now united utilities is going further. banter that will affect around 7 million customers in the north—west and it comes into place on august five —— ban. all because we are enjoying the longest heatwave since 1976. then, so bad, tarmac melted on the roads. water was rationed. and the government created a ministerfor drought. rationed. and the government created a minister for drought. here rationed. and the government created a ministerfor drought. here in the crisis centre, manning the phones, taking complaints. this is the sprinkler system operating where? at a riding school? and you feel something should be done about that? of course. and hundreds of complaints about water wasteful neighbours had been made in northern ireland, too, where a ban is already in place. some of us remember the summer of 1976. others were not even here. i remember that extremely well. i remember that extremely well. i remember the hosepipe ban. it is a temporary use ban and i see why. yes, we are at the reservoir in bolton and you can see beh

now united utilities is going further.pe ban that will affect around 7 million customers in the north—west, and it comes into place on august 5th. all because we are enjoying the longest heatwave since 1976. back then it was so bad tarmac melted on the roads. water was rationed. drought enquiry office. and the government created a minister for drought. here in the crisis centre, manning the phones, taking complaints. it's a sprinkler system operating where? at a riding school? i see, and you feel something should be done about that, of course. and hundreds of complaints about water wasteful neighbours have been made in northern ireland too, where a ban is already in place. people will inevitably be vigilant, and beware, united utilities has warned that if you flout the ban after august 5th you could face a fine of up to £1000. research has shown that a ban like this can save between five and 10% of water supply. and while most people have welcomed this ban, saying, we have to do something, we understand this has been reall

the focus inevitably is an united utilities era.much rainfall. it was almost inevitable. we've seen very high temperatures. those two combined inevitably result in what we are seeing any hosepipe ban coming in two weeks. what of this issue of lea ks? ban coming in two weeks. what of this issue of leaks? a union, the gnb, have criticised them today. you saw the robust defence approach from the person running united utilities in that film but where is the truth here? united utilities and lose between 20—25% of their water supply ona between 20—25% of their water supply on a daily basis through leaks and certainly not the worst in the uk but not the best either so going for a happy inevitably improve and they have been including the leakage rate. more has to be done. it is a contributing factor but not the sole factor. contemporary approach they ta ke factor. contemporary approach they take on the future, what have they got in mind to bring a figure than? they can have improve domestic leakages, infrastructure improvements and look to

haweswater in cumbria, united utilities' biggest reservoir. has even exposed the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. unions have today criticised the company for losing too much water through lea ks. they say they are tackling it. we take it very seriously, and we work round—the—clock, whatever the weather, on fixing leaks, and actually we've met our regulatory leakage target for the last 12 years, but we know that we can do more, which is why our aim is to reduce that even further. the ban affects nearly the whole of north—west england where united utilities has seven million customers. it will come into effect on 5th august, unless there is prolonged rainfall between now and then, which looks unlikely. an awful lot of reservation is needed. there hasn't been in an area of pretend which it usually comes down in abundance. daniel is an award—winning lawn expert, he is concerned it will damage his income. i was concerned it will damage his income. iwas 0k concerned it will damage his income. i was ok untiljune o

united utilities have one of the worst. my ta ke utilities have one of the worst.nfrastructure, so leakage is only one part of the problem. when it comes to summer water shortage, it is more about what water is available, when and where, and how much we are using. at the moment obviously in the uk we have a really long period of drought, dry weather, which means we are using a little bit more water and it means we have a little less water available for us to use. but also in the northwest we have just had these massive fires which are placing extraordinary demand on the water, so leakages one park. -- one part. we will bring in doctor fox. this has been the driestjune in england since 1965, with an unprecedented level of demand. why i read all the water companies bringing in a ban them? —— wire or all the water companies not bringing in a ban? we are reliant on stored unsaved rainwater that runs off the hills and wejust rainwater that runs off the hills and we just have not had that rain. we are working very closely with united utilities to look at the impact of th

