the south pacific island state of tonga could become the next place where major powers to slug it out for influence. also what to do with 28000000 tons of unused food one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty alts. is his business and. governments need reform to make their economies resilient says the always cdn its annual going for growth report that has a couple of recommendations lowering inequality improving education and making the labor market more inclusive reforms in these areas could help policymakers come up with the answers to some of the problems posed by globalization digitalization and environmental degradation emerging markets especially need more policies to protect the environment china could address its pollution problem by better and forcing existing laws and raising energy taxes the o.e.c.d. and india could improve its infrastructure to promote the efficient use of energy and water is. thomas senior economist at the o.e.c.d. is standing by for us.

longer someone in the pacific islands itself only and we probably need a much better and much more boarder need to be reached del approach or. can they say the problem all these ways well did very. well everybody cheered him but many don't side of the disability. enforcement. where there are shipments between distinction which is a complicated. he's a rich oh my i hate that political response trying to say i can't ask the ambassador has to say that because he's he's a part of the current administration will feature but what i'm thinking about is and let's be very clear about this how many drug. in fiji you have before this trial is up in the trials because if they have only one facility it will speak to perhaps they never had a tough problem before the stock became law so for. well this is the dish in fiji through the ninety's was kind of us. you know was the growth and the expulsion of cannabis and there wasn't really any serious drug treatment centers to address this was what i was seeing in i think the drug problem the pacific and the response by hardness you know restaurant in new zeal

in fact, the pacific islands have the highest rates of obesity in the world. gathered experts from around the world in bangkok to find some solutions. their main goal is to develop the first international nutrition guidelines. one of the experts is professor jess fa nzo, the director of the us—based johns hopkins global food ethics and policy program. she joins us from bangkok. welcome to the programme. just how serious is this problem of malnutrition and over nutrition in asia and pacific? thanks for having me. the burden of malnutrition in asia is very significant, debilitating to not only individuals and their health, but also development of nations, economic costs, societal costs. so it is a significant issue that is really garnering international attention. you say it's a significant issue, professor, but just how you say it's a significant issue, professor, butjust how bad is it? what are the causes are you finding of malnutrition? yeah, in asia, like most of the world, we are grappling with multiple malnutrition burdens, or multiple forms of malnutritio

and why specifically focus on papua new guinea, timor—leste and the pacific islands?often the pacific countries and two are often left out of order lowball data. it is often difficult to get national statistics. they are quite old. 0ften statistics. they are quite old. often the problem has stayed invisible and not brought to the attention of others. we felt it was important as a coalition of child's rights organisations to draw attention to this issue. the drivers are complex. it will very country to country and down to community level but if we think at a broad level, we are talking about issues of increased poverty and economic stress in many countries. there is an increased need for parents to leave the home or to move to an urban centre, children are often left at home by themselves. there is often also ingrained strong gender norms around gender equality and the rights of the child. we also see that the landscape is shifting and legislation is coming in but because of wea k legislation is coming in but because of weak institutional structures, it is often diffic

also in the show a regional power struggle plays out in the tiny south pacific island of tonga. and what to do with 28000000 tons of food one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty answer. this is the business i'm on in berlin welcome a challenging time for the global auto industry has made some of the world's biggest car makers wary of going at it alone 5004 and have announced cooperation in 2 areas where they've struggled to make inroads electrification and autonomy striving. there's long been speculation folks bargain and ford would team up on self driving electric cars but markets like certainty confirmation from v.w. c.e.o. herbert and ford chief jim hackett make out a new york news conference boosted shares in both automakers. will put $2600000000.00 into ford self driving units are. which is valued at $7000000000.00 . we're now confirming that we will extend our collaboration into autonomy technology we share the view that technology is an enabler and it's not into itself that was one of the 1st things that herb are going to line down but people will remain

