Deliberately downplay the threat and public. Thousands of lives left in limbo as fires burn again europes largest refugee camp on the greek island of less boats. And wildlife populations down by 2 stir in the past 50 years the new report on the devastating effect of humans on animal and plant life. Now the u. S. West coast is experiencing an unprecedented wildfire season firefighters in some states have retreated from uncontrolled fires prompting the evacuation of thousands oregons governor is warning this could be the states deadliest season on record for 5 small towns in Central Oregon have already been destroyed and more than 80000 people in the city of medford have been told to leave their homes. Over the last 24 hours oregon has experienced unprecedented fire with significant damage and devastating consequences across the entire state. I want to be upfront in saying that we expect to see a great deal of loss both in structures and in human lives this could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our States History when california is already experiencing the most severe wildfire season in its modern history one fire there is expanding at the size of new yorks central park every 30 minutes and Washington State has experience in the west fires that and over a decade and the town of more than 80 percent of infrastructure has already been lost out of there as robin says an awesome close and begins our coverage from there. From montana to the mexico border huge swaths of the western u. S. Are burning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers have burned in california colorado arizona montana oregon utah and washington what were experiencing this year is simply without precedent the small town of malden in Eastern Washington was almost completely incinerated by a wind driven wildfire authorities are searching the rubble unsure whether old the towns approximately 300. 00 residents made it out alive in medford oregon a fire swept through of mobile Home Community reducing it to a burned out health scape of an ash and twisted metal resident regina hill lost everything she owned and i dont know what youre wearing right now this is. Powerful winds are spreading the oregon fires the governor invoked Emergency Powers to marshal more resources in california high winds are also for. Fanning the flames 14000 firefighters are out on the front lines in california where 28 major fires have scorched over 100000 hectors tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from several of the largest fires in the States History a big fire in San Diego County is moving dangerously close to Populated Areas we have a Sleeping Giant that is in the back country California National guard helicopters flew hundreds of stranded campers and back country residents to safety relatives welcomed the rescued after an anxious night long wait. For it but no crying but there will be tears the smoke and ash in the atmosphere cast a glow over San Francisco in an eerie orange light air quality in parts of the bay area was labeled hazardous whats behind the many conflagrations bone dry brush and trees following years of intermittent drought low humidity combined with a broiling heat wave in recent days and above all high seasonal winds blowing down from the mountains provide a singular recipe for disaster rob reynolds Al Jazeera Los Angeles well jennifer. California with an update on the situation by that and an hour ago. This is a very very. Difficult situation because the town is right below this fire that theyve been watching on the mountain for 2 days now with a forecast of wind and theyre also watching to the north whats happening in oregon we know now that 2 deaths have been confirmed in those oregon fires in the central part of the state south of portland as fire crews are able to go in and look through the neighborhoods that have burned theyre finding the residents who didnt get out in so far we know that there are 2 confirmed deaths and as the governor said she fears that there will be so many more not just from these fires but for the rest of this fire season overnight here in california are going to be a guy our governor has said that 50 new fires bring up in a 24 hour period so the fire danger is critical we have 30000000 people in 5 western states who are under red flag warning conditions which is fire crews critical fire weather that means if a fire starts it is very likely to spread now newly released order recordings reveal that u. S. President admitted he downplayed the threat from covert 1000 and public even though he knew just how contagious and how deadly it was the recordings are from interviews he gave to Journalist Bob Woodward back in march woodwards book titled rage is being released next week trump is quoted in it as saying i wanted to always play it down referring to the current virus hes now calling the book and not a political hit job im not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy we want to Show Confidence we want to show strength we want to show strength as a nation and thats what ive done and weve done very well weve done well from any standard. