the environment agency have been working very ha rd environment agency have been working very hard puttingworking. the same has been happening in guildford, there are a number flood defences around the town towards the bottom of guildford, around the cinema, and around towards the depot and police station areas of guildford, where flood defences are in place. people will be hoping that with the levels don't go any higher, certainly for the rest of the day, but more rain forecast. how have people been affected by what has fallen so far? yesterday there was a huge amount of travel disruption both in surrey and sussex, as you travel disruption both in surrey and sussex, as you were travel disruption both in surrey and sussex, as you were referring to earlier. in sussex the bulk of rail tunnel was shut because of flooding. in guildford there was a landslide outside of guildford station at saint catherine is tunnel. that delayed services going from guildford down to portsmouth on south—western trains, and also on gwr, which is the line that connects reading through guildford and along to gatwic

the environment agency has been working ha rd environment agency has been working hard is putting out working. the same is happening in guildford. there are a number of flood defences around the town, around the cinema and bus depot and police station where flood defences are in place. there is a flood alert here on the river wey so yet to be raised to a winning and people are hoping levels do not go higher certainly for the rest of the day but more rain forjune today and overnight tonight. meanwhile, it is busy on the roads today as the christmas getaway begins. the independent‘s travel editor — simon calder — says traffic is expected to be at its worst tomorrow. because of wear on christmas day is, in the middle of the week, this spreads the load. we have already seen spreads the load. we have already seen wednesday, thursday, friday, today will be pretty miserable between ten and three, so right up until three o'clock this afternoon, if you can postpone yourjourney after that, that will be good. the rac is particularly warning of going southbound on the m a0 through bucks and then

the environment agency warn of more rain to come. today, we have got a relatively dry period.to another 20 mm. although the situation is getting better today, we will see it getting better today, we will see it getting worse overnight and into tomorrow morning. and then after that we have more rain on sunday and more rain on monday. it is not going to get any better. i think the key thing here is it is not going to get to the severe situation where we have significant numbers of properties. it will remain high until christmas. but after that we have a dry period. hopefully things will calm down. the duke of edinburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london — after being admitted yesterday. the queen remains at her sandringham estate in norfolk. 0ur correspondent tolu adeoye is at sandringham. yes. all quiet here this evening. this is where the duke has spent much of his time since he retired in 2017. this is where he left yesterday morning to go to hospital in london. we know around the same time the queen was arriving for her christmas break air. it really is that

plenty of flood warnings from the environment agency in force at the moment.e. let's take you through this evening and into the night, still raining at the moment across parts of eastern england. that will eventually clear away. for the showers fall behind from the southwest into parts of england and well some will be heavy and sundry. showers two in northwest scotla nd and sundry. showers two in northwest scotland and a much wider picture in northern ireland but there will be fog around here that could be dense in places going into the morning. more than half a brit may be cold in a few spots with a touch of frost. setting up for the weekend hymn of the showers move through early saturday in the clearing and more fronts coming in with more rain but focused across southern parts of the uk whereas elsewhere, there will be some drier weather with a few showers so on saturday this batch of showers so on saturday this batch of showers continues to spread north into northern ireland and only clearing slowly and may linger in some spots and still some showers in nor

the environment agency has issued about 80 warnings across england, where flooding is expected, as welle big christmas getaway not off to the best start. tolu adeoye, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: 3.5 years after the eu referendum, mps finally back a brexit deal, with a majority of 124. the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital in london for treatment for what buckingham palace describe as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn, the teenage motorcyclist hit by a car in august. now, extradition proceedings begin, after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. the top democrat in the us congress, nancy pelosi, has written to president trump, inviting him to give his state of the union speech on the 4th of february amid the impeachment battle. the annual speech would come during or soon after his trial in the senate, where he is likely to be acquitted. he was formally impeached by the house of representatives on wednesday. let's get more on this with our correspondent, peter bowes. he has also taken a shot at nancy pelosi on twitter. w

