hassan: that will be terrific. i have a question -- , we are going to move on to another witness with hope that your technical people can work with hours, because we are having difficulty hearing you, and i wanted -- first of all, if mr. green from state department -- did you hear my question about china? did.reen: yes, i sen. hassan: what is the state department doing to make sure that china complies with the s.t.o.p. act? mr. green: thank you, senator. we have dialogue regularly with china. andave a drugs intelligence narcotics dialogue and counter narcotics dialogue on an annual basis with china. in the course of these discussions, we talk about the whole range of issues regarding narcotics and narcotics trafficking, including policies and procedures within both countries as well as the s.t.o.p. act. i would also note the requirements for -- and also aed . i will point out that in 2019, at the urging of the united states, the chinese authorities scheduled fentanyl analogs within china itself. crackdown on the la

king hassan ii with president reagan in 1982.ng hassan ii: moroccan people and american people will be ready always to mix their blood for the dignity of man. president reagan: his majesty briefed me on the latest developments in his efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the western sahara, and i expressed my admiration for his support. amy: after the cold war ended, morocco became a key u.s. ally in the so-called war on terror. in 2004, president george w. bush designated morocco to be a major non-nato ally of the united states, opening the door for more military deals. and the money s flowed both ways. the state-owned moroccan phosphate company ocp, which operates in western sahara, donated much as $12 milli to the clinton foundation prior to the 2016 election. and the wali proudly pulled up a photo on his cellphone from january of 1992, showing donald trump, his soon-to-be wife mla maples, and moroccan king hassan ii at trump's prime property, the plaza hotel in new york. jump forward a quarter of a century

senator hassan and i have a straightforward idea. what past the end government shutdowns bill, let's continue our negotiations, so we don't have to be in the shadow of a shutdown again next year. it is doable. it should not be controversial. it should be obvious. ,when we get to our time herdlike this, if we are not completely keep working until it is done. in the meantime we do not heleave. is the exact statement i've theard from everybody in the chamber so far today. we need to stay until it is done. i agree, that should be the process every time we get tont etthis moment. we stay until the work gets don done. our bill just mandates that. and it keeps us from ever having to say the word shutdown again. so i would encourage this body again, as i did all last year, as i did all of this year, let's end government shutdowns. let's keep debating the policy, we have differences we know tha that. but let'sor end the thought of government shutdowns. with that i yield the floor. >> the senator for michigan. >> 's or president 2020 has been

president hassan rouhani has said is that this was detrimental to diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would nor longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a carrier of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed before iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide but since then the inspectors it's important to know they have visited 26 non-nuclear facilities they have visited a number of military facilities as part of their inspection so the officials here have said that it's enough now because the u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2013 this bill was seen as an effort to try and lift some of the sanctions that the post on iran since then now in terms of the. they can still visit the nuclear sites but they have to go back to the pre 2015 agreement which is they have to announce in advance of where they want to go and when they want to go com

starts enriching uranium to 20 percent now this law was passed despite opposition from president hassan rouhani and his reformist government he failed to meet a deadline to write it into law so the speaker of parliament has published this law so it is law now president hassan rouhani has said that it was harmful for diplomacy and that parliamentarians should that diplomats do their job but what it does show is it's left in the country between the reformists who are in power and the conservatives who have the majority in parliament and other reformists have always been for the 2015 nuclear deal for negotiations and waiting until president elect joe biden comes into office and hopefully lift those sanctions and has the united states rejoin that 2015 nuclear deal in a tactic called strategic patience well the conservatives really if you speak to them their perspective is that iran entered the 2015 nuclear deal in good faith and they entered negotiations they made compromises now they say what did we get in return the united states pulled out of that deal president donald trump imposed sanc