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden has accused President Trump of betraying the American People saying he knowingly lied about the impact of the fire. On the day that we hit 190000 dead in the United States because of covert 90 we just learned from the Washington Post columnist bob woodward that the president United States is admitted on tape in february he knew about covert 90 that passed through the air he knew how deadly it was it was much more deadly than the flu he knew and purposely played it down worse he lied to the American People he knowingly and willingly lied about the threat it posed to the country for months he had the information he knew how dangerous it was and while this deadly disease ripped through our nation he failed to do its job on purpose well thats now speak to john of a victim ches a professor of Political Science at George Mason University shall school of policy and government she joins us now from washington d. C. Jennifer just how damaging could this be for trump especially given that already a recordings of these interviews he really cant duck this and at the very least it sounds like he misrepresented the dangers of the crowd a virus to the American People. Yeah it does and i think we will see a little bit of damage of sorts over the next couple of days as this is in the news cycle although i expect other things will come along to get out of the news cycle the way that i see this is the trumpet ministration of the Trump Campaign played this more like a Business World rather than a politician where as a business might be seeking to find the upside and to downplay the dangers of something in order to keep its buyers so to speak. And gauge with the products where as a politician knows that when there is a crisis of human catastrophe or a Natural Disaster or Something Like that often people feel much more comfortable turning to scientists and experts who can alleviate peoples anxiety well speaking of scientists and experts what were now also hearing that an official that trump appointed at the department of Homeland Security is trying to actually dictate what dr anthony felt he would say in media interviews and that often contradicted the signs the last poll i looked at said that people trust up to faculty than they do president is any of this likely to shift the opinion of versions. Yeah frankly im not particularly surprised by these so the Research Suggests that when when there is a threat to humans when people feel really worried about something whether its a virus or a Natural Disaster or a fire or hurricane whatever it is they dont look to politicians for comfort then look to scientists they look to experts or people who know about whatever that event is so the fact that the public trusts doctors and scientists for example more than the president is not at all surprising to a savvy politician and he gets to their scientists in those situations but the trumpet ministration has had a difficult time providing a consistent message across those things but one of the things that weve seen thats most remarkable about the trumpet ministration is that his Approval Ratings are really very flat there is nothing that moves up now on bath the general Approval Ratings of this president well i wanted to ask you about some other allegations trump appointed officials at Homeland Security apparently also tried to muzzle intelligence around White Supremacy and Russian Election to parents this is nothing surprising but is this more fodder for joe biden heading towards november. Yeah i think youre right i think it probably is were adequate in the campaign with 50 some odd days to go before the election where frankly its going to be quite negative then anything any new information that comes out that is negative towards one candidate or the other we should expect the other side to try to capitalize on that and that designed it to their own advantage so we should expect actually both campaigns to be trying to magnify any of those type of bands or information that come to light in the in the new period but this one. On balance as you like at today at least goes to the bottom here and were watching things very closely as of november thanks so much Jennifer Victor from George Mason University school of policy and government that thanks for being with us thank you. Now fires are again burning near a migrant and refugee camp in greece which has all but destroyed by overnight blazes its all left thousands of people without shelter but locals are blaming them for starting the fire officials believe refugees who were forced to self isolates after testing positive for the coronavirus may have committed arson in protest johns roughness reports from the scene. This was one of europes largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires they are out there. Today for parts for. There are. Hundreds of thousands of people became homeless once again precious family belongings hastily bundled together to form makeshift bedding there were no fatalities but these are lives thrust even deeper now into limbo is very very very unfair to fit in very different chord isnt. Is everybody. Born proport far more knowledge has come thirdly if you dont want to go is living here because its popular and all but if i may be good nights i know the camp had housed more than 12000 people in cramped unsanitary conditions designed for a quarter of that number of conditions in which corona virus could easily flourish we are extremely worried not only 4 to 40 percent children even muddier who are currently on the streets but in particular we need to think also more than 200 people live in the camp who are at particular risk for it either because of their age or because of course that would mean that if they get infected the will be much more sick than the rest of the population and so as far as we know right now those 200. 00 are mixed in the big group of 30000. 