i'm mary steiner the president of the united nations association san francisco chapter. i'm here also as a member of the san francisco collaborative against human trafficking and a member of the mayor's task force against human trafficking. i was stunned when i attended the recent san francisco collaborative against human trafficking conference about industry's impacted by human trafficking, how business and community are fighting back. one of the presentations was from a member of the teamsters union and they routinely evaluate the conditions of farm workers. they had evaluated taylor farms in salinas and it was a passing grade and then decided to investigate taylor farms in tracy. they discovered pregnant women washing these organic greens, baby greens in chlorine and unprotected. and the motel was doing sex trafficking. the owner was men dosa. so here are the packages of organic baby greens that i see on the grocery shelves, thinking this must be pure and wonderful. we need to take a closer look again about what our food sources are and work with labor as well. thank

. >> the protests are organized by the california nurses association and national nurses united which represents 14,000 nurses at 10 uc medical centers across the state. >>> outside it's raining in parts of the bay. this is a live look as one of our cars heads on the dumbarton bridge. you can see some rain on the camera lens. neda is tracking weather with more rain in the bay area. >> we are talking about the dashcam, not to worry. no one is driving with the camera in hand. so it's safe out there. but yes, we saw that rain. look what we're seeing out there. the big storm clouds are billowing overhead over san francisco. it makes for a cool looking shot. here's where the rain is coming down. i want to take you to the north bay first because it's coming down good. areas of red is intense rainfall and it's been here for for an hour. yountville with rain along highway 29. highway 12, 29, aldrin and richmond getting rain and novato with heavy rain. let's move further south. union city, fremont also getting rain coming through. the sky is just looking neat. a lot of these clouds could bring

advantage of dark money loopholes under the infamous citizens united ruling to move hugs amounts of money through the national rifle association, which uses said money to help elect donald j. trump president of the united states. but that is the theory currently being investigated by the fbi, according to mcclatchy. and it has more to make it plausible than you might think at first. according to newly released testimony by the cofounder fusion gps, the firm behind the trump dossier, the firm turned up evidence of a long-term russian operation. quote, it appears the russians, you know, infiltrated the nra. the testimony named specifically aleksandr torshin, who would, of course, be the same russian banker cited in the mcclatchy story. he helped found a similar pro-gun organization in russia. and over the decade, his organization has included many visits to america, including one that included sheriff david clark and former nra president, david keene. and there's aleksandr torshin, right in the middle. the fusion gps testimony also raised money about torshin's cofounder on the russian gun group, a young woman named maria botina.

believe that that should include addressing restrictions on freedom of association peaceful assembly and also expression. the united nations says an estimated five thousand people have been displaced by turkey's military offensive against kurdish fighters in the african region of syria. the operation which involves shelling and strikes is set to enter its fifth day it's believed around eight hundred thousand civilians are living there activists say at least twenty three civilians have been killed so far now frayne is surrounded by turkish and free syrian army forces to the north east and west and syrian government forces to the south it's believed most of those fleeing of charging through a government held territory to an enclave inside aleppo city that's controlled by kurdish forces meanwhile at least twenty one people have suffered breathing problems after an alleged chemical attack on a rebel held enclave mysterious capital damascus the syrian observatory for human rights has accused the government of being behind me attack it says white smoke was released after syrian forces fired a barrage of rockets into the neighbor

about a third of the national park sites in the united states were completely closed today. that's according to the national parks conservation association. many places that could be -- like the liberty bell in philadelphia have been closed. a number of parks and museums have stayed open or at least semiopen. in yellowstone national park people could use the land but visit centers and bathrooms were closed. >> this is our public land. we should be able to use it any time. unfortunately the park employees i don't know if they will get paid or not. but it is what it is. and congress better get their act together. >> in washington, d.c., the smithsonian museums and the national zoo are staying open at least through monday. open air parks and monuments including the war memorials have also remained accessible. the government trying to avoid a replay of what happened back in 2013. that's when veterans were being turned away from their own memorial. for those planning trips to national sites, they should check ahead of time. it is still up in the air what will and will be open tomorrow and rick going forward if the government stays shut down.

