Theyre not great for hunting. It what it really is purpose is to kill the maximum amount of things in the smallest amount of time. The biggest donor to the n. R. A. Is the arms industry itself various Companies Make direct financial contributions confident that their investments will bring their own kind of dividends. Connecticut based group makes no secret of the fact that it diverts 2. 00 to the n. R. A. From every weapon totaling 4000000. 00 over a period of 2 years just one of countless examples that explain why the lobby group boasts an annual budget of a quarter of a 1000000000. 00 money that ultimately translates into a handsome payback for the arms trade. The obvious reason manufacturers would give to the n. R. A. Is because the inner n. R. A. Drive sales i mean every time there was a shooting. People would buy more guns because they thought this is the one where theyre going to start taking away our guns and theyre going to start making it harder to buy guns. And sounding that
Thousands of refugees left homeless by fire at the. Protest against remaining that. Is their life. To say they found what might be the 1st signs of extraterrestrial life on earth. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump is back in washington after meeting with officials in california who are battling the worst wildfires on record there and in 2 other western u. S. States the president downplayed arguments that Climate Change is fueling the record blazes instead he said poor Forest Management is largely to blame. These are some of his scenes providing the backdrop to the president s visit to california. Raging wildfires that have burned millions of acres wiped out whole communities and left dozens dead. Scientists theyve blazes like these are being made worse by Climate Change. But donald trump spoke of other concerns after landing in california to meet with top officials. And we have to do a lot about Forest Management obviously Forest Management in
Other fires on the west coast as well while president ial rival joe biden labels him a climate arsonist. And is there life on venus scientists which might be a clue why have more on that. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today german media reports indicate that chancellor on the america and her government have agreed to take in 1500 migrants from the greek island of lesbos pressure has been growing to find a solution for the more than 12000 people left without shelter when the fire tore through the morea migrant camp last week migrants have been protesting plans by the greek government to re housed them on the island until there was silence applications have been processed. Lets get more now with our chief Political International correspondent rather Richard Walker richard good to see you can you confirm these reports what are you hearing. Yeah well theres no official word from the interior ministry yet to brian but it does look like this is on we are expecting to hear from the
A kind and. A. Coincidence. Where the improbable happened. That office was going to be the creation of our solar system of the planet is a bit like winning the lottery. List for your unique start september 18th on g. W. Parts of latin america are finding a new normal amid the pandemic 1. But tragedy remains a reality for many. Brazil has seen the highest number of corona virus cases in the region officials there say the virus is under control and are even closing temporary hospitals like this one. But more than 130000 people have died during the pandemic so far in brazil why has it been a hotbed for the virus. The pandemic is also. Putting the squeeze on latin american livelihoods can governments help their citizens make ends meet. Welcome to georgia fellows cover 900. 00 special im Stephen Beers in berlin its good to have you with us and we begin with a look at brazil where a lack of government response has devastated the most vulnerable groups in particular those living paycheck to p
Is something that we need to be very aware of and that we have to put a lot of energy into into combat in this rise of anti semitism and what i found interesting was that of course shes very aware and she said it in her speech that anti semitic language more and more often leads to anti semitic deeds and this is actually something that Police Statistics confirm that people feel triggered by silence or by the silence of the majority or by statements coming from sort of the middle ground of society so this is something that angloamerican said we need to be very alert and we have to remember that angle america has been criticized several times for opening. The doors to germany for migrants and thus creating more tensions here in germany and thus also helping in a way to give rise to the far right party who are amongst their Younger Party groups are amongst those that are being watched by the authorities here in germany for their far right stance and so this is something where Anglo Americ