Sacramento where the governor is expected to make a big announcement on homelessness. Lets listen in. Planes flew them to illinois. One into new jersey, new york area to provide 100 ventilators for the needs of the state of illinois. Those in new jersey, another 100 in the state of new york. Those same men and women, Different Group with in the National Guard ranks, now are deploying additional ventilators in delaware and dc. In maryland and driving as we speak, driving into nevada. 50 ventilators for each of those states. I just want to thank them in particular because the National Guard have provided to do heroic work in n the food banks throughout the state of california and in addition to that, we have 100 of them that just went out on the lines to prepare for this winter, rather this summers fire season that is close upon us. They are doing Vegetation Management for us, management and so i cannot express enough my graduate, my respect, my appreciation to our National Guard. Also w
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For about 10 days. France marks 75 years since operation dragoon, which paved the way to the allied invasion of s southern france. We start with a Gibraltar Court delaying a decision on whether or not to extend the detention of an iranian tanker. The u. S. Got involved. The department of justice is seeking to seize the tanker, which was a apprehehended in eay july on suspspicion it was takig oil to syria in breach of eu sanctions. Lets go to london and speak to our correspondent. Diffuse was hoping to tensions and thehen the u. S. Stepped in. This standoff since early july, when the supertanker we thinkg a lot of o oil, in breach of eu sanctions against iran, and it t seems the oil was on itsts way to s syria, which is in violation of those sanctions. Since, there has been a standoff. What we knew under this new Prime Minister, boris johnson, ththere was an attempt at deescalatation. It had been thought this afternoon, there would be a confirmamationy gibraltar supreme court, by the at
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