well if we're here to listen to the government of hassan rouhani there is certainly a lot of optimism and hope that president elect joe biden will return to the nuclear agreement has some ronny has said that the path is open for the incoming administration that they know what to do but things are quite not that simple there is a lot of roadblocks that have been put in place by u.s. president donald trump to make things much more difficult for president elect in any attempt he might make in trying to return to the nuclear agreement there's also a lot of domestic pressure within iran as well as in the united states there's a lot of voices that say this is a golden opportunity for the incoming administration in the united states to use this time to put more pressure on iran to try and get it back to the negotiating table to do updated have an updated version of the nuclear agreement but that is something the iranians have said is out of the question the point of contention is iran's missile listed missile program and the iranians have always said that that is not something that's up for

percent enrichment the nuclear enrichment now this law was passed despite opposition by president hassan rouhani and he's reformists he failed to meet a deadline to write it into law so the speaker of parliament has published this law and it has become or now president hassan rouhani has said that it was harmful to diplomacy and said that parliamentarians should let diplomats do their job know what it shows is the split within iran between the reformists who are in power and the conservatives who have a majority in parliament and other reformists have always been for the 2015 nuclear deal they've always been for negotiations of all it's been for waiting until president elect joe biden comes into office and hopefully makes the united states rejoin that nuclear deal and if still sanctions a tactic that's been called strategic patience but in this particular instance the government has lost this internal battle what is iran said to gain by doing this. well if you speak to many people here they say what have we got to lose if you speak to the conservatives who make up the majority in parliam

some technicalities but it was finally passed despite opposition from the government now president hassan rouhani he is a reformist he said he didn't like the bill he said it was harmful for diplomacy and the parliamentarians should let diplomats do their job now foreign minister zarif and he also said that he didn't like it but if it went through the constitutional procedures it would become law and that's exactly what's happened now president hassan rouhani was supposed to write this law in into the country's law but he didn't do that so it went to the speaker of parliament now that's what he's done is now the law as foreign minister. this law is a reversible if the united states returns to their commitments this law will come into effect but what this does show is a split within the country the reformist president hassan rouhani he's reformist government have always been for the 2015 nuclear deal or has been for diplomacy and waiting until president elect joe biden comes into office and hope that he returns united states to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift those sanctions but in this par

starts enriching uranium to 20 percent now this law was passed despite opposition from president hassan rouhani and his reformist government he failed to meet a deadline to write it into law so the speaker of parliament has published this law so it is law now president hassan rouhani has said that it was harmful for diplomacy and that parliamentarians should that diplomats do their job what it does show is this left in the country between the reformists who are in power and the conservatives who have the majority in parliament and other reformists have always been for the 2015 nuclear deal for negotiations and waiting until president elect joe biden comes into office and hopefully lift those sanctions and has the united states rejoin that 2015 nuclear deal in a tactic called strategic patience well the conservatives really if you speak to them their perspective is that iran entered the 2015 nuclear deal in good faith and they entered negotiations they made compromises now they say what did we get in return the united states pulled out of that deal president donald trump imposed sanction

there is a very, very different opinion when it comes to the government of present hassan rouhani who negotiated that very deal in 2015. this conservative parliament had been debating this motion for a while now. and it seems that the assassination of. 7 the scientist on friday of mosques and factories are there just expedited them to put forth this motion in an urgent session and pass it. now what happens to this bill is that it will go to the guardian council. that is a body that is ultimately responsible for approving these motions that eventually will become law. usually those decisions about the country's nuclear program are left up to another body that is called the supreme national security council, which is made up of president hassan rouhani the head of the judiciary as well as the speaker of parliament. so this is why this motion by the parliament has been taken as a very much a political move by this conservative parliament and a move against the president and his government warning them that basically any kind of future discussions in dialogues with western powers over the

we see the president hassan rouhani with the then defense minister, handing out this award to the slain scientist. so there is a lot of dialogue within the country going on at the moment, but it's a very important and clear now that president assad rouhani is intent on trying to salvage this deal with the incoming u.s. administration later in january. all right, thanks so much. they also jabari the us is a professor at that on university and the managing director of news website. iran, diplomatic you believes the changes will likely be implemented. big government will have about 2 months time to implement this law. of course, if by then conscious of this, he implements american he takes away american sanctions and returns to the maybe at that time implementing this will stop. but if this does not happen, the iranian government will have to implement its because according to the law is a sentence which says that if any person in the government does not implement it, he me the discharge of office or will go to prison even as for my analysts, this is that everyone is gathering the courts f

