(applause) >> mr. chen>> i meng-hsiu chen do solemnly swear too support the constitution of the united states and state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> can you repeat that? >> yeah. >> that i will bare true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. >> that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evaluation. that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties that i'm about to enter and during such time that i hold the office for member of the board of examiners, registered mechanical engineer seat in the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. >> i am honored to be with all you people. i have a master degree from u.c. berkeley in mechanical engineering. i have been working in the city of san francisco since 1977. so i'm a little experienced at least in my field. i'll be honored to serve for the board. thank you. >> we're honored to have you. (applause) >> commissione

meet mr chen, one of the stars of the show at this aquarium in yokohama. he's no ordinary sea lion.— or flipper — at calligraphy. that is something that sea lions have a natural gift for, apparently. translation: it is a very smart animal and can perform delicate movements, so he is good at doing this. we want to practise more so he can perform cool drawings on new year's day. and what exactly has he been drawing? well, it's the symbol for a dog, the animal that will represent the new year in the chinese zodiac. his audience seemed fairly impressed. he still has a little time to practise. the lunar new year does not begin until february. tim allman, bbc news. budapest zoo has been showing off its latest arrival — a baby gorilla. the mum, a western lowland gorilla called n'yaounda, gave birth on christmas eve. this is the 5th baby born here in hungary. for now, zoo keepers can't tell the baby's gender or weight, since its mother isn't letting it out of her arms. six gorillas live now in budapest zoo, two of them youngsters. the english footballer, harry kane, has set a new goal recor

meet mr chen. 0ne one of the stars at this aquarium in you can hum. —— you can. —— yokohoma.trainer, he is trying his hand at calligraphy. that is something that sea lions have a natural gift for, apparently. translation: it is a very smart animal and can perform delicate movements, so he is good at doing this. we want to practise more so he can perform cooled drawings on new year's day. and what exactly has he been drawing? well, it is the symbol for a dog, the animal that will represent the new year in the chinese zodiac. his audience seemed fairly impressed. he still has a little time to practise. the lunar new year does not begin until february. tim allman, bbc news. and from a sea lion with mad skills to learn and with potential, at least. depends who is showing off its latest arrival, a baby gorilla. the mother, a western low land gorilla, gave birth on christmas eve. this is the fifth baby born here in hungary. the zookeepers cannot yet tell its gender or weight, because the mother is not letting it out of her arms. hello there. some of us have already seen snow alread

meet mr chen, one of the stars of the show at this aquarium in yokohama. he's no ordinary sea lion.trying his hand — or flipper — at calligraphy. that is something that sea lions have a natural gift for, apparently. translation: it is a very smart animal and can perform delicate movements, so he is good at doing this. we want to practise more so he can perform cool drawings on new year's day. and what exactly has he been drawing? well, it's the symbol for a dog, the animal that will represent the new year in the chinese zodiac. his audience seemed fairly impressed. he still has a little time to practise. the lunar new year does not begin until february. tim allman, bbc news. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm at bbc mike embley. hello there. some of us have already seen snow already this festive season. for a few more, we're starting wednesday on a wintry note. we have an area of low pressure. this swirl of cloud drifting northwards in the cold air. while the system is delivering rain, mixed in with that, sleet and snow drifting across so

mr chen it's great to talk to you thank you very much for your time. first of all let's talk about the latest developments of the international paralympic committee said it was maintaining its suspension of the russian paralympic committee to make the final decision on whether the russians can compete against twenty winter games in january vote i think it's paralympic athletes are in a tougher situation than the catholics from russia can spot why do you think that just shouldn't they be treated in the same way since one top human or two world anti-doping agency reports started the whole thing where do these differences in conclusions and policies come from the way agree the treatment is very different as you remember our paralympic athletes were banned from the rio games which is very strained.

nine hundred eighty four olympics so i know how it feels and i understand the situation very well mr chen saw it through and through because it's so that's not all over you were his words russian t.v. guide so let's watch a clip from ground where you voice your opinion before the international olympic committee ruling committee that. it is easy to be patriotic someone else's expense sitting on the couch and yelling about the flag we have one big problem in our country we value symbols to much but yes they are important here and i am someone who's been there the state flag was raised the anthem was played in my honor and i had goose bumps but in two years nothing has been done to make sure that the slack can be raised that the olympics so it is complicated that's true we're not thinking about the people but we should in our country we don't think about the people and then this particular case the athletes right now on this program we are failing them all together i can only imagine how they're watching us right now thinking am i a traitor what's going to happen to me now do you understand

maybe mr. chen can provide me an answer to that at your convenience. >> and i'm reminded that when the city created the statements of incompatible activity, they were subject to meet and confer and if a statement of uncompatible activity is amended it must be subject to meet and confer before the amendments can take place. >> my point is, we're not aliens to the process of meeting and conferring. and don't have to depend on the board of supervisors for action on a proposed law that's almost two years pending come next month. thank you. >> i want to follow up before i recognize commissioner chiu. i would not think that this commission's authority to put something on the ballot could in any way be trumped by any of the meet-and-confer requirements that the city and county has. >> that's a good question. i'm not sure how that principle would work vis-a-vis ballot members placed on the ballot by this commission. i would say there is relatively recent case law saying that if the board of supervisors plac

mr. liu, ms. chen, ms. ramos, mr. liu, i didn't need a translator to understand you this morning. i want to thank all of you for traveling to d.c. to take part in this event. your son, your husband, served their community with great honor, dedication and courage. i have no real words to bring comfort to you. but i am pleased to be able to honor you in a small way with the adoption of a rule to promote an alert, where there is an incredible threat against a law enforcement officer. we honor their memories this morning in taking an important step to ensure that this agency, which number one mission is public safety, that we will aid y you, aid their fellow officers when they're in the line of duty. an estimate -- i'm sorry. an estimated 240 million calls are made to 911 centers each year. but when the need arises for one of us to make that dreaded call for help, it is our nation's first responders, your husband, and your son, who dedicated themselves. they stepped up. the officers step up often at great risk to their own personal safety in order to ensure our safety. for that we wil

mr. about a plus plus less deal. let's look at the upside deal for sterling. we get to talk about chen edition and trade. lot of people are talking about a lift in sterling from 140 to 145. what would that do to the inflation story? with that help us pass through the eye of the needle and therefore perhaps reduce pressure on carney to raise rates more aggressively? guest: it would certainly help the inflation numbers. i think we already anticipate headline inflation is going to be coming down over the course of the next 12-24 months, partly as a result of the stabilization or even a strengthening of the pound. what does it mean for policy? that is tied in to what is happening in economic activity, what happens to wages, more information about that next week. the bank of england is going to be taking an incredibly cautious approach. we are not expecting any rate hikes anytime soon. market is not expecting anything until late next year. from our own point of view, we wouldn't be surprised to see the bank of england on hold until after exit. manus: and it is trying to get into twitter. i love european sensi