december rainfall in such a short time, which is why there are so many flood warnings from the environment agencyre rain in the forecast. go to our website for details of the flood warnings and the met office weather warnings. it isa the met office weather warnings. it is a bit dry aware it has been wet today, but heavy showers moving in. this rain this afternoon in the midlands, lincolnshire, north—east england. showers to western scotland and into northern ireland, many of us are and into northern ireland, many of us are dry and breaking up in northern ireland. brighter spells into wales and south—west england. feeling a bit colder than it did yesterday. as for that rain across eastern parts, goodbye, good riddance. that has gone into the north sea this evening. still showers overnight in north west scotla nd showers overnight in north west scotland and fresh heavy showers moving in to england and wales which could include thunder. fog patches in northern ireland, northern britain with colder spots could see a touch of frost. this is the big picture for the weekend. this is where the front with

the director of the environment agency came over and instructed the factory to shutdown and only opena's to fight for their right to clean air. clarissa coughs. solomon serwanjja, bbc news, nairobi. while her husband negotiated diplomatic challenges at the nato meeting, the us first lady visited a salvation army centre in east london. melania trump met children from a nearby primary school, and helped pack christmas presents. she also revealed her lack of familiarity with a staple of the british christmas, the mince pie. there's flash photography in this report by our correspondent, daniela relph. traffic was stopped, the road closed. london e5 had a vip visitor. the salvation army in clapton was given just a few days' notice that melania trump was coming. the children of baden powell primary school nearby were only told this morning who they were about to meet. a church hall in east london is perhaps an unusual setting for a visit from an american first lady. but this is safe territory for melania trump. a christian organisation and a global charity, the salvation army was seen as a

our campaign, the attention of the media and the government agencies, the director of the environment agencynly open after they had complied with the laws. another pa rt had complied with the laws. another part of town, rashida and another person, who like tina live near a steel mill, i still morning a daughter who died in april. the cause of death was a respiratory disease, and the doctors say it could be caused by air pollution. now, they are worried about their surviving son. look at all these inhalers. i have to use this. the doctors are wondering, you know, this is too much for him. he is coughing, when he coughs, he coughs for a whole week. nazir believes that the data from the senses in his community will help his campaign for clea n community will help his campaign for clean air. data will not lie. sensors will not lie. it's very clear. all you need to do is use that and you will get the answers you need. that's all we need. the hope is that this technology will empower communities like tina and clarissa's to fight for their right to clean air. the south korean singer and actor cha i

the environment agency warn of more rain to come. today, we have got a relatively dry period.ther 20 mm. although the situation is getting better today, we will see it getting worse overnight and into tomorrow morning. and then after that we have more rain on sunday and more rain on monday. it is not going to get any better. i think the key thing here is it is not going to get to the severe situation where we have a significant numbers of properties. it will remain high until christmas. but after that we have a dry period. hopefully things will calm down. meanwhile, the met office has confirmed there have been reports of a tornado in parts of surrey. local residents have been posting videos on social media showing the winds hurling debris into the air. in matthew lawson's garden here in chertsey, you can see wheelie bins being knocked over — there have also been reports of damage to houses and cars, and trees being ripped up. the headlines on bbc news: england footballer martin peters — who scored in the 1966 world cup final, has died at the age of 76. of eastern australia, in

europe needs to step up and scheme to counter climate change that's an inclusion of the european environment agency which says the situation has worsened since his previous report 5 years ago well meanwhile the climate activist group the term bird has arrived in lisbon after sailing there from the u.s. . the final moments of that nearly 3 you. journey across the atlantic ocean from the united states to lisbon portugal gratitude looked tired and happy to be back on dry land the 16 year old swede said she took the transatlantic voyage by boat to prove a point. i'm not. travelling like this because i want everyone to do so i'm doing this to sort of send the message that it is. even possible. thank goodness impossible to live sustainable today and that means seems these become much easier. in europe as the un's cup 25 climate summit is in full swing representatives and delegates from some 200 countries have got the damager and spain to try and find a way to reduce the world's emissions of greenhouse gases her rival also coincided with the release of a bleak report from the world meteorological organiza

