the nations were united. china, russia, france, britain, and the united states led the people of the world as they launched the rules of international law and a bill of human rights, a rule of law they believed no nation, large or small, would dare defy. the united nations was set up, a tribunal empowered to mediate international disputes and to enforce its decisions. soon this machinery was put to the test. in indonesia and elsewhere, people felt the desire for independence and control of their own destiny. this had been seen in the united nations' charter. a republic of indonesia had been set up, embracing a large part of the island empire, which had until then been under the rule of the netherlands. civil unrest broke out in the republic and the other islands. although the netherlands had recognized the new republic, differences arose and the dutch began military operations. in july 1947, the hostilities in indonesia were brought to the attention of the security council of the united nations. the council im

appearing the last nation of the united nations conference, president truman congratulates the 280 delegatesxpresses the world hope for the new international organization. >> the charter of the united nations, which you are now signing, is a solid structure upon which we can build a better world. history will honor you. between the victory in europe in the final victory in japan, in this most destructive of all laws, you have won a victory against war in self. if we had had the shorter two years ago, and above all the will to use it, millions now dead would be alive. if we should -- interval to use, it millions now living will surely die. there is a time for making friends, and there is a time for action. the time for action is here, now. (applause). let us therefore, each in his own nation, and according to its own way seeking media to prove all of this charter, and make it a living thing. by this charter you have moved forward to go from which a gallant leader, in a second will struggle worked and fought and gave his life. roosevelt. this new structure of peace is rising upon strong founda

nato isn't the same as the united nations. it is a commonsense alliance and serves all of the interests of the members. i do think it's important for the nato members to live up to the obligations that they undertook about what percentage of their gdp they are going to spend on defense and it's a widely held view in the united states that everybody should bear their fair share of the burden. i don't think that goes to undercutting nato. there are some people in high places today that to see it as an excuse to break the alliance. that isn't what most people think. and i think looking at the structures that we built over a sustained periods of time, they need to be strengthened because we are at a time challenging adversity and it's hardly the time to say we should be withdrawing forces from around the world and expecting the oceans are going to protect us. that was a great idea in the 18th century but that isn't where we are today. >> very important and i now want to touch upon security council members and encourage discussing.

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by this oil it's washing away. because in your confused we don't see human influences here large numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the roshan caused by trample and grazing over there is also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape is totally changed and in very poor conditions and to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hail storms in the ethiopian highlands. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. thus visited this year just like people's future is being washed away on foot we associate ethiopia with drought and they ar

the national gallery, currently occupies the site. the memorial tablet and formatting star in the station memorializing the shooting have been lost. we started with the removal in 1897, following a fire in the station. as i noted, garfield's home was transformed into an apartment building and swept away in the 1960's. the statues of the general have come under attack a number of times. garfield statue was threatened with removal in 1900s, when the mcmillan commission plans had placed union square at the base of the capital. it would have swept away both traffic circles. both the naval and garfield monuments. in 1959, congress considered removing the garfield statue again for traffic concerns and referred that to the commission on fine arts. in 1968, garfield memorial hospital merged with the hospitals into the washington hospital center. it was replaced by a housing complex, the garfield terrace. designed by a local noted modernist architect. the garfield name is often ignored in the areas frequently called the woodland terrace housin

sure,e of the things for the president gets to shape the national security council the .ay they want to shape it that combination of homeland security and national security -- i think john and i are in .greement , where ambassador bolton you share your thoughts? ambassador bolton: in my book i quote a paragraph from johnson --w new's -- johnson new new sununu's memoir, where he said when the president was in town there would be an intelligent briefing followed by half an hour of briscoe croft talking about national security, and it went on for a while and he was day on and the governor would discuss with president the present domestic and political issues, and as i said in the box, if that were the way -- in the book, if that were the way things worked in the trump white house i would have felt like i died and had gone to heaven. in national security council structure has to adapt to a president leaving the country. purpose,he council's the reasoning behind its .reation and functioning it has no independent purpose .ther than that the effectiveness of the nfc and i think -- for the pr

