president biden has pledged $2.3 billion to tackle climate change. we can now speak to the climate scientist and author peter kalmus, he joins us from los angeles. it isa it is a drop in the ocean compared to the $550 billion in the built better bell. the military budget - the built better bell. the military budget in - the built better bell. tue military budget in the the built better bell. tte military budget in the us the built better bell. ttj: military budget in the us is about $800 billion so it is about $800 billion so it is about a quarter of a percent so in my opinion it is not nearly enough. in my opinion it is not nearly enou:h. ~ ., ., ., enough. what would you have done further? enough. what would you have done further? would - enough. what would you have done further? would you - enough. what would you have done further? would you for. done further? would you for example have wanted him to declare a climate emergency because that would have opened up because that would
biden has a real opportunity here to make significant progress on climate. do you think what he s done today goes far enough? weill. climate. do you think what he s done today goes far enough? today goes far enough? well, the broader context today goes far enough? well, the broader context is today goes far enough? well, the broader context is that today goes far enough? well, the broader context is that congress | broader context is that congress over the last 18 months has been working around the clock to try to pass a landmark suite of climate investments. we are talking somewhere between 350 $550 billion. that s a lot of money and it would bring jobs to the united states. senatorjoe manchin last week walked away from the negotiating table despite the fact that there was a lot in the package that would have helped the people of west virginia transition towards clean energy jobs. president dot biden has tried to move forward today without that. there s so much politics involv
transportation of girls for forced labor. kelly says the case was overcharged and optimistic about winning an appeal. even if successful, kelly s legal problems are not over. he faces federal trial pornography charges in chicago and state charges in illinois and minnesota. the headline today, martha, r. kelly sentenced in federal court in brooklyn to 30 years behind bars. martha: thanks, david lee. the new poll that is just out moments ago shows president biden is under water with his own party on the economy. we investigate how decades high inflation is cutting into his own plan to spend $550 billion on things like bridges and roads.
december and also the white house. look, i mean, theprogressive address climate. that is crucially important to the core belief and what they campaigned on. they campaign on other things, as well, but climate is the core of what they want. so within that build back better package, the one that blew up that manchin killed in december, remember there s about $550 billion in green tax credits. they ll be a part of that. i almost said half but i don t know if it ll be half. so the question, the challenge for democrats is do they want a small percentage of what biden initially promised, 1.75 or $2.2 trillion, depending how you score it, in the couple hundred billion range, and say, that s all we ll get but taking action on climate is so important? by the way, in the short-term, we re going to have to give on the sort of drill, baby, drill side. more permitting, leasing, more
[speaking nonenglish language] [speaking nonenglish language] [speaking nonenglish language] thank you. Could you tell us how many people are still missing . Sandra you have finally been given an official update, speaking on this partial Building Collapse. Ron desantis singh moments ago we still have hope to be able to identify additional survivals. John, stating that the crew there are in Search And Rescue mode. They are doing everything they can in this moment to save lives. They are not going to rest until they do, describing a shift change that just happened as they try to identify what are still labeled as 51 missing people, one person still confirmed up your notes updates to that number at this time. And that is the update we have received. I am sandra smith here in new york. And this is America Reports. John i am john roberts. The mayor saying this was an incredible unimaginable situation, the fact that this building just came down in the middle of the night. 1 30 in the morning