cause in some countries but bad decision making also compounds the problems the sectors international association the g.s. may says there's often a lack of network construction right where it's most urgently needed in cities for instance. he joins us now from london your group paints a fairly rosy picture of sub-saharan africa's growth potential when i look at that the numbers are way behind the rest of the world. yeah thanks for having me ben yes we have seen the last. green properly in the region yesterday it lags global average growth rate it's coming from him to please me because the region has a large proportion of pollution in rural areas and many of these people are still very much. not covered by mobile networks and you also have the issue of what it believed to be for the poorest people you know in the population who are unable to to afford to buy seeds or to afford mobile services you know we have to in the last few years is the move out industry working together partnership with governments. to come up with solutions you know make services more affordable for do those who need them mos

i appreciate the opportunity on behalf of the international association of firefighters. over 316,000 firefighters and emergency medical personnel comprise our union. -- i haves captain of seen firsthand the unfortunate results of last consumer safety laws and enforcement in my community. this impacts not only the public but also injures firefighters. i testified today to the fact the federal government can do more and offer my full support for sofa, and the necklace and zachary carbon monoxide poison act. in 2018, firefighters and paramedics responded to 1.5 million working fires. with each response, firefighters were exposed to large amounts of flame retardants. once a measure of protection, flame argan's -- flame retardants meted out dated 44-year-old standard. unfortunately, it proved to be toxic one on fire. according to numerous scientific studies, firefighters are dying from cancer at an alarming rate. studies have found firefighters have an in the asterisk of dying from cancer as a -- as compared to the population. flame retardants have met cancer -- levels, more

vince tolucchi, executive director international association of the chief of police.yne crawford, executive director, national organization of black law enforcement executives. [ applause ] >> kevin morrison, deputy director police executive research forum. >> blake norton, senior vice president, the police foundation. laura lanham, assistant chief of police. thank you all. the goritwitz service award was set up to recognize leaders serving our nation and in the words of the adl charter, securing fair treatment and justice for all. those who received the award, you can find the full list in the program are among the most important influential leaders of law enforcement. i am particularly honored to recognize today a leader who embodies the spirit of these ideals and public service. the chief of the houston police department. [ applause ] with more than 5,000 sworn officers and 1,civilian support personnel, hpd is one of the largest police departments in the united states. it serves the nation's fourth largest city soon to be the third largest, which is 10 times the si

. >> reporter: but the cruise lines' international association, an industry group, pointed out that while capacity has grown 55% over the last decade, overboard incidents have dropped by 35%. royal caribbean says it's deeply saddened by the tragic incident gabe gutierrez, nbc news >>> in another story a lot of us are watching today, late today the u.s. women's soccer team got a heroes' welcome as they brought the world cup championship home. but they still have a battle off the field, for equal pay. here is nbc's kelly cobiella >> reporter: tonight, a rousing welcome home for the women's soccer world champions. back in the usa after their incredible win against the netherlands, a victory they celebrated all cloud 9 i woke up, it's crazy. >> reporter: in new york, the stage is almost set for wednesday's tickertape parade at this soccer summer camp, kids are taking notice too, both girls and boys inspired. >> because she works hard and she's a leader on and off the field. >> reporter: learning how to play by watching their heroes. >> i feel like they were really good and they're brave. >> r

on average 24 people fall from cruise ships and fer e the cruise line international association and industry group said ships have actually gotten safer. po whing capacity is grown by 55% over the last decade, overboard incidents have dropped by 35%. her father is a police officer in south bend, indiana and was supposed to be an unforgettable family vacation is now an unthinkable loss. >> they just want to spread the message that this isn't just a tragedy, but that they want to shine the light on the life that khloe lived and such a happy and loving child that touched everyone's lives. >> reporr: the cruise ship has departed on a week-long trip to the caribbean and the family is still in puerto rico while the investigation is underway. >>> in southern california, a violent family fight at disneyland is under investigation and the whole thing was caught on camera. [ yelling ] >> top it! >> anaheim police are considering whether to file criminal charges against these family members. and you're not even seeing the worst of it in this video. it all happened on saturday, police department said th

