Good afternoon and welcome to the october 29th, 2019 meeting board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the role. role call . Brown is not present. Walton not present. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. So on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, coleena mendoza and michael balbazar who record our meetings and make transcripts available online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Yes,. President. I have one to communicate from supervisor walton, who is conducting his civic duty today jurierjury and may attend later. Colleagues, can i have a motion to dismiss. Motion made and without objection, supervisor wallson is excused. Today we are approving minutes from september 24, 2019 meeting. Seeing none, can i have a motion to
Borisjohnson is in berlin trying to convince Angela Merkel that brexit Withdrawal Agreement can change. He says if it doesnt the uk will leave without a deal on 31 october. The eu says the deal cant change. Heres the Prime Minister earlier. We cannot accept the current Withdrawal Agreement arrangements that either divide the uk, or lock us that either divide the uk, or lock us into the regulatory arrangements at the eu, the legal order at the eu, without the uk having any say on this matter is, so we do need that backstop removed. But, if we can do that, then im absolutely certain we can move forward together. This was Angela Merkels response. Ina way in a way to construct thats been created, so as to address the situation once hes coming when one does not find any kind of settlement on how to deal with the relationship between Northern Ireland and the republic of on this constitutes as you like and external border within Single Market so its an expression ofa Single Market so its an e
I am concerned about the rise of any group of hate. I dont like it any group of hate. I am whether its white supremacy, whether its any other kind of supremacy, whether its antifa, whether its any group of hate, i am very concerned about it, and ill do something about it. And this is my town, el paso. In el paso, a big protest has been taking place against the visit, the main speaker the former congressman for the area and democratic president ial hopeful beto orourke. He is critical of the president coming. Im just so focused, as are my fellow el pasoa ns, im just so focused, as are my fellow el pasoans, on this community, on the families who are struggling with a loved one who is still recuperating or who have lost someone still recuperating or who have lost someone in their lives. And i think the president s visit distracts from that healing, and our ability as a community to come together. This makeshift shrine alongside the walmart here in el paso probably stretches for Something
Hello and welcome. President trump has met emergency workers and survivors of the mass shooting in the texan city of el paso, where 22 people were killed at the weekend in an apparent hate crime. Its now being investigated as domestic terrorism. Earlier he was in dayton, ohio, where nine died in another mass shooting. He has received an uneasy welcome, the president himself is accused of fuelling violence and racism with his anti immigrant rhetoric. Our north america editor jon sopel is in el paso. President trump and first lady melania arrived in el paso, and its fair to say Civic Leaders arent hanging out the flags for him. A White Nationalist killed 22 people, targeting hispanics. Before leaving the white house, the president denied that his fiery rhetoric on immigration had contributed to the problem. I am concerned about the rise of any group of hate, i dont like it, any group of hate, i am. Whether its white supremacy, whether its any other kind of supremacy, whether its antifa,
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Wed like to hear from you about the uns call for us to change our diet to combat Climate Change. Would you consider a more plant based diet and eat less meat to save the planet . Have you already made a change . Get in touch. Just use bbcthebriefing. Lets begin with that question. How much are you prepared to do to help combat Climate Change . Un scientists are set to urge people to help by cutting down on meat and switching to plant based diets. But the experts, due to release their findings in a few hours, will stop short of calling on people to adopt vegetarian or vegan lifestyles. Heres our environment analyst roger harrabin. This alpine landscape was once covered by forest. The trees it sucked Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and regulated the climate. Then humans cleared some of the land for food. But cattle then humans cleared some