haweswater, in cumbria, united utilities' biggest reservoir.n exposed the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. unions have today criticised the company for losing too much water through lea ks. they say they are tackling it. we take it very seriously, and we work round—the—clock, whatever the weather, on fixing leaks. and actually, we've met our regulatory leakage targets for the last 12 years, but we know that we can do more, which is why our aim is to reduce that even further. the ban affects nearly the whole of north—west england, where united utilities has seven million customers. it will come into effect on 5th august, unless there's prolonged rainfall between now and then, which looks unlikely. the hosepipe ban could reduce usage by up to 10%, taking the pressure off supplies. but an awful lot of precipitation is needed if these reservoirs are to be replenished. there simply hasn't been enough rainfall in an area of britain where it usually comes down in abundance. daniel hibbitt is an award—winning lawn ex

haweswater in cumbria, united utilities' biggest reservoir.e triggered the hosepipe ban. the lack of water has even exposed the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. unions have today criticised the company for losing too much water through lea ks. they say they are tackling it. we take it very seriously, and we work round—the—clock, whatever the weather, on fixing leaks, and actually we've met our regulatory leakage target for the last 12 years, but we know that we can do more, which is why our aim is to reduce that even further. the ban affects nearly the whole of north—west england where united utilities has seven million customers. it will come into effect on 5th august, unless there is prolonged rainfall between now and then, which looks unlikely. in this part of the country, in just over two weeks' time you won't be able to use one of these any more. if you want to water the garden, you are going to have to use a watering can. if you fancy washing the car, it's a bucket and sponge. there are some exemptions

united utilities' other big site in the lakes is thirlmere.supplies direct to manchester. but, as you can see, levels are low, and there is little sign of replenishment. danny savage, bbc news. suffolk police have released the 999 call made by a former ukip councillor moments after he killed his wife. he claimed he had been defending himself after his wife attacked him with a knife. thejury himself after his wife attacked him with a knife. the jury found himself after his wife attacked him with a knife. thejury found him guilty of murder. this particular phone call was made on the 30th of december last year. stephen and his wife had been married for 45 years. they lived in stowmarket, in suffolk. their marriage had been under strain after she discovered her husband was having an affair with one of her son's partners. they believe that was the row that led to stephen killing his wife. as you say, he was an ex—royal marine. they believe he probably used his military training, and had a particular knowledge of a hold, and she died after pressure

united utilities is due to introduce the measure after weeks of hot and dry weather.ary ban will "safeguard essential supplies" in the region, where reservoir levels are already low. danny savage is at a reservoir near bolton. danny... yes, reeta, just a few mails from bolton and this reservoir should be full of water at this time of year. as you can see, it is empty. the ground around it at the bottom is all cracked by the sun we have had over the last few weeks, and there are other reservoirs like this at the moment. people here have been encouraged to stop using as much water as they have been used to and they have responded to that which has led to a slight drop in demand but not enough. it means with no rain in the forecast still, we 110w no rain in the forecast still, we now have a hosepipe ban. in cumbria, falling water levels here at united utilities' biggest reservoir have triggered the hosepipe ban. the lack of water has even expose the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. the company says it has no choice but to impose a ban.

united utilities is due to introduce the measure after weeks of hot and dry weather.oir levels are already low. danny savage is at a reservoir near bolton. in cumbria, falling water levels here at united utilities‘ biggest reservoir have triggered the hosepipe ban. the lack of water has even exposed the remains of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. the company says it has no choice but to impose a ban. we have had a little rainfall, but sadly it is not enough to refill the reservoir to the point where they should be for this time of year, so that is why we have had to take this decision. we haven‘t taken it lightly, but we will need to impose a hosepipe ban. the ban affects nearly the whole north—west england were united utilities has nearly seven million customers. it will come into effect in the 5th of august unless there is prolonged rainfall between now and then, which looks unlikely. is hot, dry sunny weather will stick around for most areas of the uk, particularly the south and east, so in the north and west of the country i think there is

