dominates the pacific navy air force. they claim in the pearl harbor headquarters of the pacific command they claim to be responsible for 52 percent of the earth surface and when you look at their logo it shows an eagle over the aleutian islands with one tail on coming down somewhere near seattle on the other coming down right over beijing so beijing looks at a network of bases a real archipelago of empire that's been built up since the korean war you have had and still have an aco of of bases that start an australia go through your house if we have no bases in australia you have you have. and you have a new facility in western australia no to speak precisely we have no military bases in australia what we do is operate with and in australian bases but we're not in the basing business nowadays there's a growing collection of what are referred to as lily pad bases these are bases that have typically 300 troops no family members very few amenities and they're often quite secretive their bases that are frequently constructed

robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. it is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, certainly one of the most significant achievements that shaped america. and hopefully, finally the chinese workers who help make it happen are being recognized. and it is not the only part of americana that the chinese-americans contributions are overlooked. we will discuss the history of chinese fisherman in monterey and why they deserve more recognition. then we go to the san jose's history park to walk through the chinatowns that once thrived and ultimately disappeared from that city. we show you how that legacy is being preserved. and finally, we continue with our tradition of showcasing artistic cultural performance with the musical ensemble melody of china from san francisco, artists from some of the most prestigious music conservatories in china who play together as a nonprofit group to promote traditional and contemporary ch

the indo-pacific region is at of this competition, and southeast asia is at the indo-pacific. for these reasons, i urge my colleagues to support the bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the texas yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, is recognized. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume for purposes of closing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: thank you. let me first thank my colleagues ho have taken part in this debate. i thank the gentlewoman from wagner,i, representative and the ranking member, mr. mccaul, for their leadership in area. i want to just close with being with ourselves as a congress, as the united states of america. engaged in the indo-pacific region, if we're ot building bridges of friendship and cooperation, be if we're not bringing american values ip and american to this critical part of the the , who's going to fill void? the answer is easy. it's china. be muddling our way hrough when it comes to our policy. we need a smart, p

again, at the end of the day they're all about the free and open in the pacific. it's all about values what kind of asia japan wants to see and i think regionally, sustaining what we now euphemistically referred to as the liberal order . but creating frameworks in which free-trade, economic development, transformation to digital and other kinds of economic transactions, these things can continue to happen across the region not just in countries thathave advantage . i think japan has done a lot lately to offset some of the disadvantages. i think that we have in the region and beyond. >> we're running short on time so two questions at once? >> i'll try to be snappier. >> last questions unfortunately but will take you from the audience at once and address them consecutively to start up here. just wait for the microphone please. >> the upcoming g 20 summit hosted by japan, all senses thgoing to it's going to be xi and trump. what role do you see japan playing is there any possible media role that japan seems to be eager to play a role with your ran? with economic secu

avenue. 1555 pacific avenue. 510 green street. these are legacy businesses registry applications. >> hello, commissioners. shelly caltagirone. we have seven applications. i'll give you a quick summary of each and note what we're recommending for safeguard. we have several applicants here ready to speak. the first is the dobey books arts cooperative. 316, 16th street. facing a large rent hike, a group of supporters came together to form a cooperative business structure to preserve the store. it moved to 3130 24th street where it joined independent book stores adding to bookstore row. the cooperative is interested in building a connection between the bookstore and the exhibition space by encouraging artists to make site-specific works of reference or engage with the bookstore. we're recommended dedicated gallery space, cooperative business model and commitment to live events. the next applicant is the ha-ra club. i did not check the pronunciation. the club was opened at 857 geary street in the tenderloin in 1956. by a boxer and henr

the pacific ocean all the way to asia and china. here the people of the mushroom islands of once again being subjected to the testing of weapons of mass destruction designed for a coming war on. the basis part of a remarkable. knownas vision 2020 devised in the 990 s. it's amos described officially as full spectrum dominance. this means control of all land sea. cyber space and space 54321. from california almost 5. the u.s. air force tests it's intercontinental missile by firing them at the. imagine a missile coming screaming out of the sky it's absolutely terrifying there i think that there is there's really nothing that i can imagine that that would be more terror. trying this and we're talking about. devices that any one of them could go off course. none of this disturbs life on the base where small town america has been recreated a wonderland of the suburban good. that realize that there's nothing better than living on a tropical island i'm pretty much of each property you know it's great living here . just across the bay busybo