assembly of the united nations organization, each member will have one vote. matters within the scope of the charter will be discussed here. recommendations will be made to the security council. the security council will have five permanent members and six others elected by the general assembly for two years. it is to be the enforcement arm of the organization. an international court of justice in permanent session will decide legal aspects of international disputes. the economic and social council will have 18 members, elected by the general assembly. special agencies like the food and agriculture organization will be affiliated with it. the trusteeship council for the advancement of territories held in trust will be part of the general assembly. it will be equally divided between those nations which administer trust territories and those which do not. there will be a secretary to do the administrative work of the organization. these provisions were not easily arrived at. they were hammered out of debate, stretched and contracted by compromise. the result is a

thus even as they meet in the hope of ending war forever, the united nations look to the first organizationunrra, united nations relief and rehabilitation administration. unrra, much criticized and much praised, but still the only major source through which the united nations pump into the veins and arteries of stricken people throughout the earth the emergency items of relief that serve as the plasma of peace. items from six continents and seven seas. an outpouring from each nation's heart to each war-stricken friend and neighbor. hundreds of private relief and welfare organizations blend their efforts through unrra, along with the contributions of the governments themselves. as all over the ravaged areas, the tired heart of liberated nations fights to regain strength and vigor. and the strong heart of the united nations, working hand in hand to help. a welfare specialist from australia. a doctor from cuba and a nurse from belgium. a child expert from england. a therapeutist from ohio. from canada, norway, south africa, china, operating despite the handicaps of varied languages, and learni

the start of the national conversation. e the issue that you want the president and congress to address in 2021. be bold with your documentary. show supporting and opposing points of view. include c-span video. there is 100,000 dollars in total cash prizes. to submit videos is january 20, 2021. -- will find >> we are talking about public policy issues that are voters this year. could give us a clue on how that state might vote. today is the state of wisconsin. joining us is craig gilbert. paper andn with your the headline this morning on the supreme

which led the national coalition government to post and 28 team. they were the key architects of the current constitution here which and 995 divided the country into 9 ethnically based regions. to gran's say this federal system gave marginalised ethnic groups a measure of self rule after a. century of imperial and autocratic rule headed by the arm her. prime minister are based reforms particularly his move to create an on ethnic party of national unity have been met with strong opposition here to grains we spoke to said they fear that they will dismantle the federal system they created any decision that stands in the way of our self-government is absolutely unacceptable his chili that cheerleaders clearly want the federalism good and even tries to do that he's going to create a conflict. that. i. wouldn't want to imagine get it to read is an executive committee member of the tea p.l.f. and was the spokesman for the previous government he believes they've been unfairly scapegoated for the difficulties now facing the nation so for us it was a matter o

the time for such risk is long overdue. and in defending our nationrvival cannot merely be finessed. there is no room for margin of error. on this subject, perhaps more than any other, a president must level with the people and be prepared to take political risk. and i would rather do what is called for in this regard and be unappreciated than fail to do so and win universal acclaim. [ cheers and applause ] and it must be said, because of misguided priorities, there have been massive cuts in funding for our national security. i believe president clinton has failed to adequately provide for our defense and for whatever reason his neglect, it is irresponsible. [ cheers and applause ] i ask that you consider these crystal-clear differences. he believed that it is acceptable to ask our military forces to do more with less. i do not. he defends giving a green light to a terrorist state iran to expand its influence in europe and he relies on the united nations to punish libyan terrorists to murdered american citizens. i will not. [ cheers and applause ] he

i am the vice chair of the friends of the national world war ii memorial and the proud daughter of a world war ii veteran. thank you for joining us to celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory over japan day. or v-j day, the allied victories -- allied victory in the pacific and the end of world war ii, the deadliest conflict in human history. 75 years have passed since millions of people around the globe celebrated the end of world war ii. thank you for joining us to celebrate our world war ii veterans who served overseas. all of those who served on the home front and our allies who together helped defeat tyranny, preserve freedom, and literally save the world. the friends of the national world war ii memorial your , friends online commemorations is a small nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and preserve the national memory of world war ii, and to create the next greatest generation of tomorrow. the ceremonies taking place throughout the day today are part of the friends' four year world war ii 75th anniversary commemoration, which began on pearl harbor day 2016. friend