00 who are basically at loss in the streets in 20152016 hundreds of thousands of people risk to the mediterranean crossing in small boats from turkey to greek islands like lesbos they fled war persecution and poverty the European Union eventually closed its doors but the refugees kept coming many ending their journey here in moria camp a problem the greek government has long said it shouldnt have to. We dont. Believe that a bad experience can quickly turn into an opportunity for better reality and this will happen in less boss once a damaging maria has been assessed and in consultation with the European Commission we will take concrete initiatives our Party Remains the health and safety of Vice President s and migrants with nowhere else to go there was little to do but sit and wait. The government says that as many as 300000. 00 people will have to be really housed in tents municipal facilities and on board ships but just 24 hours after the fire that destroyed the official morea camp a new fire was lit and the numbers of people in need of shelter are now likely to be far higher. Aljazeera lesbos. Still ahead heavy on al jazeera we travel to the last surviving wetlands of mexico city as conservationists race to preserve one special species. Britains Prime Minister warns a normal christmas is unlikely as new coronavirus restrictions come into force. Hello there all the wet coming days ahead across much of japan you can see this line of clouds here all tied to a frontal system very slow to move. Those day on friday and still to the north east of china all this rain easy is a remnants of a recent typhoon but this fun trails right there back across taiwan into the southern and central as the china the rain will work its way steadily east was on friday probably just to the south of shanghai but some very heavy downpours so again it could lead to more flooding now from there we head across towards asia because of have plenty of flooding here over the last a days and weeks and again the rains particularly heavy house across the west not. A look at this because its not just people of course have been displaced but also the wildlife this leopard tuns up into a farm as the villages were rightly ready rather scared as in conservation is their new area they set up a camera and they monitored her progress 6 days she was here and up to 6 days she moved her cubs to dry ground back into the forest as more rain has a say in the forecast across Central Regions out towards edition west bengal but really its down the west and ghassan kara where weve got some very heavy downpours that also warnings in place from the India Met Office for those poles in fact by friday they become heavier a more widespread once again spreading to the north of mumbai. Is a danger. And hope. To get to ground. 0 for those who are a few genes facing the challenge of building a life in europe but staying close to their roots i still have this moral. Force im very proud of you and all the time and i dont need. A place of refuge. And im still on aljazeera. And again. Thats reminder of our top stories here this hour fire warnings are in place along the entire west coast of north america from mexico to canada the states of california oregon and washington all the worst affected the strong winds an unprecedented high temperatures are fueling the spread of wildfires that. Are released or your recordings reveal u. S. President donald trump admitted he downplayed the threat from covert 19 in public even though he knew how contagious how deadly it was. Fires are again been introduced to a greek migrant camp that was all but destroyed by an overnight delays thousands of refugees have been left homeless at moria camp located on the Eastern Island of les pauls. And the World Wildlife fund is warning of the devastating effect humans are having on animal and plant life and a new report says nature is being destroyed at an extraordinary raise this years global living index report says wildlife populations have declined by 68 percent in the last 50 years wildlife in latin america in the caribbean up in the hardest hit with numbers theyre dropping on average by 94 percent and freshwater species seem particularly vulnerable their numbers have declined globally by 4 percent the report claims Climate Change and human activity which has led to a loss of habitats its people to make immediate drastic changes to trying to reverse the trends when we travel to the last surviving what tens of mexico city where conservationists are racing to save one endangered species they believe is vital to the regions biodiversity manowar power has been. These are the canals. Of mexico city theyre all thats left vast wetland indigenous american settlers and a newborn. Since of driving plant and animal life. Much of that life has disappeared but the wetlands are still home to a rare and 50 found nowhere else on earth at the still mexicana one of the mexican they salamander and thats what were here to find. These days however spotting the critically endangered a whole lot in the wild is nearly impossible Scientists Say their perception has declined it could be a warning sign of an ecosystem on the brink of collapse that example of what they want to bet on in the excel opposed to perfect example its an phoebe in with a permanent skin that can easily take changes in the environment so these species indicates to us if an ecosystem is healthy already there isa problem. Sochi meikle is almost completely surrounded by the urban sprawl of the mexican capital metropolis of 24000000 people and constantly grown. The wetlands of sochi mikal have become a last refuge for dozens of native and migratory species. These ancient waterways also serve to separate the few remaining of precolumbian mexico a form of wetland agriculture developed by the ass take civilization more than 400 years ago. Better one by negatives says hes witnessed as a whole lot of populations have declined over the years he blames pollution and a culture that he says has no respect for