gail lynn hannon accepting on behalf of of francis thorpe. -- james francis thorpe. and, michelle yo. -- michelle yeoh. distinguished guests, the president of the united states. >> please, have a seat. >> i told my buddy john kerry for the first two years i would hear hail to the chief i would look around like, where is he? it's great to see you all. thank you for being here at one of our favorite events at the white house. 61 years ago president kennedy established the presidential medal of freedom to recognize "any person who made an especially meritorious contribution to the security and national interest of the united states or world of peach, cultural, or other significant public or private endeavors. " the first class of medal recipients included the great eb white. years after receiving the metal he received a letter for someone that asked how he maintained faith in humanity and he replied relentless curiosity and inventive ingenuity have led to deep trouble. you can only hope that these same traits will enable us to claw our way out. hang onto your hats. hang

thorpe's mum karen competed alongside shortman�*s mother, maria, in the 1980s.t this year's world championships and earlier this month won gold in an olympic test event in the paris. it's their second 0lympics, having come 14th in tokyo in 2021. where carrying on that legacy, both their mums got us into the sport and got us involved with it and they also coached us for a long time within the sport so, carrying on that legacy is really nice and i hope i'm doing my own pride. it's very strange. when you walk on the strange feeling so i think it's going to make a big difference for when we are competing to be able to feel the energy and buzz of the crowd and our friends and family being out there to support us. it's the journey is more than the outcome. 0bviously the journey is more than the outcome. obviously we train really hard and we are hoping to go for a medal but we'rejust hard and we are hoping to go for a medal but we're just going to enjoy the journey as he where we go. let's return to football, because the former leeds manager jesse marsch is canada's ne

from budapest, our central europe correspondent nick thorpe has the latest.ere then in hungary, the third and final leg of his three—nation visit to europe, the chinese president will be hoping to drive home some of his main messages. notjust to hungary, but to the people of europe. don't be afraid of doing business, of trade with china. it is to our mutual benefit. there will be none of the criticism we've heard, for example, from the european commission president ursula von der leyen orfrom the french president, president macron, the hungarian prime minister has been seeking chinese investment with open arms. he has reaped some of

mayor lamar thorpe and lamar henderson thorpe, excuse me, will be meeting with government and businessfficials in hong kong and chongqing. he will be there sunday the 19th through sunday the 26th. this year's trip focuses on green developments and deepening international relationships. >> we're going to be promoting opportunities for sister city relationships, that's something that i learned was critically important when we spoke to secretary blinken when i was at the us conference of mayors. he said, we need to keep promoting these opportunities so that overall relations with china, continue to get better as opposed to going sour. >> well, the mayor's trip is organized by china's silicon valley, a nonprofit founded back in 2012 to facilitate business and cultural exchange between china and silicon valley. governor newsom launched a new climate partnership with the city in italy today, on its one year anniversary of the worst floods that has ever seen. the governor launched the partnership with emilia-romagna region. it shares similar climates with california and has faced the weather

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police officer there , dan thorpe, confirming there, dan thorpe, confirming there, dan thorpe, confirminghat's why no questions were taken . and 8:50 am. this taken. and 8:50 am. this morning, three were injured at the bird academy . a boy has been the bird academy. a boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. two adults and one child. minor injuries from a sharp object which they believe to be broken glass, not a knife. that's the latest until police said, a close knit community and they were very shocked . officers they were very shocked. officers there to offer continued help and a bit and an identical to yesterday's stabbing in north—east london. the police officer implored the public not to share social media content or to share social media content or to post content which may harm the investigation, which of course is ongoing. we'll have more details on that story as they emerge throughout the show. and there's lots more still to come between now and 4:00, including a new report claiming that colonialism wasn't why britain became rich and powerful . do you agree? but f

antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe will be making on his business trip this coming week to china. it's part of an annual visit of bay area mayors with chinese investors and businesses. >> we're competing with cities off the i-5 corridor, where there is advanced manufacturing. we're going to be competing with cities like milpitas, fremont and san jose, where there is advanced manufacturing innovation taking place. >> the mayor says that could include manufacturing computer chips or electric car batteries. another big pitch antioch's deep water ports, which are connected to the bnsf railway in april, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city and port, is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. >> the first ship that came from imports came from china. they brought some buicks over and now they're shipping them off to the east coast. >> hernandez thorpe also sees this as an opportunity to showcase how the region is building up its infrastructure, such as in east contra costa county, with its micro transi

antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe will be making on his business trip this coming week to china.f an annual visit of bay area mayors with chinese investors and businesses. >> we're competing with cities off the i-5 corridor, where there is advanced manufacturing. we're going to be competing with cities like milpitas, fremont and san jose, where there is advanced manufacturing innovation taking place. >> the mayor says that could include manufacturing computer chips or electric car batteries. another big pitch antioch's deep water ports, which are connected to the bnsf railway in april, the first of eight ships docked in antioch as part of the first phase of an ports expansion into the city and port, is one of the world's largest automotive shipping companies. >> the first ship that came from imports came from china. they brought some buicks over and now they're shipping them off to the east coast. >> hernandez thorpe also sees this as an opportunity to showcase how the region is building up its infrastructure, such as in east contra costa county, with its micro transit system tha

we spoke with thorpe over the weekend before he left. >> we're not competing for, you know, just smallnesses that traditionally have not been out here in east county. and so that's why this trip is so important. >> in the days ahead, the group will focus on cultural exchange and economic growth opportunities. this is the first trip china's silicon valley has organized since the pandemic. back to you. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. it's scarlett johansson versus san francisco based openai. an update after she says chatgpt ripped off her voice. >> but first to check on the weather with drew. >> hey, good morning. we'll take you to santa cruz live. look at the coast where we do have partly cloudy skies today and tomorrow are going to be nice days along the coast. in fact, we'll take you to the beach forecast, showing you from bodega bay to ocean beach, half moon bay and santa cruz. we will have a lot of sunshine this afternoon, and it will be warm in the 60s and 70s. high tide today is at 11 a.m. and again at 10 p.m. tomorrow. it's equally as nice looking. maybe a few degrees cooler because to

we spoke with hernandez thorpe over the weekend before he left. >> we're not competing for, you know,small mom and pop shops. we're also competing for, businesses that traditionally have not been out here in east county and so that's why this trip is so important in the days ahead, the group will focus on cultural exchange and economic growth, opportunity says this is the first trip china's silicon valley has organized since the pandemic. >> back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. still to come on abc seven mornings, it's scarlett johansson versus san francisco based openai. an update after she says chatgpt ripped off her voice. >> plus, your pc, now paired together with built in ai, the new offering from microsoft, and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> up by just about a point right now. another update on the markets next. first, though, here's drew. >> hey, good morning kumasi. time now 640. we're in the south bay this morning with a live look at san jose. current conditions. clearly you can see it's very sunny out there already this morning. we hav

died while in police custody since the community response team was created and mayor lamar hernandez thorp says that's exactly the result he was hoping for. >> the first month of my time as mayor of the city of antioch i had an in-custody death that led to this. another month in i had another in-custody death. we haven't had an in-custody death since we launched this. that's a mark of success for me. >> reporter: to mark the one year anniversary the mayor rode along with the team. the first stop was a strip mall that generates multiple responses a day. most of the calls are nuisance calls created by homeless people in the area. >> we address the situation, hey, guys, can you turn the music down? can you leave it alone? it's either yes or no. >> reporter: but a business owner named tony approached to complain about lack of response from police and the meager size of the crisis team. >> two people cannot solve this problem. three people can't solve it. you need more bodies. you need help. i need help. you need help. he needs help. >> reporter: one of the purposes of the program is to relieve

. >> reporter: mayor lamar hernandez thorpe is talking about how state and federal dollars for affordable housing are often tied to transit corridors. >> it literally cuts developers off certain funding that they could get or subsidies they could get because we will no longer have a major transportation hub downtown antioch. >> reporter: the san joaquin rail commission says they have been planning this move since 2017 citing issues with homelessness and vandalism. the commission also says the distance between antioch and oakley does not allow for both stops. >> you know, we talked to our congressmen. they're involved. but at the end of the day, this is not an amtrak issue, but the san joaquin joint powers authority issue. they have the power to reopen and reactivate our train station. >> reporter: as the date draws closer, rebuilding the campaign to stop the closure. but at this point, a change of direction is unlikely. >> i don't think we could probably change their minds. they would change their minds a few years ago. >> now antioch is trying to set up a new kind of transit hub to maint

