jimmy lai is watching carefully. he believes the outcome of the election will have an impact on hong kong. if biden is like 0bama, we are screwed. it is nerve cracking. it is so close. but as the day unfolds, the results don't move in trump's favour. i'm more nervous than in the morning, because it has changed a lot. but as the election drama is playing out, there is news of another blow against press freedom in hong kong. among the wave of arrests is miss choy, a television producer who was investigating alleged collusion between criminal gangs and the police. it has struck a chord with amy, a fellow investigative journalist. i am really shocked and i am scared. and, um, yeah, iwas just — break down. because i believe in what i am doing. i do it not for myself... they are just trying to suppress us, i think, so it is really frustrating and really angry. and i believe they are just trying to suppress the press in hong kong. morning. morning, hey. how are you? we go out there, for breakfast. we have had a tipoff tha

jimmy lai is watching carefully. he believes the outcome of the election will have an impact on hong kong. if biden is like 0bama, we are screwed. it is nerve cracking. it is so close. but as the day unfolds, the results don't move in trump's favour. i'm more nervous than in the morning, because it has changed a lot. but as the election drama is playing out, there is news of another blow against press freedom in hong kong. among the wave of arrests is miss choy, a television producer who was investigating alleged collusion between criminal gangs and the police. it has struck a chord with amy, a fellow investigative journalist. i am really shocked and i am scared. and, um, yeah, iwas just — break down. because i believe in what i am doing. i do it not for myself... they are just trying to suppress us, i think, so it is really frustrating and really angry. and i believe they are just trying to suppress the press in hong kong. morning. morning, hey. how are you? we go out there, for breakfast. we have had a tipoff tha

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jimmy lai also faces a jail sentence for another crime. the bbc�*s danny vincent has had exclusive access to mr lai over the past nine months since his arrest and has this report. billionaire, activist and a staunch critic of beijing. jimmy lai is also the owner of hong kong's last remaining opposition newspaper. he now faces possible life in prison, in a trial that has come to symbolise china's tightening grip on the city. we've followed jimmy lai and his newspaper since he was first arrested nine months ago, as his supporters gathered outside a police station awaiting his release. since the introduction of the new law, hong kong has experienced dramatic changes. 0utspoken critics, street protesters, and even journalists like me are under increased pressure. i'm a journalist! come here, come here! i am investigating you! after his release on bail, we metjimmy lai in his mansion home. do you think about the contrast between this and the prospect of living...? in prison? this is just living my life peacefully. but if i'm injail, i'm livin

and the laws also make jimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. good morning, how are you? beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fate of activists likejimmy lai will set a new precedent for hong kong. the space for dissent is shrinking. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. while the coronavirus pandemic has kept most of us locked down, its impact on the natural world has been more positive. sir david attenborough has made a documentary exploring how our relati

despite the fear, jimmy lai continued his criticism of beijing. live—streaming from his newspaper headquarters, he'd broadcast his talks with prominent western political figures on a weekly basis. yeah, i think the freedom of speech is in danger here in hong kong. beijing says the new laws were needed to restore stability and end violent protest in the city. and the laws also makejimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fat

and the laws also make jimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. good morning, how are you? beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fate of activists likejimmy lai will set a new precedent for hong kong. the space for dissent is shrinking. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the whitest white, paint of all time — the scientists who created it, hope it could provide a low—cost alternative to central heating. pol pot, o

and the laws also make jimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. good morning, how are you? beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fate of activists likejimmy lai will set a new precedent for hong kong. the space for dissent is shrinking. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. us secretary of state antony blinken has visited afghanistan to ensure political leaders of america's ongoing commitment to the country. his trip came a day after president biden confirmed t

despite the fear, jimmy lai continued his criticism of beijing. live—streaming from his newspaper headquarters, he'd broadcast his talks with prominent western political figures on a weekly basis. yeah, i think the freedom of speech is in danger here in hong kong. beijing says the new laws were needed to restore stability and end violent protest in the city. and the laws also makejimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fat