there are over 79 flood warnings issued by the environment agency and we know there's a whole issue ofuilt in areas at high risk of flooding, on flood plains and our ancestors might be shuddering in their graves and saying, come on, why are you building there? but there's also the other pressure about balancing housing targets, and it's an incredible misery for a lot of people right now where you don't think of maidstone being somewhere like that but again and again it gets hit, and in parts of berkshire, not to mention the small tornado that hit surrey. did either of you 5ee that hit surrey. did either of you see the video? amazing. no, but i think there was a mini tornado in france as well, so these are a phenomenon and i think there is more rain forecast on tuesday but there isa rain forecast on tuesday but there is a picture on the ft of this bridge and you look at how high the water is a new look at the bridges that have stood for a long time, i don't feel very confident in taking these photographs on that bridge because it looks a little bit rickety. martin, can you take is to an

we haven't got it yet but we tend to inevitably get stories about politics and money and the environment agencyed, there are more people trying to live in places that would not have been used for housing. because they used to flood. it's a population that needs to be housed and there are issues. yesterday, you could not get to gatwick airport. it was effectively flooded out. there was effectively flooded out. there was the embankment on the train line that collapsed. there were roads flooded all the way. it is pretty unpleasant if you are in the middle of it. we have to do something about it because it will happen more often. it will become more of a spectacle. and martin, the bbc could restrict journalist twitter use. what is this about? this is the suggestion, the reading of a suggestion, the reading of a suggestion from fern unsworth, who said it is believed to be keen to persuade journalists of ending the practice of posting on current affairs. this is about the political journalists like lord coe —— like laura kuenssberg, robert peston and others, who put out, shall we say, the news that a

the environment agency has issued about 80 warnings across england, where flooding is expected, as wellas getaway not off to the best start. tolu adeoye, bbc news. the new governor of the bank of england has been named as andrew bailey. he'll replace the current head mark carney, who'll step down in march after seven years in thejob. the bank is responsible for setting interest rates every month, in an attempt to keep the cost of living stable. it also supervises the financial system, making sure it's well run, and that banks don't run out of cash. and it issues uk banknotes, as well as keeping safe the country's gold reserves. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. a changing of the guard at the institution responsible for our money and our banks. a new man taking over from mark karley as britain's most powerful unelected official — the 121st governor of the bank of england. the chancellor announcing the news at the treasury. we said that we were looking for a leader of international standing, with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. and in andrew bailey, we

more than 90 flood warnings are in place in england and wales, with the environment agency warning ofthe south. the m23 motorway linking london with brighton was partly submerged, forcing its closure and long delays, while a landslide resulted in the closure of the main rail line from guildford into london. low lying areas in surrey and east and west sussex, were also under water, for a time. a funeral and a memorial service have taken place for the two victims of last month‘s terror attack near london bridge. jack merritt and saskia jones were stabbed to death by the convicted terrorist usman khan, while attending a conference in a building next to the bridge. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more details. at the cambridge university church of st mary the great, jack merritt‘s mother and father and girlfriend, leanne o‘brien. his body in a wicker coffin, in keeping with the ethical life he‘d tried to lead. jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge. in the service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt

the environment agency has issued about 80 warnings across england, where flooding is expected, as welle flooding. the big christmas getaway, not off to the best start. tolu adeoye, bbc news. our top story this evening... three and a half years after the eu referendum, mps finally vote through a brexit deal in the house of commons. from captain to coach — arsenal announce their former player mikel arteta as the club's new manager. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... can the european champions become the world champions? liverpool get ready for the club world cup final against flamengo in qatar. five days before christmas, and there are already big discounts in the shops, as retailers try to make the most he of the last—minute rush. after a tough year for the high street, stores are doing everything they can to attract customers, including a record number of pre—christmas discounts. emma simpson reports from nottingham. # dashing through the snow in a one—horse open sleigh... a bit of festive cheer. it feels like we are ready for it. retailers are hoping we are also ready to splash the

