Remarks from a 2019 shopper. Unemployment is down. More people are working and spending. Reporter this years spending. We were not allowed inside. For shoppers, in addition to looking for gifts, they are looking out. Decides looking for what youre looking for, yet to make sure you were not too close to somebody else. To it is different. You have to stand in lines and do all of this funky stuff. The funky stuff is wearing a mask, social distancing, and waiting outside of the store if it gets too crowded. There were no large crowds at bay street in emeryville, indicative of many shoppings lots in the east bay. Despite small crowds, the Holiday Shopping analysis by e marketer. Com, expects u. S. Retail sales to rise a most 1 above 2019. Theres a 4. 7 decrease in brickandmortar sales, but a 36 jump in Online Shopping. One worker sun valley mall describes foot traffic as steady. They added, do not come seeking santa claus, because he will not be here due to the pandemic. Some shoppers opted
Foreign minister celebrating after scoring what could be a decisive victory. Thank. You so much god its great to have you with us in Hong Kong Police have fired pepper palettes at crowds of prodemocracy protesters and made more than 200. 00 arrests in the city center riot police have surrounded the Legislature Building in and as a patient of protests the territorys prodemocracy demonstrators want to voice their opposition to a bill criminalizing disrespect for chinas National Anthem which lawmakers are currently debating. Right lets get an update on the story now we can speak to tom grundy editor in chief of Hong Kong Free press tom thanks for joining us you are currently on the streets where protests as we understand have been escalating give us an idea of whats been happening. Well a bit of us tense standoff at the moment in montauk were up to about a 240 arrests some of them children in uniform weve seen pepper balls have to spray been fired by police we understand 3500 officers the
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States that despite our proposals for peace. The u. K. Has issued new guidelines to Companies Selling weapons to saudi arabia after a British Court ruled last week the government broke the law by are allowing arms sales to saudi citing riyadhs involvement in the war in yemen the British Government is seeking to appeal against that decision for new export licenses are not being issued to Companies Selling weapons to saudi arabia bahrain egypt the u. A. E. And kuwait under smith is the spokesman for the campaign against arms trade the group that filed the case against the u. K. Government in london he says britain wont be able to send more weapons until a review of previous sales is carried out. All the weapons that are already when they say the military are with the saudi military it means that we cant undo any of the damage which has already been done but right now as were speaking there can very well be u. K. Made fighter jets flying over yemen it will be firing u. K. Made metals and