Or no deal. Time is running out for brussels and london to ensure smooth trades come january the 1st. Hello and welcome to do business on what to johnson berlin. Good to have you with us. The chinese president xi jinping, hits back against suggestions china could be looking to go it alone amid a rise in protectionism and trade tensions speaking at a virtual Asia Pacific Economic cooperation forum. She said global collaboration on issues from free trade to Vaccine Development is needed now more than ever. Critics, however, were quick to point out chinas increasing aggression towards trade partners such as australia and its lack of progress on long pledged commitments to open its economy. As most of the worlds Major Economies struggle to deal with, the coronavirus pandemic repeated his message. Thursday, our doors are wide open. At a video meeting with asia pacific c. E. O. s, the chinese president pledged to Carry Forward with efforts to open the chinese economy and warned that the risi
Chair ronen the meeting will come to order. Welcome to the december 7 meeting of the rules committee. I am hillary ronen, rules of the committee. With me are supervisors Catherine Stefani and supervisor victor mar. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. [inaudible] Clerk Committee members will attend the meeting Via Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunitied to speak during the Public Comment are available by phone by calling 4156550001. Again, thats 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1460305414. Again, thats 1460305414. Press pound twice, and when you enter the meeting, you will be in listening mode only. When your item of interest is called, enter star, three to be entered into the queue. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment by email to me, at
Gdp to be negative this the First Quarter of 2021. It is friday before a holiday week 59 minutes left in the session down a quarter of a percent on the s p 500. No gobbledy gook coming up for the next two hours here either. Coming up on this show, instead we are going to dive into the latest on the coronavirus and pfizers push to get emergency use authorization for its vaccine with the fda commissioner and pfizer board member dr. Scott gottlieb. Plus, new york city shutting st. Louis down the head of the Teachers Union in new york will be here to weigh in. Lets check on futures mike santoli tracking the margaret as always meg tirrell with the latest on pfizers vaccine and bertha comes has the latest on what President Trump just announced. Mike santoli, lets start with you. Not disturbed so far by the news last night about the treasury pulling the funds from the fed. If you look at the pattern here, it is about a flat week as well. Trading just below the highs we hit on monday. Before t
Wash your hands. Reporter he flew out of sfo and headed to the east coast to celebrate thanksgiving with family. He considered the travel warnings because of covid19 but was willing to take the risk. The lighterthanusual crowds put him at ease. Less people on the plane. Its a big difference for the middle seats usually empty and most of the airlines. Everybody has been doing their thing and respecting space and hopefully if everyone practices that, we should be okay. Reporter the centers for Disease Control and prevention is urging americans to avoid flying this thanksgiving holiday. Travelling may increase the chance of getting the virus and spreading it. At sfo, the spokesman said, they are down 75 from what they usually see at this type. What makes this year different is not only the pandemic but the Current Health warnings and travel advisories, recommending against travel. Reporter he told people who decided to fly to expect a different sfo than you might remember. Only twothird o
Over. Normally these spaces are bustling with people but its hard to imagine how we could maintain social distancing and stay safe under such circumstances. Computer simulations and risk analysis could point the way. In many parts of the world life has been returning to city streets people are travelling on trams buses and trains again but social distancing remains a priority even if its not always easy to maintain and its busier during rush hour but not like it used to be here before the not too crowded social distancing is ok sometimes its a bit overcrowded you cant maintain the minimum distance theres quite a lot of space and people tend to stay apart while they are farmers. But largely negative experiences because people do as they please a lot of people arent being very careful. Preventing overcrowding is something these people specialize in accurate is a munich based startup made up of a team of i. T. And simulation experts. The coronavirus pandemic has brought them new challenge