ance ar hassan explains why. >> we have been seeking justice for almost 12 years now. >> reporter: wandathe mother of oscar grant, the unarmed black man who was shot and killed by bart police in 2009. officer johannes mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and has served his time, but the family says there's more to this case. >> the district attorney nancy o'malley said that she was reopening the case, and we're still waiting to find out what charges they're going to bring against the officer. that would be officer peroni, claims that officer peroni used repeated and unreasonable and unnecessary use of force. it states that peroni, quote, was in large part responsible for setting the stage even if inadvertent for the shooting of oscar grant. the family wants him to be charged with felony murder. >> bring officers against officer peroni. in an e-mail to abc news, they're working diligently to conduct a thorough review of the case, but quote, as is our policy with any open investigation we cannot comment further. >> keith garcia, president of the bart police officers associati

ance ar hassan has the story. >> grayton resort and casino will close at 5:00 p.m. on 12:31 for all activities. all parties and gatherings on new year's eve have been canceled. the casino will reopen on 1/1/21 at 6:00 a.m. in an e-mail from abc 7 news, they would not comment on why the event was canceled only to continue that they would work with the county and that grayton resort and casino will remain open on a limited basis and will continue to have all cdc safety requirements. >> they're not allowed due to the pandemic and casino owner, the federated indians of rancheria is a sovereign nation and therefore is not subject for local and public health orders. sarah who wrote the facebook message is a tribal chairman. county officials may not have been in support of the big bash, but did praise the casino for the extra precautions they had in place. >> it would be our preference, obviously, not to have a party with 4,000 people indoors. they had been trying to work with the casino on protocols. they are trying to do things with as much mitigation measures as they ca

senator hassan, it is on the postal service end of this. mr. cintron, if you could respond and talk to his technical people to see if we can improve the signal coming from the postal service to us today. in the meantime, senator hassan, do you have other questions? >> senator, can you hear me? >> i can but we are going to go onto another witness and then come back. >> that would be terrific, mr. chair. i do have a question for mr. overaker read mr. cintron, we are going to move onto another witness with the hope that your technical people can work with hours because we are having difficulty hearing you. and i wanted to, first of all i think what i will do, if mr. green from the state department, did you hear my question about china? >> yes, i did. >> what is the state department doing to ensure china complies with the requirements of the stop act? >> thank you, senator. we have dialogues regularly with china. we have a drug intelligence narcotics dialogue. we also have a counternarcotics dialogue on an annual basis with china. and in the course

well there certainly is if one is to listen to the president hassan rouhani who's been speaking at his weekly cabinet meeting here in teheran earlier this morning the president reiterated iran's position that they are one of the only remaining parties to the nuclear agreement that have complied by what they signed and that the next u.s. administration coming in knows what to do that the path for them is open meaning that there is an opportunity for president biden to return to the nuclear agreement but president rouhani also expressed his views on how happy he was about the fact that u.s. president donald trump has been what he said quote toppled that incoming administration there is certainly some views here within the government that there is an opportunity for the united states to undo some of the damage they've done since u.s. president donald trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 president hassan rouhani but also stated very important fact that there are caveats to what that would mean for iran the position the iranians find themselves in now in 2020 is very different than what it

abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan spoke with lawmakers who say that opening playgrounds is important for the mental and physical well-being of young kids. rr79 9-year-old victor george is excited playgrounds are open again. his grandmother likes that it's a break from the commuter. >> sometimes i go up and down on the slide. >> reporter: some playgrounds may still be taped off but effective immediately california has reversed the outdoor playground ban that was part of the recent stay-at-home order. >> i think it's important because the kids need to get outside and get active and be around their friends they're in contact with. >> i have parents reaching out to me from all over my district begging for some accommodation here with playgrounds. >> reporter: state assemblywoman buff qi wicks whose district includes oakland was one of a dozen lawmakers who wrote to governor newsom urging him to reopen playgrounds. she says children need to be able to go outside for their physical and mental well-being but adds this is also an issue of equity. >> this is really important for low-income commun