haweswater in cumbria, united utilities‘ biggest reservoir.ns of the village flooded to create this vast storage facility. we have not taken this decision lightly but we do need to impose this ban. the ban affects nearly the whole of north west england and comes into effect on the 5th of august unless we have prolonged rainfall between now and then which seems unlikely. this hot and sunny weather will stick around for most areas of the uk but we could have more changeable conditions in the north west of the country. as reservoirs dry out in the region people seem to accept that a formal restriction is needed. we are on an island surrounded by it, but we will go with whatever they decide.” island surrounded by it, but we will go with whatever they decide. i will just water the plants using waste water from the bathroom. you cannot have a good summer and have water as well. the bottom line is in parts of england where rainfall is normally abundant there just has not been enough of it. even the reserves in the neck district are not adequate to ke

united utilities in north—west england is imposing the ban from the fifth of august.ill set up a hotline, so if you see your neighbours in the north—west using a hose pipe, you can call and tell on them. that's not very nice, is it? i wonder if that will go to the rest of the country. this is the daily mirror today, more deadly novichok dumped on the streets, alleging russian assassins have put to lots of the dudley nerve agent in salisbury, one in the perfume bottle that killed dawn sturgess and there could be another they said —— deadly. the tour de france picture of geraint thomas. anger over the use of brexit ads in the aftermath of mp's murder. this brings together two stories, the increased scrutiny of online trolls and whether there should be tougher punishment, but also a digital imprint, a footprint on the ads so you can more clearly know who the advert has come from and who it's targeting on social media. that's the observer. the inside page of the sunday times, an article about the modern marriage and how career women are setting the bar too high for and ho

in north—west england, a temporary ban by united utilities will affect 7 million people from 5 augustto come in unless it rainsa that is due to come in unless it rains a lot in the meantime. police officers and members of the public who showed outstanding bravery during the london bridge and borough market terror attacks last year have been recognised by the queen. eight people, including ignacio echeverria and kirsty boden, who were killed in the london bridge attack feature on this year's civilian galla ntry list. three police officers who confronted the attackers have also been awarded. one of them is pc wayne marques, who was blinded in one eye as terrorists swiped at him during the london bridge attack. bravery was the furthest thing from my mind. what was going through my mind was that people were hurt, dying, and what was going through my mind wasjust to dying, and what was going through my mind was just to try and help. it has been a record year for british book sales, according to new figures. sales of printed books have risen for the third year in a row, while sales of digit

in north—west england, united utilities has messaged its customers, appealing for them to use less water effort to avoid a ban. but the weather outlook is not on the side of the utility companies. there's at least two, maybe three weeks of dry weather ahead. people are of course enjoying the sunshine. this is a very different summer. last month was the driest on record in parts of england, and saw the hottestjune day ever in scotland. danny savage, bbc news, bolton. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in bulgaria to get an exclusive look inside one of the most extraordinary abandoned buildings in the world. dora, it's... it's incredible. i discover an unusual way to go shopping in sofia. i'll take blue. and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the

in north—west england, united utilities has messaged its customers, appealing for them to use less water a ban. but the weather outlook is not on the side of the utility companies. there's at least two, maybe three weeks of dry weather ahead. people are of course enjoying the sunshine. this is a very different summer. last month was the driest on record in parts of england, and saw the hottestjune day ever in scotland. danny savage, bbc news, bolton. the prime minister has come under pressure to reveal more details about a possible new plan to break the deadlock over how customs will be handled after the uk leaves the eu. details have not been revealed publicly but senior ministers will discuss it at chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, on friday. this afternoon, theresa may has been making a statement to mps following last week's eu summit, as laura kuenssberg reports. a mirage in the heatwave or could it... could it really be the outline of brexit emerging? the government's sweating to publish a more detailed plan next week. but the prime minister first of all has to get her