stress levels, including low income, african-american, latin x., arab, muslim american, and asian-pacific islanderstudents. the chinese progressive association surveyed, they found that they were feeling stress from being fully engaged in their education. we also discovered that lgbtq students were 13 times likely as straight students to be bullied for their gender identity and sex. reports found that 36% of students failed to seek wellness services. it was a concern of -- with the concern of family and friends finding out their identity. the strategic plan and priorities with access and equity to all students, and recognize the need to create multiethnic, multiracial, multi kirsch -- cultural connections to create environments that support the full potential of all students. our response to this intervention highlight the importance of intervening, to address social and i'm emotional needs. -- address social and emotional needs. [indiscernible] >> building upon the valley of student voice and skills as leaders and decision-makers because young people are often the first responders one fears or fr

the south pacific island state of tonga could become the next place where major powers to slug it out for in front. also what to do with 28000000 tonnes of unused food one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty else. is his business and. his welcome governments need reform to make their economies resilient says they always cdn its annual going for growth report that has a couple of recommendations lowering inequality improving education and making the labor market more inclusive reforms in these areas could help policymakers come up with answers to some of the problems posed by globalisation digitalization and environmental degradation emerging markets especially need more policies to protect the environment china could address its pollution problem by better and forcing existing laws and raising energy taxes the o.e.c.d. and india could improve its infrastructure to promote the efficient use of energy and water resources. thomas because local senior economist at the o.e.c.d. is standing by for us coming back to the always india report about urgently needed reform in man

he is a gay pacific islander, aid aids survivor who has dedicated more than 30 years to aids activismcurrently runs the program for long-term survivors at the aids foundation and co-chairs the aging work group of the long-term care council. he was executive director of regional networks and founded the pacific island aids action group and served as united nations delegate. (applause). is vera here? she is amazing. she has been encouraging people to experiment by attending public events. by creating costumes utilizing recycled materials they help discover unique visions in free workshops. they have marched in the san francisco pride parade since 1995. entertaining the ftca and bookmobile. vera sphere. [applause.] >> last, but not least by any means, ms. donna persona. the open house video with donna is absolutely amazing. donna is an activist for transgender rights. she served on the boards of trans-march and day of remembrance and on the main streets after the compton's coms cafeteria. she raised the first transgender flag at city hall with mayor breed. the play recreates the transgen

for over two centuries our black, latin x and native american and asian and pacific island communitiesave not had what they needed to be successful. this is not accidental or mistake. this is a structural and institutional racism in housing, education, employment, healthcare, causing real racial harm. by harm i just don't mean our feelings are hurt or trauma. i mean devastating impact on community of color. ongoing segregation and displacement, voter suppression and lack of representation, bad health outcomes and educational achievement gaps and mass incarceration. lastly, this inequity is deeply rooted in the land we stand on. this land we stand on. throughout this country and including california, it has had a violent history with native and indigenous community including genocide, loss of land. this history was made possible by the state's laws and polici policies. this city was built on that history and those policies. for years, the city we have done reports, we have had working groups, commissions and policies to try to address this harm. we have made some strides. it really is n

40% of san francisco households that bring in less than 30% of a.m.i., or asian american, or pacific islander. the majority of latin x households in san francisco make less than 100% of area median income with the largest population latin x households falling in the 30 to 50% a.m.i. designation. between 1990 and 2014 and 15, decrease of low income workers living in san francisco, 30% increase in median rent associated with 21% decrease in low income households of color. correlation not seen for low income white house holds. as housing prices rose, the share of low income black households in san francisco living in high poverty rose 41% in 2000 to 65% in 2015. in comparison to low income asian, 27% latin x, 19% and white house holds 12%. when people ask who are we leaving behind, and it is not a requirement they build at 140% of a.m.i., it is allowable to build at only 140% of a.m.i. so, when people ask who are we leaving behind, when we don't require affordable housing levels to be built at every level, these are the people we are leaving behind. they are our friends, they are our family memb

the pacific islands, and the district of columbia. >>> and in santa clara county, nurses on the picket line demanding better care for patients and nurses. they lined the hospital at the region medical center and good samaritan. nurses asking the management to address turnover rates and focus on retaining staff. it affects patients in the long run. >> i'm hoping the hospital can see how important it is to the nurses that this contract is important to us, that patient care is important to us. that the nurses that have all of the experience and seniority don't leave. they're needed in the hospital and the community. . >> nurses went back to work at 9:00 a.m. no comment from the hospitals. >>> and federal help is on the way for victims of the southern california earthquakes. president trump approved an emergency declaration. last week's 7.1 on friday rattled buildings in ridgecrest a day after a 6.4 earthquake. it allows for recovery efforts in kern and san bernardino counties. >>> and now campaign 2020. tom styer is running for president. he threw his hat in the ring this morning. he's an