i was able to serve on the national security council, at the pentagon, as the associate director of the united states information agency. i also had the opportunity to lead and launch another policy-focused organization called mobile future which was based here in washington. we've recently moved to washington, d.c. from california where my father has been for the last 13 years, and we're really excited to be here. >> host: well, to help us talk about some of those issues, we want to introduce you to kyle daley, tech reporter with bloomberg law. >> thanks, peter. thanks, jonathan. i wanted to start off, you mentioned that the groups you represent, the companies you represent had a lot of work to do. can you talk about that? we hear about 5g networks, these ultra-fast, ultra-dense wireless networks. can you talk about how we get to that stage? >> guest: sure. the essential ingredient to moving forward not only with extending more broadband to more american, but also insuring our global competitiveness is this wonderful technology called broadband. our companies are committed to continue to make

within the quarter with united states the russian federation and the united nations and we are looking at ways to closely associated its work some of our partners namely jordan or egypt more weight cells in the past few weeks we have been as the european union extremely engaged with a part of this you know that had the pleasure to host the first prime minister netanyahu here in brussels and then president abbas we had as i said the quartet and voice meeting in jerusalem a couple of weeks ago and we are in constant contact with our partners in the region and we are convening this meeting today with a regular one that will follow up in march we need to maintain the political horizon for the two state solution as we believe there is no outer negative that would be both politically viable and sustainable and that would fulfill the legitimate aspirations of both parties including the legitimate security concerns of israel in the meantime there are many practical steps that can advance on the ground and we will look at the steps also today continue our support for the palestinian authority continue our support for only o

the senior director of government affairs for the national ocean industry association pick >> the plan today is a plan that looks at all of the unitedand says let's take a big look at the resources we have available, where they may be and how we can develop them. >> the fundamental question, how long will the us rely on fossil fuels? if petroleum is going out of use creating new drilling sites will not make sense but charter says we will be using petroleum for several decades. >> the energy information agency says by 2040 will use 77% of the energy from fossil fuels. quite a ways into the future we will be dependent on the transportation sector. >> since california refineries get 55% of their oil from foreign nations like saudi arabia why not drill closer to home and put

united states, the top law enforcement officer in the nation was questioned by the special counsel's team in a criminal investigation of the president of the united states, his campaign and associates for possible obstruction of justice and collusion with a foreign adversary. take that in for a moment. the justice department confirming today jeff sessions did sit for hours last week with robert mueller's investigators, accompanied by his personal attorney. they also learned today that james comey, the former fbi director whom the president fired last may, was also interviewed by mueller's team late last year. on deck according to "the washington post" none other than the president of the united states himself. mueller reportedly wants to question the president in the coming weeks about the departures of comey and former national security adviser michael flynn. as far as we know, mueller's investigation is proceeding on at least two separate tract abc jeff sessions is implicated in both of them. first there's the question of russian collusion with the campaign. sessions was a key member of that campaign. during the election he met at least twice with the russian ambassador encounter

are you aware of these types of symptoms of any other cuban nationals or people who were associated with the united states diplomatic core. any reports of something similar to others. subsequent to the issuance of our travel warning of october 1st of 2017, there is been 18 american citizens reports to the department bureau of counselor affairs. that information have been shared with the investigators. >> of those, of all the reports, what percentage gradually is there an audible type of attack as opposed to starting to feel ill or dizzy or experienciing ge vertigo, is there always associated with some kind of high pitch sound or something? >> senator, you are referring to the attacks against diplomats. we don't have information of the attacks. >> the diplomats, how often is that? is that 100% of the time they hear something? >> the vast majority of the 24 cases reported hearing or feeling some auditory sensation. >> when you say feel auditory sensation, you are feeling a flood in your ears or decapitation you hear or with the window lowers in your car and that type of thing? >> right, some feel lik

nationals. >> reporter: despite her admission just before the olympics, harding is still allowed to skate and so is kerrigan. the united states figure skating associationt for her. >> i didn't want to think about anything except my skating. i just wanted people to leave me the hell alone. >> reporter: when the two women finally meet in lillehammer, it had become a media frenzy unlike anything in the history of the olympics. kerrigan, after suffering that potentially career-ending injury, delivers a stunning performance. >> beautifully done! >> reporter: harding falls apart. >> no. >> reporter: kerrigan goes on to win silver, harding finishes a disappointing eighth. >> i went out, i did the best that i could under all circumstances. and you know what? i did well. i did great. i did all the jumps they did. at least i got to go skate one last time. for myself and for my country. >> back up, guys! >> that big luge balloon of olympic fever, it busts. >> is it true you're not going to skate in japan? >> now you've got to come home and face the music. and the courts are coming at you. >> reporter: authorities discovered a note with the name of the arena where

