Right here, its apocalyptic. I mean looking at that and were going to hear, i know you had on your show people on the ground there my show also going to talk to some of the residents who are climbing out of this with kids, trying to juggle that with schools being closed, figuring out a place to live, where to get water, food. It is an ongoing crisis for these people, and were going to continue to shine a spotlight jim, thanks so much. Ill take it from here you bet. And good morning, everyone. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington, and we begin this hour with exclusive new video Into Cnn that will give you more perspective on the scope and the scale of the catastrophe in the southeast and what people are dealing with right now in this very moment. You are looking at the wounds of asheville, North Carolina one of the cities that Helene Hit the hardest. Take a look here. This is the river arts district, just more than a week ago. It was a vibrant, beautiful area
Planeload every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years. This week, obama pledged 90 million to help clear laos of the unexploded u. S. Bombs. Well speak with an Investigative Reporting Team who say it is not enough. Then, the Obama Administration has launched a new push to approve the controversial Transpacific Partnership. Pres. Obama i believe it will be ratified because it is the right thing to do. I believe we will get it done. But it is always going to be hard. Nothing is easy in u. S. Congress right now. Amy this comes as 200 of the countrys lead us leaving economists and legal scholars have written a letter urging congress to reject the tpp, citing its controversial investor state dispute or settlement, socalled isds regime. Critics say the provision creates a parallel legal system granting multinational corporations undue power. Well get reaction from public citizens lori wallach. And the standoff at Standing Rock. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now ,
Highways, plumbing, electricity in the wall, nitrogen fixing fertilizers, vaccines, clean water available with the turn of another near home. When all these things appear what is undeniable and really apparent immediately thereafter is a wave of improvement and wellbeing for people. Vast portions of the population start getting better, also all kinds of things are opened up. I was certain now was going to happen with digital networking, but it is not exactly the way things went. Starting around the turn of the century i started to notice a pattern that was really bothering me which is that my friends who worked in the industries that were most affected by digital networking first, and im thinking of musicians and journalists and photographers, were not finding the world of new opportunity that i had for so long anticipated would appear. Instead i ended up almost every week having to be part of a fundraiser to help somebody get a crucial operation in needed and they did not have insuran
Intelligence says he was in the meeting that included the president s son, his soninlaw Jared Kushner, and former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The lobbyist reportedly says the russian lawyer brought documents related to the Democratic National committee. These new revelations are only adding to the suspicion surrounding the meeting in the midst of the president ial campaign. It was arranged with a promise that the trump camp would get dirt on Hillary Clinton from moscow. Information trump junior says he never got. The top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee calls the new details deeply disturbing. Tonight, top Trump White House aides are at risk of being dragged into the special counsel investigation for their roles in crafting the administrations incomplete and changing explanation of the meeting. This hour ill get reaction from a democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, congressman deny heck, our courts and specialists are standing by. First to cnns Diane Gall
A second term this time with the fans powers under a new can constitution but the nation remains deeply divided well have a special report from istanbul. Plus chinas Prime Minister meets germanys chancellor for trade talks and they pledge to stand up for free trade in the face of president trumps tariffs. The moment. I am playing. Its great to have you along im a little rock. We begin this broadcast in the u. K. Where Prime Minister theresa may suffered a huge blow would just months ago before britain cuts ties with the e. U. In a bombshell move foreign minister Boris Johnson has resigned plunging the government into turmoil it comes hot on the heels of the resignation of david davis the minister in charge of negotiating britains exit from the e. U. The british cabinet has been bitterly divided on how to move forward on a break that strategy while just on friday last friday the Prime Minister security hard won agreement from her cabinet that now appears to be in complete disarray durin