antioch is part of a delegation of bay area leaders on a trip to china this week, mayor lamar hernandez thorpeone of about half a dozen mayors on the trip, which organizers say aims to foster investment business and tourism between china and northern california. the mayors of oakley, saratoga, east palo alto, morgan hill and san carlos also are also part of that delegation. the trip was organized by the palo alto based nonprofit china silicon valley. advocates rallied at the pittsburg antioch amtrak station this afternoon, urging amtrak not to drop their stop last year, the san joaquin joint powers authority, which manages amtrak service in the central valley, voted to decommission that station. it was due to safety issues, including people who were homeless, camping at the station. that closure is set for later this year, and a new stop is going to be built in oakley. members of the alliance of californians for community empowerment say residents did not get a chance to provide their input. >> they voted on it in 2023, but but like i said, they didn't tell us. they didn't know, we didn't know

. >> antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis response team hit the streets to help those in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. the angelo quinto community response team handles about 500 calls a month. it's named after a man who died in antioch police custody. >> we haven't had an in-custody death since we launched this, and so that's a mark of success for me. the fact that we can take 500 calls off of the police's shoulders, that's success to me. >> i'm ready. on monday, the mayor tagged along with the team. it wasn't long before they got a call to assist the police for unwanted guests. >> okay, over there off of railroad. okay, i'm gonna do a two bottles of water. thank you. more than welcome. >> in this case, the challenge was keeping pets and people together, especially in antioch. >> we don't have the resources right now to put them, especially with the pets, to put them anywhere. >> antioch police do still show up alongside the team in about 20% of calls for service, but if an officer isn't needed anymore, the team handles it fro

mayor lamar thorpe will take off this sunday. he's spending a week in china meeting with government and business leaders. the goal is to create more business and tourism opportunities between silicon valley and china. the mayor will also talk about some of antioch's ongoing projects. the trip is organized by a nonprofit called china silicon valley. in the meantime, san francisco mayor london breed just returned from china last month. you'll recall her push to bring new pandas to san francisco. however she just took a big hit. a supervisors committee yesterday shot down her fundraising plans. it called for $25 million to be raised to host the animals once they were brought here from china. committee members voted to postpone the request, reportedly calling it a distraction in light of more urgent funding issues. some good news if you're planning a getaway down the coast, all of highway one through big sur is open once again this morning. this is after storms in late march triggered slides and forced closures lasting weeks. the reo

mayor lamar hernandez thorpe is participating in the 2024. silicon valley mares china trip organized by china. silicon valley, a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 foster investment business and tourism exchanges between china and silicon valley. he's promoting any strategic trade and economic strengths and potential job expansion. this is the first trip to china organized by china, silicon valley since the covid-19 pandemic. the port of oakland is seeing a lot of activity lately. officials say last month's cargo volume builds on a six-month long growth trend. >> they say there's been a 17% increase in container imports this year compared to the same time last year. the port also posted an increase in exports which rose by almost 7% this year. officials say recent infrastructure upgrades has given the poor to boost helping the volume of imported and exported goods returned to pre-pandemic highs. >> more than a half million people in our state s cards have been activated so far, california still have about 2 years to activate and use the r

this is new video of lamar hernandez thorpe as he participates in meetings with the government and business executives there. now he's taking part in the 2024 silicon valley mayor's china trip. his office says. during the talks today, he actually spoke to world leaders about antioch's economic advantages and housing opportunities. he also gave a lot of high fives. there all right. back here in the bay area, we're tracking your monday forecast with a live look outside in the east bay overlooking walnut creek. really keeping tabs of the forecast. as our own meteorologist kari hall it looks great out there and i just can't wait to get some more sunshine. high five. might as well everybody. high fives all around. we're going to continue to see this great weather as we go through the week. just a little bit warmer. let's take a look at what we're going to see as we go into the rest of the morning. into the afternoon. right now at 68 in dublin and it's 62 in martinez, a lot of these spots in the 60s, but we're still in the low 60s in the south county. and when you take a look at what we're feelin

