quantities the us secretary of state, marco rubio is met panama as present because they are all with melina. the meeting comes at a time when us president donald trump is threatening to take control of the panama canal. well that sparks protests and basing days with panama, saying ownership of the world way is not negotiable, a smaller on rubio as visit. our latin america editor lets see a newman joins us in panama city, so to see. yeah, we understand. they all in the same room right now. any indication of you need take the temperate show for us of what could be a attendance meeting given the backdrop of a trump comments exactly what they was a very, a shortage bilateral meeting that we understand just ended a short while ago, maybe 5 minutes ago between the secretary of state medical rubio and the president will, you know, from there they moved into a larger room where, right now there is a multi lateral technical team discussion taking place with both the, the secretary state and the president also sitting there. so clearly they are negotiating something i can tell you that they were rath

the panama says the us, the president has postponed a plan phone call the president jose melina, to discuss a diplomatic route over the panama canal. the strategic waterway has been at the center of rising tensions between the 2 countries. the u. s. has repeatedly said american and government ship should not pay fees to times that through the canal, but on thursday, many know react to the i'm going to washington's came of a fee waiver, calling them lies on full swords. trumpet suggested that the united states take back control of the canal by force if necessary. canadian prime minister justin true though, says donald trump is serious about taking over canada. his comments were recorded on a hot mike, one addressing business leaders and to run to the media had been asked to leave the room, but one microphone was still active to said trumps administration is interested in canada's minerals. that is not joking about making canada america's 50 for mistakes . but bob richardson was a public affairs consultant. he says, kind of the must up relying on the us to strengthen it's a company as well. i

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versus melina, trump are expected to discuss the issue on friday or last in america as to alicia newman has more us secretary of state. my portfolio was ending his visit to the dominican republic when he received a public reprimand from the president of panama, where he started his 5 nation regional tour days earlier. an angry president for several mino said that it was intolerable. the deal of the state department live by a noun, seeing that his country had agreed to waive fees for us naval ships, transiting the panama canal. you'll find them up on the death of a who stay before you in the world. i express my absolute rejection of continuing to conduct up bilateral relations on the basis of lies on false hopes at oxford. i mean, i'm not confused about panel. rubio insisted that it was absurd for the us to pay fees to transfer the pin out. it's obliged to protect yes and he offered in all of fractions. but i respect very much. the fact that panama has a process of laws and procedures that they need to follow as it relates to the kind of a import, the permanent and canal authorities, wil

think mean all panama says that us president has postponed a plan phone call with president jose melina, to discuss a diplomatic route over the panama canal. the strategic watch away has been of a sense of rising tensions between the 2 countries. the us has repeatedly said the american government ship should not pay face to transit that come out on thursday. let me know we have to downgrade to washington. this claims of a fee way by putting them lies in full size from pet suggested that the us take back control of the canals by force if necessary. the equitable goes to the poles on sunday for as presidential election incumbent and down the on the board who took off his opera stuff. election back in 2023. his favorite. but his war and violence come saying, i was wanting to come from the city with critics pointing to increasing numbers of disappearances. how sound from catch you before? anger in the spirit of funeral for young black boys from a working class neighborhood in ecuador spore city of y, a k o. the names. so jose is man in stephen yale. this was 15, the youngest 11. in december

has threatened to take control of the canal, will be at one panama, as president jose, around with melina. the china is village control and they cannot area must end immediately or the us will take action. a lot to america edits at lucy and human reports now from panama city. stern faces all around a secretary of state medical reveal arrived at panama as presidential palace, with a message from us president donald trump, who told president cassandra only know that the quote influence and control of china is communist party. over the panama canal area is a threat to the canal and represents a violation of the canals, neutrality, and operations treaties who be left without making a public statement, leaving lino to try to call him his country's fears about the u. s. taking back the canal by force if necessary, as president trump has suggested, okay, we're gonna is, there's no doubt that the canal is and will continue to be operated by a country. i don't think this a discrepancy that president trump has his opinion about the presence of china, which will be clarified by the canals, technical

so let's see what's the story a strong repost from melina? the absolutely just one week ago, president willing know, has said that he was sure that the differences with united states could be ironed out amicably and in a friendly manner. today he was calling the states department of reducing the state department of using quote, lies and false fluids to try to manage the bi lateral relationship. very, very strong words. and the president will also said that he knew nothing about present in trump's invitation to have a phone call with him on friday at 3 pm, something that the president had said in what in washington, he said he has received no invitation to do that. and you'll also underscored that not only would u. s. navy ships not be or have not at least been authorized to go through the panama canal for free without paying the fee. but also that the united states does not dictate panamanian policy. so clearly the relationship now has become a far more tense than it was when the us secretary of state medical. rubio arrived there over the wee

or because someone has mistreated us, melina is on a european tour with her band called the long side or is her long time partner and band meet 2 months. on the songs we write together, manliness, things openly, about a vulnerable side of her life. the new album is about something, most people don't talk about shame something the lena has experienced since she was raped at the age of 19 the, the sexual assault was always being very horrific. but i don't think that is the, the main thing you're dealing with afterwards. i think the after mass of the shame and feeling invisible and you're carrying this with you all the time and people not seeing it but you you're feeling it. i think that's the biggest issue. and it's hard to, to change that as well because it's like in your body. alongside feelings of shame and guilt came physical pain, heart problems and panic attacks. all symptoms of me, lena is post traumatic stress disorder. for a long time, she tried to keep that side of herself from other people to you. she presented herself as a strong woman who's outgoing and loved to laugh. but

before i kick it off to some of the agencies to speak i also just want to acknowledge and reintroduce melinaferrara who is the leader and project manager for this work. for those of you who are following the housing element adoption very closely, you'll remember that she was kind of the heart behind the plan you know, really working very hard on the outreach for the plan but also a lot of the technical and policy development work. you may not also know that she prior to becoming a planner and going to berkeley and getting her degree in planning and housing, she had a prior degree and manufacturing engineering and a prior prior career in engineering but also moonlighted as a community organizer. so i think it's a very powerful combination and really speaks to what she brings to this work which is really, you know, the kind of brains and really trying to unpack our systems and figure out how they work and how they can work better. but then also really that commitment to community and uplifting the needs of the most vulnerable. >> so with that i think our hand it off to eli yes. thank you. >> a

kind of mazda present for say i, melina metro during his visit, but insist ownership of the canal is not up for discussion. that's what we're down here, but i'm on the silver and 2 of panama is no top to bind. okay, we'll get it done. now, there is no doubt that the canal is authorized by our country and it will continue to do so. i just don't think there has been a discrepancy in that president trump has his opinion about the chinese presents. we knew which will be clarified at the appropriate time. oh, that's in america edison to see a name and reports not from panama city. i'm outside the presidential palace here in panama city, where the meeting between us secretary of state medical rubio, the accuser ushio, influencing the outcome of both processes. but the government sees both to both vote was free and fair elections were rich and just change the time to change. the rules were detailed so that we have the demonstrations in georgia. do you mind easy, snappy connections and reliving the political prisoners on sunday scuffles broke out between the road. police and demonstrators le