her role. the chamber also honored tamara ackerman of avalon for her work chairing and growing the shiver elk river 5-k, 10-k run. for this she received the pace setter award which highlights her dedication to service on the chamber board. finally, the chamber recognized two with the keystone award which recognizes their long standing commitment with and their work on behalf of the chamber. i'm glad to recognize you on your well-deserved awards and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly, for five minutes. ms. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. i

chamber of commerce says it is unfairly subsidized and efforts to negotiate a solution of canada have failed. import duties will be set at roughly 24% depending on the producer. the trade commission is instructed to rule on the decision by december 18. canada has called the decision unfair and deeply troubling. officials there say they may take legal action through international trade bodies. hard feelings over softwood in canada. anchor: thank you very much. it is time for our press review. i'm joined in the studio for a look at the headlines. we are going to start with the latest political crisis in spain. we have papers reacting to yesterday's arrest of catalan lawmakers. >> lots of anger in the catalan press. we can look at the front page. they say "incarcerated" as the main headline. even in the paper that tends to be more temperate about inindependndence, they have a ft page editorial condemning madrid as well. different story in the national papers. they both support the court's decision yesterday. on t their front page, they saye is forcing authorities to seek his arrest and h

the state chamber of commerce teams up to sponsor this award every year. >>> happening now special honors for legendary sing isser dionne warwick. it's given to artists who impacted society in a positive way. the five-time grammy winner the first sing er to perform at the metropolitan opera. the native has had 18 straight p 100 singles along with supporting campaigns that fight aids and world hunger. >>> coming up, secret revealed. she was one of the most famous faces in philadelphia, but tv news anchor lisa thomas laurie hid something for years. >> after it paralyzed my vocal cord and i had had to leave work, i knew in my gut things were not quite right. >> now she's only telling nbc 10 about her battle. hear her story, next at 6:00. >> the unseasonably cool trend continues. when we can expect things to warm up, plus the rain we're tracking for part of the weekend. that's next in my first alert forecast. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other

nbc 10 in center city for tonight's annual hispanic chamber of commerce scholarship reception. e event helps raise money for the lebron scholarship. members are given $2,000 to attend the university of pennsylvania. d comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> looking your best at achieving success. the profit organization, men's fit, held a who's who fundraiser tonight. they help men set an impression with their interview clothes. eagles safety malcolm jenkins was among the guests. >>> you don't have to cover those suits up with a jacket and a sweater, but how long will these warmer temperatures stick around? >> i don't think it's for too much longer. let's get an update on your area forecast. >> there's some questions you don't want the answers to, guys. today was spectacular. beautiful skies. our highest wind gust was 22 miles an hour. let's take a look at the neighborhoods right now. this is incredible. 50 in lehigh valley right now, 45 in the pennsylvania suburbs, 51 in philadelphia, 47 in delaware, 50 in south jersey, 53 on the engineer shjersey shore. it is after 11:00

that is according to a new chamber of commerce poll. it showed that 62-percent of people are in favor of the ballpark plan. in september... the a's announced a plan to build at the peralta community college district near laney college. peralta would have to agree to sell the land. the proposal also includes plans for affordable housing in the area, as well as space for small businesses and parks. city officials say, the project could bring in approximately three- billion dollars in economic benefits in the first 10- years. opponents of the project say, they are concerned about traffic congestion and higher rent for people who live in that neighborhood. (robin) coming up...police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted two women on a bay area hiking trail. plus ... why neighbors in the south bay are worried about the return of the rain. (robin)coming up... the kron 4 morning news continues with james fletcher and darya folsom. this morning we are tracking the rain. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. there is still some rain

. >> the silicon valley, the city's chamber of commerce is also in favor of recreational sales.resident and ceo wrote a letter to the council, saying the local cannabis industry generates an extra $105 million in revenue. >> get it out of the black market. bring it aboveboard. tax it. regulate. that's going to be a success for the city, for club owners, for the consumers. >> the city's approval is only the first step dispensary owners would still have to get a license from the state before they can start san jose january 1. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc news. >>> democrats have called for the president's son to testify about contacts with wikileaks during his father's presidential campaign. the atlantic initially broke the story. donald trump jr. confirmed much of it by tweeting the messages and his responses. now here is what wikileaks did. they pitched the president publicly supporting their efforts. they also discussed the hacking of an anti-donald trump pack and a plan to leak president trump's old tax return. it said, quote, if we publish them, it will dramatically impro