not just jimmy lai, facing six cases. we also have a veteran activist and former lawmaker, facing four. albert ho, the former chairman of the democratic party. he is facing four cases. prosecutors pushing numerous cases to ensure they can get a conviction. critics saying this is one more sign the city is trying to intimidate democracy activists from getting involved in any sort of topic advocacy. haslinda: any sign how this will play out? what is the best and worst case scenario? >> i think a lot of people are assuming we are going to get a sentence of some kind. they are mitigation hearing this morning. arguing some of these unauthorized events, protest rallies they attended, these were peaceful. they were not necessarily ringleaders. we have some activists like joshua wong in prison. even if there is no serious jail term, it looks like a lot of the activists are off the scene and out of elections for the near future. that is something beijing and the city authorities have been gunning for from the beginning. rishaad: st

despite the fear, jimmy lai continued his criticism of beijing. live—streaming from his newspaper headquarters, he'd broadcast his talks with prominent western political figures on a weekly basis. yeah, i think the freedom of speech is in danger here in hong kong. beijing says the new laws were needed to restore stability and end violent protest in the city. and the laws also makejimmy lai's broadcasts a risky move. given their vague wording, it's unclear if the discussions could land him with even more charges. his every word spoken could be used against him. beforejimmy is finally detained, we meet him one last time. i'm prepared for the worst. if the worst comes, that means the most effective way that i can bring the world's attention to hong kong. tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fat

media tycoon jimmy lai has been sentenced for 14 months. and the 82-year-old father of democracy has been given a deferred sentence. i will be back in a moment for "the day." he to see you then. anchor: ukraine's president pushes for a four-way summit with russia, france and germany as paris and berlin call on moscow to pull its troops out of eastern ukraine. russia starts counter sanctions on on the u.s. a day after the u.s. imposes sanctions for what it calls russia's role on undermining democracy. protesters and ethnic minorities, opponents of the myanmar military junta come together to form a national

jimmy lie being found guilty -- jimmy lai being found guilty. it's all about the national security law and the conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. the maximum penalty could be life imprisonment. this is according to the national security law here as well. just one line, martin lee, jimmy lai guilty over those 2019 protests. that's a story we will get more details on as the morning progresses. let's have a look at first word news with vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you. we start in the u.s. where president joe biden has resumed his massive infrastructure plan and is counting on business to pay for the 2.25 trillion dollar deal. his goals support transportation, manufacturing, research development, and high-speed. he would impose a minimum tax of 21% on global corporate earnings . the wto has raised its projections for the year forecasting and 8% rise in global trade. that will be the biggest improvement since 2010. the director general says the projection would be tied to virus disruption, warning that new waves of infections could undermine

apart from the media tycoon jimmy lai, our former lawmakers, or organizers of the opposition movement including one known as the father of democracy. it carries a maximum five year jail term. [crowd chanting] this case the tip of the iceberg with 10,000 others arsted. the first verdict among the nine charges for which he is on trial. beijing's recent national security law and its restructuring of the government system is intensifyingears. attending a morning vigil every year, calling for an end to china's one-party rule for decades. that can make him a prime target for the beijing security law. this yeahe will likely be absent for the very first time. >> in this era, in a way that going to jail is part of the struggle now, i would comfort myself by saying that this is already something of a blessing for me, and that i would only have to go to jail after 40 years of activism in hong kong. and, but i'm ready to pay the price and ready to face it. >> having witnessed hong kong's death case long struggle, the 60 furled activist is not optimistic. he believes his successors will continue t