the international associates and the conferences i presented a couple of weeks ago in the major cities chiefs of police making sure that information is getting albert attending the conferences out there attending the conferences of the private sector individuals. >> what the average person may not understand, the numbers and facts and figures what do you want them to understand as a result of this report? >> we want the community to know prevention is everyone's responsibility. we all have a role in that. it's not just law enforcement alone. they need to trust their gut instinct whether it's a family member, coworker not to be around that individual is reported to the manager then the onus is on that manager to contact vp human resources and act on that sweep of the public to know that we are all concerned. we are all members of the community. we all have a stake in this community. the most important is early warning sign. recognize that some innocent right, something is of concern but we want to let them know who do they go to. this is why proactive law enforcement efforts in reaching

in conclusion, i and the international association of firefighters expressed our support for these three important public safety bills, and i'm happy to answer any questions you may have, thank you. >> thank you, i think of the first responders that we think all firefighters are heroes as well, so thank you, and mr. samuels, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> chair, ranking member rogers and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify about the cpsc fast track recall program. i am chuck samuels and i have practiced cpsc law for 35 years. the work of this small agency is critical to the safety of americans, the vast majority of industry rightfully considers product safety aping eminent value. companies design and build products to be safe. sometimes their efforts fail. and recalls are required. thank you representative rogers for introducing hr 3169 the faster act, a thoughtful start to improving fast track, fast track incentivizes companies to quickly remove unsafe products from the marketplace and consumers homes. fasttrack is a significant innovation.

employees international union local 1021, t.w., 250-a for automotive works, one with the international association of machinists, one with transport union local 200, one with the international brotherhood of electrical workers and one with the municipal executive associations, all setting wages, benefits and working conditions for represented employees fort term july 2019 to july 2020. >> chair heinicke: 2022? through 2022? >> yes, through 2022. >> chair heinicke: i asked they all be called together because i get the sense there is no concern about these agreements at the board level, in fact, real happiness with the way this has all gone down. let me see if there is public comment on the contracts, seeing none, public comment is closed. director riskin, i assume it is your strong recommendation we adopt the contracts? okay. board members, any questions. >> please, just pardon the new guy a couple of questions. i must say i thought the formatting of this was opaque. and i'm trying to get to a big bottom line financial impact and if i'm adding these together correctly, the three-year financial impa

international association chiefs of police conferences. i presented a couple of weeks ago in florida at majors cities chiefs of police, making sure the information is getting out there. because also attending the conferences are private sector individuals. >> yeah, so in put this is information out here today for public consumption, people hear what you have to say. kind of bottom line it for us. what do you want the public, the average joe who may not be in law enforcement, the average person who may not understand the facts and figures what do you want the average joe to understand about this report today? >> a want to community to know prevention is even's responsibility. we all have a role in that. it's not just law enforcement alone. they need to trust their gut instinct that when they are concerned about someone, whethert a family member or coworker, report it to the next obvious person. if you're in a business and your coworker is threatening you to the point -- we have seen in these cases people thinking about resigning to not be a

we are working with the international association of airlines. just as we are beginning to do ist, this concept of esg beginning to rear its head. it's wonderful to be ahead of that with known focus, no lines in the sand. it's an important topic for us. we can only bury our heads in so long. we have to be mindful of 4.5 billion gallons of jet fuel we burn every year. we have to do something and move forward. that is what we have been doing. >> you don't think the green new deal will be a giant boon for amtrak? >> no comment. we will turn to this question of people. employees,,000 or so under 60 million passengers. you made a strong point you thought the ecosystem of the company -- ethos of the company and the system was out of whack. the focus on safety happened to a protocol-driven culture and driven the humanity out of the process. core fouup with these r, caring. this has been a central thesis. talk about when you joined the company. what were you perceiving that had been lost and what you did to try to bring it back. it's a big operation. if