in north—west england, united utilities has messaged its customers, appealing for them to use less waterbut the weather outlook is not on the side of the utility companies. there's at least two, maybe three weeks of dry weather ahead. people are of course enjoying the sunshine. this is a very different summer. last month was the driest on record in parts of england, and saw the hottestjune day ever in scotland. danny savage, bbc news, bolton. the prime minister has come under pressure to reveal more details about a possible new plan to break the deadlock over how customs will be handled after the uk leaves the european union. details have not been revealed publicly but senior ministers will discuss it on friday at chequers — the prime minister's country retreat. this afternoon, theresa may made a statement to mps following last week's eu summit, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a mirage in the heatwave, or could it... could it really be the outline of brexit emerging? the government's sweating to publish a more detailed plan next week. but the prime minister first of all

in north—west england, united utilities has messaged its customers, appealing for them to use less water effort to avoid a ban, but the weather outlook is not on the side of the utility companies. there's a lot more left of this heatwave. people are, of course, still enjoying the weather, but this is a very different summer. june was the driest on record in parts of england and the hottest ever in scotland. danny savage, bbc news, bolton. the prime minister has come under pressure to reveal more details about a possible new plan to break the deadlock over how customs will be handled after the uk leaves the eu. details have not been revealed publicly but senior ministers will discuss it at chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, on friday. this afternoon theresa may has been making a statement to mps following last week's eu summit, as laura kuenssberg reports. a mirrored in the heatwave, or could it, could it really in the outline of brexit emerging? —— a mirage in the heatwave. the government sweating to publish a new plan next big. the prime minister festival has to get her spa

united utilities needs to be about its credibility.not working, not making any difference at all. they need stronger powers? they have all the powers they need a better system of regulating leakage in the past has been one of the problems. if you look over the last five or six yea rs, look over the last five or six years, the performance across the company has just stopped improving. it needs to be much more ambitious for the reasons we said. the industry is still leaking 20% of the water and it needs to be much lower than that so we are pushing the companies and to be fair, so are 0fwat. they have all the powers they need, they just need 0fwat. they have all the powers they need, theyjust need to set up a target. over your left shoulder i could see naga agitating to ask something. you're the chief executive of the consumer council of water. how much influence do you have over the water companies? we have no power is what we do have is the ability to show what customers think and we also compare the company is so usually, companies per

united utilities in the north—west of england have those issues.s all be around? they do tips, save water, they have leakage problems. how do you police a hosepipe ban is to mark they probably say, they do say, we are not policing it. in an extreme circumstance, you could be fined up to £1000 the using it. when you look back over the years, it's basically to do with neighbours jobbing you into water companies. it's that feeling that this is what we should all be doing. this finds you? it's a legal ban. that would be what they have to do. we will be back with you ina have to do. we will be back with you in a couple of minutes. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. disruption at victoria is continuing into rush hour this with delays and cancellations on some routes. faulty signalling equipment caused problems for tens of thousands of passengers on southern, thameslink and gatwick express services for most of yesterday. network rail says all the lines affected by the power failure have been reopened but delays are possible. the situ

united utilities says a temporary ban is needed from 5th august in the north—west of england to "safeguardngland say they have adequate supplies and have no plans to impose similar bans. doctor neil macdonald, who's a water management expert from the university of liverpool says the ban was inevitable. i think they can improve the three lea ka g es i think they can improve the three leakages with regards to infrastructure and looking to improving reservoirs and the condition of those. we're talking about losing 20—25% of water supplies to beaks and it's not the worst in the uk but it's not the best either so going forward, they inevitably have two improve them and they have been improving their leakage rate. there was more to be done. certainly it is a contributing factor but it's not the sole factor. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... president trump says his meeting with vladimir putin of russia went better than his talks with nato allies, as he comes under heavy criticism at home for the way he handled it. they also said he misspoke when he said ther