the restaurant owners tell abc 7 news reporter unsar hassan he's staying open to help his employees. >> reporter: each night gabe mufarej opens his restaurant he faces another $1,000 fine. >> reason we are open is we have about 25 to 30 employees and we cannot send them home without a paycheck. >> reporter: one of the few restaurants open for outdoor diagnose. in violation of a covid-19 health order. he says if he closes his employees suffer. some who have already run out of unemployment benefits. >> these people have mortgages. they have rent. they have car payments. they have little kids. and it's cruel to do this. >> reporter: mufarej says he's not trying to make a political statement. he knows covid-19 is real. he spent $45,000 in upgrades to become covid compliant. he says take out a loan isn't enough and is breaking even with outdoor dining. some lockeless sals say if soci distancing guidelines are followed they support staying open. >> i paid a lot of money to come to danville because there are some excellent restaurants here. and i don't want to see them go out of business. >

inspectors are spies now that's been rejected by the reformist camp, which headed by president hassan rouhani. foreign minister, divides reefer said actually the intelligence that came for the assassinations of iran's nuclear scientists came from israel and mustard. so this is very significant that this has passed, but it isn't the end of the story. it doesn't mean that it's going to happen straight away and said many thanks indeed live in a 2nd u.s. drug maker. but donna has announced that it's asking regulators there and in the european union for emergency approval for its covert 19 vaccine. madonna says that its final trial results confirm that it's more than 94 percent effective. it's a week behind pfizer feeling hopes that the u.s. could have to approve vaccines by the end of the. but as i was 0, as cable is on the reports that are also growing concerns about the approval process. a 2nd coronavirus vaccine now awaiting approval by u.s. regulators. moderna announced its vaccine is ready and if approved for emergency use, the company will start rolling out the 1st doses of the vacc

that's haasan hassan images mission she was 19 during a mass murders and shrimper needs work. and he survived today he's working to raise awareness about the genocide and to commemorate the victims 25 years after the massacre close on. 30 minutes w. o. why are people so forced to hide in trucks. on the thames. there are many reasons for such incidents and. there are many answers. and there are many stories and. make up your own mind. a. job you made for mines. humans love interaction sometimes you don't have a if you're about were provided that's great they're going to replace people and manufacturing they're going to replace doctors and lawyers they're going to replace people in jobs you wouldn't think they can if all the work is being done by machines what humans do so they try and keep getting better and better education and taking more and more advanced jobs where do they end up doing other things making art having social interactions with each other are we going to have enough humanity to make it possible for everyone or some people are going to say i want everything and

out there and it was approved very quickly as was the bill by the guardian council what president hassanrouhani has said is that this was true mental diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would no longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed they for iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide it is a month since 2 hurricane hit central america just 2 weeks apart many areas still under water in honduras thousands of people there of and left homeless in the middle of the crown a virus pandemic manual rapido reports. this is baby joshua he was born just over a week ago at this makeshift shelter under a bridge in san pedro sula. his mother 23 year old. tells us her family lost everything during hurricanes ada and iota 2 powerful back to back storms that flooded the city last month. them we've been he

uranium the planet is expected to be in place in 2 months time off to sign into law by the president hassan rouhani mation was approved by the guardian council earlier this week well those devorah joins us now from toronto and also what does this mean for iran's future with its nuclear agreement with the. well it puts iran in a very different position they clearly are not happy with the way things are at the moment now under the nonproliferation treaty which iran is a signatory to there was additional protocol that iran had voluntarily agreed to as part of that agreement so in 2015 when the iranians signed the nuclear agreement known as the way with the world powers they went back to agreeing to the protocols under the nonproliferation treaty and part of that was these unannounced surprise visits by inspectors since 2015 until now there have been a number of inspections and there's also been access they've been given 2 to 26 non-nuclear facilities in the country this was something that iran was doing as part of a good faith gesture after they signed the nuclear deal now and that that deal i