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hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai is sentenced to 12 months in prison, for taking part in an unauthorised assembly during the 2019 mass pro—democracy protests. also coming up this hour... caravans, tents and glamping. with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. chicago police have released body—camera footage which shows an officer shooting dead an 13—year—old boy in a dark alley. in the footage of the incident, which took place last month, adam toledo raises his hands in the air. his family says he was unarmed, the video shows a handgun was found near the spot where he fell. as mark lobel reports, it comes at a time of increased tension in the us over police killings. police, stop! a chicago police officer chases 13—year—old adam toledo down a dark alley before shooting him once in the chest. shots fired, shots fired, get an ambulance over here now. the boy's actions at that moment have become a source of contention. initially

pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai. a shocking body count footage reveals yet another us police shooting an officer gunning down a 13 year old boy. at this team's hopes of returning to the rink put on ice of the more than 20 players test positive for covert 90. groups opposed to the minimum military join to have joined forces to form a national unity government outside the country as part of the ongoing resistance to military rule they include ousted members of parliament ethnic leaders and protest figures hundreds of civilian demonstrators have been killed since the coup at the start of february the unity government is promising to end people's suffering 0 scott hyde has more from bangkok. what it means actually on the ground probably not that much different quite honestly they're still going to face this intensified crackdown by the security forces on the streets across myanmar as they go out so that won't change but what they're hoping to do this new government this new unity government including leaders from ethnic

that is jimmy lai and martin lee. they helped lead 1.7 million people out of victoria park through downtown without a permit. >> free hong kong! nick: it was the peak of protests, initially against a new extradition law, but expanded to fundamental demands of democracy. but they were shut down by a wave of arrests and a national security law that has targeted the city's freedoms. >> these three in particular, these are really the first generation of democracy proponents who were acting professionally, acting constructively, and many young people would say, these are the moderates. nick: sharon holm is director of new york-based human rights in china.she said the three represented pillars of the democracy movement and city. >> when you look at the sectors they represent, the attacking of them it reflects the recognition of their influence, as well as a commitment to cutting off that influence. nick: jimmy lai was a media tycoon before he was frog marched out of his own newsroom last summer. we spoke to him a few months

billionaire owner of hong kong's last opposition newspaper, jimmy lai, has been given a 12—month prison term, while the veteran ——jimmy lai, has been given a 1a—month prison term, while the veteran activist martin lee has been jailed for 11 months. the scottish liberal democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of next month's holyrood election with a pledge to prioritise the recovery from the pandemic. the party's leader willie rennie said it wasn't the moment to go back to what he called "the divisions of the past" with another independence referendum. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. as the smallest party in the last scottish parliament, lib dems have to make an effort to get noticed. today their leader turned barista for the cameras. willie rennie has made colourful photo calls a signature move. we like to organise our visits to send a message... including rather amorous pigs during the last election. you are the smallest party in the scottish parliament, what difference can the liberal democrats make? i can bring people together, i did that in the last year through

jimmy lai remains in a chinese jail this morning. i spoke with lai about the case late last year. this was his very last interview before he was arrested. here is jimmy lai. >> yeah, now they can drum up any offenses of crimes and the intimidation is very enormous. i'm afraid hong kong, if we have no news, the world will forget us and this is very dangerous for us because the world's support is our saving grace. maria: kelly jane, it's so troubling to watch the chinese communist party try to overtake this country in global dominance and then you've got the president of america, the leader of the free world saying that global -- global leadership is up for grabs. and watching the way the ccp is handling people, a million locked up in the uighur camps. jimmy lai who a businessman who wanted freedom locked up in a chinese gula for months now, he won't see the light of day. >> i think you're right, maria. global leadership should not be up for grabs. america and freedom should be the global leadership of today. now, jimmy lai, what a brave man, 73 year's old. martin lee who you mentio

anti-government protests they include veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee and media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison for the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter he's led a ma since and peter's cathedral in rome the traditional football shing ceremony has been canceled other events over the weekend will be restricted. for people including a child have been killed in a shooting at an office building in orange county california 2 others including the suspect were wounded it's the 3rd deadly mass shooting in the united states in the last 2 weeks. in myanmar deposed leader aung san suu kyi she has been charged with violating a colonial era secrets law the u.n. special envoy has more of a possible civil war in the country as clashes between the army and pro-democracy activists intensified crowds have gathered every day since the army seized power 2 months ago security forces have killed more than 500 government opponents thousands more have fled to neighboring thailand. and mo