the environment agency has issued about 60 warnings across england, where flooding is expected.hristmas get not off to the best start. services have been held for the two people killed in the terrorist attack at london bridge last month. the funeral of jack merritt, who was 25, took place in cambridge, and a memorial service was held for saskia jones, who was 23, in stratford upon avon. they were stabbed to death by convicted terrorist usman khan during a conference organised by cambridge university. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. they had graduated from cambridge university a year apart with masters degrees in criminology. jack merritt was 25, saskia jones, 23. both were at the start of their adult lives, but, today, they will be mourned after being killed in the fish mongers hall attack three weeks ago. at the holy trinity church in stratford—upon—avon, where william shakespeare is buried, close family and friends of saskia jones were remembering a sensitive, committed young woman, who wanted to join the police. who was working on a prisoner education

well earlier, we heard from the environment agency who were talking about how parts of surrey have alsoen a lot of heavy rainfall in surrey. we have had a lot of flood warnings out in the surrey area. in the centre of leatherhead, we have deployed temporary defences. those will remain until the weather outlook calms. in the coming days, it is very important that people remain vigilant, check flood warnings, but we do expect the outlook to calm as we head towards christmas. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has accused his political opponents of spreading lies about a new citizenship law which has led to deadly protest. speaking at a rally of his bjp party in the capital, delhi, mr modi said indian muslims had nothing to fear from the legislation. the law offers fast—track citizenship to migrants from neighbouring countries who claim religious persecution — but doesn't include muslims. more than 20 people have died in ten days of clashes sparked by the bill, which critics see as anti—muslim. here's our south asia editorjill mcgivering. these are the friendly faces, the prime ministe

the environment agency have been working very hard putting up flood defences around the town.ening in guildford, there are a number flood defences around the town towards the bottom of guildford, around the cinema, and around towards the depot and police station areas of guildford, where flood defences are in place. people will be hoping that with the levels don't go any higher, certainly for the rest of the day, but more rain forecast. borisjohnson is in estonia where he's been serving up christmas lunch to british troops, during a visit to a nato mission. the 850 soldiers from the queen's royal hussars at the tapa military base near tallinn represent the uk's largest operational deployment in europe. mrjohnson also mingled with service personnel and took a tour of the site afterwards. it might be the first time he's going as prime minister, but mrjohnson has been there before. in 2017 he went to the same base while he was foreign secretary, donning a uniform and even rode around in a british tank. iama big i am a big supporter of our armed forces. they do a massive amount of

flooding was six years ago and despite the damage to properties here in the last few days, the environment agencye leigh flood storage area protects 1,200 homes and businesses, particularly for tonbridge and hildenborough in west kent. and it is fully in operation at the moment. it can store 5.5 million cubic metres of flood waters, and at the moment, it is 30% full. there has been more than 50 millimetres of rainfall in kent just the last few days, so now with the roads and land completely saturated, it is not yet known if people will be able to get back into their homes in time for christmas. parts of sussex have also been affected by flooding, particularly the villages of hellingly and alfriston. the weather is supposed to be calmer over the next few days but the advice is to keep across any flood alerts and do not take risks on the roads. we are going to catch up with the all—important we are going to catch up with the all—importa nt weather, particularly with christmas coming up. hello. well, we have just had the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, the 22nd of december this year a

the environment agency has issued about 80 warnings across england, where flooding is expected, as welluneral and a memorial service have taken place today, for the 2 victims of last month's terror attack, near london bridge. jack merritt and saskia jones, were stabbed to death by the convicted terrorist, usman khan, when they attended a conference at fishmonger‘s hall, next to the bridge. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. at the cambridge university church of saint mary the great, jack merritt‘s mother and father and girlfriend, leanne o'brien. his body in a wicker coffin, in keeping with the ethical life he'd tried to lead. jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge. in the service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack's death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack's legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn it