from budapest, our central europe correspondent nick thorpe has the latest., the third and final leg of his three—nation visit to europe, the chinese president will be hoping to drive home some of his main messages. notjust to hungary, but to the people of europe. don't be afraid of doing business, of trade with china. it is to our mutual benefit. there will be no criticism we've heard for example from the european commission president ursula von der leyen or the french president president macron, the hungarian prime minister has been seeking chinese investment with open arms. he has reaped some of the benefits of that. two chinese car factories are planned hungary, several chinese electric vehicles battery and battery component factories already built or planned. some of astonishing 36 factories, many of them chinese, associated with this green energy with battery production already planned orfunctioning here in hungary. so none of the criticism from elsewhere, a very warm welcome here and hungary's chance, viktor 0rban, the prime minister's chance to show t

mayor hernandez thorpe is participating in the 2024 silicon valley mayors, china trip.organized by china, silicon valley. it's a nonprofit organization founded in 2012. their motto is to foster investment business and tourism exchanges between china and silicon valley. the mayor is promoting antioch, strategic trade and economic strengths and potential job expansion. this is the first trip back to china organized by china, silicon valley since the covid-19 pandemic. >> let's take a live look outside here at sfo. welcome to allergy season. i guess he's been here for a while now. >> yeah, things can get dicey that they can in. lawrence expert he's right. yeah, boy, they've been really get me this year and a lot of folks. and that's because all those grasses, all that wonderful rain that we've had last couple years, everything blooming out there and >> again, now those grasses are really blooming again. and so we're seeing a rise in the pollen counts around the bay. area's been rough this last week, especially. and i think this week ahead, probably be rough here's latest p

mayor lamar hernandez thorpe will be meeting with government and business officials in hong kong and chongqing. he will be there sunday the 19th through sunday the 26th. this year's trip focuses on green developments and deepening international relationships. >> we're going to be promoting our opportunities for sister city relationships, that's something that i learned was critically important when we spoke to secretary blinken when i was at the us conference of mayors, he said, we need to keep promoting these opportunities so that overall relations with china, continue to get better as opposed to going sour. >> the mayor's trip is organized by china silicon valley, a nonprofit founded in 2012 to facilitate business and cultural exchange between china and the silicon valley. >> the capitola wharf is expected to reopen this summer. coming up, the changes that are made to appear and excitement is growing for the bay area's new wnba team. >> the overwhelming number of people interested in season tickets for the golden state valkyries and in barry, whether the clouds will be making their

our correspondent nick thorpe has been following the visit from budapest.spent deep in talks with their hungary and counterpart upon castle hill on the other side of where i am standing this evening. some 20 trade agreements were signed, ranging on everything from rail, road, electric vehicle development, energy infrastructure and so on. nothing very much knew as far as we can tell at this stage. 0ne far as we can tell at this stage. one new element was that hungary invited china to take part in the developing of nuclear and rico in hungary until now the last 40 years dominated by russia. the hungarian prime minister mentioned the war in ukraine and said hungary shared the position of china for an immediate ceasefire followed by negotiations. looking ahead to tomorrow, we are respecting the chinese president and his delegation to visit some of the sites of those massive development taking place, chinese investment in hungary. 0bviously of huge interest to china, hungary as a hub here in central europe for moving chinese goods across this lucrative eu market

thorpe is headed to china this sunday. nonprofit china silicon valley organized the trip it wants to create a network here in the bay area that would help chinese businesses operate in silicon valley. it would make it easier for them to navigate things like legal matters, taxation and real estate. china's silicon valley is also hoping to encourage tourism and cultural exchange between china and the bay area. frontier airlines is making some changes to its pricing options for you right now. frontier draws in customers with cheap base fares, but then it tacks on fees for everything from getting your seat to carrying on a bag. frontier today says it's adding what it calls a bundle fare option. the bundle tickets will cost more than the base fare, but they come with the carry on and a seat assignment. frontier also said it's going to stop charging a fee to change or cancel a flight. this comes as the biden administration is cracking down on airlines with a la carte pricing. wall street saw new highs today. the dow closed above