the senior director of government affairs for the national ocean industry association pick >> the plan today is a plan that looks at all of the united states and says let's take a big look at the resources we have available, where they may be and how we can develop them. >> the fundamental question, how long will the us rely on fossil fuels? if petroleum is going out of use creating new drilling sites will not make sense but charter says we will be using petroleum for several decades. >> the energy information agency says by 2040 will use 77% of the energy from fossil fuels. quite a ways into the future we will be dependent on the transportation sector. >> since california refineries get 55% of their oil from foreign nations like saudi arabia why not drill closer to home and put californians to work? >> this is not a no oil or oil choice it is a choice of where it comes from. >> one activists is rejecting the prediction by the energy information agency that we will be using so much fossil fuel in 20 years. >> that is one of the dumbest things i have heard. >> he says there is no way the coastline will be leased to oil companies. >>

voices loud international n.g.o.s foreign journalists united nations official have difficulties to end up while for instance are just euro or associated press every time they want to go to pub why are they have to apply for permit or very difficult some time take years to get into pop wa but what if we think differently and then other parts of indonesia if you want to go to bali for instance you just fly to bali you get fees on rival but if you want to go to pump water then it is a totally different planet it is so difficult to go to pop up restriction for foreign journalists you and foreign n.g.o.s including those that provide medical services is it fair to say there's a general apathy in the corridors of power in jakarta to isolated communities like purport that they're not worth investing in but that minerals are certainly worth having. the problem is i think racism the underlying issue is racism and also there is the feeling of paranoia in indonesia that if foreigners going into up why are they real help at nicked up one to be independent from indonesia it is totally illogical but the feeling is here to stay in indonesia how much

national interest of the united states or a cover for a c.r.-v. former advisor to iran's nuclear negotiation team thanks for your take today here on out international well he's an associate has more now on washington's rather selective approach when it comes to protests outside of its own borders. when they ask for a better economy when they ask for the government to spend money on their own country as opposed to terror exploits overseas or in other countries sure we would certainly like that to you i support matt i'm not going to go i'm not going to see that's why you're trying to trap me into something like that i'm not going to go there for that is not that is not our that is not our policy but we hear what the iranian people are saying poverty corruption and economic uncertainty have the potential to trigger protests in the world over. and they can quickly turn ugly. but the international reaction to such unrest seems to depend on the country and question this is the precise picture of a long oppressed people rising up against their dictators it's a little bit when you know i mean in any country people can protest against high prices but when have a such to muster at

two years ago but still reeling from the united states walking away from it all right let's speak to victor gao now he's director of china national association of international studies and he's joining us live from beijing it seems very much in the opening stages of this visit from president mccrum the president she has got what he wanted he wanted a u. approval didn't he for the belgium road initiative which is already got yes indeed the one belt one rolled initiative is not only important to china but to almost one hundred countries in the world including many countries in europe including france and i think president micron is doing the right thing to endorse the one belled world rolled initiative was again on behalf of the french government and hopefully china and france and all the other almost one hundred countries can join hands in promoting this a major infrastructure project and enable all the parties if the country is to benefit from this one world initiative and in the past china perhaps directed it. its attentions if you like through the u.k. for access to the e.u. can we say now obviously with the brics britain coming out of the

united states. that is largely due to the money power and impose of the trade lobby call the national restaurant associationwhich i want to name as we are naming names, the other nra as we call it, because with all of the talk of sexual harassment and me too, there's been little focus on the corporate actors that really are behind setting the standards on this issues. the national restaurant lobbiedion has successfully since slavery times to keep the wages for tipped workers abysmally low. the current wage is $2.13 an hour. 70% of workers who work on that ridiculously low wage are women. they're mostly women working at lobbiedihop and all of garden e red lobster, earning this ridiculous wages that assume them go living on tips, having to tolerate the most inappropriate customer behavior in order to feed their families and being told by managers, dress more sexy, where tighter clothing in order to make more money in tips. in fact, right around the time you release this research on the issue of sexual harassment in 2014, a new industry segment was recognize called the breast-arauunt. o it islive guard and den

