with that, supervisor dean preston, the floor is yours. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin. colleagues, today, i'm asking you to move forward with positive recommendation this legislation to provide permanent eviction protections for renters impacted by covid-19. currently, the city and county of san francisco has banned eviction for nonpayment of rent for the duration of the current health crisis. the concern remains what happened after, particularly for those who have experienced loss of income, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet before the coronavirus became our new reality. without legislative change, there can be little doubt that when the eviction moratorium expires, that landlords will give tenants three days to pay for quit. what will happen will be an avalanche of evictions, massive in scale and irrepairable in harm. we must do everything to oppose that change. in effect, this would permanently take nonpayment eviction off the table for san francisco renters struggling to payback rent that came due during this state of emergency. this change would make

so with that, supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin. and i want to thank everyone, everyone who called in on both sides of this issue and also to the chair and to supervisor safai for -- for this hearing and for listening to folks, to everyone. and i want to also recognize for the clerk and our staff who make all of this possible, i appreciate the extended period of time here. and i also appreciate chair peskin that she didn't shorten public comment and when we have to have a lengthy comment that is sometimes appropriate. but i think that it's important for people to be heard on this. i think that as we can tell from some of 9 calls that the potential of, viblghtio evictioe issue for everyone. the potential revenue issues. and the situation facing small property owners. i think that folks needed to be heard and i appreciate you allowing us the time for that. i won't add much or comment much beyond -- but i did want to recognize that as one caller pointed out that right now the overwhelming majority -- close to 97% of tenants are paying

with that, supervisor dean preston, the floor is yours. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin. colleagues, today, i'm asking you to move forward with positive recommendation this legislation to provide permanent eviction protections for renters impacted by covid-19. currently, the city and county of san francisco has banned eviction for nonpayment of rent for the duration of the current health crisis. the concern remains what happened after, particularly for those who have experienced loss of income, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet before the coronavirus became our new reality. without legislative change, there can be little doubt that when the eviction moratorium expires, that landlords will give tenants three days to pay for quit. what will happen will be an avalanche of evictions, massive in scale and irrepairable in harm. we must do everything to oppose that change. in effect, this would permanently take nonpayment eviction off the table for san francisco renters struggling to payback rent that came due during this state of emergency. this change would make

so with that, supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin. and i want to thank everyone, everyone who called in on both sides of this issue and also to the chair and to supervisor safai for -- for this hearing and for listening to folks, to everyone. and i want to also recognize for the clerk and our staff who make all of this possible, i appreciate the extended period of time here. and i also appreciate chair peskin that she didn't shorten public comment and when we have to have a lengthy comment that is sometimes appropriate. but i think that it's important for people to be heard on this. i think that as we can tell from some of 9 calls that the potential of, viblghtio evictioe issue for everyone. the potential revenue issues. and the situation facing small property owners. i think that folks needed to be heard and i appreciate you allowing us the time for that. i won't add much or comment much beyond -- but i did want to recognize that as one caller pointed out that right now the overwhelming majority -- close to 97% of tenants are paying

i'm the chair of the committee, aaron peskin, joined by dean preston. do you have any announcements. >> yes, due to the covid-19, to protect the city, the board of supervisors legislative chamber rooms are closed. however, members will be participating remotely. this precaution is taken pursuant to the statewide stay-at-home order, declarations and directive. they will attend via video conference. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. both channel 26 and sfgovtv a streaming the number across the stream. comments are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. again, that's 415-655-0001. the meeting id is 1455134299. again, that's 1455134299. press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted. when your item comes up, press star 3 to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television and radio. you may submit public comment in either of the following ways: e-mail myself, and it will be forward

supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, president yee. sorry about that, entered it before the agenda item. colleagues, i am asking for your support of this legislation to provide permanent eviction protections for renters affected by covid-19. item was heard yesterday in land use and discussed extensively, over five hours of public comments, thank chair peskin and supervisor safai for listening to the public comments yesterday. absent this legislation there can be little doubt that when the eviction moratorium that we have in place that is temporary expires, there will be thousands of filings to give tenants notice that they have three days to pay rent or quit, and what would follow as the "new york times" recently predicted is an avalanche of eviction, unprecedented in scale and in harm. we need to do everything in our power to avoid that fate. that's the intent of this straightforward change to chapter 37 of the administrative code before you today. add as defense of nonpayment eviction, showing the tenant experienced income loss due t

supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: thank you, president yee. i have some questions on -- it's on item 19, the proposed interim budget. i don't know if anyone from the controller's office is on. is there someone from the controller's office available? >> president yee: yes. >> supervisor preston: thank you. i'm trying to clarify and make sure. i have a couple of questions. specifically my understanding is that there are few areas where this budget by di verges and those are the ones highlighted on the wage increases, no hourly increases under the m.c.o. for the ihff workers and no costs of doing business increases for non-profit workers, but separate from that, it's simply moves forward on an interim basis with the same budget previously approved last year for the coming year. do i have that right? >> yes, supervisor, that is correct. a couple of kind of clarifications on the finer points. number one, the budget and finance committee made an amendment to the interim budget proposed by the mayor to restore the m.c.o. increase for ihss workers, so

so with that, supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskin. and i want to thank everyone, everyone who called in on both sides of this issue and also to the chair and to supervisor safai for -- for this hearing and for listening to folks, to everyone. and i want to also recognize for the clerk and our staff who make all of this possible, i appreciate the extended period of time here. and i also appreciate chair peskin that she didn't shorten public comment and when we have to have a lengthy comment that is sometimes appropriate. but i think that it's important for people to be heard on this. i think that as we can tell from some of 9 calls that the potential of, viblghtio evictioe issue for everyone. the potential revenue issues. and the situation facing small property owners. i think that folks needed to be heard and i appreciate you allowing us the time for that. i won't add much or comment much beyond -- but i did want to recognize that as one caller pointed out that right now the overwhelming majority -- close to 97% of tenants are paying

with that, supervisor dean preston, the floor is yours. >> supervisor preston: thank you, chair peskinlleagues, today, i'm asking you to move forward with positive recommendation this legislation to provide permanent eviction protections for renters impacted by covid-19. currently, the city and county of san francisco has banned eviction for nonpayment of rent for the duration of the current health crisis. the concern remains what happened after, particularly for those who have experienced loss of income, many of whom were struggling to make ends meet before the coronavirus became our new reality. without legislative change, there can be little doubt that when the eviction moratorium expires, that landlords will give tenants three days to pay for quit. what will happen will be an avalanche of evictions, massive in scale and irrepairable in harm. we must do everything to oppose that change. in effect, this would permanently take nonpayment eviction off the table for san francisco renters struggling to payback rent that came due during this state of emergency. this change would make san

so thank you, thank you, supervisor preston. as mike said, we have seen a number one overall access improvement in mental health and behavioral health. and so we have seen utilization increase in those areas. and we have been reflecting that in our utilization and experience. we've also been able to look at actually better reporting on this than we have done in prior years. so we are also capturing that utilization and showing that because what we had is sometimes -- something would have defaulted into the general outpatient visit category. and now we're doing a better identification of that with our new system of what is mental health and what is, for instance, substance abuse visits. and so all of that is being rolled up. and so in general we're seeing more utilization and better access overall in that reflective in the information. >> sorry, if i could jump in to clarify and sharpen the question. i understand that in the course of engaging with sfhss staff and in terms of, you know, whether or not the promised services are be

commissioner preston, the floor is yours. >> commissioner preston: thank you. chair peskin, i agree with the comments of vice chair mandelman. i think that -- i don't think this is a period when we can pause or wait in moving forward with this congestion pricing. i think we are facing, you know, not only looking pre-covid on the streets, but i think looking at other cities and other countries, we are getting hit with extreme levels of congestion. and i think this is really -- would be the last -- the worst time for us to pause those efforts. that said i think from commissioner safai and also from commissioner walton, are well taken about outreach. and i believe that the appropriate to amend this. i would like -- if there is a more detailed plan, in terms of how that outreach would occur. and i think this goes to all of us. as we try to respond to the current pandemic and state of emergency, but also make sure that we're holding the line on the tools to do our outreach. i am curious if there are, other than what was mentioned in terms of increased reliance on c.

commissioner preston. >> commissioner preston: thank you, chair peskin.and i echo the thanks for the -- really being both flexible and bold at the same time here which i think what is needed. specifically on the bike presentation, the slow streets, i just wanted to first off to just commend m.t.a. and staff on moving forward with this program. i think we all know that some things, you know, most things take years to move forward and it's really been heartening to see some of these changes that have moved forward in a matter of weeks with consultation, with the community. and speaking most directly in my district, page street, it's been an overwhelming success. i can tell you that of all of the issues that i am contacted about on a daily basis since taking office, i'm hard pressed to think of another issue in which the feedback has been so overwhelmingly positive. it's in the early stages on golden gate but we're also getting very positive feedback there. i think that it's really important that we look at the bike network as i think your maps do. and as a