president hassan rouhani said that the iranians will, for sure, have a response for those responsible. he's already accused israel, of having a hand in this assassination. a charge israel has the night. but what the president's it wants to do is to leave the nuclear deal out of the equation to try and get somewhere with it, with the incoming u.s. administration in january. all right, thanks so much. still ahead, i'll just share our newly released photos intensify a scandal involving the actions of australian forces on tour in afghanistan, plus accused of misleading the public for months, leaked documents show officials a move you more than me. that's on the skies a clouding over across the good parts of china at the moment. lots of dolls and gray weather to come here over the next. as i said, not too much in the way of rain is about the only consolation i can offer. you want to see showers around the yellow sea pushing towards the korean peninsula. but more clout, that is easing across the sea of japan, heading towards honshu on she also seeing some showers for a time. these will tend

another body that is called the supreme national security council, which is made up of president hassan rouhani the head of the judiciary as well as the speaker of parliament. so this is why this motion by the parliament has been taken as a very much a political move by this conservative parliament and a move against the president and his government warning them that basically any kind of future discussions in dialogues with western powers over the nuclear program is not something these officials will welcome. we also heard that the official reaction from the foreign ministry spokesperson. let's hear what he had to say because you seem to the government and the foreign ministry have already announced their thoughts that they don't agree with this action. plan it's neither necessary nor helpful. it's not clear if the parliamentarians get what they seek. unfortunately, they didn't pay attention to our points of view. the government has, and rouhani has also released something never before seen pictures rather of the assassinated scientists who received a special award from president hassa

president hassan rouhani has said is that this was. diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would no longer allow announced visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed before iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide but since then the inspectors it's important to know they have visited 26 known nuclear facilities they have visited a number of military facilities as part of their inspection so the officials here have said that it's enough now because the u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2013 this bill was seen as an effort to try and lift some of the sanctions that they would pose on iran since then now in terms of the i think it still visit the nuclear sites but they have to go back to the pre 2015 agreement which is they have to announce in advance of where the

mary hassan, thank you for joining us.stmas. >> you too, john. >>> more than 70 million americans counting us are under winter weather warnings and watches this morning, as the biggest snowstorm in years bears down on the east coast. cnn meteorologist chad myers is tracking it for us. okay, what's it doing now, chad? >> it is gaining strength across parts of the atlantic ocean, using that moisture from the atlantic and getting a little bit stronger. and it's also pushing into colder air. and that's the problem with this storm compared to the last one that we had over the last couple of weeks, we had temperatures that were about 3 to 4 degrees warmer, so we're not seeing the amount of snow from the last ones that we're going to see this time. we are seeing some ice into the piedmont of north carolina, also into parts of southeastern virginia. watch the ice this morning. it changes over to rain, but i'm also very worried about the amount of sleet that's going to be coming down here. easier to drive on sleet than freezing rai

and it was a success for iran's new president hassan rouhani and foreign minister mohammed sorry. to kill be clogged it will do it was a victory for the moderates and it had the support of the supreme leader. but that support was calculated so to speak and it was not comprehensive.

and now he's charged this man, hassan diab, who at the time was prime minister.l, thejudge investigating the explosion in augustjust issued a warrant basically calling on questioning both caretaker prime minister, hassan diab, and three other ministers, including the finance minister and work minister as well. so, the statement came out to say that they were charged with acts of negligence towards the explosion and that several written letters had been sent to the government before the explosion warning of the explosive devices there that are dangerous and that action should be taken, but no one took any action. this is a big statement coming out today, and thejudge is asking for questioning the officials next week, tuesday, wednesday, but also some other sources say that he may refer them to trial after that. just as we're talking, a few minutes ago, the prime minister issued a statement saying that his hands are clean and that he is pretty sure of his actions that there's no wrongdoing in his government. every week on outside source, we make a video for the bbc