today, asian americans and pacific islanders in film, both in front and behind the camera. ific america" went on the road to talk with cultural pioneers and the stars and co-writers of "always my maybe," now on netflix,nt on ali wong and randall park,ural along with director nahnatchka khan. and we start our show with one of our favorite events. it's time for frameline 43, the san francisco international lgbtq-plus film festival that starts this week. now, founded in 1977, this film festival is the longest-running, largest, and considered by many to be the most widely recognized lgbtq-plus film exhibition event in the world.

latin american countries is also there are people who are undocumented who are from the asian pacific islander communities as well so. this effects people globally and it's a civil rights issue we want to make sure that people know their rights we want to make sure that people are prepared if they are encountered with ice agents. >>so some you know there's what to do to beat hair and then there's what to do if in fact who are detained one of the key points on both those issues. >>i mean well but the thing to do to be prepared to just. >>make sure that you know who have like a an attorney have information attorneys available have the power of attorney available of let your. relatives and loved ones of have that information make sure you have a conversation with your family is well equipped to do is. you might be a. detained, but your children at school who's going to be picking them up from from school. it's like a group text kind of available so that all members of your family and loved ones are. you don't know about what's happening. but i mean i think it the main thing first and foremost is

today, asian americans and pacific islanders in film, both in front and behind the camera. sian pacific america" went on the road to talk with cultural pioneers and the stars and co-writers of "always my maybe," now on netflix,nt on ali wong and randall park,ural along with director nahnatchka khan. and we start our show with one of our favorite events. it's time for frameline 43, the san francisco international lgbtq-plus film festival that starts this week. now, founded in 1977, this film festival is the longest-running, largest, and considered by many to be the most widely recognized lgbtq-plus film exhibition event in the world. and with an annual attendance of around 60,000, certainly the biggest is daniel moretti,ith me riw the director of distribution and educational programming for frameline and a prominent figure in global film projects. and we're also proud to have william j. zang, a filmmaker and publicist, here to talk about his latest project, "dress up like mrs. doubtfire." welcome to the show. william zang: good to be here. daniel moretti: thank you for having

also in the show a regional power struggle plays out in the tiny south pacific island of tangata. and what to do with 28000000 tons of unused through one young japanese entrepreneur has come up with a tasty answer.

many other institutions such as asian-american and native american, pacific islander serving institutions and black institutions also serve loan come students and students of color. they are forced to do more with less. designated as a minority serving institution, colleges must not only enroll a substantial number of students of color, but it must also enroll a substantial number of health students and have fewer resources than appearance to two's and. in my own state, the california state diversity system is a model for how minority serving institutions can help students overcome barriers to higher education. reflecting the population of the state, more than half of csu students are people of color when -- and one in three stints are the first in their family to attend college and more than half of all students receive pell grants. atmunity college also play crucial role in providing higher education to low-income students and students of color. these two-year colleges often provide a local and affordable option for students who are priced out of four-year institutions. in fact, communi

it began in 1987, a consortium of asian-pacific islander associations including j cyc community center, and the vietnamese youth development center. we are proud to have been a pioneer for sub abuse prevention versus for the community not only in san francisco, but across the country. as we face an increasing number of low income ati families in the city, i am asking you to support $240,000 to restore the much needed services to the city's most vulnerable children, youth and families area thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors and members of the committee. i am one of the program managers area do we have a partnership with asian youth prevention services and i come here today to request review of the budgeting process for the asian youth prevention service for the year of 2,019-2020, and also which should be allocated to the department of children youth and families. sorry. we asked that you acknowledge - [inaudible] the one that will be impacted by this funding would be our families and the student. which api students make up 40% of the district the islander committee has been ridd