the four hour pbs history of the united states supreme court which was awarded the international documentary association'sward for outstanding limited series. in 2007, he was a writer for the four hour pbs history of the united states supreme court which was awarded the international documentary association's award for outstanding limited series. in 2008 he was nominated for a prime time emmy in the category of outstanding achievement in outstanding filmmaking and achievement in writing for his pbs program on walt whitman. he's also the author of awill you miss me when i'm gone: the carter family and their legacy in american music,a which came out in 2002. it was one of new york times notable books of the year. it was an american library association editor's choice and a finalist for the national book criticaward. this evening, we will delve into his second book, "the statesman and the storyteller," and that's what brings us here tonight and i'd like to thank you very much for being with us and sharing this book on the day of its release to the public. >> thank you very much. thank you for having me. [app

wanda is the deputy assistant director of an international association that deals with transportation. elliott is a freelance videographer and owns a video production company. he is married and has three 24, 22 and 15. after dora retired from full-time teaching in 1999, she became active as a volunteer with this museum. her work here consists of translating and helping to research material from the holocaust written in croatian, bosnian and serbian. her original project was connected to the archive. we will hear later, that was a major concentration camp in croatia. other projects for her included the translation of a booklet that accompanied in 1942 anti-semitic exhibit in croatia and the translation of the captions on a large archive of photographs that have been gathered during the post world war ii trials in yugoslavia. to add to her link which skills, she continues to learn hebrew. she enjoys traveling. she has been to israel several times where she was happy to reunite with her cousins and their families. some of her travels are connected to learning more about the events and af

we are working with the international association of airlines. and we are working that.and just as we are beginning to do that, this concept of esg is beginning to rear its head. it's wonderful to be ahead of that with known focus, no lines in the sand. it's an important topic for us. so we can only bury our heads so long. again, we have to be mindful of 4.5 billion gallons of jet fuel that i burn every year. i know everybody appreciates it and we like to get to our places, but we have to do something and move forward. that is what we have been doing. >> you don't think the green new deal will be a giant boon for amtrak? >> no comment. [laughter] >> we will turn to this question of people. you have 90,000 or so employees, 160 million passengers, and you made a strong point, you thought the ethos of the company and the airlines was out of whack. you said the focus on safety and efficiency had led to protocol-driven culture and had driven the humanity out of the process. you came up with these core four principles, the second being caring. this has been a central thesis. b

. >>> i want to bring in the president of the international association of firefighters, haro harold. this has not been a quick fight for this funding. are you feeling hopeful now at least that these first responders are going to get the help that they deserve? >> well, i'm confident now that the vote will occur. the bill will pass. and it will finally become law. hopefully the end of a 14-year journey and the beginning of assuring that all of those that served our nation worked on that pile for the days and weeks and months that followed. not just members that i represent, firefighters, emergency medical workers, but law enforcement, building trades, so many that worked over such a long period of time in a horrendous environment. they'll finally be assured that they'll receive the benefits and the care and the compensation that they have earned. and not to be required to come back to washington, d.c., again in five years and beg for this kind of protection and coverage. >> just to give people some perspective, you and so many of us who care about it said good-bye to the 200th firefig

i was working with the international association of the airlines and we're working that. and as we're beginning to do that, this concept of esg is all of a sudden beginning to rear its head, and it's wonderful to be ahead of that with known focus, known sort of lines in the sand about this. it's an important topic for us. again, we can only bury our heads so long, and, again, we have to be mindful of 4 .5 billion gallons of jet fuel we burn every year. we have to do something to move forward. and that's i think what we've been doing. >> you don't think the green new deal is going to be a giant boom for amtrak? >> no comment. >> i had to get that out. >> they're here later this week. ask that question then. >> i turned to this question, kind of people. so you have 90,000 or so employees. 160 million passengers. and you made a strong point that you thought that kind of the ethos of the company and the airlines were a little out of whack. that the focus on safety and efficiency had led to a protocol-driven culture that took some of the humanity out of the process. you came u