there are now only around $500.00 ethiopian wolves in the wild roughly half of them in ballarat the national park has become the bastion for the survival of the species. in the area the animals were once widespread in the ethiopian highlands but they've had to withdraw from humans more and more today they live and hunt at an altitude of 4000 metres they can't retreat any higher and large tracts of the country have become virtually an inhabitable for the. rodents are the wolves preferred prey and there are some splendid specimens up here like the giant mole rat which can weigh up to a kilogram. ethiopian wolves hunt alone. but even up here in this remote part of our planet they still and counter domesticated animals. because the wolves aren't interested in cattle they don't come into conflict with the herders. but where there are cattle there are also dogs and they can transmit diseases like rabies. and one of the biggest problems the park administration has to deal with is illegal settlements springing up in these last protective forests. the village every rock is located in the middle of th

the discussion and amendment of the proposals prepared at dumbarton oaks. each nation on all four large commissions, set up to work out the general provisions of the united nations charter and the actual structure of the general assembly, security council, and judicial organizations. these committees were divided into smaller working groups, 12 in all. chinese, english, russian, french, and spanish were the standard means of exchange among many languages spoken. and in nine weeks, the charter was ready to go before the participating governments for ratification. in the general assembly of the united nations organization, each member will have one vote. any matters within the scope of the charter will be discussed here. recommendations will be made to the security council. the security council will have five permanent members and six others elected by the general assembly for two years. it is to be the enforcement arm of the organization. an international court of justice in permanent session will decide legal aspects of international disputes. the economic and social c

it is a huge week for the scottish national football tea m week for the scottish national football team koch was up but he is saying hisjob now is the head koch was up but he is saying his job now is trying to put a smile on the country's face. as for the head coach. well arsenal are seeking clarification from the sfa about why kieran tierney has to self—isolate. tierney himself has released a statement... meanwhile after tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho broke coronavirus rules by going to a surprise party, manager gareth southgate has reminded his players of their responsibilities. that's ahead of a friendly against wales tomorrow. southgate has been speaking in his news conference in the last few minutes and here's what he's had to say. they were able to go into the tournament, and i have also talked before about the connection with the fa ns before about the connection with the fans that we have worked very hard over the last three or four years to bring back. key to that is the contribution of the players that have been with us. we have ten with us have been with us. we

the american experiment has not ended. a nation born and revolution will forever struggle against chaos. i think in the course of this conversation you're likely to throw something at me change my mind. that's just a truism. a nation is a human creation. they don't exist in nature. those are natural communities. they don't naturally live in nations. as a category political community in our era has proven extremely important because of the liberal nation state. it's the only one that can guarantee the rights to peoplets and they have the particular place. and the organization of a government through the consent of the people that can actually deliver to the people the services. and the guarantee of rights. nations are really important. a nation as a fundamentally unstable thing. in some way, especially the united statesn which is a nation based on an idea. and not on the shared history. it is based on an idea. it's the daily anguish of people wondering what's can happen in the united states and they will look at the country. that as

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he's struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by the soil it's washing away. it's in your confused we don't see human influences here large numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the erosion caused by trample and grazing. there's also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape has totally changed and in very poor conditions especially to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hailstorm in the ethiopian highlands to. leave. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. for us visitors this year just like people's future is being washed away on foot we associate ethiopia with droug

>> we already have the confidence if we have a national plan and i think that it's clear the president doesn't want a national plan. he's pushed every issue on to the states and sometimes the private sector in a way that isn't transparent to anyone and puts burdens on states as a former governor as they cannot possibly achieve so ppe is a great example. rather than the united states mobilizing efforts through the defense production act to make more stuff in america, to get it ready to go or to use the incredible purchasing power and previous global context to purchase ppe and then distribute it in a fair and equitable manner and use the logistics to make sure equipment and machinery is at the right place and right time and we had everything from a virtual inventory to where there were personnel. the federal government washed its hands of it and said it's up to the state so states competed against one another and against their own health system. i've heard so many stories about states ordering supplies only to have the federal government confiscate it at the border and put it into the s