media tycoon jimmy lai was also convicted. the apple daily newspaper is known to be critical of beijing. all found to be guilty of taking part when massive crowds of anti-government protesters marched through the city. they are expected to be sentenced on april 16. supporters gathered shouting protesting is not a crime. >> no matter what lies in the future. we believe in people of hong kong and brothers and sisters. the victory is ours. >> many leading pro-democracy activists in hong kong have already been detained or marginalized as beijing continues its crackdown. >>> ahead of the court decision, the u.s. state department issued a report criticizing beijing. the secretary of state antony blinken said over the past year, china has continued to chip away at hong kong's political autonomy. he said he would work with allies to stand with hong kongers against what he calls china's egregious policies and actions. he said the ear ocean does not warrant spishl trade agreements. that nullifies a decision by the previous administratio

they include the media tycoon jimmy lai. adrian brown reports. reporter: what do you think for the future of hong kong martin lee helped found hong kong's pro-democracy movement and cowrote the city's constitution which is why he is often called the father of hong kong's democracy. now 82, the lawyer arrived in urt saying "whatever happens, i can take it." in his case, an 11 month sentence. another one receives ready for jail, referencing the words of a familiar anthems for troubled times. >> we will work together! even in darkness, we will walk. reporter: he was jailed for 12 months. the founder of hong kong's most popular newspaper was jailed for 14 months and did his legal journey has barely begun. jimmy lai is a ready in jail, having been denied bail after being charged under the new security law police. based charges against him including another under that law. if convicted, he faces the prospect of the rest of his life in jail the nine activists were convicted for taking part in large, unauthorized but peaceful protest in august of 2019 th

— final interview that jimmy lai gave just before his arrest, and — gave just before his arrest, and it— gave just before his arrest, and it was quite chilling to see — and it was quite chilling to see how— and it was quite chilling to see how someone who stood up for media — see how someone who stood up for media freedom and indeed the conduct which happen thereafter, and of course what has been — thereafter, and of course what has been arrested for? illegal assembly so we need to put this into context as well. the prime minister has launched a new scheme to help more people get on the housing ladder. borisjohnson donned the obligatory hard hat and hi—vis jacket to promote the plan to help those with only a 5% deposit. the government will offer lenders the guarantee they usually need to provide a mortgage to cover the other 95%. but at westminster, labour raised concerns that the government is "selling out communities" by handing "too much control" to developers who've donated money to the conservative party. the housing secretary robertjenrick retorted that the conserva

lai was sentenced to 12 months in this case of more. a separate matter $2900.00 mass protests where opposition to a bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china it was shelved but beijing later imposed a contentious national security law on kong let's go live now to rob hong kong how serious adrian brown is outside the courthouse there adrian we can hear some disturbance going on behind you you'll tell us about that no doubt you were in court for those hearings tell us about these verdicts and the reaction to them. well you can hear some of the reaction at the moment day 3 of these are supporters of the activists who were sentenced on friday was for them of course it is a mix through so for received suspended sentences but 5 others have been jailed for terms rating from 8 to 18 months and at the moment actually they're chanting some of the slogans you heard during those protests in 2019 that technically of course break the new national security law at the moment the police are standing back they have

lai they face up to 5 years in prison is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. in japan authorities in osaka have asked to cancel its leg of the olympic torch relay the city has recently seen a big surge in coronavirus cases the relay is due to come through the through in 12 days 12 days time. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter he's led a mass instant peter's cathedral in rome of the pontiff skipped the traditional service commemorating jesus' last stop and other events over the weekend will be restricted. holy thursday service has also been held at notre dame cathedral in paris it's the 1st since the gothic building was badly damaged in a fire 2 years ago this scale down ceremony in both of football in ritual that symbolizes jesus' willingness to serve. india has expanded its vaccination drive to include everyone over the age of $45.00 health workers given out $64000000.00 doses so far but that covers only a small proportion of the huge population a surge in new infections is raising questions about why india is lagging. explai

lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter b.'s a letter mass and sent peter's cathedral in rome the traditional foot washing ceremony has been councils and other events of the weekend will be restricted. japan has cancelled a leg of the europe olympic torch relay in osaka this city is seeing a surge in infections the relays making its way across japan observers have been told not to share the tokyo olympics begin in july. the european union is coming under fire over its treatment of migrants for years now thousands of asylum seekers have been living in human conditions in greece 5 islands near the turkish coast are known as hotspots where refugees are housed in overcrowded accommodation most of the children cannot go to school that the e.u. says turkey should make the migrants take the migrants 5 year old agreement but critics say the deal is a human rights disaster sunda reports from the audience of lesbos. a prominent guest at the e.u. says most notori

and media tycoon jimmy lai persons foreign minister says prosecuting leading pro-democracy activists is unacceptable agent brown reports when the phone was markedly help found hong kong's pro-democracy movement and co-wrote the city's mini constitution which is why he's often called the father of hong kong's democracy now $82.00 the lawyer arrived at court saying whatever happens i can take it in his case an 11 month sentence suspended for 24 months the lead chuckie arrives ready for jail referencing the words of a familiar anthem for troubled times you will never walk alone we will work together for a 3rd even further. we will work here for you now that he was jailed for 12 months jimmy lie the founder of hong kong's most popular newspaper was jailed for 14 months his legal journey has barely begun. jimmy ly is already in jail having been denied bail after being charged under the new national security law on friday police late additional charges against him including another under that law if convicted he faces the prospect of the rest of his life in jail the 9 activists were convic

lai received 2 separate jail terms which is here as adrian brown has more from outside calls. for received suspended sentences but 5 others have been jailed for terms rating from 8.

tomorrow, jimmy lai is expected to begin serving jail time for an earlier crime, protesting against the government. and his trial, under the new law, begins. according to beijing, the charges against him are equal to treason. they've compared the seriousness of his alleged crimes to murder. the fate of activists likejimmy lai will set a new precedent for hong kong. the space for dissent is shrinking. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. and you can see more onjimmy lai's story in our world on the bbc news channel this weekend. britain's number one tennis player, dan evans, has beaten the world number one novak djokovic in the first meeting between the pair. evans won in straight sets against the the 18—times grand slam champion in the third round of the monte carlo masters, to record the biggest win of his career. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. heads djokovic wins, tails evans loses. the odds had suggested only one outcome in monte carlo, but here was a reminder that there is nothing definite about being favourite. the world number one was second—best from the start,

lay and he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and there's margaret a 73 year old barrister and former lawmaker he. takes a look at the decades long democracy struggle which for some activists began in beijing. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only most young dedicated to that 18 i tell them in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was praying for after my relieve pressure to hong kong crash that i would spend my life time people democracy in china and. we're not being a very. strong case all leisure again is facing a different fate critics and other mass of track now being carried out by the change this time on this most liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age this which the nice thing and that's handy and authorizes and that's really over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without violence questions every one of the defen

a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, the billionaire media owner jimmy lai, has beenjailed for 14 months for his role in large street protests two years ago. eight other activists also received sentences. this evening, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called on china to stop prosecuting pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong, from where our correspondent danny vincent sent this report. crowd chants. outside the court, cries of hong kongers hold on until the end, but today's sentencing will be seen here as a powerful message to those who dare to oppose beijing. veterans of the pro—democracy movement sentenced for taking part in peaceful marches two years ago. translation: it creates a chilling effect which makes citizens - afraid of speaking up, and it also makes a society gradually lose a rational, patient and peaceful voice to communicate with the government. we will work with those who are inside the prison and the fight goes on, and so don't say the game is over, hong kong is finished — it is not. but there are many more trials to come. today, billionaire media