we -- i just was working with what we call iata, which is the international association of airlines. we're working that. just as we're beginning to do that, the whole concept a lot of you know about is beginning to rear its head. it's wonderful to be ahead of that with known focus, known sort of lines in the sand, about this. it's an important topic for us, so, again, we can only bury our heads so long. and, again, we have to be mindful of 4.5 billion gallons of jet fuel that i burn every year. just, i mean, i know everybody appreciates it. we like to get to our places. but we have to do something to move forward. i think that's what we've been doing. >> you don't think the green new deal is going to be a giant boon for amtrak? >> no comment. >> had to get one or two of those out. >> you're going to have them this week or later this week. ask that question then. >> so why not really turn to this question, kind of people, so you have 90,000 or so employees, 160 million passengers, and you made a strong point that you thought that the kind of the ethos of the company and the airlines w

now the latest figures from the international air transport association show demand for passenger aviation in the next 2 decades is going to surge and the asia pacific region with countries like china indonesia and those leading the charge but in europe so-called flight shame is increasing social pressure on travelers not to fly as they're made out to consider the environmental impact of each trip. 100000 that's how many people come pain in my whole scene wants to pledge not to fly in 20 twentieth's but they only have to follow through if she reaches her target. holes and gave up flying 10 years ago says she's convinced 4 and a half 1000 others to do the same the people who sign up they have to feel engaged in this and try to convince people around them and i think that will be easier the closer we come to. a growing number of people in europe are choosing not to fly in suites in the movement has become known as feet of flights. environmental activists like. a leading the charge. it spurred an increase in train dedicate to travel business start up tuck's mr meaning train vacation office gr

potentially, the international football association board have only given national associations the authoritye in the nearfuture but i hope if it works positively and we have positive impact from it i hope it may be something they could consider in years to come. sounds like it will be a nightmare for referees. in the premier league you have a team of people behind you but sometimes at grassroots level it is just but sometimes at grassroots level it isjust one person. it will be a challenge and it will be something that as match officials we have to get used to. we would like to think the grass roots community support referees where possible and we will be sensible as we can in the implementation of the sin bin but there is plenty to be getting on with at the moment and we hope this will be second nature in seasons to come. and you have also got var coming infor come. and you have also got var coming in for the first time this season. coming in for the first time this season. 0bviously something people are going to be talking about in pubs and bars and in front of the telly across the country

virus so seriously the hong kong law society the law society of england and wales the international bar associations human rights institute fair trials the defense extradition lawyers forum amnesty international human rights watch the speaker of the house of representatives all of them challenge the suggestion by your chief executive that the amendments you want to make to the hong kong extradition laws are in accordance with international human what it is they also have say it is if you don't the only one who sees the truth nobody is going to anyone who sees the light paralysed correct yeah from a rule of law point of view you would think no one let alone lawyers would object to the cement clerk that's what you say as i say it follows what you know total holydays know nothing if you are the only one who sees the light falls on the united nations provided each member state to do. and we are following the precise regime as the u.s. military and the u.k. regime canadian najim australia dream and nobody is making any comment about those countries how to stay out of that i and i answer silence mr to who

as you know, we expect the final version of the ics to be completed at an international association of insurance supervisors meetings this november can you comment as to what instructions you're providing to your staff who are negotiating the ics to ensure that u.s. regulatory approach is formally recognized >> you know, so we coordinate very heavily with the office of insurance over at treasury and very much with the state insurance regulators which is where a lot of the regulation happens in our system. really all the regulation. i think we're all resoundingly agreed that whatever capital standard is adopted has to work for the u.s. system. u.s. has a success system of regulation for insurance companies based at the state level and anything that gets adopted internationally simply has to work for the united states system or we can't adopt it >> is the fed prepared to then oppose the ses if it was unsuccessful in achieve -- >> aboutinents to the top of the hour let's get recaps from steve liesman on the questioning, steve, which i would argue has been robust this time. >> yeah, i mean