it's being led by the world health organization. that said, many wealthy nations are engaged in these agreements that are inherently rival risks with the use of resources and the need to succeed and vaccine manufacturing capacity. if that is the case, we will have a situation where we have medical intervention in the midst of a deadly pandemic. it's in everyone's interest to share it because it would bring it under control faster and we may have a scenario where wealthy nations have it first. that's something that's important to avoid. the report recommends instead of trying to build the airplane while flying it which is what we have had to do and the constant context of the pandemic and standing up an international initiative, it's important to do this in advance. it's also important to address the fact that what we've also seen in the pandemic is boarding supplies and personal protective equipment and other essential medical technologies. if that happens with vaccines you will see a breakdown there as well. so the nations at least in the context of a pandemic to

the number of letters and file remain on file in the national archives. so this is the site, west to the capital. i believe it is before the statute was plays there. i want to say it absolutely is, but are those trees hiding the memorial? i don't think so. i think this is before it was directed. so this is what the area looked like. this is what it looks like now. so i took this picture recently. and this is the invitation to the unveiling march 11th -- sorry may 11th, 1887. john quincy adams sculpted the statue of garfield, and three additional figures, representing aspects of garfield life. as a student, warren, statement. he designed a pedestal for the statue. both men were renowned in their field, were known as the dean of american sculpture, and the two would collaborate on 13 monuments overspend of 25 years. word had a prominent place in washington d.c. public art, having been commissioned by the army of cumberland, in 1874, to create that statue of general thomas, which was directed in 1879, in thomas circle. guard field statue doesn't have quite as

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he's struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by the soil it's washing away. it's in your confused we don't see human influences here larger. numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the roshan caused by trample and grazing on the old there's also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape is totally changed and in very poor conditions and to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hail storms in the ethiopian highlands. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. because visit israel destroyed people's future is being washed away on foot but we associate ethiopia with drought and

that great democratic president, wilson, as the league of nations. the lead was sabotaged by the republicans in 1920, and we must see that the united nations continues a strong and going, so we can have everlasting peace in the world. we removed the trade barriers in the world, which is the best asset we can have for peace. large trade barriers must not be put back into operation again. we have started a foreign aid program, that spans do recovery of europe and china, and the far east. we are -- the programs for turkey, and i'll say to you, that all these things were done in a cooperative bipartisan manner. the foreign relations committee of the senate and the house, were taken into the full confidence of the president in every one of these moves, and don't let anybody tell you anything else. as i've said time and time again, foreign policy should be the policy of the whole nation. and not a policy of one party or the other. partisanship should stop at the water's edge, and i shall continue to preach that through this whole campaign. i'd like to say a

the states. states are submitting plans. we need a national strategy for how this is going to roll out and how we are going to have confidence when the fda says the safe candidate has not been pushed ahead or the guidelines for the fda have been the gold standard in the world have not been shortened by political pressures. >> the business leaders, scientists i talked to since the pandemic began, and get worried about drug therapeutics etc.. the other side of it is companies, they were not eventually shortages and supplies, what is the right way forward. and have a list the slot can on, passing on strengthening america's strategic national stockpile looking at that. and what the private sector is doing, what are the parts of the skeletal structure we need to amp up, and the ecosystem and what is wobbly right now instead of shorn up. >> it is going to be hugely important to do a really "in depth" after action report, we found we didn't have sufficient manufacturing for vaccines. we tripled the production capacity. that is good news, putting back

have spokenprotests out across the nation. some of it is just senseless burning and looting and violence that cannot be tolerated, but much of it is a cry for justice. from a community that has long had the knee of injustice on their neck, of the names of george floyd, breonna taylor, jacob blake will not soon be forgotten. us, not bynot by this country. they are going to inspire a new wave of justice in america. crises.e historic the insidious virus, the economic anguish, the systematic discrimination. anyone of them could've rocked the nation. we've been had by all three at once. ,f we are honest with ourselves the pain striking at the heart of our country goes back months -- years. has beenfor too long mean and bitter and divisive. you can hear it now in the distance. we stopped seeing dignity in one another. we have stopped showing each other respect. too many among us have spent more time shouting than listening. more time fighting than working together. more time demonizing and denigrating others then lifting them up. the