the ones you mention, media tycoon, jimmy lai and margaret ang, a 73—year—old barrister and opposition lawmaker. and martin lee, an 82—year—old barrister who helped write hong kong's miniature constitution. and long hair and other members of the civil human rights front, taking part of these huge rallies in 2019. they say they were nonviolent protests in the name of democracy, but now these 80, 70 —year—olds facing up these 80, 70 —year—olds facing up to five years in jail. we up to five years in “ail. we will find * up to five years in “ail. we will find out h up to five years in 'ail. we will find out what _ up to five years injail. we will find out what the sentence is at a later date. take us back to what they were charged with? ~ . ., , ., with? much of the focus was on a particular _ with? much of the focus was on a particular rally _ with? much of the focus was on a particular rally on _ with? much of the focus was on a particular rally on august - a particular rally on august 18, 2019, where there was a sea of umbrellas under thundery skies. these protests reall

the media tycoon, jimmy lai, was jailed for 1h months, although he's already in prison awaiting trial on separate charges. the veteran campaigner, martin lee, was given an eleven month suspended sentence. new rules about travel and meeting people outdoors have come into force in scotland, ten days earlier than planned. six adults from different households can now meet outside, and they can leave their local area. lorna gordon is at loch lomond. very beautiful lorna there. what are people expecting though, do they expect a lot people? yes. people expecting though, do they expect a lot people?— people expecting though, do they expect a lot people? yes, they are here, expect a lot people? yes, they are here. jane. — expect a lot people? yes, they are here. jane. l— expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is fair- expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is fair to - here

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lai has also been found guilty along with margaret ng a respected former lawmaker the founder of hong kong's labor party was also found guilty w.'s phoebe kong caught up with him in the days before his verdict. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the 18 i tell them in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leadership again i was there . for the massacre and i was the pain propre days after my relieve pressure to hong kong crash that i would spend my life by people who mock within china and. were not be invading streets are legion again is facing a difference fades critics say and i don't massive track now being carried out by the chain this time honest mostly liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age of this which asked for organizing and attending and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without violent questions every one of the defendants are high profile fi

in hong kong, jimmy lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. he is charged with attending protests and security offenses. they are reviewing cases against hong kong's most hope profile people. the pause on the johnson & johnson vaccine could stretch out for a few weeks, that is based on an advisory panel. the committee is wearing evidence of reports that people developed rare blood clots in the brain. the biggest sale by a bank ever, jp morgan took advantage of some of the cheapest borrowing costs by spending $13 billion of bonds to extend its capital. they reported their best capital -- their best quarter ever. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> our customers, our teammates, and others are saying -- this is something we have to make it clear that we stand for the principles of the right to vote and we should not infringe upon that. that was a statement from this week. you look at the list of people, those fall int

jimmy lai was somebody who himself smuggled himself out of china to escape chinese communism. he has been a brave, brave newspaper proprietor and media proprietor. the chinese have vengefully pursued him because he has been a critic of the tiananmen massacre and other aspects of chinese communism and they have been determined to get him. he could have left hong kong at any time in the last few years and settled in taiwan — he has business interests there — or in america, but he chose to stay and fight for the things that he passionately believes in. and i think he is a person of extraordinary courage and, like several of the others who have been imprisoned or given suspended sentences today, he happens to be a practising catholic. it is like lee cheuk—yan as well, who has been given a prison sentence who is a very good example of a christian socialist, somebody who believes in the good of ordinary people. these are terrible things the chinese are doing and i do condemn in hong kong who will be living with the shame of this for years and decades ahead. for many people liv

lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. holy thursday service has been held not saddam cathedral in paris is the 1st time since it was badly damaged in a fire 2 years ago the scale down ceremony involved a foot washing ritual that symbolizes jesus' willingness to serve. india has expanded its vaccination drive to include everyone over the age of $45.00 health workers have given out $64000000.00 doses so far but that covers only a small proportion of the huge population of the country a surgeon infections is raising questions about why india is lagging. explains. run this electrical supply shop in delhi once took up all of the people who have time. now he spends some of it on the wall until book helping those affected by the pandemic right neighbors shrink away from corporate 19 cases i don't always keeps a protective gear handy in his car in case a patient needs to be rushed to the hospital. he believes his destiny is in god's hands and his fear of the coronavirus shouldn't keep him from helping those in need but so far

in hong kong, a court convicted media tycoon jimmy lai, veteran politician martin lee, and five other notable pro-democracy activists for participating in an unauthorized peaceful protest in 2019. the activists could fa up to five years behind bars. hong kong politician cyd ho is another one of theonvicted activists. >> the freedom of information, the freedom of expression are now banned in hong kong. it is a deterrence of our progress. amy: here in the united states, the biden administration had reaffirmed the position taken by the trump administration that hong kong is no longer autonomous from china, and should not benefit from preferential trade terms. in media news, the bbc's china correspondent john sudworth has left beijing for taiwan, after describing increasing threats, surveillance and obstruction from chise authories. sudwth has won awards r his reporting on the plight of the uyghur population in xinjiang. inaliforni federal authorities have charged a man, jose cruz noguez, with smuggling related to the deadly crash that killed 13 mexican and guatemalan nationals near the u

the city's so-called father of democracy martin lee and media mogul jimmy lai were convicted of conducting unauthorized protest. they will be sentenced next month. the verdict came shortly after china approved a plan that effectively ends open elections in hong kong. investors are showing their loyalty to famed ark investment founder cathie wood. the etf took in a record $717 million on tuesday. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this american jobs plan is replete with many more tax credits and incentives for r&d and innovation that dig a lot deeper than that. there is the ones in the manufacturing space, but there's the clean energy space. when you get to electric vehicles, we do a deep dive into incentivizing the production of not just electric vehicles, but charging stations and batteries here in this country. so this is the largest play i have seen in my economic career to on short industries -- to onshore industries and build in areas w

lai have been found guilty and will be sentenced. terms of the deal weren't disclosed. they opened up a showroom in london last year and talk about the hopes to win 5g enterprise deals. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ pres. biden: we are going to raise the corporate tax. it was 35%, which was too high. we all agreed five years ago it should go down to 28%, but they reduced it to 21%. we are going to raise it up to 28%. no one should be able to complain about that. jonathan: you will find someone to complain about that. i'm sure about that. that's the president of the united states on a higher corporate tax rate. good morning. alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i'm jonathan ferro. live on tv and radio, here's the price action. in about one hour and 12 minutes, we have jobless claims in america, and those are still too high. in the bond market, yields are lower to 1.7 to present as

in hong kong, media tycoon jimmy lai has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for helping to organize a massive pro-democracy protest in 2019. four other activists received prison terms between eight and 18 months. amnesty international said the convictions are a violation of international law and part of the effort to eliminate all political opposition in hong kong. minnesota congressmember betty mccollum has introduced legislion that wld bar u.s. aid dolls to isrl from bng usedo suppre palestian rights a expand itillegal occupation of pastinian la. mccollum told "the intercept" -- "the $3.8 biion provid to israel by the state department has no country-specific conditions despite israel's systemic violations of palestinian human rights." the bill is backed by jewishac groupsncding j strt, if not now,nd jewish ice for peace. a grouof democtic lawmers introduced legistion thuday to eand the preme cot from nine justices to 13. this is massachusetts senator ed markey. >> the court is broken. make no mistake, it is broken because leader mitch mcconnell, the senate republican colleagues, a