the european environment agency says today it is on course to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide and planet warming pollutants by 30% in the next decade, compared to 1990 levels. the target has been a reduction of 40%. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. david: thank you. the democratic field for president lost another contender yesterday when senator kamal --ris suspended --, harris senator kamala harris suspended her campaign. our panel discusses. match, let me start with you. how does it feel with one less person and how does it reconfigure -- where mayer support go? >> we don't know yet. there is a quick poll taken overnight showing 30% going to warren, 22% abide in. the overall 5% of pole, where harris was, those are hard-core supporters. i don't think those people thought much about their second choice. they're sticking with someone at 5% that they wanted. they will have to look at the rest of the field and make decisions. these first po

and we still have an environment agency warning for floods across wales and 80 across england.t will really produce some heavy showers and we also have a front moving across the uk, across england in particular, introducing some showers drifting east through the day. showers in the east will be few and far bahamian —— between the more frequent elsewhere. in between some bright conditions and perhaps our old friend the son. windier than it was yesterday with temperatures between seven and ii but when temperatures fall so low overnight, in the highlands you may only reach three degrees. yesterday it early broke freezing. as we had through the evening and overnight, a new front from the south—west will introduce them rain, pushing northwards and eastwards into northern england and ireland through the midlands in the south—east through the night, followed by showers. still windy and in the north of the country it will be a and clear skies with temperatures dropping closer to freezer. —— freezing. we start tomorrow with all the rain in the south—east, moving into the north sea over

the environment agency has issued about 80 warnings across england, where flooding is expected, as wellflooding. the big christmas getaway, not off to the best start. tolu adeoye, bbc news. it's just gone it'sjust gone a it's just gone a quarter past seven, the headlines on bbc news. three and a half yea rs the headlines on bbc news. three and a half years after that you referendum, mps finally back at brexit —— back—up rex to deal with the majority of 124. the duke of edinburgh hasn't been admitted to hospital in london for treatment for what buckingham palace described as a pre—existing condition. the death of harry dunn. the teenage motorcyclist hit by a car in august, 110w motorcyclist hit by a car in august, now extradition proceedings begin after an american woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. well, five days before christmas, and there are already big discounts in the shops as retailers try to make the most of the last—minute rush. after a tough year for the high streets, stories are doing everything they can to attract customers. including a record numb

european environment agency today saying it's on course to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other planet warming pollutants by 30% in the next , compared with 1990 levels. the target had been a reduction of audio percent. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake on bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. still ahead, a conversation with the london mayor, sadiq khan, ahead of next week's general election. what does he say about the labour party's prospects in london? find out next. this is bloomberg. ♪ . ♪ live from london, i'm guy johnson. vonnie: from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg markets. let's get a check on the markets with abigail doolittle. >> we have some risk on tone this wednesday even with some trade hopes, possible deal between the u.s. and china. those hopes have been stoked by a bloomberg report. the s&p 500 and nasdaq up about .7% the stoxx 600 up 1.1%. its best day since the middle of october. the nikkei and asian session done 1%, in sympathy with the selloff we saw yesterday

the environment agency has regularly carried out inspections to make sure the site is secure but finallytwo more in other parts of the country. the nhs in scotland has paid out millions of pounds in emergency payments this year to ensure hospitals could still dispose of clinical waste even after the colla pse of clinical waste even after the collapse of hds. a scottish government spokesman... hds has a lwa ys government spokesman... hds has always denied any wrongdoing. dozens of former thomas cook employees say they‘re struggling to access benefits and pay their bills, three months after the travel chain collapsed. some of those affected say they‘ve received just £50 in 12 weeks. the government has apologised, saying its dedicated staff have helped thousands of people. simon browning reports. disbelief. pilots and cabin crew, their dreams over. the collapse of thomas cook has left a devastating legacy that three months on, many still can‘t comprehend. being a stewardess for thomas cook defined me, and that‘s gone now. that feeling of loss, you know, where's my career gone? i couldn't ev