when the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy. with the greatest tradition of the rule of law, is played by unprecedented lawlessness. when a nation has been known for a century, for equality of opportunity, is torn by unprecedented racial violence. when the president of the united states cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home, without fear of a hostile demonstration. then it is time for new leadership for the united states of america. [applause and cheers] [applause and cheers] thank you. my fellow americans, tonight i accept the challenge and the commitment to provide that new leadership for america. i ask you to a second accept it with me. let us accept this challenge, not as a grim duty, but as an exciting adventure and which we are polar village to help a great nation realize its destiny. let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth, to see it like it is until it like it is. to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth, that's what we will do. [applause and cheers] we've had enough of big promis

one was the national government lacked power. as adam said, as a matter of supreme court doctrine, we no longer believe that although i would say there are those of us who believe the states have residual power where what they do has not been preempted by statutory enactments by congress but the second two objections are still alive and well. one has to do with process, whether people can be deported without a hearing and we have constant arguments about that on the border with mexico today, many of the trump policies have to do with trying to cut back on the rather time-consuming process from the point of view of the administration the process is so cumbersome today that they can't do it quickly, don't have room to keep these people so they release them into the country and they basically disappear. that is the administration's story, not that different from arguments at the founding. the third argument was the alien friends act was excess of delegation of power, that is a very live issue in the supreme court today with especiall

the national press club has set up a national filing center for immediate filing for them. there's been a lot of controversy around this debate. i want to spend a few minutes telling you what the rules are. because i think there's been some misconception and misstatement about what the rules are. we published in july, the rules for this debate and the first debate. they were the same. inminutes would be divided 615 minute segments, with the moderator of each being able to name the subject matter of each of those six segments. the parties agreed that for the first four minutes of those 15 minutes segments, each of them would come off or minutes, have the ability to speak without interruption. -- each of them would, for two minutes, have the ability to speak without interruption. unfortunately, those rules were not necessarily followed. so the commission felt we could not put in the new rule, and what we thought we would do was to put a way to enforce what they had agreed to, the original role, no interruption. iu are going to say tonight, believe the first question will be di

then the united nations, united states delegate warren austin spoke for the indignant people of free erywhere. >> the armed invasion of the republic of korea continues. the republic of korea has appealed to the united nations for protection. i am proud to report that the united states is prepared to furnish assistance to the republic of korea. >> four days after the invasion, the capital city of seoul fell to the communists. small elements of the united states army were airlifted from japan to help check the red advance. they were greeted with cheers. but the cheering was soon forgotten. our small forces found themselves outnumbered by communist troops trained and equipped by the russians. our handful of troops bought precious time until reinforcements would arrive. we showed the communists we had the will to fight aggression wherever and whenever it occurred. on july 10, president truman appointed douglas macarthur, commander-in-chief of the united nations forces, which were beginning to assemble. ♪ for the outnumbered troops, it was fight, pullback, and fight again. [explosions] mor

the united states must be a nation strong, the united states must be a nation secure. air. and we must extend the benefits of our own commitment to peace, to create a peaceful world. i believe that since i've been in office, there have been six or eight areas of combat evolved in other parts of the world. in each case, i alone have had to determine the interests of my country and the degree of involvement of my country. i've done that with moderation, with care, with thoughtfulness, sometimes consulting experts. but, i've learned in this last three and a half years that when an issue is extremely difficult, when the call is very close, the chances are the experts will be divided almost 50-50. and the final judgment about the future of the nation -- war, peace, involvement, reticence, thoughtfulness, care, consideration, concern -- has to be made by the man in the oval office. it's a lonely job, but with the involvement of the american people in the process, with an open government, the job is a very gratifying one. the american people now are facing, next tuesday, a lon

first to sign as china, the first nation to suffer accepted -- acts of aggression. gned with a traditional chinese brush. the delegation of the soviet union, the ambassador signing for russia. ♪ great britain is represented by her delegation chairman, lord halifax. ♪ the republic of france, acting -- the acting delegation chairman. ♪ 38 of 50 nations to sign is the united states of america. the secretary of state. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, we are all aware that this is an extremely historic occasion. the charter for world peace has been completed, but this is not the end, it is only the beginning. the great path lies before us. it is our solomon sacred duty to see to it that the united nations comes into being and fulfills its promise. with faith in our cause, and goodwill in our hearts, and determination to work unceasingly for this end, i am confident that, with god's help, we will reach our goals. [applause] narrator: senator connolly is next to sign for the united states. ♪ senator arthur vandenberg. [applause] commander harold sachsen, former governor