united utilities said while greater manchester has been a particular problem area, the whole region was of the uk the hot weather has forced some farmers to begin harvesting crops early. elsewhere, roads have been melting and water companies have been urging customers to be careful in how much water thy use. —— they use. from 0xfordshire, natalie verney reports. it's it's dying prematurely. the seeds that were growing were not filled properly. in a key month for his crops, there has been very little rainfall. this field full of linseed is already shriveling up. this crop might be reduced by 20-30%. this this crop might be reduced by 20—30%. this field is worth £10,000 ina 20—30%. this field is worth £10,000 in a normal year. we have about 60 fields like this. so it's a fairly significant impact. following the recent grassland fire near marshall —— marlowe, the nsu is warning farmers to take increased measures because of an increased risk of fire. but it's notjust farmers fearing the heat, it's putting a huge strain on our wire services too. thames water says it is struggling to keep up

earlswater is one of the locations affected, but united utilities has applied for a permit to extractban in the north—west on the 25th of august. supplies are dwindling and there is still no sign of substantial rainfall. stuart flinders, bbc north west tonight. to some controversy in the fashion world now, after it emerged that burberry, the high—end british fashion label, burned and destroyed 28—point—6 million pounds worth of unsold clothes, accessories and perfume last year. experts say limiting any surplus product is crucial to keeping the brand exclusive but environmental campaigners are angry about the level of waste. i'm joined now by basma khalifa, a fashion stylist and brand expert. welcome to you. talk to us. why do browns burned and destroy what they clearly see as u nwa nted destroy what they clearly see as unwanted products? it all comes down to brand protection. they spent thousands of pounds creating a brand, they have a target market and they want to hit it and if they see people wearing things that they do not necessarily want them to wear, they need to protect them.

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in north west england a temporary ban by united utilities will affect 7 million people from 5th augustr for british book sales according to new figures. sales of printed books have risen for the third year in a row while sales of digital e—book svelte. lizo mzimba reports. jamie oliver's bestseller — 2017's most popular book. it helped the british publishing industry to achieve a record—breaking year. sales of printed books were up, with hardback fiction in particular seeing a big rise, of almost a third, thanks in part to new thrillers from authors like dan brown, lee child, and shari lapena. readers fundamentally still value the printed word. publishers have invested a huge amount of time, effort, and resource into making sure that books are still really attractive, that people want to buy them, and also obviously they lend themselves very much to giving as gifts, as well. it is the third year in a row that physical book sales have increased, while over the same period digital book sales have decreased, demonstrating that for the time being, fears from some that e—books might soon re

united utilities rely on it to help supply millions of households in the north—west of england, it'sbut it might be time for more drastic action. there is a big drive under way now to get the message out there, please can people think about using water walker bullick? people might get confused, is this a serious situation or not and if it is serious why don't you just be pa rt is serious why don't you just be part of a hosepipe ban, for example? to be honest a hosepipe ban could be imminent, if we can't bring water demand down that would be the next logical step and that could be in days rather than weeks. in northern ireland that had one of those already but for the rest of the uk it's not crisis time just yet, but the pressure is on to keep the pressure up. what uk represents the industry and says some areas of the uk have seen us using 80% more water for companies like sobbing and severn trent are having to increase supplies were above normal levels. which is what's happening here. over the last few days we've been putting in an additional half a billion litres of water into suppl

owned by the state of new york and is regulated by the state and you look at the public utilities through the unitedstates congressman, there are plenty of examples of public utilities regulated by the state owned or state control or state utility companies. >> senator, my guess would be those would be in a place where you have multiple utilities. prepa is the sole -- >> not so, it's the only place where you have. >> i'm running out of time so i'm going to reclaim my time but i'd love to see. >> i'm not in favor of this monopoly. >> if i ran the government, i don't know why i would have a redundant system and oversight boardthat's government as well . bottom line is we've got to move through a privatization scenario. there is an objective having utility that can billion dollars in debt while we're investing 6 billion, tens of billions of additional dollars in the puerto rican economy for recovery and not just recovering making it stronger, making it better. we've got to have the reforms to go along with it seems like in some cases people are asking for their cake and wanting to eat it as well. >> mi