(indiscernible). >> preston, you've done nothing about this. how dare some of you saying the owner was not good at their business. the owner was being able to pay for their down payment and caused generations of saving. the housing is not only the human right to tenant. this is to the landlord and everybody have to go to work. i am a 1099 person working at the court. (indiscernible). >> i won't pay the upcoming tax. this will be a longer time than anyone to get my job back. please, do not just think about yourself. think about all of the small property owners. we sell the house, but even we sell the house -- we are the housing protecter and the protecter for most of the tenants. >> thank you. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. two minutes and you'll be notified your life is un-muted and you may begin. >> i am an accountant and have been a resident of san francisco and renter for 37 years here in north beach. i'm calling to express my view opposing this legislation about the ordinance 200375. i think this ordinance penalizes the

so thank you, thank you, supervisor preston. as mike said, we have seen a number one overall access improvement in mental health and behavioral health. and so we have seen utilization increase in those areas. and we have been reflecting that in our utilization and experience. we've also been able to look at actually better reporting on this than we have done in prior years. so we are also capturing that utilization and showing that because what we had is sometimes -- something would have defaulted into the general outpatient visit category. and now we're doing a better identification of that with our new system of what is mental health and what is, for instance, substance abuse visits. and so all of that is being rolled up. and so in general we're seeing more utilization and better access overall in that reflective in the information. >> sorry, if i could jump in to clarify and sharpen the question. i understand that in the course of engaging with sfhss staff and in terms of, you know, whether or not the promised services are be

which preston, bbc news —— rich preston, bbc news —— rich preston, bbc news —— rich preston, bbc newsl to come: gone with the wind — the oscar—winning film is dropped from hbo because of its depiction of slavery. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick ‘em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, our main headline this hour: the brother of george floyd has told the us congress there must be meaningful changes to america's policing practices. as we've been hearing philonise floyd, th

mitchell writer and professor of law at georgetown law center welcome preston. thank you lisa thank you so much for having me always a pleasure having you on the head of the trumpets ministration has continually worked to chip away at l g b t q rights and the republican party has largely backed him you know they're in lockstep the make up of the current supreme court lends itself to a conservative leaning that so we see. in the past why do you think they are in the other direction in defending l g b t q rights in this case and what does this ruling mean for the community. so i think just because some of the supreme court justices actually cared about the law and applying it correctly so you know as. a bible to 63 the court essentially determined that title 7 of the civil rights act to 64 should withstand the law now of course you know we can talk about how this it's. singlehandedly judie at the top administration specifically the h.h.s. this final month 15th $57.00 we know that the teach you people are protected under the law we understand that people like mysel

commissioner preston. >> commissioner preston: thank you, chair peskin.and i echo the thanks for the -- really being both flexible and bold at the same time here which i think what is needed. specifically on the bike presentation, the slow streets, i just wanted to first off to just commend m.t.a. and staff on moving forward with this program. i think we all know that some things, you know, most things take years to move forward and it's really been heartening to see some of these changes that have moved forward in a matter of weeks with consultation, with the community. and speaking most directly in my district, page street, it's been an overwhelming success. i can tell you that of all of the issues that i am contacted about on a daily basis since taking office, i'm hard pressed to think of another issue in which the feedback has been so overwhelmingly positive. it's in the early stages on golden gate but we're also getting very positive feedback there. i think that it's really important that we look at the bike network as i think your maps do. and as a

. >> president yee: supervisor preston? >> supervisor preston: yes, to follow up to the city attorney. what is the soonest date we could continue this to where it would not have an imperative item? >> so for this to not be an imperative item, it would have to be a noticed item, and i believe madam clerk spoke to the earliest date that she could notice this, so i would defer to madam clerk on the noticing requirements on how quickly she could get a notice meeting scheduled. >> supervisor preston: madam clerk, i -- [inaudible] >> clerk: in order to get it into the newspaper, and to have the newspaper run the article for 24 hours, we would need to get that notice to the newspaper by thursday. and then, it would depend on what time the meeting would start, start. i believe it would be a saturday meeting. that's the quickest we could notice a separate meeting other than recessing today's meeting and continuing these two items to 48 hours. you could also continue it for 24 hours. [inaudible] >> clerk: that's correct. right. so es