during the war, and a grandfather her recliner was navigator on the 25 in the pacific. and growing up, i would get to go we put her into see a lot of the planes that were in the airspace museum in tucson arizona where i grew up. i want to acknowledge we put the generation had done. i think is the animating theme for all of us here. this is every really important moment in history wherever you know. it truly was a global war in our book stand the globe. but there was a lot of heroism and a lot of important stories that are still worth remembering many years later. soon i thank you. world war ii was the most cataclysmic if it of the 20 century and perhaps of all time. the work was unrelenting in his destruction of property and into the depths of a person his all over the world. no one knows how many people died in world war ii. the best range between 55 million peoplero in 60 millin people. including many civilians. there are approximately 30 million deaths in the soviet union alone. we put two thirds of those being soviets civilians. there were approximately 15 million c

a powerful weather system is barreling down on the pacific northwest. we're tracking the fall blizzard dumping a rare september snow. >> hong kong chaos. protestors and police battle on the streets and the growing fear tonight that the worst violence is to come. >> reunited, a father and son separated at the border are together again. the daring and dangerous trip they made while trying to seek asylum. and burning passion. the heart-warming story of three brothers working tother to shine a light in the darkness. >>> the impeachment inquiry of president trump will pick up steam this week on capitol hill. expected to testify before congress. that will only set the stage for the whistle blower to come forward. democrats are hoping to have a final vote on impeachment by thanksgiving. >> reporter: joe biden and his son hunter. according to the whistle blower complaint -- rudy giuliani was a central figure in relaying messages. >> when i talked to the secretary last week, he said he was aware of it. >> reporter: curt -- >> reporter: do you know why he said no

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my question is about japan's leadership role in the asia-pacific given that the u.s. is issuing little or no interest at all that's the feeling you get i will give you the example of the tbb which was abandoned by president trump and japan took the lead by re-creating the cdp be which has gone into effect after was gratified. what you think is the feeling in japan about america's leadership role? >> this is where it should out the japanese in the room. >> i think you should be frank. >> i should be frank. diplomatically frank. i think this huge disappointment, the tdp physician there's obviously huge disappointment stop there's two reasons for that. this was an american and japanese initiative by the end of it. and we walked. i am not a fan of president trump's decision cell those biases must be put on the table i think it's a huge strategic loss for us but more importantly i think it was a huge economic opportunity that we lost as well. i think what happened at the end of the obama administration is that the obama administration officials began to sell it as strategi

pacific northwest northern california and into the sierra. for us, we're on the southern edge of that. but somehow moving into lake county. i would not be surprised we could get some drizzle. another mild morning because of the cloud cofferer cover so a lot more 60s. that wind is more southerly for many. this system will give us cloudy skies in the morning. maybe very light rain. partly cloudy and windy conditions. 70s on your temperatures today. >> and he will tell us everything is fine, i hope. >> yeah, for the most part. we do have some slow traffic on some spots but for the general morning commute, we are off to a good start. let's start with the tracy super commute. you can see the traffic is doing well. there is a little bit of slow traffic here on 205 as you approach 580. there was an accident on 580 in oakland right near the mcarthur exit. now, that accident has had a truck facing the wrong way. they had some lanes closed, but now the traffic is getting better. into the bay bridge. at 4:02, let's go back to the desk. >>> a woman in sa