earlier, we heard from the environment agency who were talking about how parts of surrey have also been surrey. we have had a lot of flood warnings out in the surrey area. in the centre of leatherhead, we have temporary defences. those will remain until the weather outlook calms. in the coming days, it is very important that people remain vigilant, check flood warnings, but we do expect the outlook to calm as we head towards christmas. flooding might be affecting roads in the south east, but rail services are being disrupted everywhere from london to south wales and the west of england. gwr, which runs services in and out of london paddington, has cancelled more than 20 inter—city expresses because of staff shortages. simon calder, travel editor of the independent, is at the station ? and explains what's causing delays this weekend. well, let's just put this in context. paddington station is going to be closed from christmas eve onwards until the end of next weekend because of the traditional festive rail engineering works. they are doing an awful lot of work between here and reading. a

and in 1991 the environment protection agency found that roundup was safe to use. >>> there indicationsthat lawmakers could consider adding more impeachment charges to the case against president trump. the report from dc comes in the new court filings suggest it is possible. >> it is sure to raise eyebrows. another impeachment charge could happen and it all depends on what lawmakers learn from a former white house official. >> it is 230. >> less than one week after two articles of impeachment have been approved lawyers are suggesting that it could happen again. the lawyer say they still want to hear from former white house counsel don mcgann. writing in a court file that if his testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion the president trump committed impeachable offenses we will proceed accordingly. meanwhile the fight over what happens to those already passed by the the house remains stalled. >> a speedy and fair trial. that is what we want. >> democrats are pressuring mitch mcconnell to allow witnesses and documents to be introduced in a senate trial. >> at the president

the environmental experts from the government agencies to be detailed to the office of the trade representative and as environment attaches at the embassy or consulate in mexico in order to assist the agency environment committee and its work. subtitle c. provides for a capital increase for the north american development bank to finance environmental infrastructure projects related to the water pollution, water and wastewater treatment conservation municipal solid waste, storm water drainage, air quality and renewable energy along the us-mexico border is appropriate if hundred $43 million to implement and enforce the labor and environment of the usmc a. i will not proceed by recognizing members in the order of seniority member members to e their five minutes to make statements as well as to require and i intend to move back and forth in regular order. recognizing the gentleman from georgia to inquire. >> thank you mr. chairman i want to thank you and the other members who worked so hard and also to the staff to get us where we are today. for six years you and i voted against -- has it been that long against nafta

moment, more rain to come in some of the worst affected areas, the website has details of those environment agencye time of year. many of us seeing sunny spells on sunday, a few more of those showers pushing into western parts during the day. next week, starting with showers and rain and southern england, then something drierjust in time for christmas, but this suggests the drier weather does not last too long. mps vote on the prime minister‘s brexit plan for the uk to leave the european union by the end of january. borisjohnson says it‘s time for the country to move on and discard the labels leave and remain. now is the time to act together, as one reinvigorated nation, one united kingdom. we‘ll be live at westminster. also this lunchtime... a new boss for the bank of england. the governnment says andrew bailey was the stand—out candidate. underwater motorways — heavy rain and floods put the brakes on the christmas getaway. events today to remember the two young lives lost in the terror attack at fishmongers‘ hall by london bridge. three, by london bridge. two, one

i appreciate the opportunity to discuss the interior environment and related agencies division for fiscal year 2020. i want to thank chairwoman lowey for advancing this process, along with ranking member granger and i want to thank all the staff on both sides of the aisle for all the long hours that they put in. a very special thank you to ranking member joyce, thank you for your gift of buckeyes. i like you so much i will not bring you the gift of lutefisk. \[laughter] for fiscal year 2020rks the interior environment division provides $36 billion, which is $437 billion more than fiscal year 2019 enacted bill. this bill, though, does reject the cuts proposed by the trump administration that would have hindered the ability of the e.p.a. to keep us healthy and zeroed out the water fund. this summer i testified before you about the important programs funded in the house bill. although we were not able to keep the entire robust allocation, i am proud of what we were able to fund. as a result of our work, the house was able to provide an additional $24 million to e.p.a. enforcement and complia