you look at some of the things that need to be considered like the communication management unit, a model utilized by the po p2 isolate prisoners, but you essentially create an incubator. it takes one person to spoil the pool. have no marble cases, that even in western societies, but even just here at home. they were still able to publish an article on a blog about the day that they sent them to the communication management unit. while he was in the communication management unit, he am self published article about people in the communication management unit came to him and asked him to teach classes. it is about having a program or we would have major publications because it only takes one person was a charismatic appeal and nosy ideology inside out to make sure the individuals in a change their believes. particular concentration in is developing expertise. that would require a government partnership with organizations but -- there is massive pushback among cbe operations. there is sort of this intuitive belief that if you partner with imons, you will be able to change ideas. when you look at the

utility and a government regulator? >> can i? there are plenty throughout the united states take long island power authority is owned by the state of new york if you look at the public utility there are public examples regulated by state owned or controlled. >> this is where you have multiple utilities but that is the sole. >> not so with all due respect it isn't the only place. >> i am running out of time so i will reclaim my time please submit that. >> if i ran a government i don't know why if something i own you can control it. this current trajectory having a utility over $10 million in debt and receive area investing those additional economies to make it not just recovery but making it stronger and better to have the appropriate reforms it seems in some cases they want their cake and eat it too. >> thank you chairman and those who have been here for many hours. first of all for the record as a statement for the committee and those invest in renewables and solar power so i will begin by asking questions. i know some of your agencies went to the energy and commerce

utility and a government regulator? >> can i? there are plenty throughout the united states take long island power authority is owned by the state of new york if you look at the public utility there are public examples regulated by state owned or controlled. >> this is where you have multiple utilities but that is the sole. >> not so with all due respect it isn't the only place. >> i am running out of time so i will reclaim my time please submit that. >> if i ran a government i don't know why if something i own you can control it. this current trajectory having a utility over $10 million in debt and receive area investing those additional economies to make it not just recovery but making it stronger and better to have the appropriate reforms it seems in some cases they want their cake and eat it too. >> thank you chairman and those who have been here for many hours. first of all for the record as a statement for the committee and those invest in renewables and solar power so i will begin by asking questions. i know some of your agencies went to the energy and commerce

united states should respond or not. can you understand why we are concerned about the president raising questions about the utility of the united states defending mon defending montenegro? >> i think the president's been clear and i can read you his policies and if -- >> if you refer to his policies or separate statements? >> senator, you -- >> explain it to us. >> senator -- >> what did he mean? >> senator, the policies are themselves statements, as well. indeed, the most important statements that the administration makes. >> well, policies are statements and statements are policies. >> no, that's not true. absolutely not true. people make -- i make lots of statements. they're not u.s. policy. the president says things that the president makes comments in certain places. we have a national security council. we meet, lay out strategies, develop policies. >> how do i know the difference of a presidential statement not a policy and -- >> senator, here's what you should look at. compare -- compare the following. barack obama speaking tough on russia and doing nothing. >> that's not true. i understand you want to rewrite the

united states. the department of homeland security yesterday released for the first time in an unclassified setting more detailed information that russian hackers managed to get into the control rooms of hundreds of power utilities states. so, if folks out there watching think somehow that mueller's investigation is a rigged witch hunt, as our president strikingly continues to insist, there is more and more building information that russia continues to be our most aggressive foreign adversary rather than following president trump's tweets and the red herrings he's been putting out, we should be focussing on our responsibility to strengthen our infrastructure, to protect our upcoming election and to help the american people be clear eyed about the very real threat that putin's russia presents to the united states. >> the white house will say and has said repeatedly and the president has said himself, i've been tougher on russia than anybody. >> it's just not true. >> let me tell you what they say. twice carried out missile attacks on assad and syria, obviously, a client of russia and vladimir putin. the president has signed on, albeit belatedly sanctions on russia and the like. they say they've been tough. >> loo