restrictions does come with warnings wearing face masks maintain social distancing and president hassan rouhani has won people to stay away from public and family gatherings but he's also said that they can't rely on a vaccine it may not be 100 percent effective but the reality is because of the sanctions iran may find it very difficult to purchase one. al-jazeera the one. who has country more ahead for you on this news hour including a record number of women are on the ballot as polls open in kuwait's parliamentary elections. india's finest threaten a nationwide strike as talks go on to try to resolve the standoff against him you know on crop prices. and those hamilton substitute protests miss avies at the top of the time sheets in bahrain details coming up at the school. now iran's supreme national security council has approved a motion to stop unshadowed inspections by the u.n. nuclear watchdog and to increase its enrichment of uranium. the plan is expected to be in place in 2 months time after it's signed into law by president hassan rouhani the motion was approved by the guardian c

that's haasan hassan of riches mission she was 19 during the mass murders in srebrenica survived today she's working to raise awareness about the genocide and commemorating the victims 25 years after the massacre in close on the. pacific but i don't need to keep a day available both for over a match and on the 4th time for the whole of the most recent at. the bottom of the valley that the last dragons as were called the harm. to the river on. 25 years after the genocide in srebrenica a son whose son of rich is taking on the genocide denial he works in the memorial center which commemorates the mass murder in the serbian part of bosnia although he survived his father and his twin brother were both killed their remains only discovered years later somebody called my mother.

as abc7 news reporter ansar hassan tells us she has a lesson for lawmakers on how to stop the spread. >> reporter: it was a tearful reunion for this nurse who hasn't seen her two teenage sons in three weeks. she's a nurse at the hayward health care and wellness center. she tested positive for covid-19. >> i don't think i've ever been isolated for that long from everybody. >> reporter: she thinks she contracted the virus at work. today she was finally cleared by her doctor to end her isolation. >> even though i knew she was going to be okay, it was -- there was still obviously the chance that it might not have gone through all that well. i'm glad that it did. really, really glad. >> reporter: she had mild symptoms and doesn't fall into any of the high-risk categories but admits the positive test results still scared her. >> and what was really hard about that was just to be isolated, like knowing that that was -- this might be my last few days, and i wouldn't even get to see my family. >> reporter: she says part of the problem is the backlog in getting test results. she waited more tha

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> i've been part of the community for 27 years and i want to continue the tradition. >> reporter: the next six months will determine whether that tradition continues, says the owner of this burrito restaurant in walnut creek. no dining in due to the pandemic means a drop in sales. and at the same time, the cost of supplies are up. and he still has to pay rent and salaries. at least for the employees he has left. he got $25,000 from the first government stimulus package. but he says that money is gone. and despite the promise of a vaccine returning things to normal, he says the second ppp loan is even more crucial than the first. >> it's wintertime, one. and then two, we're going into the new year, not knowing what's going to happen. >> reporter: he knows that other restaurants have closed just blocks away from his. and he knows the loyal customer base isn't enough to keep the doors open. >> i don't want thi to close because they didn't get the help they need from the government. >> reporter: he has a six-month plan in place. but that plan is

iranian president hassan rouhani said iran will retaliate at the quote, proper time. >> this brutal and cowardly terror attack showed that our enemies have experienced weeks of anxiety, whethey feel theirtress has be reduced and global conditions are changing. amy: many analysts say the assassination of the iranian scientist was designed to make it harder for president-elect joe biden to rejoin the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement with iran, which president trump withdrew from in 2018. we'll have more on iran after headlines. ethiopia's prime minister said saturday his military had taken complete control of the capital of the northern tigray region, capping a three-week offensive against separatists that forced tens of thousands to flee to sudan amid reports of mass atrocities. ethiopian prime minister ab ahm, who won e nobel ace prize in 2019, refused international demands for talks with the tigray people's liberation front. members of that group accused ethiopia's military of shelling heavily populated areas of the capital, mekele. a warning to our listeners -- iran