the environment. Step one of the code makes me feel nostalgic how is it possible for the hand of a man to become so destructive i grandchildren ask me what will become of us wonder why it is gone i tell them thats why they need to study because the realities that such mean destiny could disappear. Finally a closer look at sochi miklos famed a whole lot these these 2 were bred in an aquarium as the introduction of Invasive Species pollution from runoff city water and acid rain are among the factors that have devastated their native breeding grounds a whole lot those are quite easy to reproduce in captivity which is good news for conservationists who are breeding them in pools like this one and reintroducing them into the wild where their populations have all but disappeared. A whole lot these are just one of more than 2015 species facing extinction according to the World Wildlife fund latest living planet index report which outlines widespread declines in biodiversity pointing to a loss of wetlands as being among the key drivers of this decline. For many in this region saving the whole lot they also means preserving what remains of the centuries old way of life in. The after lot there is a cultural emblem of the such and conservation of the species is an important part of their identity and their history. According to the World Wildlife fund over the past 40 years more than 85 percent of the worlds wetlands have been lost threatening the existence not only of the whole lot but of countless plant and animal species madrid up below al jazeera mexico city. Now the Un Security Council has discussed a resolution to call for an end to Armed Conflicts in order to deal with the coronavirus pandemic the un has already had to scale back peacekeeping aid missions to make forced often spread the virus Kristensen Amy has. Conflict afflicted countries like yemen are among the most vulnerable to cope with 19 a situation exacerbated by the lack of a strong coordinated International Response that was the take away from top u. N. Officials briefing the Security Council wednesday although its really orse existing agreements and get stuck with an agenda restricted rights and limits as well as to extremist groups and other criminal seeking to take advantage of it and damage so that risks of conflict instability. Island nation displaced are rising humanitarian chief mark low cox says economic support for these crisis hit countries has been tepid at best although calls for unity and Decisive Action have yielded little i am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world secretary general antonio go terrorize 1st call for a cease fire and march but it took the council months to follow up with a resolution making it official since then temporary truces have faltered humanitarian crises have worsened and the us has withdrawn support financial and otherwise from the World Health Organization the w. H. O. Needs to reform including by demonstrating its independence from the Chinese Communist party that lack of dependence transparency and accountability is why President Trump made the decision for the United States to withdraw from the w. H. O. China for its part accuse the us of undermining International Efforts to fight the virus is all worth. The u. S. Was absolutely abusing that recount that. Was a book deal with those media they are writing blue to go where. Well they are doing here if you. Serve your mouth with politics disagreement over the w h os role in the pandemic is what de lay the Security Councils call for a 90 day humanitarian truce the 1st time around and could complicate efforts to extend the ceasefire one thing is certain according to u. N. Officials a lack of International Response will just lead to more conflict and insecurity kristen salumi al jazeera the United Nations well an unexplained illness in a British Volunteer has brought trials one of the worlds most promising coronavirus vaccines to a sudden halt Oxford University and the u. K. Based drug from astra zeneca say the delay is routine but it is dimming hopes that a shot could be ready serving as lawrence reports it comes on the same day that britains Prime Minister put new restrictions in place one in the bay could be in force for months. The Oxford University vaccine has huge potential its already passed 2 faces of its testing and is now being rolled out to some of the worst affected parts of the world from the 10s of thousands whove been given it many have provided a strong immune response to the virus yet so rigorous is the testing regime that an adverse reaction from a single patient has led to the trials having to be suspended by the manufacturer astra zeneca to ensure it is safe for everyone that means no new people are being added to the trials this sort of event happens very frequently in vaccine trials the reason we are hearing about it is because clearly theres a lot of scrutiny over the kind of a vaccine and clearly the research is that oxford and the company itself cane on being as ive been and transparent as possible the hope is that the trials can resume in a few weeks the best Case Scenario is still that hundreds of millions of doses are rolled out early next year scientific experts have been at pains to point out that just because someone is vaccinated and then becomes ill by no means does it imply that the vaccine caused the illness if anything they say hick ups like this are perfectly common in vaccine shiling they also argue that it should be taken by the public as evidence that the process is trustworthy more concerning for the British Government is that people have stopped taking the virus seriously enough particularly young people who are unlikely to