and european peace and deterence, president of the united states has savaged the utility of the alliance and embraced putin, a threat to western europe and his own people. it is also the case that our partners have shamefully not paid their share. so general, what's your biggest fear as the president goes in to this nato gathering? >> well, to be blunt, the germans completely disarmed. in the '80s there were 12 divisions in central europe. very powerful air force. a competent naval force. they were the biggest land force in nato. they're gone now. the french are just about disarmed. the brits are disarming. so we do have a problem. and russia is a danger. less so to germany than the baltic states, poland, you know, the ukraine, their neighbors. so we do have to put some iron in the nato alliance. but at the end of the day, brian, nato is deterence and peace for the united states and western europe. so it has to be nurtured. we need leadership out of the president. rather than this public rudeness and denigration. and embracing putin, i mean this guy is a threat to the russian people and

where the ceasefire's not holding, syria where the war's coming to and he where both the utilities and russ united states and russia need to be talk more actively to ensure there's longer stability. so these issues transcend the united states and russia. these are issues that affect many, many countries. >> nic robertson, thank you so much. and phil black, thank you both for the reporting and the context approximately weep ke-- keep in touch with you ahead of this summit. >>> let's bring in our senior russian analyst with the international crisis group live in moscow this hour. a pleasure to have you here on the show. to get your perspective on this, ana, the mere fact that these two are meeting, this is a very important summit. there are many issues at play that we just spoke about with our correspondents. but the broader question here, how important is this for president putin? because surely he has been focused on raising russia's stature, a position to be key in world affairs, world issues. does this execute that strategy? >> well, of course. i mean, by virtue of having the summit itself, by v

i think that there's other factors that demand -- well, not demand but i guess utilize the traffic unit also that are not enforcement activities, but, rather, escorts. which are of dignitaries that take up also some of the time of the traffic unit. >> it takes up some of the time, but i would say that the demands on the unit are also not about visibility and it's about crime suppression and being in areas where there's a the love shootings and -- a lot of shootings and a lot of violence that are occurring and so the dmgds are also about vision -- demands are also about visibility and like you said your husband was on a motorcycle at an intersection and they stop. so putting an officer on a motorcycle in an area with large crime is a deterrent and assisting other units in their efforts for investigations. so there's a lot of things that we do and it's not just dignitary escorts but a lot more demand if you want to look historically a lot pore demands on us than -- more demands on us than before. >> supervisor fewer: i think so. i want to say why this is so tied to vision zero is that pol

hundreds of affordable housing units on land that is not utilized. >> president hillis: open up for public comment. one speaker card. miss hayward. >> miss hayward has given me bumping rights because i do want to acknowledge that sophie hayward was very instrumental in the concept and designing of this legislation, so i want to make sure she gets the last word. how about that? but commissioners, good afternoon, peter cone with the housing organizations and we are here to support this fully. i think bobby lopez from supervisor kim's office summarized nicely, very simple piece of legislation. at a time when we need to find more affordable housing opportunities, we have to get real creative and need a lot of money and also need land. coming up with a creative tool to create more housing site opportunities is super. maybe we could do this elsewhere and staff recommendations seem to be find and tailored nicely, we ask for your support and thanks supervisor kim for taking the lead on this. >> president hillis: thanks. >> good afternoon, president hillis and members of the commission. sophie hayw

utility grid. than according to the united states intelligence officials and technology company executives.earing from your sources as well? >> actually, the director of national intelligence had a briefing of reporters last week to walk us through some of the things they're seeing russia is doing. russia is looking at elections and also looking at things a lot more disturbing for national security officials, they're probing electricity grids, probing the various things you would need to keep communities running, the kind of thing perhaps in a military conflict you might interfere with if you were a country like russia less military powerful than the united states but perhaps the u.s. might reconsider some sort of strike against moscow in a conflict if moscow was threatening to bring all of the u.s. power grids down. >> describe a worst case scenario if they get inside the power grid. could they trigger black-outs or destroy the electrical equipment? what could they do to things in place? >> what they could do is probing various power plants and probing utilities so perhaps they could trigg

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