ansar hassan gives us a new perspective on how it is affecting firefighters. >> reporter: before covid-19 patients are helped at the hospital, there is one group that helps them first. >> if someone calls for a covid emergency we'll be first ones there. >> reporter: there have been a lot of those calls in the bay area says the president of the oakland firefighters union. first responders are in direct contact with covid-positive patients. >> we end up having to go into a person's house, which is an inclosed space and having to carry people out physically. u unger says they'res forced to wear special gowns and coming into contact with other family members. those risks place a huge burden on their own families. >> and i bring this home to my kids. what level of comfort do they have with us? it's really tough. sometimes your kids don't want to give you a hug when you get home from work. >> all of the firefighters were able to get vaccinated. in contra costa firefighters will begin to get vaccinated on monday. to be operational, we can't do that with covid-infected employees and so we're h

abc 7 news reporter arthur hassan has the plight of an east bay restaurant that's desperate for help. >> reporter: the empty parking lot is a sign of how tough this year has been. but the next six months will determine whether that tradition continues says the owner of 360 gourmet burritos in walnut creek. they're used to getting 250 orders per day. >> we're half of that. >> reporter: no dining in due to the pandemic means a drop in sales and at the same time the cost of supplies are up, and he still has to pay rent and salaries, at least for the employees that he has left. helmand got $25,000 from the first government stimulus package but he says that money is gone and despite the promise of a vaccine returning things to normal, he says the second ppp loan is even more crucial than the first. >> it's wintertime, one, and two, we're going into the new year, not knowing what's going to happen. we can use it. it's more important. >> reporter: helmand knows other restaurants have closed just blocks away from his and the loyal customer base isn't enough to keep the doors open. >> i don't

hassan: thank you for that statement. a couple of other people have gone a little over there time and i have one more question. with your indulgence, i would like to ask. thank you for that response. i think it is an important example of the kind of disinformation and spinning that is happening. confidence at risk and some of our people at risk. you noted in the past that we have a diffuse election system that is administered at the local level. at the polling locations, their offer and -- there were often numerous nonpartisan administering the communities voting process. that diffusion of responsibility is unlikely that there would be any single point of failure or fraud to swing an election. can you speak to how the diffuse nature of our election systems affects the security of the elections, and in the interest comment i want you to to some of these sadly nonpartisan officials at the local level who have been subject to harassment and even death threats. do you think the president and his allies have done enough to con

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan breaks down where the biggest cuts will be. >> reporter: the city of oakland could run out of money by june if it doesn't make cuts now. >> every day that we delay taking action means the cuts would have to be deeper later. >> reporter: oakland city administrator says oakland faces a $62 million budget shortfall brought on in large part by the pandemic. even though he admits the city's revenue problem is a car youover fr -- carry over from last year. >> it's the end of the last fiscal year and that trend continued into this fiscal year, which is what puts us at a $62 million gap. >> reporter: city counsel held an emergency session today to vote on salary deferrals for some of the highest paid employees in addition to the 30 million in cuts already proposed. which includes 15 million to the police department and 5 million to the fire department. during public comment, some argue that the city is scapegoating fire and police for the city's reckless spending. zack is the oakland firefighter. he's threatening a lawsuit. >> we plan to fight in court, in arb

senator hassan had to go vote. she'll be back in a few minutes. you mentioned russia and iran and it went by quickly. you said they were attempts to change votes or to interfere in the election somehow? what did you exactly s? >> sure. the activity was different i both cases. in the case of russia, russia had launched a fairly broad campaign to target state, local, private sector, and federal tworks using exposed vulnerabilities. >> using what? >> exposedulnerabilities. fairly well known vulnerabilities there were oking for to get inside of networks. >> yo're talking about election networks that count votes? >> we're talking about general networks, these could be private sector networks and things unrelated to ections. in one case, it did include where they compromised a local coty network and downloaded information that had to do with the election. >> this was not tabulation of the election? >> absolutely not. >> what did you say about iran? spoofed voter intimidation emails. >> to your knowledge, there were no votes changed by a foreign actor, i