john slow so has resigned so another corporate scope with cathay pacific remember in just the past 2 weeks the chief executive and his. deputy have been forced to resign that seems to me that that is the price that cathay pacific is going to have to pay for doing business in china because of course beijing has accused cathay pacific of not doing enough to speak out against the protests saying that some of that stuff the taken part in some of those anti extradition demonstrations back to you during a dream thank you south africa's president has condemned the recent attacks on foreign owned businesses of these the 100 people have been arrested or i'm a toss up has more from johannesburg. police in south africa try again to stop writing and looting in some poor neighborhoods in and around johannesburg it's been like this since sunday some of the businesses and shops are vandalized belong to foreign nationals this is not the 1st time mohamed atta hussein has been through this he says his other stall in another part of the city was looted last if you see something like this. how can a dra

the theater is split up between the southwest pacific area. and the south pacific area here. americans tend to think of the battle spot it's two different metals. they were not. they were part of the same campaign they are like chapters of the same book because the japanese looked at it that way. they will diffuse forces in both places. that's one of the ways why things turn out the way they do. they had first halting counter offense we have to realize also that this is a southern hemisphere. i'm talking about september 3 december. here is what he is doing you want to get the north coast he is very worried that the japanese are going to use that to come back. in the southern coast. and used as a jump point to go back to australia again. they tried this twice in 1942. once by a land and then once the by sea. twice they had been turned back. they felt like time was that the since. the americans are starting to go for war. the campaign was going poorly the newly arrived infantry division. had run into a terrible nest. a bunkers, and swamps. no where to nowhere to advance. all of

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>> item 15, existing litigation pacific gas & electric corporation. item 16 is existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric company. item 17 existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric federal energy regulatory commission complaint under sections 206-9306 of the federal power act. >> is there any public comment on the items for closed session? may i have a motion whether to assert? >> move to assert. >> second. >> we have reconvened in open session. the announcement following the closed session is no action was taken. may i have a motion whether to disclose? >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> the motion carries. commissioners, any new business? seeing none, the meeting is adjourned at 43:08 p.m. -- the meeting is adjourned at 43:08 p.m. -- the meeting is adjourned at 43:08 p.m. -- the meeting is adjourned at [♪] >> i am the supervisor of district one. i am sandra lee fewer. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two

he had reached the floor of the pacific of the indian, pacific, seven, and atlantic oceans. reporter: he has already comes a high-speed on seven continents. nevius reached the didn't -- deepest spot in five oceans. >> you put your mind to it and you have the right people working with you can also anything is ssible. reporter:eg the final put him deep inside the arctic circle. his submarine went down to a place no human has been to before. >> surface, this is the l the lf has landed. reporter:hi earlier ts year he dived to the deepest spot on the planet, the mariana trench in the pacific ocean, nearly 11 kilometers down. nia ti court especially built to withstand huge pressures. the texan financier as plowed much oflo his own wealth and did the endeavor -- into the endeavor. >> it seemed a bit like being on the moon, but a wet version of it. there were small crate here and there, slight undulations. even at the incredible depth there was evid this shadow on the right side is a plastic bag. there was also idence of amazing marinenimals, some of them new species. >> well then,

nick: from the low-lying pacific islands to drought-ridden australia. streets of south africa to the brandenburg gate in berlin. the children of the world, the inheritors of our climate change crisis -- >> what do we want? >> climate justice! nick: young voices speaking with passion and urgency, because there's is the future that is at stake. >> we assume we have a short histut of time to turn around. it is vital that young peoplepl are at the fcoefront of the ersation because they will be impacted more than anybody else. >> what the youth can do is talk about the problem and make noise and demanded fropeople who can make a change. there is s time. time is up. time is running,hi andis our last chance to do something for . nick: in a ple normally filled with brexit protesters was filled with people concern for the planet. there were similar scenen towns.t, small we spoke to greta thunberg, who has become the insistent voice of this restless generation. did you ever think it could end up with something like this? greta: a my dad woke me said it is massive