>> under ceqa, every time there is a project that has significant impact in the environment, when the agency is going to first approve the project, findings must be made, and the statute mandates what kind of findings you have to say. basically, you have to go through what you studied in -- in the e.i.r. and why you could not mitigate them. and then, it's a finding of considerations that says despite these projects, the impact to the city is such that we want to go ahead and approve these projects. so usually, you don't see that because in a normal course of action, the planning commission has the e.i.r. and has some approval before it and approves the findings and goes ahead and does the approvals. but because of this project is first before you this should be the first approvals when there's multiple approvals. so it was 35 a while ago, but no approvals were taken, so you have the first approval. so before the city acts, this is the first action on the project. but then any other city parties that take action on this, including the planning commission and the board will rely on the find be

as critical today than it was 86 years ago but for to achieve our mission in a financial environment the agency cannot be stagnant. last listening to the regulators institutions, consumers and other stakeholders. at the outset of this offer i emphasized the need to reverse the trend of having those affected by regulation to have their voices heard. instead on the home turf. the 26 states in 26 months has been incredibly informative and underscored the importance of perspective in the washington beltway. i look forward to visiting the states in learning more about the issue to consumers and communities across the nation. thank you again to testify today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. >> ranking member brown and members of the committee, as the 11th chairman of the credit administration, i am honored to appear before you and thank you for the invitation. i have written a detailed statement that you all have for the record but in my brief moment to speak for my opening comments i like to talk about three areas that we have mutual interest, the current state of the credit union

transparency mall deaves says that tourism is given more significance than the environment the country's environmental protection agency used to assess 2 recent projects before they were approved but the previous government changed that. specially if you're consider the areas closer to the. there are a lot of. thing richard not. making resorts. rather than reassure we're focusing on our. 6 new airports were scheduled to be built this year and next to improve access between islands the island of call her she was stripped of most of its mangroves to accommodate it's their port but most of the time it stands empty as it's not really needed the next airport is just a 20 minute boat ride away. activists like adam up to take to twitter to report on the latest building projects there using the twitter hash tag save multi-verse to speak out and engage with the authorities. i think it's a huge risk to beso economy on just the tourism industry alone in order for proliferation of tourism we're destroying the very thing which our tourism industry is best on. these coconut shells have spent 9 months soaking in the mangrove swamp to

we incorporate several multilateral agreement, environment agreements, we have an inner agency committee to assess and monitor. this is going to be the best trade agreement for the environment and that is because of the hard work of the speaker, the hard work of chairman neil and the hard work of the work group and all the stakeholders who fought hard. thank you all for being here today on this critical day and look forward to continuing until we get this over the finish line. thank you. >> thank you all very much for your hard work and -- of the gang of eight and the subcommittee and the rest. what will happen right now as we're speaking, the trade representative is on his way to mexico for there to be a signing of this new revised trade agreement which has come a long way from the original agreement that they presented to us. it makes all the difference in the world to american workers, workers in canada, workers in mexico, it makes all the difference in the world in terms of the environmental issue and makes all the difference in the world in terms of the -- what the congresswoman tal

environment. the more ownership agency type. does a school talk the school talk about kids being really orderly are they more focused on telling kids show up at this time do this assignment. follow these directions. or they more interested in kids really interested in driving their own experiences. why is it so hard for schools to do what summit is doing. see mac i think one of the hardest parts of this is middle and high school are certain. they're kind of independent contractors. the university level it's like this as well. we organize around the adults. i do this course. and then we say to the students you've got to put all of those pieces together. we should actually think about the experience of the student and make that coherent with to collaborate and align. that is the hardest part. schools right now. there is no a space for the adults to do that. there is no opportunity. when are they gonna do that. i think that is the biggest hurdle. >> for both of you how do they intersect in divers. i ran out of room. i have to write

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team,o into the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to