anser hassan spoke to some leaders about whether this is a sign of a silicon valley exodus. >> reporterwhen an icon that built silicon valley decides to leave silicon valley it may not be that big of a deal. >> companies come and go. what is important is that we continue to build a pipeline of the next addition of builders who will create the amazing brands. >> reporter: he's the chairman of the entrepreneurship task force, and says when it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation, nothing beats silicon valley. but despite that, hewlett-packard is headed to houston. another tech company to break from silicon valley. many cite the high cost of living and taxes. he admits there is room for reform but he doesn't see this as a trend. >> what you think about is who is the team. where can i find the best talent. who are my investors that i can work with. where are the companies i can get advice from. >> situations like this are a wake up call. >> reporter: ahmad thomas is the ceo of the silicon valley leadership group, along with changes to tax policy it is critical to see investment in infra

uranium the plan is expected to be in place in 2 months time after it signed into law by president hassan rouhani. saudi arabia's foreign minister says its allies involved in imposing the blockade against casts all are on board to find a resolution to the gulf crisis the emir of kuwait said he was pleased with how talks have been progressing and that sentiment has been echoed by the cattery foreign minister saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt imposed a land sea and air blockade on castle in june 27th teen when police in the french capital have fired tear gas at protesters and watching live pictures from there right now where cars have been set alight and public areas damaged thousands of demonstrating against a proposed security law they say will protect rogue police offices within the next hour and a capsule that's collected samples from an asteroid is expected to land in the straightening out back the capsule will briefly produce a fireball as it reenters the earth's atmosphere japanese scientists hope the sample could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and even poten

days after the wedding, we discovered more people are falling victim to the vus, including hassan's grandmother they say it is a corona case and there is no hope. we never thought she would die like that. reporter: was there any awareness? >> barely any. andnm it is the govent's responsibility reporterhi in divided country, northern yemen is controlled by the rebel who tease. the first case was reported in april. at the time, the doctor was given the task of testing and contact tracing cases. >> they did not knoorhow many case deaths. they didn't announce any numbers. >> videos were already surfang on social media. this one is from outside a hospal. other videos show armed men and soldiers rounding up t hse suspected ing covid, taking them to isolation centers. this made the sick too scared to ask for help. >> people felt stigmatized and treated like criminals, not sice le. there were even shootings in some cases. >> many people died at home and many bodies were dumped on the streets. this is the man in charge of the response to covid. i ask him who is responsible for those kept in the dark abo

abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan has the plight of an east bay restaurant that's desperate for help. >> reporter: the empty parking lot is a sign of how tough this year has been. >> part of the community for 27 years and want to continue the tradition. >> reporter: but the next six months will determine whether that tradition continues says sal helmand, the owner of 360 gourmet burritos in walnut creek. they're used to getting 250 orders per day. >> we're doing about half of that. >> reporter: no dining in due to the pandemic means a drop in sales, and at the same time, the cost of supplies are up, and he still has to pay rent and salaries, at least for the employees that he has left. helmand got $25,000 from the first government stimulus package but he says that money is gone and despite the promise of a vaccine returning things to normal, he says the second ppp loan is even more crucial than the first. >> it's wintertime, one, and two, we're going into the new year, not knowing what's going to happen. we definitely can use it. it's more important. >> reporter: helmand knows other r

abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> reporter: the big announcement came on facebook.rote graton resort and casino will close at 5:00 p.m. on 12/31 for all activities. all parties and gatherings on new year's eve have been canceled. the casino will reopen on 1/1/21 at 6:00 a.m. sarris would not comment on why the event was canceled, only saying that they continue to work closely with the county and that graton resort and casino will remain open on a limited basis and continues to exceed all cdc safety requirements. large indoor gatherings are not allowed in sonoma due to the pndemic, but casino owner, the federated indians of graton rancheria is a sovereign nation and is not subject to local public health orders. sonoma county officials may not have in been in support of the big bash, but did praise the casino for the extra precautions they had in place. >> it would be our preference obviously not to have a party with 4,000 people indoors. >> reporter: sonoma county public health officer had been working with the casino on protocols. >> they are trying to do things wit

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