supervisor preston? >> thank you, president yee. doctor, i have heard some concerns from healthcare workers and those who represent them regarding not being a part of the discussions around this. obviously, there's a risk of increased burden on our healthcare providers, which, of course, we all are trying our best to minimize. but can you just describe your consultation with healthcare workers or their union leadership in formulating this request, if any, to the board? >> yes, so right now, in terms of preparing our containment plan, that's exactly what we plan to do, is we do have to involve stakeholders and we will be sure to include both labor, as well as, as i mentioned earlier, all of you. >> and so, have they not been consulted in connection with this request but will be in terms of the orders that flow from it? >> so san francisco county, it's a little bit different. what happened with healthcare, all of healthcare across california shut down together and what happened was that in san francisco, we ended up opening up -- heal

so, madam clerk, call the roll. >> clerk: on item 28, supervisor preston. preston, aye. supervisor ronen. ronen, aye. supervisor safai. safai, aye. supervisor stefani. stefani, aye. supervisor walton. walton, aye. supervisor yee. yee, aye. supervisor fewer. fewer, aye. supervisor haney. haney, aye. supervisor mandelman. mandelman, aye. supervisor mar. mar, aye. supervisor peskin. peskin, aye. there are 11 ayes. (please stand by) . . . . i want to share my deepest condolences for the loss of such a legendary and remarkably compassionate leader. president britt did not shy away from fighting for social justice issues even if they were wildly unpopular at the time. he was unwavering in his fight for civil rights. he did not choose politics, but it seems politics chose him. and for answering that call to service. we are lucky to see some of the most ground breaking laws introduced here in san francisco and supervisor mandelman, would you like to share your in memoriam and colleagues, anyone who would like to speak about supervisor britt will be given a chance to do so before

that is correct. >> supervisor preston: okay.but for procedural matters such as the continuance motion, we would need a majority. >> clerk: majority, that's correct. >> supervisor preston: so i just -- colleagues, i mean, i am -- this is one of the most important things we are dealing with. i am happy to have other hearings, but i just want to also be clear on what we're trying to accomplish. it sounds to me like we may have some very different perspectives on this board as to the propriety of these very different orders, and we would need to have a unanimous vote, and if we don't have the power -- it's essentially the mayor only needs one supervisor to agree with these orders, and then, we can not reject them. that's my understanding of the situation we're in. if those are the rules, i'm trying to understand what's the purpose of continuance is in that situation, given the leap of faith -- >> president yee: unless you know why i made the motion to continue. at least for me, i've heard the arguments that people have presented, an

i want to thank supervisor preston and supervisor ronen for this resolution number 25.hich i strongly support. the drivers are in desperate need just to put food on the table and keep the lights on. it's hard enough. let alone keep up with the loan when there is zero income. the whole industry is on the brink of collapse. without the driver, wi, the fleet owners or taxi companies, are bleeding like crazy. so this is a plea for the supervisors for urgent help. you have the platform to bring about positive change. we need sfmta to step up, take action and drive change. you cannot miss this moment and look at the broken system in the face and simply ignore. i'm asking all the supervisors to join the every. we need all of your help in charting the next course and thank you very much, supervisor ronen in sponsoring this resolution. >> thank you. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> caller: hello. can you hear me? >> yes. welcome. >> caller: we're talking about impending consequence of a traj ing nature should those governing fail to immediately intervene. as

promise you will enjoy coming up writer and i dream professor of law at the georgetown law center preston mitchell joins us to discuss the impact of the u.s. supreme court's landmark g.b.t. you equal rights decision this week and how that will affect the political landscape of the board in 2020 stay tuned to watch the. when. we go to work some straight home. listen stumbling online algorithms dictate what you get to want to go to portable dot tv slash download to get killer television it's completely for a going toward winning comedy awesome for its coverage inside so fresh still tastes like raspberries on a spring day take so hot they'll burn your face off thousands of videos more added by the hour did i mention 3 it's it's got 3 go go get it for double t.v. . i'm holland cook i invite you to climb with me above the mainstream media empire and from that higher favorite age to glimpse the big picture question more. i like it when the hosts ask a question for the guests and then actually listens to the guests answer and moan and react to that answer a folks dennis miller here i've got a ne

else needs people to do is also joins join this and i mean because i couldn't agree with you more preston rich and thank you so much for coming on always a pleasure having you on to educate our audience thank you so much i appreciate it . well my friends it appears that just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any more bizarre the ancient mayan calendar said hold my beer yes the internet and social media were on fire this week dusting off the old mayan calendar end of the world prophecies with word that surprisingly and yes miraculously the original calendar prognosticators who said that the mayans predicted the end of the world back on december 21st 2012 actually got it wrong clearly because we're all still here well now according to a new interpretation that translates the mayan calendar into the julian calendar instead of the gregorian calendar the world is now supposed to end yes this sunday june 21st and he us father's day holiday so my friends start planning accordingly or don't or really why not just start living each day like it's your last and make each day the best one that can p