allies in the eu — and there have been high levels of chinese investment there. 0ur correspondent nick thorpethere was a long essay by xi jinping in the hungarian media and pro—government hungarian media. he's been warmly welcomed. the prime minister and his wife were out at the airport to meet him there. so very much a popular visit from the government's point of view. and the prime minister here talking about hungary wanting to serve as a bridge between china and the european union, whereas of course, some european leaders and of united states are warning yesterday, are suggesting that there is a that europe should be wary of a chinese agenda, that china is actually trying to drive a wedge between different eu members and between the eu and the united states. one thing that i think is quite significant is we're hearing that they could be an infrastructure project on the belt and road initiative announced after this trip. and of course, as we've seen in places like south asia, china, investing in countries like sri lanka, nepal, countries that surround some of its biggest rivals in that case

. >> antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis response team hit the streetsse in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. the angelo quinto community response team handles about 500 calls a month. it's named after a man who died in antioch police custody. >> we haven't had an in-custody death since we launched this and so that's a mark of success for me. the fact that we can take 500 calls off of the police's shoulders, that's success to me. >> i'm ready. on monday, the mayor tagged along with the team. it wasn't long before they got a call to assist the police for unwanted guests. >> okay, over there off of railroad. okay i'm gonna do a two bottles of water. >> thank you. more than welcome to do. >> in this case, the challenge was keeping pets and people together who don't mcenany who don't have the resources. >> right now to put them, especially with the pets, to put them anywhere. >> antioch police do still show up alongside the team in about 20% of calls for service, but if an officer isn't needed anymore, the team handles it from there n

antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe met with government and business officials. he's going to be there for a week. this year's trip is focusing on green developments and deepening international relationships. the antioch mayor joins the mayors of oakley, saratoga, east palo alto, morgan hill and san carlos, along with the founder and chairman of the china silicon valley, a nonprofit founded in 2012. >> also new at 11 tonight, the us small business administration will open its sba business recovery center in big sur. the mission is to provide a range of services to the businesses that were impacted by the highway one collapse and closure that began in late march. it happened when a slip out destroyed the southbound lane part of highway one has now reopened, allowing residents and visitors to be able to get through without having to wait for convoys to escort cars. >> a bill to legalize amsterdam style cannabis cafes in california has passed the state assembly. right now, people can consume marijuana products on site in licensed lounges, but right now, dispensaries

let's speak to our correspondent nick thorpe, who's in budapest for us. huge security with us toda . , . ,., ., i see there is huge security with us toda. , . ., today. very much so, a massive security operation _ today. very much so, a massive security operation just - today. very much so, a massive security operation just me - today. very much so, a massive security operation just me with l today. very much so, a massive i security operation just me with the negotiations have been taking place in 400 strong chinese delegations of been staying as i weird here on the other side of the river and it's a pretty nice view and very important visit for hungary here and important scenes and great success story for m. important, seen as a great success story for prime minister victor orban, a small country with 9.7 million people are attracting the president of a country of 1.4 billion strong. very keen and relatively good railway networks and good infrastructure and so hungary is offering china to export and move different productions, cars, electric vehicle fac

. >> reporter: mayor lamar hernandez thorpe is talking about how state and federal dollars for affordablesing are often tied to transit corridors. >> it literally cuts developers off certain funding that they could get for subsidies they could get from the federal and state funding because we reno longer have a major transportation hub in downtown antioch. >> reporter: the san joaquin regional rail commission says it has been planning this move since 2017, citing issues with homelessness and vandalism. the commission also says the distance between antioch and oakley does not allow for both stops. >> we've talked to our congressman. they're involved. we've talked to our assembly member. they're involved. this is a san joaquin joint powers authority issue. they have the power to re-open and reactivate our train station. >> reporter: as the date draws closer, local citizens have been building a campaign to stop the closure, but even the mayor says that at this point a change of direction is unlikely. >> i don't think we can probably change their mind. i think they changed their mind a few ye

antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe is sitting in is the latest model of guideways new transportationbeing designed to connect pittsburgh, antioch, brentwood and oakley with the aim of reducing traffic. >> and they are some of the fastest growing cities in northern california. we have to be cognizant of the fact that we have to provide relief to folks in eastern contra costa county. >> the new car was unveiled at a transportation summit in san ramon. it's bigger than the one first introduced in november. it will travel up to 30 miles an hour on a 28 mile circuit, with more than 50 boarding stations connecting passengers to major transportation hubs like bart, the downtowns and los medanos college. >> so you can parallel park just so the key flexibility of the vehicle and how it can maneuver is key to ensuring your infrastructure as small as possible. >> it's often compared to driverless cars, but glide ceo gokul hamad says this system is different since the cars will travel on a closed system. it doesn't require the same level of technology. >> we said, why don't we start with technol

this is new video showing antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe meeting with government and business executives. he's taking part in the silicon valley mayor's china trip. his office says he spoke to world leaders about antioch's economic advantages and housing opportunities. his open eye is putting a pause on the voice it uses for its newest chatgpt version. some say the voice sounds like actress scarlett johansson, including the actress herself. take a listen to both voices. wait, where did you get that name from? i gave it to myself, actually. hey, chatgpt, how are you? i'm doing fantastic. thanks for asking. how about you? how's your day going? i'm doing great. so johannsson was the voice for the ai in her 2013 film. her and openai's chatgpt version four also sounds like her actually, johannsson says openai wanted to hire her to voice its new system last fall, but she declined, so she was stunned when the new voice came out and she says it sounded like hers. today, openai said its ai voice was from a real voice actor and was not meant to imitate scarlett johansson. but that voice is now on

let's speak to our correspondent nick thorpe who's in budapest for us.wed in hungary? from the hungarian — viewed in hungary? from the hungarian government, - viewed in hungary? from the hungarian government, very| hungarian government, very positively indeed. there was a long essay by xi jinping positively indeed. there was a long essay by xijinping in positively indeed. there was a long essay by xi jinping in the positively indeed. there was a long essay by xijinping in the hungarian media, the pro—government hungarian media, the pro—government hungarian media, he has been warmly welcomed. the prime minister and his wife were out at the airport to meet him there. very much a popular visitor from the government's point of view. the prime minister here, talking

let's speak to our correspondent nick thorpe who's in budapest for us. they have been rolling out the red carpet where you are. how is china viewed in hungary?— viewed in hungary? from the hungarian — viewed in hungary? from the hungarian government, - viewed in hungary? from the hungarian government, very| hungarian government, very positively indeed. there was a long essay by xi jinping positively indeed. there was a long essay by xijinping in positively indeed. there was a long essay by xi jinping in the positively indeed. there was a long essay by xijinping in the hungarian media, the pro—government hungarian media, the pro—government hungarian media, he has been warmly welcomed. the prime minister and his wife were out at the airport to meet him there. very much a popular visitor from the government's point of view. the prime minister here, talking about hungary wanting to serve as a bridge between china and the european union. whereas, of course, some european leaders and the united states were warning yesterday, suggesting that europe should be wa

the hyperion at thorpe park in surrey is said to be the fastest in britain and features europe's tallestoop. but in a message posted to social media, the park says that due to unforeseen circumstance forces the new roller coaster will be closed until wednesday. the rest of the park remains open though, and anyone with pre—booked tickets is eligible for a free return visit . and richard sherman, visit. and richard sherman, whose music delighted generations of disney fans, has died at the age of 95. >> read the birds tuppence a bag, tuppence tuppence, along with brother robert , his music with brother robert, his music became inseparable from the mythology behind some of disney's best known classics. >> the duo won two oscars for their work on the classical musical mary poppins. other credits include the jungle book, chitty chitty bang bang and the forever catchy chin up from charlotte's web . for the latest charlotte's web. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts. now it's back to dawn on gb news. sunday. >>

central europe correspondent nick thorpe's in budapest.e he's been under from slightly impervious to the pressure he's been underfrom european leaders, viktor orban. what do you think will come of this visit? weill. think will come of this visit? well, hunu , think will come of this visit? well, hungry, christian, _ think will come of this visit? well, hungry, christian, already- think will come of this visit? well, hungry, christian, already has - think will come of this visit? well, hungry, christian, already has a i think will come of this visit? -ii hungry, christian, already has a lot of investment while other countries have been rather wary of dealing closely with china. basically, the hungarian foreign minister has been touring china over the years with open arms, attracting chinese investment. we have already won large chinese automobile factory, byd, under construction in hungary. 18 trade deals to be signed. just over my shoulder, you can see perhaps in the distance the red flags and people, members of the chinese community, hund