numbers continue to rise after arrival keeps growing around the world for 29000 the international air transport association expects 4600000000 passengers 6 percent more than last year so the numbers continue to climb above all thanks to emerging economies in asia want more people and goods going by plane still environmental concerns and of course the fridays for future movement on leaving a mock flight shame is gripping more and more people across europe. 100000 that's how many people campaign a mile hussein wants to pledge not to fly in 20 twentieth's but they only have to follow through if she reaches her target. or seen gave up flying 10 years ago says she's convinced 4 and a half 1000 others to do the same the people who sign up they have to feel engaged in this and try to convince people around them and i think that will be easier the closer we come to. a growing number of people in europe are choosing not to fly in sweden the movement has become known as feet off like. environmental activists like . leading the charge. that spurred an increase in train dedicate to travel business startup takfir mr me

this month we announced a a $2 million, $2.3 million cooperative agreement award with the international association of chiefs of police to train law enforcement to become dre at the state level or a government dre, you will need more than one across the state obviously so if we can increase the number of train officers that can successfully identify drug impairment on drivers it's going to make a big difference. and hopefully that deterrent effect will reduce the number of drug impaired drivers. >> colorado has been a lead on cannabis reform. our efforts include allowing delivery of marijuana. we're moving away from the risk of people move in what appeared by legal delivery to peoples homes. we just past the enabling legislation around that beginning with medical marijuana and then moving to full regulated sale of marijuana so people can exercise in our state it's a constitutional right to use marijuana in their home without the risk of them using somewhere else and driving so we are looking at a wide variety of tactics to decrease that risk. governor herbert. >> thank you. again, a very important

this month, we announced a $2.3 million cooperative agreement award with the iac p, the international associationchiefs of police to help train law enforcement to become dre at the state level. you will need more than one across the state, obviously, if we can increase the number of trained officers that can successfully identify drug impairment on drivers it's going to make a big difference. hopefully that deterrent effect can reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roadways. >> i know that colorado has been a leader on cannabis reform. our new efforts include allowing delivery of marijuana. we're moving away from the risk of people driving while impaired, by legal delivery to people's homes. we just passed the enabling legislation around that beginning with medical marijuana and then moving to full regulated sale of marijuana so people can exercise in our state. it is a constitutional right to use marijuana in their home without the risk of them using somewhere else and driving. so we are looking at a wide variety of tactics to decrease that risk. governor herbert. gov. herbert: thank you.

we now participate with the international systems supply association, issa, which is an international maintenance and cleaning association that i'm sure city hall belongs to, the empire state belongs to. so now we have two certification programs that we have for our custodians and they love it. our new employees, our continuing employees, love the fact that we have he will -- elevated the art of cleaning and maintenance and how important it is because it does set the tone for our riders. i think we are remiss in that it would have been good for our assistant general manager tamara allan to come and latifa simon and janet lee, we work closely with her. i think in the additional years maintenance should be minimal. we have not seen major problems at the two canopies that we have. we have a public safety problem with a lot of narcotics dealing around the 7th and market. i was connecting carl fabry with our police chief. and i think the issues around employment have been communicated. so chief scott has been asked to engage our department to engage employment. while i'm at it let me say w

we now participate with the international systems supply association, issa, which is an international maintenance and cleaning association that i'm sure city hall belongs to

