Washington journal continues. Host with this is congresswoma congresswoman representative bonamici before we get to phone calls on this issue what is a legislation considered this week wax what would you do quick. Protecting Older Workers against discrimination act very bipartisan bill that will correct the law passed years ago to protect Older Workers from discrimination we know its a problem we hear about it in particular from Older Workers in the tech sector but that its a problem across the country that aarp did a study showing three out ofng five workers over 45 are suing or experiencing themselves discrimination in the workplace. So had happened aboutha ten years ago, there was a case who actually came to our hearin hearing, brought a case of age discrimination went all the way up to the Supreme Court and they changed the burden of proof for the test an older worker needs to show to move forward with thear case. So this bill corrects that so right now its very hard for anyone to
Favorite wins big at the european film awards in berlin the tragicomedy takes home 8 awards including the top prize will you in at all the glamour and controversy of the ninetys. American evanston welcome to the program. Prodemocracy demonstrators in hong kong are staging their largest antigovernment rally in months thousands of people are thronging the streets in whats the 1st large scale march to be approved by the city since august after half a year of protests demonstrators say they want to show the world they are not giving up city authorities and protest organizers have called for calm ahead of the rally police announced that arrested several people on weapons charges. A correspondent jill is in hong kong and she joins us now for the latest hello to you charlotte so it does seem like in the last couple of months things have quieted down at least since the citys elections recently theyve been far fewer demonstrations we can see a lot of people behind you there how big are todays d
A factory in indias capital delhi the Early Morning blaze leaves more than 40 people dead most of them workers who were sleeping inside the building. And the favorite wins big at the european film awards in berlin the tragicomedy takes home 8 awards including the top prize and fill you in on all the glamour and controversy of the night. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us. Prodemocracy demonstrators in hong kong are staging there a largest antigovernment rally in months thousands of people are thronging the streets in whats the 1st large scale march to be approved by the city since august after half a year of protests demonstrators say they want to show the world that they are not to give a. City authorities and protest organizers have called for calm ahead of the rally police announced theyd arrested several people and weapons charges. Well our correspondent Charlotte Charles until is in hong kong and she joins us now for more hello to you charlotte so it has seemed to
Selenski make a Public Statement about investigations i knew that investigations were important to President Trump we did not discuss any classified information other witnesses have recently shared their recollection of overhearing this call for the most part i have no reason to doubt their accounts its true that the president speaks loudly at times and its also true i think we primarily discussed asap rocky its true that the president likes to use colorful language anyone who has met with him it for any reasonable amount of time knows this well i cannot remember the precise details again the white house has not allowed me to see any readouts of that call and the july 26th call did not strike me as significant at the time actually actually i would have been more surprised. If President Trump had not mentioned investigations particularly given what we were hearing from mr giuliani about the president s concerns however i have no recollection of discussing Vice President biden or his son
Have a problem. They always criticize us for business just for the art of criticism the engine off. Chinese investors in our countries but you know what im telling you is that there are 16 months by Chinese Companies in hungary. 16 or. So of the american german is in hungary immediately became chinese investments so what we can do for. Know how so the thing is that we are always criticised. On the raises the same questions on the german chancellor and the french president together meet the chinese leadership and so. You know. How do you explain that is there. Different tiers different sets of. Different territorial number one this is double standards and number 2 that as i told you at the beginning making business with china is beneficial they dont like to have us as competitors its a competition issue now the Decision Making is supposed to be based on consensus which is more than just looking for a compromise or foreign and bargain its actually derived a learned just recently that der