speaking outside the school, assistant chief constable dan thorpe said officers they were called to anon of attempted murder. he remains in police custody. the three victims of this incident, two adults and a child, suffered minor injuries and were checked over at the scene by colleagues from yorkshire ambulance service. the two adults both suffered minor injuries, one from a sharp object which is believed to be broken glass. the child was assaulted and, thankfully, has no visible injuries. but i know this will have been a frightening ordeal for everyone involved. pip has been in the news quite a lot this week. pip stands for personal independence payments, it is money you can claim for to cover extra costs you might face. the government is proposing significant changes because of a big increase in the number of people making claims. it could be cash payments are stopped and went off grants paid instead. it has been called a reckless assault on disabled people. the pm rishi sunak has launched consultation on it, saying that he wants to make sure money is targeted to those who need it t

mayor lamar hernandez thorpe is participating in the 2024 silicon valley mares china trip organized byhina, silicon valley. that's a nonprofit aimed fostering investment business and tourism exchanges between china and silicon valley. this is a non profits first trip to china since the covid pandemic. >> and just like that, piedmont avenue elementary in oakland has a new playground. did the ribbon cutting ceremony this morning for their new and improved school yard? the project was part of steph and ayesha curry's. eat, learn, play foundation according to the foundation's website, they plan to transform. 25 schoolyards in oakland creating play structures. outdoor classrooms and reading spaces. >> the impact that this is going to have on my school is tremendous. there's something for everyone on this playground, whether it is basketball, foursquare, the play structures or reading a book in our new nature center. this playground is great for kids to just engage and enjoy their recess. >> the school's student council even got to help design the new playground. there. kron 4 celebrating as

mayor lamar hernandez thorpe will meet with government and business officials in hong kong and chongqing international relationships. >> we're going to be promoting our opportunities for sister city relationships, that's something that i learned was critically important when we spoke to secretary blinken when i was at the us conference of mayors, he said, we need to keep promoting these opportunities so that overall relations with china, continue to get better as opposed to going sour. >> the mayor's trip is organized by china silicon valley. it's a nonprofit group founded in 2012 to build business and cultural exchanges between china and silicon valley. the mayor will be in china until sunday. a man ejected 350ft from his car after driving off a cliff on highway one, and there was a piece of technology in his car that saved his life. >> hard? yeah. >> work hard. and you get things started. >> uh.huh, the top bay area athlete offering a free football camp for children. why this is such a personal mission for the young athlete that goes way beyond the field. then a quick reminder you can

and mayor lamar thorpe unveiling a first of its kind on demand. driverless public transportation system today in eastern contra costa county residents will be able to access glide cars and they're saying this will help to reduce congestion throughout contra costa county, the dynamic personal michael micro transit project will increase public transit, accessibility for the fast-growing communities of pittsburg, antioch, oakley and brentwood. the project will be jointly administered by contra costa transportation authority and the tri delta transit. it's designed to compliment existing public transportation options. congestion is a real climate change is also a real thing. and so what can get people out of their cars take the environment, ensure that like everybody's needs. you know, we're going to see action to ensure that that happens. >> as i said, this new system will complement bus and rail services in the region by 2030. the city of richmond looking to make a major power move. tonight, the city council is voting on whether to support a resolut

. >> antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe, marking a year since a crisis response team hit the streets those in mental distress, freeing up police for more urgent calls. the angelo quinto community response team handles about 500 calls a month. it's named after a man who died in antioch police custody. >> we haven't had an in-custody death since we launched this, and so that's a mark of success for me. the fact that we can take 500 calls off of the police shoulders, that's success to me. >> i'm ready on monday, the mayor tagged along with the team. >> it wasn't long before they got a call to assist the police for unwanted guests. >> okay, over there off of railroad. >> okay, i'm gonna do a two bottles of water. thank you. more than welcome. >> in this case, the challenge was keeping pets and people together, especially in antioch. >> we don't have the resources right now to put them, especially with the pets, to put them anywhere. >> antioch police do still show up alongside the team in about 20% of calls for service. but if an officer isn't needed anymore, the team handles it from the