manchester united player ryan giggs is set to be named as the manager of the wales national team tomorrow. he is expected to be unveiled as the successor to chris coleman by the football associationis will be giggs's first full—time job in management. he took charge of manchester united for four games in 2014, following the sacking of david moyes. the former wales captain was one of the favourites for the role once coleman departed in november, after wales failed to qualify for the 2018 world cup. after 30 games, 82 points, and 281 days, manchester city's unbeaten premier league run is finally over. they lost 11—3 to liverpool in a thrilling match at anfield. city are still 15 points clear at the top of the table, though. roberto firmino scored one of three goals in eight second—half minutes, to put liverpool 4—1 up. city made a late fightback, but couldn't grab an equaliser, to leavejurgen klopp‘s side celebrating a famous victory. wow. what a game. two teams full throttle. it is possible that yesterday was a historic game. they will talk about that in 20 years, when they watch back and think about the champions, 17, 18, they looked like they would not lose one game, they might

court prior to accessing the contents of the united states persons' communications associated with a query that was not related to important intelligence or national security. the warrant provision in this bill is not as strong as the one i offered in committee, but it was the result of bipartisan compromise in the house. and i do believe it is a step in the right direction. the house bill also includes other important reforms. it establishes a required congressional review process before the government is permitted to restart a collection. it requires the d.n.i. to declassify minimization procedures. it provides greater flexibility to the privacy and civil liberties oversight board to meet and hire staff. and it directs the inspector general to assess the f.b.i.'s section 702 practices so that we can continue, mr. president, to provide oversight of that program. in conclusion, mr. president, section 702 by its numbers and by its cover is our nation's most important foreign content collection authority. i would like to see more reforms to this program and perhaps something -- that's something that those of us in the intelligence committee can stri

national association for amateur radio. arrl has 175,000 members throughout the united states and we represent the interest of the 750 licensed amateur or ham radio operators in the u.s. amateur radio is an adventurial pursuit. there is also a very serious side to amateur radio. it's far more than a hobby. with ow license from the fcc comes a responsibility to promote emergency communications during times of disaster. the arrl understands u.s. military, fema and dhs. we provide all the emergency communications for the american red cross and salvation army. to quote former fema administrator craig few gate, quote, as much as we think we are indicates technology, things break. seeing how amateur radio in a disaster in a crisis often times is the one thing that was still up and run, a ham transmitting can mean the difference between life and death. end quote. amateur radio operators are included in emergency operations plans in every state of the union. the role played by ham in disasters was in full display in fall of 2017 which saw four major hurricanes make landfall in the united states and its territories. these caused signi

united states. unlike today's standards represent -- in the u.s. one national program recognizes independent authorities of highway traffic association in californiatates that follow california's sleep. it helps provide a coordinated approach to achieving reductions in oil use that allows manufacturers to design a single fleet capable of complying with all regulations should they choose to. separately, california and other states have adopted a zero missions program to address air quality issues. they currently state $37 billion in -- the program would cut that by 35%. while increasing the sales electric vehicles will ultimately help manufacturers comply that is not the program's purpose and not part of one national program. the implications of one program would have cost effective standards to help money back into the hands of consumers. it would save money at the gas pump. improving the efficiency of nucleavehicles is critical for e and lo lower-class families. the efficiency of cars and trucks continue to improve as a result. with suvs showing some of the greatest improvement because the size based standards encourage manufacturers to offer mor

associations in brussels. -- negotiations in brussels. a conservative political leader was shot to death by unknown attackers in northern kosovo. the trump administration is cutting $65 million in funding from the united nations relief and work agency, a social service body for palestinian refugees. that is less than half of its expected contribution. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg and "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, bitcoin's tumble. the cryptocurrency sees its 2015.ailey declined since will we see more selling in days to come? plus, we catch up with arianna huffington. what she has to say about current ideal plans and the me too movement. and one of apple's is getting slammed for harsh conditions. there hasn't been a a selloff like this in bitcoin in months. the cryptocurrency tumbled as much as 25% in tuesday trading, approaching the 11,000 mark. less than a month ago, it was trading at almost $10,000. rival cryptocurrencies are also feeling the pain. to discuss that debate and cover all the news in bitcoin this week, i want