provisos said its asia pacific subsidiary has resumed its application for the listing of a minority stake of its shares on the hong kong stock exchange the move could be a boost for hong kong orse which has recently been battling to win listings by international companies due to political tensions with beijing. now china meanwhile has called on its biggest state firms to take a more active role in hong kong including stepping up investment and asserting more control of companies in the financial help beijing says it's trying to calm months of unrest in the semi autonomous city. at a meeting this week in change in the city bordering hong kong senior executives from nearly $100.00 of china's largest state run companies including oil giant sinopec and conglomerate china merchants group were urged to do their part to help cool china's biggest political crisis in years at the meeting the air so he's pledged to invest more in key hong kong industries including real estate and tourism in a bid to create jobs for local citizens and stabilize financial markets the directive from beijing went furth

that is rain up in the pacific northwest. since you watched the cal game. big-time lightning display on saturday. they had rain on sunday as well. they are getting more rain today sunday and boo monday and some of that sneaked into northern california. crescent city picked up. a few high clouds clipped on by. they were associated with that system and a little bit of rain might make it into mantecino county. the trend is for tomorrow morning more so than today. we had some low clouds. most of that is gone. temperatures. a couple of locations running a little below. some running a little above. it is kind of a push. mainly in the 60s and 70s. we are looking for water temperatures that came down. 573 to 55. bodega bay to san francisco bay. about ten days ago, san francisco was 64. not anymore. sfo has a little bit of a breeze. otherwise, there is not much going on. expect that to pick up, though, as another piece of energy rotates around this system up in the pacific northwest. it will be stronger and will show up tuesday morning. that should enhance the low c

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the chairman of cathay pacific airways dom's lost a become the 2nd top figure to resign from the hong kong biased area after the airline c.e.o. had quit on august 6th. teens following pressure of aging over participation of allen employees in anti-government protests meanwhile it has emerged that china is giving less business to hong kong due to its trade war with the u.s. as well as the ongoing pro-democracy protests that nearly half of respondents to the latest hong kong purchasing managers index reported lower demand from china the city has long been a financial hub for the mainland but it is also an offshore haven for many of china's elites as a new study shows and the suggest may force beijing's hand to be more lenient with hong kong protesters we want to talk to the author of that study in a moment but 1st this report. stocks have fallen the airport brought to a standstill business orders are now dropped.

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the next couple of days not that it's alone in mexico to this a huge amount of rain forming on the pacific coast is one truck or depression and another one spinning up in the gulf of mexico barely even big enough to be named it is causing an awful lot of trouble in texas and the islands where rain is falling steadily and heavily. the weather sponsored by cats aren't always. been latest news as it breaks while the nighttime does means also officials expect to receive images from the all but with detail coverage dangers remain for black blood the stronger the wave the volcker for not want to the eastern 3rd of hurricane dorian. from around the world his body will lie in state for a few days then he will be the age at the national hero status change in the capital police. singapore is being accused of expanding its coast and illegally dredged satins of some of the islands off the coast of indonesia and literally vanished did some big business smuggling sample and they will take the soon burned through the sand is our apparent good to see this beautiful beach but behind it is something that's

australia survived against fiji to post a win and they are opening group match abroad from these pacific islanders saw a stride they have behind at half time but to 2nd half tries from toulouse the 2 swung the guy in the favor of the wallabies meanwhile france came from behind to win a thrilling match with argentina coming to lopez was the hero after he scored a drop goal to clinch a narrow 2 point victory in tokyo right to one of the world's biggest parties as kicked off in munich more than 6000000 revelers are expected to attend october 5th during the next 2 weeks now very thirsty and well prepared party goers began began arriving early on saturday morning to get one of the few seats on offer. to dash for the tents when the doors opened at this year's october fest just minutes later 120000 seats have been filled among those gearing up for the festivities protesters fresh from friday's for future work generation that's taking to the streets we're not afraid to make our voices heard and i think we can also sit down and enjoy a beer that's a vision thing. for sony after a 3 hour away yes