that is correct. >> supervisor preston: okay.but for procedural matters such as the continuance motion, we would need a majority. >> clerk: majority, that's correct. >> supervisor preston: so i just -- colleagues, i mean, i am -- this is one of the most important things we are dealing with. i am happy to have other hearings, but i just want to also be clear on what we're trying to accomplish. it sounds to me like we may have some very different perspectives on this board as to the propriety of these very different orders, and we would need to have a unanimous vote, and if we don't have the power -- it's essentially the mayor only needs one supervisor to agree with these orders, and then, we can not reject them. that's my understanding of the situation we're in. if those are the rules, i'm trying to understand what's the purpose of continuance is in that situation, given the leap of faith -- >> president yee: unless you know why i

>> yes, supervisor preston. >> thank you, chair peskin. in this moment where street names and other things are very much on our mind, we're taking a close look at various names in our district of street names, and i realize this process started quite a while ago, but i am curious, especially with the new streets, not the extension streets, but with the new ones, there's obviously a lot of interest in naming streets after civil rights leaders, other activists and folks. we are in the process tomorrow of bringing back before the board of gauge junior resolution to name the street after the first african-american firefighter. there are many more folks who have been underrecognized or not recognized. yet, i realize you are well into this process. so i wanted to understand just what -- is there an opportunity potentially on the new ones, particularly on plank and spur? if there were alternatives, would there be a way to potentially consider other names on those without slowing down the many other aspects of this project? >> thank you, superviso

i will miss you. >> supervisor preston: this is supervisor preston., thank you for all of your work and helping me get up to speed as the newest member of this body. appreciate all of your patience and help. i wonder what kind of motion we can pass to make you stay, but i know the attorney will tell us we can't do that. i wish you all the best in new york, and thank you, thank you so much for everything you've done. >> clerk: thank you so much, commissioner preston and whoever put this together. thank you to that human. it's nice to have this moment with all of you but it's also very hard with me because i've built relationships and kind of molded this job into something i don't see as a job. it's more of just who i am, so i am going to miss each of you in this position and my sfhss family. i truly became a better person because of all of you, and just guiding me with patience in the moments that i did not know what i now know. i did want to thank abbie, too, because she saw something specifically in me that i didn't know was here, and i think i've un

rich preston, bbc news.the day out on the streets of the french capital. the police say that about 15,000 demonstrators gathered in place de la republique in the heart of paris. that‘s where i was, and i‘m sure there were at least that number of people there. and the protests were generally peaceful, but some demonstrators did throw fireworks at the police, who responded with tear gas. now, most of the protesters had dispersed by the time i left a few minutes ago, but there were still a few left, and police were clearing the square. riot police with shields and helmets prevented the protesters from carrying out their plan to march from place de la republique through paris to the place de l‘0pera, but they did allow the rally to go ahead in the place de la republique and thousands of protesters also gathered in other french cities, in particular highlighting that case you mentioned of adama traore, a young black man who died in the custody of french police. lots of similarities and parallels being made betwee

rich preston, bbc news. more on the protest a little later.some of the other news. the number of the other news. the number of infections in brazil is still increasing with 31,000 people now dying. indian authorities evacuating people in coastal areas as a cyclone develops in the arabian sea. it is likely to hit the coast near mumbai on wednesday. thousands of people have already left at home. a conference on yemen has received ledgers far short of the target $2.5 billion. the un secretary general said aid workers face a race against time ina workers face a race against time in a country now facing the spread of coronavirus. an official report by public health england has found that, although age is the biggest risk factor for covid—19, black, asian and other ethnic minority communities in the uk are more likely than white people to die from the disease. rianna croxford reports. one family, one household, with the odds stacked against them. abdullah used to collect passengers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he is black, male, aged

rich preston, bbc news. bbc news, still to come: pulling down the statues of america's slave—owning past — confederate monuments are removed in the wake of protests. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp, sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: the family and friends of george floyd, the african—american man who died while being