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united states policy. associating the presidency and the people of the united states with bigotry inciting hate and hostility and sewing discord mock the people of the united states on the basis of national originalin -- origin. in all of this the aforementioned donald j. trump has by his statements brought the high office of the president of the united states in contempt, ridicule, disgrace, and disrepute, sown discord among the people of the united states. demonstrated he is unfit to be president and betrayed his trust as president of the united states to the manifest injury of the people of the united states and has commit add high misdemeanor in office. therefore donald john trump by causing such harm to the society of the united states is unfit to be president and warrants impeachment, trial, and removal from office. . the speaker pro tempore: the resolution qualifies. for what purpose does the gentleman from california, the majority leader, mccarthy, seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i move to lay the resolution on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the

nations. in 1960, the united states pushed for the creation of the international development association within the world bank. where the original world bank division funded middle income countries, the i.d.a. has created to make congressional loans. that is loans with low interest rates and long repayment periods to the world's poorest countries. the number of countries served by the i.d.a. currently stands at 75. the i.d.a. is typically the largest -- single largest source of funding for critical social programs in these low-income countries. however the bill before us reduces the united states contributions to the i.d.a. the i.d.a. is funded through replenishments by donor countries. we're currently in the 1th period known as i.d.a. 18. the bill reduces the united states contribution in the i.d.a. 18 by 15%. further, the bill requires that the treasury department certifies that the world bank reform its practices and lending controls in relation to the i.d.a. a 2016 report commissioned by the world bank reveals serious problems with one particular i.d.a. project in uganda. while i.d.a.'s rol

united states. this freight network serves as backbone of our economy. not just ships, not just barges, not just trains and trucks, it is all of the above and more. american national association of engineers report card tells you unsettling story where dams, inland waterways receiving a grade of ds deplorable, representing cumulative investment backing log of $140 billion, authorized but unconstructed portfolio of another $60 billion. the corps faces a sizable math problem as they try to service that roughly $200 billion, if you add 140 billion, add that to the 60 billion requirement and more. match that up if you will with the annual budget hovers around $4.6 billion. the math just doesn't work, does it? clearly we have a lot of important work to do. we need to work in bipartisan fashion if we really to address these concerns and build consensus on a path forward, and a smart, cost efficient way leveraging both green and as well as gray infrastructure solutions. again, mr. chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing. i look forward, we all look forward to hearing from our witnesses. i have something i want to submit for the record, is that right? isn't letters of

united states. we will announce that at our earnings call next week. i won't announce it today. but the tax bill was good for american manufacturers the national associationf manufacturers, council of competitiveness all say it's tremendous >> the gift horse happens a lot. i'm hearing gimmicky it's crumbs, they're giving it to share holders >> the whole thing about the taxes is this, you could see it last night at the state of the union. >> could see what? >> the first time in our memory that a manufacturer was highlighted. steve staub and stacy keplinger and cory adams were highlighted. the idea that you need to restore dignity to work is important. and staub manufacturing grew from 7 employees to 23 employees due to animal spirits and this tax cut showed that this is a government that will focus on promoting their jobs and promoting manufacturers. you can hear this all over the place. when you talk to manufacturers, there is a positivity around it. >> before the tax bill, too. can you point to any specific deregulation that helps snapon or helped your customers >> well, no, i can't necessarily. but if you look at this in general, i've give you statistic

underscore that the united states even respects the people of africa and my commitment to the sovereign nation there is firm, mr. trump wrote in a letter their first reported by the associatedress . harry, baltimore, maryland, go ahead. caller: i have been working here in maryland for years. many of the workers in the state still can't speak english. the second thing is, if they are here all this time, why not take to apply for citizenship? we need to do something that they want to do. think of the't current track the president has taken is the right one? caller: no, i think it's the wrong one, i really do. they never decided to become americans until they started the democrats running it. george is in bushkill, pennsylvania. last call for republicans on this topic. george from pennsylvania, you are next. go ahead. in,er: since when bush was he had that guest worker program that could have been passed. we had that lower skilled work that we need people to do that would be a great idea. but that was rejected. daca, these are children that were brought here by their parents. like 1, 2, 3 years old. republicans, we are christians. we believe in god and in having compassion, al