mississippi in the 1960's, to frank lautenberg, new jersey's longest serving senator, and to jim for thorpert phenom and the first native american to win an olympic gold medal. this week, our digital show dives into the war in gaza and how the ongoing conflict is playing out in the u.s. as protests have grown across college campuses. you can find that on our youtube channel. be sure to tune into "washington week with the atlantic" tonight, where jeffrey goldberg and his panel examine president biden's efforts to navigate the fallout of the israel-hamas war. and on pbs news weekend, what the pullout of american troops from chad and niger could mean for security in the african region. and before we go, we want to say goodbye to a dear colleague who's leaving us today. alexis cox has been with the newshour for 24 years. she started as a production assistant, and with her sharp writing and gentle, unflappable spirit, soon became an essential part of our newsroom. she's helped shape our coverage of a quarter century of breaking news. she has been a mentor to many, a friend to all, and always a f

. >> mayor lamar hernandez thorpe will be meeting with government and business officials in hong kong and chongqing. he'll be there sunday the 19th through sunday the 26th. this year's trip focuses on green developments and deepening international relationships. >> we're going to be promoting our opportunities for sister city relationships. that's something that i learned was critically important when we spoke to secretary blinken. when i was at the us conference of mayors, he said, we need to keep promoting these opportunities so that overall relations with china, continue to get better as opposed to going sour. >> the mayor's trip is organized by china silicon valley. it's a nonprofit founded in 2012 to facilitate business and cultural exchange between those two regions. still ahead tonight, pushing back on pandas. the latest snag in san francisco's efforts to bring bears to the bay area. >> plus, at 530, the big surf community breathing a big sigh of relief. how caltrans crews were able to reopen highway one ahead of schedule. >> it hurts because it's my life. my whole life has bee

. >> the mayor, lamar hernandez thorpe, will be meeting with government and business officials in hong kong and chongqing. he will be there sunday the 19th through sunday the 26th. this year's trip focuses on green developments and deepening international relationships. >> we're going to be promoting our opportunities for sister city relationships, that's something that i learned was critically important when we spoke to secretary blinken when i was at the us conference of mayors, he said, we need to keep promoting these opportunities so that overall relations with china, continue to get better as opposed to going sour. >> the mayor's trip, organized by china silicon valley, a nonprofit founded back in 2012 to facilitate business and cultural exchange between china and the silicon valley. >> a new trader joe's drew a crowd to san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood this morning. store officials cut the ribbon at the new location on fulton street in laguna before shoppers poured into the store. this new facility will feature 12,000ft!s, stocked with all the familiar trader joe's favor

and mayor lamar thorpe unveiling a first of its kind on demand. transportation system today in eastern contra costa county residents will be able to access glide cars. they're saying this is going to help reduce congestion throughout contra costa county. this dynamic personal. my coach micro transit project will increase public safety and public transit. accessibility for the fast-growing communities of pittsburg, antioch, oakley anl brett was the project will jointly administered by the contra costa transportation authority and the tri delta transit. it is designed to compliment existing public transportation options. congestion is a real climate change is also a real thing. and so what we can get people out of their cars, take the environment, ensure that like that because everybody's needs, you know, we're going patient to ensure that that happens. >> this new system would complement bus and rail services in the region by 2030. all right. has been a topic of conversation. for a few years in san francisco are talking about the great highway. whe

actress michelle yeoh, along with civil rights activist medgar evers and multi-sport athlete jim thorpeived the medal posthumously. >> and waymo is planning to test its autonomous vehicles beyond san francisco in a matter of weeks. waymo employees will be testing its driverless robo taxis on the peninsula in the cities of daly city, brisbane, south san francisco, san bruno, millbrae and burlingame. the company says it will first test its its vehicles, with a human driver serving as a backup. it's the same gradual approach that was taken in san francisco. the company is now offering ride hail robo taxis in the city for customers who've been approved off a wait list. >> new at six highway one near big sur, is on track to reopen just before memorial day. today, governor newsom surveyed the work being done near rocky creek bridge, the site of the slip out near big sur. the stretch of highway in monterey county was badly damaged during recent storms. crews plan to install a temporary signal and open the highway under alternating one way traffic control by may 25th. >> well bay area weather.