we have two systems in the pacific. basically those will keep us out of the 100s as we go through the next seven days. as the first system approaches tomorrow, it's going to pull up some humidity from the south. now, along with that humidity there is the chance for maybe some thunderstorms. we have activity across southern california and the sierra right now. it's because of this we could get dry lightning in the bay area and just a slight chance of a spotty shower. bottom line, we'll keep an eye on the radar. anything gets close by, of course, we will be the first to bring it to you. so tomorrow morning's forecast, just keeping the cloud cover on the increase for tomorrow morning. over the peninsula and tri-valley, temperatures in the 60s. san francisco 67 and the east bay at 63. so a little bit on the increase of that humidity tomorrow. and once again a slight chance of maybe a lightning s temperatn hen cupertino. over to the east bay, comfortable in oakland andd, mi over to pittsburg and antioch, warm low 90s. san fr

and in the end of the pacific or any other major western companies in that situation will have to vouch to the chinese government or so they believe and steve is of even sensible to talk about open market access when the government does everything it can to supervise its people and companies in the country. look the chinese perhaps would say to east they will light free open access with chinese crude to reach 60 it means that even areas where they leave school used to have particular western companies will german companies in particular to have free access a week like that. beneficial to done the xs will be much more restricted saying of the china institute at the university of london steve thank you for your insight. and let's 1st over now to frankford with only bart's standing by at the frankfurt stock exchange early optimism that china and the united states are able or would be able to resolve their trade dispute have been ball soaring stocks in recent days is this optimism sustainable well it wasn't quite sustainable yet now this friday because there was some little bit disappointin

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and the smartest weapons made enemies as a pacific nation and the united states will play a larger and long term role in shaping this region and its future i have directed my national security team to make our presence and mission in the asia pacific a top priority in one sense. is the us already with china yes on the ground and in the air the winner of the nobel peace prize president barack obama has committed to trillions of dollars of to our nuclear arsenal he's committing trillions of future dollars to war in space and we need an enemy for all this money and china is the perfect enemy. the aim of this film is to break a silence the united states and china may well be on a path toward a nuclear war is no longer unthinkable in a few years china has become the world's 2nd biggest economic power the united states is the world's biggest military power with bases and ships covering every continent and every ocean china is a threat to this dominance says washington who is the threat this film is about shifting power and great danger but it's also a film about the human spirit and the rise

robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we start with sari-sari storybooks, beautifully-illustrated books for youngsters. written to the diverse cultures of the philippines, these multi-language books celebrate the quirky magic of filipino storytelling, or so says the publisher who'll join us today. then one of the magic spots of the bay area, the hakone foundation, is having its annual gala celebration next sunday, a celebration of the spectacular yet intimate hakone gardens in saratoga, which offers scenic beauty and a fascinating history. after that, one of my favorite events and certainly for those who love japanese food, it is time for tabemasho 2019, the largest fundraiser of the year for the jcccnc, the japanese cultural community center of northern california. the event this saturday will feature culinary creations from the bay area, hawaii, and japan and will help the center continue to serve its 185,000 visitors every year. and we will end

marking protests from the pacific islands to la. hello there. temperatures are set to climb over the next couple of days. friday morning will start off with some fog patches in places but that should tend to lift and clear fairly quickly and then we'll see a lot of sunshine and some real warmth as well. high pressure is centred just about here. you can see the winds rotating around it in a clockwise direction. the high pressure keeping the rain—bearing cloud at bay for the time being out in the atlantic. wind out in the atlantic. is coming from the south of the south—east wind is coming from the south of the south—east dragon warm air in our direction. fog patches through the morning, maybe the odd one for northern ireland. they were left and clear. patches of cloud drifting northwards but generally speaking a lot of sunshine to come through the date. temperatures are widely between 19 and 22 degrees. the warmest weather of all during friday afternoon is likely across northern parts of scotland. with the south or south—easterly wind, whe

she's concerned that the massive blob that formed in the pacific in 2015 is now reforming. >> you see again this persistent warm water. >> reporter: a side-by-side comparison of pacific temperatures then and now show striking similarities. some areas 12 degrees above normal. and another blob could decimate the shellfish industry, as it did in 2015. while the fish at seattle's pike place market are considered safe for now, this washington state lab is conducting regular tests by blending them and measuring isr toxins. io the risk is elevated. the conditions are more favorable for toxic events to happen. there is an increased risk. >> the ocean is crit. it's the most critical piece of giving us a moderate climate on >> reporter: but once again in the pacific, what was moderate is now extreme, leaving these animals an uncertain future. it must be frustrating, you do all this work to restore her health, but she's returning to an ocean whose health you have no control over. >> it is. they're really letting us know what's going on with the ocean's health. what's impacting them is eventually