maybe even better, a half black, half pacific islander. something like that. because you know, there's little, if anything, he can do -- >> that might even be too much for joe biden to pull off at this point. dee? my opinion is biden is strong with black persons, especially black women. he has about over a third of them in his camp right now. but this kamala harris shot, i think black women are shopping around now and looking at her, looking at warren. joe can't survive without strong black support. wouldn't you agree? >> i do agree with that assessment. kamala harris came out the gate swinging. that's what she was supposed to do. she's running for president, not for pta president. let me just say this. jp did what he did. he has to take ownership of that. that is the past. don't count uncle joe. he still has an opportunity to win. kamala harris is a beast. she's not one to be played with or toyed with. she came, ran the gamut and everybody needs to be afraid, especially donald trump. >> she's a tough hardcore prosecutor. i don't think trump is shaking in his

look at it, the china andystem extend from ghana nigeria through taiwan and japan and maybe some pacific islands in south to australia. the china globalization ecosystem is very, very big. it is a big portion of the world growth.and world many of our ecosystem. that is where we are operating in that china's fear. the world for -- china's phere. as supply chains -- sphere. , weupply chains reconfigure want to make sure we are facilitating the flow. there will be a lot of trade between the china sphere and the rest of the world. india would be well advised to maintain a middle position. rather than to side with one side or the other. european bankly a given our london domicile. we want to focus on how we can promote trade within that did china sphere it also how we can promote trade across that sphere, which is what we do today. >> what is your biggest challenge? what do we misunderstand about china? bill: i think we all struggle to really understand the politics. every country is a political beast. the politics are very different. who is on the ascendant? pressure?er in terms of different types o

. >> 42% of asian pacific islanders in san francisco live in poverty. a third are seniors. self-help for the elderly is a community organization serving over 45,000 seniors a year. today, we are requesting help for our 3133 taraval location. because of the growing need for services in the park side neighborhood, our existing senior south side locations are unable to expand our services to meet this need. for example, our meals program, champs, continues to grow with over 2,000 seniors attending who may need other services and never accessed ageing services before. fortunately, our donor donated a home at 3133 taraval street into a center to serve seniors with a focus on asian immigrant seniors and other seniors on the south side of san francisco. we are requesting for $3 million to complete this facility and to help more seniors. thank you very much for your time today and your consideration. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. next speaker. hello, brenda. >> thank you for listening to us. thank you for missing lunch. i am here for first voice. we present, produce and perf

continue the fight for equity, to make sure that our black, latin, native americans, asian and pacific island er s, d all the communityies list eed t i list ed have what they need t be successful. now, i want to pass this off to my partner sandra few er with this legislation to say a few words. thank you. [ applause ]. >> thank you very much it is on only fitting that our legislation to establish an office of racial equity is being voted on at the board board of supervisors during the same week we secelebrate the in ceecredi - 55-year legacy of the human rights commission in san francisco, founded in 1964, to address anti- blablack racism, human rights commission has done important work to address the needs of margin ental alized communities in san francisco. with this new office of racial equity that will be housed under hrc, there is a renewed focus on racial equity and addressing s dispar ityies facing communityi of color in a range of color areas - s, including economic security, housing, health, criminal justice, and more. our legislation will require a city-wide racial equity plan witho

that on her resume she lists one of her interests is surf travel, that she flies all over the pacific, island hopping, not something that matches with the claims we were developed that she was so terrified of flying they had to delay the hearing for days and days. so just kind of laying out these pieces of information. i think is it important you say why would someone not tell something that's true. it's also true that sometimes people believe themselves to telling the truth of have a viv hid memory that is not necessarily reliable. and we speak with memory experts who say one problem they had with her testimony is when he said that something was indelible in hippocampus and the memory expert says nothing but momentary is indelible and can be manipulated so it's important for journalists to be critical and not just lean into a narrative without check something of the facts that are underlying it. >> host: so you do suggest that one point this could be on of these recovered memory situations, perhaps, where somebody has a strong memory now but didn't talk about this 30 years ago, and now it's

