That it inflicted. First, the latest numbers for california. Joe biden and california state senator winning big taking all of the states 55electoral votes as expected. The biggest haul in the Electoral College by a predictable victory. Here is where the poplar vote stands. Biden with a slight edge in the poplar vote. Those votes are still being counted. The key is the Electoral College. Right now biden leads with 237electoral votes and trump has 213. 270 votes are needed to win. You can see neither candidate has reached that threshold with some swing states still too close to call. Our political reporter, greg lee, has been watching it all. What is happening in the critical swing states . Reporter good evening. It is clear this race will come down to the swing states. Likely to be close. Frankly it will take time to count the ballots. Lets look first at the midwest where much of the attention is the three states President Trump flip inside 2016. The blue wall that he broke through in m
The highest tier. With fewer coronavirus cases , more businesses can move indoors. But different counties are moving at a different pace, even though they are in the same tier. Today san mateo, solano and alameda counties regimented from the purple to red. They joined marin, napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz counties in the red tier. Only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. While this is progress, there is also some confusion with each county moving at a different pace. Reporter different counties in the bay area opening some sectors while keeping others closed, confusing because at the beginning of the pandemic, the strategy was a regional approach. Some Business Owners find it frustrating. Im really disappointed and frustrated because i believe that nail salon are safe. I think we have the right to open. Reporter Michelle Saunders james owns this now salon in oakland, shuttered for six months and she cant operate outdoors. There is no space
Reform villages in sudan central dufner are demanding the government do more to protect them from armed groups. So the Worlds Largest social Media Companies are reviewing their operations in hong kong after beijing imposed its new National Security law chinese short video app to talk has announced it will stop its operations altogether in the territory well zoom and linked in theyve joined a growing list of social media platforms including google and facebook who say they will now deny government requests for user data that more details of the law have now been revealed trees can conduct searches without a warrant stop suspects from leaving the city and intercept Online Communications and sarah clarke is in hong kong and she says there have been reactions on multiple fronts. Yes the reaction has been swift not just from western countries and governments but also from the tech giants in the social media platforms these new powers for the police force they were unveiled overnight by hong
Particular committee is chaired by hong kongs chief executive kerry lam its also attended by beijings top official in hong kong some of the key new powers introduced granted to the police they can now conduct searches without warrants in special circumstances they can order social media to remove various content they blamed believe triptans are hong kong or chinas National Security they can also see a quick note from social media giants and they can demand information from political operations which happen operating outside of on common failure to comply with these new laws carrying a 13000. 00 fine as well as to use now weve had a swift reaction also from the legal jurisdiction some say these powers are broad and lacked proper oversight another a barrister described them as scary stating that these powers should be within the legal jurisdiction not granted to police to conduct and the critics more that this is simply a way of china silencing its dissenting voices and its critics not k
Berlin london and paris they are standing up against Police Brutality and racism and they are calling for an end to Racial Discrimination especially by the police. In france of the death of george floyd has ignited a heated debate about Police Brutality in the country the frustration is particularly high among immigrant families im all been to and see is hoping that the protests will be a wake up call and that they will lead to lasting change because she has experienced firsthand what it means to have a loved one killed by the police. Amol been to see is on her way to a demonstration the french moroccan woman has been fighting against Police Violence for years ever since her brother i mean bush shot by a policeman. Ever. So mall is happy that finally people in france are protesting against racism in the police force resisting the fanfare and we felt alone confronted with the system most oppresses us and kill zone for those and when they kill over those they also kill poets of us i dont