mountain/pacific, (202) 748-8001 . also, text us at (202) 748-8003. let's go to bill, who is in junction, pennsylvania. good morning. [no audio] good morning. caller: good morning. i understand the impact has been so great, but gas prices in western pennsylvania have shot up over $.20 a gallon overnight area yet nobody addresses what i see to be gouging. is stillpply relatively level, why have gas prices shot up so much? host: ok, we will work on your audio. pricesll is asking is have shot up 20% -- caller: $.20. $.20. host: i am sorry, $.20. what is your question about it? caller: that is the question, if oil is relatively stable, why have gas shut up $.20 overnight? prices canline become located and can be regional, if you will. nathan hamilton, who is an excellent petroleum analyst with the u.s. energy administration, had a couple of tweets yesterday explaining what the impact would be of abqaiq, and he typically follows oil prices and it is usually 80% of the oil price is good when oil prices go up $10, 80% of that increase will be baked into the

islands have established diplomatic ties off to the solomons broke off for license with taiwan the pacific nation switched its allegiance to beijing this week blew it by the promise of economic investment only 15 countries now recognize taiwan's independence from china. and more than a 1000 parachutes have reenacted one of the biggest defenses of the 2nd world war the landings in occupied holland in september 19th $44.00 was supposed to be to clear a path rather into nazi germany the allies lost the battle of phantom with heavy loss of life on both sides. to hong kong now where clashes broke out again on saturday during another weekend of pro-democracy protests police tried to disperse several 1000 people using tear gas and brandishing firearms the march started peacefully but skirmishes soon broke out. the scenes such as these are becoming all too familiar tear gas fills the air as police and protesters clashed in hong kong streets road satellite the 2 sites have been facing off every weekend for 4 months what started as anger over a proposed extradition law has grown into a wider movemen

formally established diplomatic ties after the solomons broke off relations with taiwan it was one of 2 pacific island nations to switch their allegiance to beijing this week who would buy the promise of economic investment only 15 countries worldwide worldwide now recognize taiwan's independence from china. the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast on a minibus in iraq that killed 12 people and wounded 5 others the explosion near the shiite shrine city of karbala was one of the biggest since the iraqi government declared iowa's defeated in the country 2 years ago. but it's to hong kong now where clashes have broke out again on saturday during another weekend of pro-democracy protests police tried to disperse several 1000 people using tear gas and brandishing firearms the much started peacefully but skirmishes soon broke out . i seen such as these are becoming all too familiar tear gas fills the air as police and protesters clashed in hong kong streets road satellite the 2 sites have been facing off every weekend for 4 months what started as anger over proposed ext

when we work with our clients across the asia pacific, we guide them to have an understanding of the entire region and notjust hong kong, understanding that is quite important and what they are worried about is that this is a period of prolonged crisis and leading with resilience and through the anxiety is something topmost in leaders mines. have they discussed or suggested plans of moving away from hong kong? right now, most of the leaders respect to seem to be adopting a wait and watch approach. a lot of business continuing to plan ata a lot of business continuing to plan at a safety level but some of the best leaders are ensuring they are creating enough support systems, keeping the dialogue open for employees, talking through what is happening and what it means for their lives, families and careers. the chief executive of cathay pacific, a very well—known hong kong brand, he resigned after a storm of criticism from china because of his employers participation in some of the protests. is it a sign of x had leader out of touch with china? —— x patriot. they need to keep the e