rich preston explains. the discovery was made using microscopic algae.t when these researchers in tel aviv planted an enzyme into the algae, they were able to harvest the energy the plants were producing in the form of hydrogen. translation: the purpose of our research is to find a point inside the solar biological nano panels, existing in every leaf and algae, and redirect the electrical flow. the researchers say the electrical output from the algae means plants could be the power source of the future. translation: for 20,000 years, agriculture was our source for food. now we can expand its purposes and agriculture could serve some of our daily energy, chemical, heavy industry and non—food needs. hydrogen is already used to fuel some cars and drones. britain even has a hydrogen train. whereas a burning fossil fuels produces dirty, smelly carbon dioxide, the biproduct of hydrogen power is of this colourless, odourless water. producing hydrogen is normally an energy intensive industrial process, this research gives hope of making the process much more nat

rich preston, bbc news. you are watching bbc news.al football league has reversed its stance against players protesting by ‘taking the knee'. it's said it was wrong to stop them doing so. let's have more on that. in washington, mayor muriel bowser, a democrat, also unveiled a two—block long mural painted onto the street leading up to the white house declaring black lives matter and renamed the plaza accordingly. clarence williams is a reporter for the washington post. he says the mural painting is an extra—ordinary piece of symbolism for every washington resident. these streets are seeing far fewer people than they have over the course of the past week, the tone has been more of a street festival or tourist attraction that has been the kind of shouting, anger and defiance that we've seen from protesters. some bleeding and fires and destruction in earlier days, but tonight, this plaza in the city, black lives matter, people have been here taking selfies. i have seen firefighters having their photo taken here, that's something that's ne

rich preston explains.from the sun and photosynthesise it for their needs but when these researchers planted and enzyme into the algae they were able to harvest the energy of the plant were producing in the form of hydrogen. translation: the purpose of our research is to find a point inside the nano panels existing in every leaf in algae and redirect the electrical flow. the researchers say the upward men's plants could be the power source of the future. translation: for 20,000 years, agriculture was outsourced for food. now we can expand its purposes and agriculture could serve some of oui’ purposes and agriculture could serve some of our daily energy, chemical, heavy industry and non—food needs. chemical, heavy industry and non-food needs. hydrogen is a ready used to fuel some cars and drones. britain even has a hydrogen train. whereas a burning fossil fuels produces dirty, smelly carbon dioxide, of hydrogen power is of this colourless, odourless, water. producing hydrogen is normally an energy intensive

rich preston, bbc news.na philharmonic, hasjust held its first live post—lockdown concert. they performed beethoven's 5th symphony, but in line with anti—coronavirus regulations in austria, only 100 people were present. the vienna philharmonic is back, with beethoven's fifth symphony conducted by daniel barenboim, and attended by a tiny audience. it took place in vienna's concert hall which hosts up to 2000 people at events like the new year's concert but now just 100 events like the new year's concert but nowjust100 people we re concert but nowjust100 people were allowed to attend because of coronavirus social distancing regulations. daniel barenboim says this is an important moment for musicmaking. i think it's wonderful and this is the message that the vienna philharmonic and i want to give today. that we start again with a live musicmaking. and this is how music can and should be experienced, live. all the players tested negative for covid—19 before the concert. the orchestra hasn't played in public for

rich preston has this report.ital, paris, but also took place in marseille, nice and lyon. chanting. in the capital, around 15,000 gathered in place de la republique. they say the supposed glory of the republic doesn't apply to black people. rallies which started peacefully intensified. some protesters threw fireworks, bottles and paving stones. police fired back with tear gas. officials say more than 20 people were arrested, including 12 far right activists, who draped a white lives matter banner from an apartment block. the killing of george floyd in the united states has sparked a global wave of protests against racism. many here see parallels with the death of a 24—year—old black parisian in police custody in 2016. chanting. the police officers involved in adama traore's death were exonerated. these people say justice hasn't been done. translation: the death of george floyd echoed the death of my little brother. what's happening in the united states is exactly the same as what's happening in france. 0ur brothe

richard preston, bbc news.e were arrested during yesterday's violent demonstrations in central london involving far—right groups. they were detained for offences including violent disorder, breach of the peace and possessing weapons. six police officers were injured. the prime minister described the attacks on police as racist thuggery. sean dilley has this report. thousands of people join protests, despite calls from police to stay at home. many were peaceful, but violent clashes soon broke out. police officers were attacked throughout the day as they attempted to keep distance between anti—racism and far—right groups. a barrage of missiles were launched at them. in whitehall, the crowd pushed their way through and tried to attack photographers. the prime minister, borisjohnson, condemned the minority of protesters on twitter. he said: the individuals that are basically putting the safety of our police officers and the safety of the public at risk will expect to face the full force of the law. people from a va