protests in 2019 for politician martin lee was given a suspended sentence of 11 months a media tycoon jimmy lai received 2 separate jail terms which as it was adrian brown has more from outside cool off. 4 received suspended sentences but 5 others have been jailed for terms rating from 8 to 18 months and at the moment actually that chanting some of the slogans you heard during those protests in 2090 that technically of course break the new national security law at the moment the police are standing back they haven't moved in yet but i would imagine if the supporters carry on chanting their way they are the police may well be forced to take action but the real story today has i think been what happened to jimmy lie he has been jailed for 12 months but then he received an additional 2 months for taking part in a protest in july the main protest the focus of today's sentencing happened of course in august and we've also learned today that jimmy lie is going to face additional charges under the new national security lol remember he's already in jail having been arrested under that legislation a

and hong kong court sentencing billionaire media tycoon and china kritsic jimmy lai to more than a year in prison. authorities charge him with helping organize prodemocracy protest and biden administration condemn that punishment. big tech is back at it geng, censoring a report on pricey purchases made by the cofounder of black lives matter. be more successful with payments, payroll, and banking. fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. fine, we'll sleep here. ♪♪ it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win. it's a thirteen-hour flight, that's not a weekend trip. fifteen minutes until we board. oh yeah, we gotta take off. you downloaded the td ameritrade mobile app so you can quickly check the markets? yeah, actually i'm taking one last look at my dashboard before we board. excellent. and you have thinkorswim mobile- -so i can finish analyzing the risk on this position. you two are all set. have a great flight. thanks. we'll see ya. ah, they're getting so smart. choose the app that fits your investing style. ♪♪ well, well, well. look at you. you

in hong kong, media tycoon and pro-democracy activist jimmy lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. he was convicted of attending two unauthorized protests. he was also charged with national security offenses. beijing has been pursuing cases against hong kong's most high-profile citizens. the european union will probably not renew its vaccine contract with astrazeneca and johnson & johnson. both vaccines have been linked to rare blood clots. the european union is also talking about contracts with biontech and pfizer. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ mberg. ♪ >> after labor day, will be back to generally moving towards being back to normal. but the key is, for cities and towns, as those people who are vaccinated come back to work and go to restaurants, that is good for the environment downtown. we need to get the people commuting downtown, into restaurants, and downtown lights can come back, and the great cities need that. jonathan:

lai. they could get five years in prison. we'll have details, later in the program. back in this country, president biden held his first full cabinet meeting, with everyone spread out and fully masked. it took place in the east room of the white house, to allow for social distancing. the president urged them to push his infrastructure plan, and buy american. this was opening day for major league baseball-- but covid-19 claimed an immediate casualty. a washington nationals player tested positive, and the team scratched its game with the new york mets. elsewhere, limited numbers of fans were allowed to attend, including in new york for the yankees' home opener with toronto. >> we're hoping for a good year this year, and it's been hard for a lot of people, so, you know, let's get back, slowly but surely. and hopefully everyone gets vaccinated, so that we can all come back and enjoy the game with a full crowd. >> woodruff: the texas rangers were the lone team to allow full capacity at their st

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the people sentenced include a former lawmaker and media tycoon, jimmy lay. >>> new research shows double masking works best when a cloth mask is worn over a surgical mask the study found doing it the other way, wearing a cloth under a surgical mask, was no better than wearing a surgical mask alone. i'm glad i have been getting that order right now that i learned this scott, back over to you. >> all right, court. we appreciate it courtney reagan, thank you >>> big earnings week as i said ahead. we have more than 70 companies set to report so we will get hot and heavy into earnings season johnson & johnson, honeywell, dr d.r. horton, a lot of names on the board and a lot of ownership in our great which is great to talk about shannon, honeywell, anthem, abbott labs, j & j, p&g, is there one or two out of the group you most are anticipating? >> let's talk about the health care name because there are two trends to watch. for j & j and abbott you want to look at uppick in procedure volumes. we anticipate it will be an area of growth for any of these companies with a significant footprint in de