. >> reporter: the silicon valley organization the city's chamber of commerce is in favor of recreational sales. the president and ceo wrote a letter saying the cannabis industry generates $105 million in annual revenue. >> get it out of the black market, bring it above board, tax it, regulate it, that's going to be a success for the city, for the club owners, for the consumers. >> reporter: the city's approval is only the first step, dispensary owners would have to get a license from the state before they could start selling on january 1st. >>> happening today santa clara county supervisors are set to approve funding for six affordable housing projects. one is a 64 unit apartment building on a vacant lot in san jose. the money is coming from a $950 million bond measure voters approved in 2016. the county wants to use the machine to build more than 3,000 affordable housing units. >>> check out how much cooler it is where the clouds have cleared out up in the north bay, 7 to 9 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. clouds lingering along the east bay and south of the san matteo bridge. s

fare from the local branch of the chamber of commerce represents german businesses here she says thousands of them fear they'll have to stop exporting to france and that would also have a knock on effect on the french economy. that we all live and work together more freely according to the european ideal i think that's been dented a bit because if german companies can't cross over into france can't operate easily then they won't attend trade. and when the trade business slumps the french and restaurants will all face problems. with. his fares has been moving with the heads of other german companies he hopes they'll join him in taking the case to the european court of justice his company with its thirty employees depends on its exports to france even more so now that it's just invested half a million euros in a new factory. it's all just delaying tactics for me as a businessman it means continuing to struggle with this mess without any hope of change and having to entertain the possibility of getting out of the french market altogether if things don't improve. for his fellows always had fai

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involvement but adams said come from the american chamber of commerce in vietnam feels a bit left out of it all when we look at asia we see a new job of trade agreements already all these countries negotiating all these things with each other unfortunately the u.s. is not in. almost any of these agreements u.s. president donald trump's withdrawal from the t p p has scarcely dented the push for freer trade in the region judging from the growth and emerging prosperity in vietnam. arrival the middle east is always an interesting place to be but these days even more so as there are a lot of moving and shaking going on where we know that tension especially between saudi arabia and iran is roiling the region french president a manual has paid a surprise visit to riyadh on friday he said that he wanted to speak with the crown prince mohammed bin psalm on about the saudi led war in yemen and its tensions with iran has earlier said that he blamed tehran for a missile that shiite rebels in yemen launched at a saudi airport now the conflict between saudi arabia and iran has also spilled over int

involvement but adams said gone from the american chamber of commerce in vietnam feels a bit left out of it all when we look at asia we see a noodle bowl of trade agreements already all these countries negotiating all these things with each other unfortunately the u.s. is not in. almost any of these agreements u.s. president donald trump's withdrawal from the t p p has scarcely dented the push for freer trade in the region judging from the growth and emerging transparency in vietnam. well more business later in the show when we look to saudi arabia a massive corruption crackdown sarah. absolutely thank you so much monica we're going to have a quick check now of some other stories that are making news around the world because catalonia former parliament president had a may fourth adele has been sent to jail a spanish judge set her bail at one hundred and fifty thousand euros she is expected to pay the bell and to be released by friday she together with other former catalan officials is charged with sedition and rebellion following the catalan independence referendum in october. more th

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of zimbabwe's national chamber of commerce he joins us live now from harare service thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera and just listening to that list of all the challenges that zimbabwe faces of how do you think the new president is going to even start dealing with the with what he faces. thank you very much good evening yes indeed if you look at the challenges in but we've been facing for the past a texan is can i say this is the turn of the independence of the country at the moment it's a juncture we zimbabweans are fearing for the west but it is tim tebow hoping for the best you know coming from an economic meltdown where you know that poverty level has it gone beyond eighty five percent for swinish and legs around eighteen million people i think naturally it became a sort of concede but maybe at the same time if you look and watch closely what the very president of zimbabwe. spoke about getting this in the economy i think what was just issue is the simple fact that he's alive to the challenges the economy is facing he promised to deal with corruption he promised