it, the china ecosystem extends from ghana and nigeria through taiwan and japan and maybe some pacific islands south to australia. the china globalization ecosystem is very big. it is a big proportion of the world economy and of world growth. that is our ecosystem. we are operating in the china sphere. for check -- standard chartered is to be a constructive bridge within the sphere. as supply chains reconfigure from china manufacturing to vietnam or korea or india or thailand, we want to make sure we are facilitating the flow. there will still be a lot of trade between the china sphere and the rest of the world. advised tod be well maintain a middle position in that tussle rather than side with one side or the other, and we are obviously a european bank . we want to focus on how to promote trade within the big china sphere but across that sphere, which is what we do today. nejra: that was bill winters speaking to bloomberg's francine lacqua for an upcoming episode of "leaders with lacqua." alan higgins from coutts his still with us. please got speculation around more stimulus globally to do wi

at it, the chinese echo system extends from ghana and nigeria through taiwan and japan and the pacific islandsh to us earlier. -- to australia. so the ecosystem is very big, a big proportion of the world economy and growth. that is our ecosystem, that is where we are operating. the goal for standard chartered is to be a constructive a bridge within that sphere. so as a supply chains reconfigure from manufacturing to vietnam or korea come india, thailand, we want to make sure we are facilitating that flow. there will still be trades between the china sphere and the rest of the world. i hope, would be well advised to maintain a middle position. rather than to side with one or the other. we are obviously a european bank. what we really wants to focus on is how we can promote trade within the sphere but also across the sphere. nejra: that was bill winters, ceo of standard chartered speaking to francine lacqua for an upcoming episode of "leaders would lacqua." still with us is yacov from pimco. are you investing heavily in china itself? yavoc: we are starting to. is the important trend beginning of

then it turns out on her rÉsume she lists one of the resumes she travels all over the pacific and islandhopping not something that matches with the claims that were told that the they hay the hearing for days and days. so, just kind of laying out the pieces of information i think it is important you say why would someone not tell something that's true and it's also true sometimes people believe themselves to be telling the truth or how he have a vivid memory as you put it that isn't necessarily reliable coming and we speak o with memory experts that say one of the problems they had with the testimony is when she said something was indelible and the campus and they say bitterly nothing about memory is indelible and can be manipulated so it's important again for journalists and those outside of the process to be critical and not just lean into the narrative without checking some of the facts that are undermining it. >> host: you to suggest at one point that this could be just recovered memory situations perhaps where somebody has a strong memory now, but they didn't talk about it 30 years

obstacles that the enemy was putting on the beaches, to prevent the invasion of the various islands in the pacificnd, of course, over in europe. we --, then we started learning how to handle explosives. tetrytol.tra tech -- the sack had a long strap on it, which was adjustable. that came outse of it. they took us out -- let me think. where did we go? i guess they took us out to one of the beaches, where the sea breeze had -- where they had constructed some tetrahedron's, which was an obstacle, a block of concrete with -- i've got some pictures over here i can show you. >> they put them on the beaches for the tanks. george: that's right. they showed us that this was the type of obstacle that we would , how to put the charge on it, how to hook it up to the prima cord that went .round the obstacles while we were doing it, somebody was coming by. we were doing it in the water. we would make sure we would tie it in right. that, meantime, before they had issued us swim fins and a face mask. the swim fins didn't fit. you had to cut the top part to fit the arch of your foot. otherwise, it was very uncomfo

obstacles that the enemy was putting on the beaches to prevent the invasion of the various islands in the pacific and, of course, over in europe. and so, then we -- we started learning how to handle explosives. we used tetrytol, which was about 1.5 times more powerful than dynamite. it came in 20-pound sacks. i forget how many tubes of tetrytol was in each sack. whatever made it come out to 20 pounds. the sack had a long strap on it, which was adjustable. there was a fuse, a primer cord fuse, that came out of it. so we -- they took us out -- let me think. where did we go? i guess they took us out to one of the beaches, where the seabees had constructed some tetrahedrons, which was an obstacle, a block of concrete with -- i've got some pictures over here i can show you. >> and they put them on the beaches for the tanks. george: that's right. so anyway, they showed us that this was the type of obstacle that we would likely run into, how to put the charge on it, how to hook it up to the cord that -- primer cord that went around the obstacles. so while we were doing it, somebody was coming by. we wer