osaka stars in osaka — the hometown hero into the quarters of the pan pacific open. hello and thank you forjoining us. there were two heavyweight clashes in the european champions league on wednesday. one of the pre—tournament favourites juventus drew 2—2 in spain, against atletico madrid, while real madrid's bid for a 14th european cup began with a humbling 3—0 defeat at paris saint—germain. our football reporterjohn bennett was impressed by psg, despite some high profile absences. without edinson kobane, neymar, kylian mbappe and still they were superb. they outclassed real madrid who were not in the game, they were outplayed. a terrible night. for angel di maria in particular, against his old club, a wonderful night. he scored two goals. the goalkeeper should have done better in the first. the second a curling shot. we were denied a goal of the season shot. we were denied a goal of the season by gareth bale, a handful ruled it unlawful. and a cherry on top with a brilliant performance by paris saint—germain. do not write them off during this season. let'

one major employer there is flagship carrier cathay pacific. it has 27,000 staff in the city. staff have been told they'll be fired if they walk out. the airline has been accused of bowing to political pressure from china. fahad kamal is chief market strategist at societe generale kleinwort hambros. hejoins me now. good morning, and welcome to the programme. we were hearing earlier from our correspondent in hong kong, sharanjit leyl, from our correspondent in hong kong, shara njit leyl, about from our correspondent in hong kong, sharanjit leyl, about the great number of students that may take pa rt number of students that may take part in the general strike today and tomorrow. give us your take on how all of this is impacting hong kong? ina number of all of this is impacting hong kong? in a number of ways, obviously. part of it, as you have seen in the retail sales numbers, if you were to look into that further, the most impacted stocks on the hong kong stock exchange have been those of us rely, that are directly impacted by, real estate, consumer spending, et cetera. but if y

on a day of upsets in osaka, giorgi stuns stephens reach the quarter—finals of the pan pacific open. it's finally here! we're just a few hours away from the start of the 2019 rugby world cup as the host nation japan prepare to take on russia in the opening match. new zealand, meanwhile begin the defence of their title — and their bid for a 4th word cup — when they face south africa on saturday, in the tastiest of titanic clashes. the world cup is breaking new ground this year — with it being held in asia for the first time. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports from tokyo. tokyois tokyo is a sprawling, enchanting city. busy yet serene, it's a place where the modern nestles alongside the traditional. it's a new frontier for a sport hoping to make a good impression. excitement is building. 15,000 people turned upjust impression. excitement is building. 15,000 people turned up just to watch wales train in southern japan in the country plasma commission of a sport believes this tournament could leave a lasting legacy. transmack this, the first time a world cup is coming to

troops in hotter and hotter temperatures putting their lives and readiness at risk then we have in the pacific small island states that may be completely overrun within our lifetime where their populations will have to migrate elsewhere so we're seeing global migration patterns also deeply affected by climate change when people can't eat they will listen to somebody who says i have food even if they're the bad guys thank you sherry goodman from the wilson center thank you your time now let's go to our team new york for rory varada he is media liaison for extinction rebellion in n.y.c. a ph d. student at columbia and adjunct professor at fordham rory welcome and to understand your group we should take extinction rebellion literally tell us how you advocate civil disobedience. great thanks for having me ali and yes we advocate nonviolent civil disobedience as a proportionate response to the global climate emergency and so we emphasize taking again nonviolent actions that this group disrupt business as usual for the purpose of raising awareness and also hoping to sort of coalesce a broader moveme

united states and china have together played a role in preventing war and armed conflict in the asia pacific region since they forged diplomatic relations. the era of the u.s. and china is completely different from the era of u.s.-japan and u.s.-russia rivalry, which resulted in multiple wars, big and small. the co-existence and operations between the two parties over the last 40 years have been the engine that prompted the collapse of socialism and dissolution of the cold war and made it possibly to realize prosperity and peace. that's why i dare say, rather than focusing on their issues of contention, the united states and china should take on a broader perspective and pay attention to the history of the u.s.-china cooperation. in fact, since modern times, there has not been any history of war or confrontation between the two nations. their bilateral cooperation in the asia pacific region was the strongest in defeating japan and the communist tote totalitarianism and it can only be achieved through farsighted cooperation rather than confrontation, today's clash of interest can be easily ov