nations. we can clearly see it dissented at the league of nations. vietnam brought another decline in american status. american involvement in iraq and afghanistan indicate that wilson's ideas of internationalism still influence american foreign-policy, for better or for worse. what is the prevailing interpretation? there is someone more allows fored that it the ratings in specific categories, not just overall. characteristics of wilson's complexity was rated first among all presidents in the category of idealism. not surprisingly, dead last in the category of civility. , for example, strength of leadership, activism, significance of a congressman, seven. and general prestige was rated six. ,ashington, lincoln, jefferson fdr. my own opinion, i think he was a man of extraordinary depth, integrity, high morality, desirable traits. his domestic program was enlightened and expanded the program of the betterment of individuals in society and paving the way for fdr and his successors. wasforeign policy idealistic in many ways, but history seems to have indi

tonight justice barrett becomes not only the fifth woman to serve on the nation's highest court, but mother of school-aged children to become a supreme court justice. very important. [applause] over the past few weeks, the entire world has seen justice barrett's deep knowledge, tremendous poise and towering intellect. she answered questions for hours on end throughout her entire confirmation, her impeccable credentials were unquestioned, unchallenged and obvious to all. justice barrett earned a full academic scholarship to notre dame law school, graduated first in her class and served as a clerk for justice antonin scalia. she was a beloved professor at notre dame law school for 15 years before ivory proudly appointed her to the circuit appeals in 2017. the american people have been profoundly impressed to learn of her achievements, her compassion, generosity, faith and sterling character. justice barrett made clear she will issue rulings based solely upon a faithful reading of the law and the constitution as written, not legislate from the bench, to equal and impartial rule of law t

so president trump would like to give a live address to the nation. ite house is still exploring options for him to do that. but for now he's sending out messages on twitter. a lot of his staff here at the white house is now either in quarantine or working from home. one staff member still left in the building today told me the west wing is eerily quiet. tonight, president trump is abruptly ending negotiations with democrats over a new covid stimulus bill, tweeting, "i am rejecting their request, and immediately after i win we will pass a major stimulus bill." his own federal reserve chairman warned of tragic fallout. >> too little support would lead to a weak recovery, creating unnecessary hardships for households and businesses. >> reporter: as crews in hazmat suits disinfect parts of the white house, the coronavirus outbreak in the president's inner circle grows, the virus now infecting his top staffers, communications aides and now, reportedly, one of his military aides. steven miller has also tested positive. >> i don't want to go backwards. >> i

paul to feel about to break away lead is in the region of 2 grey wall they've stopped recognizing the national government in the capital addis ababa it's the latest challenge to the federal system that stitches if you will be as a tiff the last ethnic groups into a nation this is inside story. welcome to the program. in doha. one if you p.s. prime minister came to power 2 years ago that promised an end to authoritarianism and the start of the transition to full democracy but his plans have met resistance nowhere war then into gray in the northern region where a recent election was held in defiance of the federal government to grey leaders warned the stop recognizing the leadership in that's going to fears that if europe could break up as the prime minister deals with growing calls from other regions for more autonomy the feud between the federal government. and the greys regional leaders lated last month when they went ahead with the elections for the 2 gray parliament it was an act of defiance against the federal leadership in the capital which blamed the coronavirus emergency for postponing

or they could face some of these penalties and the national security could face up to a lot of time in prison and it's also other reports that full more activists trying to seek asylum at the us. this is after the 3 others who were arrested with confirmation. one of those particular people in that group of the 4 activists. charges related to the anti government protests it's an interesting development shows the desperation of some of these people trying to flee persecution under the national security because of the heavy penalties involved now i should state that the u.s. does not grant asylum to people at these diplomatic postings or more complicated process to apply for refugee status but hong kong is a processing part of the hong kong government has responded to all these reports the arrests and charges these activists involved but it says that anyone who's been prosecuted under the national security should face an independent judiciary here in hong kong and says there's no justification for political asylum in the us is yet to respond to yesterday's developments but certainly it mi