code: def _get_newest_ts_in_table(self, table_name):
          
          logger.debug(
              'Querying for newest timestamp in table %s', table_name
          )
          q = "SELECT TIMESTAMP_TO_SEC(MAX(timestamp)) AS max_ts %s;" % (
              self._from_for_table(table_name)
          )
          res = self._run_query(q)
          ts = int(res[0]['max_ts'])
          logger.debug('Newest timestamp in table %s: %s', table_name, ts)
          return ts
docs: Return the timestamp for the newest record in the given table.
  
          :param table_name: name of the table to query
          :type table_name: str
          :return: timestamp of newest row in table
          :rtype: int