get ill but could kill their grandparents yet that messaging isnt working and so the Prime Minister announced that as of monday next week gatherings of more than 6 will become illegal this will apply in any setting enduros or outdoors at home or in the pub the brand will sit out in new and be set out in law and it will be enforced by the police and anyone breaking the rules a risk being dispersed fined and possibly arrested. The great fear is that with orson coming people refusing to obey the rules could start to have an impact on hospitalisations again it hasnt happened yet though in the absence of a vaccine Public Awareness is still the best hope largely aljazeera oxford. Theyve been on the front line throughout this pandemic but argentinas police say its left them destitute as the country battles through the 30 and out of recession officers have been forced to buy their own kit when they can barely feed their own families trees about reports from buenos aires. These Police Officers belong to the Largest Force in argentina. They have been protesting for days demanding better salaries and work conditions and one peter has been an officer for 16 years she says her family can barely survive because of their manners and what and they are any business i make 43000. 00 pesos a month this is a wage that leaves my family below the poverty line before the pen demick we were able to make some extras but now we dont make extra money and its tough to sustain my family this officer who did not want his name mentioned says he needs to pay for his own equipment. Boy this gives us some money for our clothes but the price is 4 times what they give us we have expired bullet proof jackets everything is wrong. So this week for the 1st time Police Officers are taking to the streets there demanding a 56 percent salary increase. With 19 having praise the pressure on the man temp lawyers like doctors and. Others who say theyre working nonstop and cannot make ends meet i didnt you know has one of the highest inflation rates in the world even in the economic crisis and thats why this people here say they heard in the media ways government officials told aljazeera that some of those involved in the protest are under investigation for crimes committed during service and could be suspended and thats why theyre trying to create chaos precedent a lot of the for man this says this is not the time to put security at risk in the province of one of scientists. Its not ethical to use the difficult times were living with in the pandemic to deepen the crisis and demand things that sometimes difficult to resolve. But the protesters say they just need better wages and the time. Has become the norm. And when a society. And again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines fire warnings are in place along the entire west coast of north america from mexico to canada the us states of california oregon and washington are the west affected strong winds an unprecedented high temperatures are fueling the spread of the fire Jennifer Gill kind as in Southern California she says scientists Climate Change could have made the us so many things have changed over the last few years and the fire weather has definitely gotten more intense as as the drought has created ideal conditions and you know were seeing with that with the hurricanes that have been developing and the wind situations here there are many scientists who are pointing to Climate Change as some of the factors that look to make the fire conditions very very ideal there is also a Human Element here in Southern California human spark fires have been a big problem in the southern part of the state in Northern California lightning strikes did the most damage up there in the last month or so with those complex fires that were burning that was dry lightning coming through with storms that are in places where theyve never been before. Newly released audio recordings reveal and us President Donald Trump admitted he downplayed the threat from private 19 in public even though he knew how contagious and how deadly it was the recordings are from interviews he gave to Janice Bob Woodward in march woodwards book titled rage is being released next week. Fires are again burning close to a greek refugee camp that was all but destroyed by overnight places thousands of refugees have now been left without shelter morea camp on the Eastern Island of liz boss a 4 month state of emergency has been declared the u. S. Has announced the withdrawal of more troops from iraq the head of u. S. Central command said the number of soldiers will be reduced to 3000 this month the withdrawals in keeping with President Trumps promise to bring troops home and a bid to end what hes called americas endless wars the us has around 5200. 00 troops that were deployed in iraq to fight eisel. Those other headlines ill have more news for you here after the bottom line do stay with us on aljazeera. Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question what is it about america that makes it number one in the world for deaths by gun lets get to the bottom line. Before the coronavirus hit before the Opioid Epidemic before many other invisible killers another epidemic has ravaged america for generations and thats extreme violence towards each other and an inability to bring guns under control the United States is the only country in the world that has more guns than people if you live in America Today you can buy a fast action Assault Rifle thats been Battle Tested in places like iraq and afghanistan most of the time people owning guns is not the problem honors like the one millions of people believe that having a gun keeps them safer and theres a line