unanimous consent to enter into the record the following letters in support , aarp, afl-cio, international association of machinists and aerospace workers, service workers international union and united steelworkers. when it comes to the multiemployer crisis, the most expensive and harmful thing congress can do is nothing. over the course of four years, the multiple hear, including five hearings of a joint select committee, we've repeatedly heard the need to address this issue. we've also heard about process. let me tell you about the process. we had one year of a select committee, no plan from the republicans. this bill was introduced in january, no plan. had a hearing in march, no plan. markup in june. no plan, no plan or amendment until shortly before the markup occurred and then instead of seriously considering those amendments, they required us to read the whole bill. this -- mr. speaker, we have a choice to make. each member of congress, we can continue to wring our hands and listen to complaints while the catastrophe continues to unfold, and unnecessarily add hundreds of billions of dollars to

the results were announced at the alzheimer's association international conference in la over the weekend. and it was published online i the journal of the american medical association.>>> thousands of people gathered today for the 33rd annual aids walk, san francisco. our reporter spoke to a number of celebrities who were also there.>> there were some fun moments of the 33rd annual aids walk san francisco, with eye for the straight guy, but for many participants, this is an event that has brought them back to golden gate park f galvd people who are getting sick and dying of aids and hiv. and for 33 years this community has come together and said we are going to take care of our people. >> many praised san francisco's commitment to praising diversity. p >> everybody in san francisco has done this so beautifully here. from the start of the rights movement and the liberation movement, we've seen how san francisco has truly been impactful. >> dates what began in 1987 and has raised to date more than $90 million for life- saving hiv prevention, testing and care programs. the 10 kilometer walk

icbc international associate vicky wu joins us to talk about alibaba.h giant and china's digital ecosystem. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: i am paul allen in sydney. shery: the quickest flash of the business flash headlines. buyer is facing a fine of its roundup weed killer by two thirds. a san francisco jury had imposed more than $80 million in penalties after claims that roundup causes cancer. it was cut to 25 million, with the judge saying unitive damages shouldn't be more than nine times bigger than compensatory damages. the judge rejected buyer's request for new trial. paul: spacex says a leaky valve needs a redesign, making it much harder to fly astronauts this year. they were contracted to flight nasa astronauts to and from the international space station, but an explosion during testing in april destroys one of the companies dragon capsules and was a setback to send humans into orbit without relying on russian rockets. shery: they same crime doesn't pay, but investing and fighting cybercrime does. one of the best funds in japan focus on -- focuses o

with us is the president of the international association of firefighters, harold schaitberger.you. are we sure this is going to pass today? >> hey, willie, how are you doing? we're sure this is going to pass today. this was a difficult slog but because of the incredible advocacy from our first responders we are at the finish line. the senate has to pass this as well we're confident they will. and then the president of the united states will remember he's a new yorker and he will sign this legislation. but what's critical here is that this is a permanent re-authorization. we are not going to put these men and women who are there for us through another shameless period of advocacy to come down here and defend their own lives. we're not going to do that that them. >> people like the late detective alvarez had to come down before his 69th chemotherapy treatment to bang the doors to get the congress people to sit up and take notice, so why is your read why it took that effort? why is this not an obvious vote? >> any member in the senate or the house who has tweeted out on 9/11 we'll

we now participate with the international systems supply association, issa, which is an international maintenance and cleaning association that i'm sure city hall belongs to, the empire state belongs to. so now we have two certification programs that we have for our custodians and they love it. our new employees, our continuing employees, love the fact t

more on all of this we can speak to victor gao who is the director at the china national association of international studies and he joins us now from beijing victor as we've just been hearing from weigh in on this new white paper china's been touching on a range of issues and potential flash points in your mind what kind of message is beijing trying to send here. well this defense report issued by the minister of defense is the ultimate overarching a report about china's defense in general including its strategy its object of its current status and also the challenges that the defense forces are commissioned to deal with solve this is truly a milestone report issued every year about china's military situation and i think it's very transparent everyone can read it and i think it reflects the realities on the ground in china i think it also emphasizes that the chinese defense is very much self defense in nature and it does not constitute a threat to any neighboring country or any other country in the world and i think it also outlined the gradual process of the military buildup in china the chinese mi