And welcome to tomorrow. Today the science show on t w images of Plastic Waste in landfills and our oceans have become so commonplace. We risk becoming immune to them, but plastic is a serious problem that wont go away on its own. More and more plastic is manufactured every year. In 2018, most went to packaging 12 percent was used for consumer products. We should all reduce our plastic consumption because sooner or later it all ends up as waste. But how can we tackle all that discarded plastic, tiny part of the solution to this gigantic problem . Our reporter kristen collar decided to find out and made a few new friends on the way. These warnings are doing something that we always thought was impossible. But yet they creating the nonbank readable jesting, the non digestible. Theyre even plastic. This is how they would use a piece of styrofoam in just the week. d if we could harvest their super power, we could get 3 or 4 plastic trash in weeks, rather than send to reach. A could see fro
Where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 23 of electricity generated. Asiapacific is 5. 8 . I think thats why were look at this globaly. Because its africa but also south and central america, 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa. 3. 2 , india, 5. 8 , and south and central africa, america, at just 12. , you see theres still large swaths of the global space that is energy poor. Dr. Songwe when we talk about it related to the covid crisis, that is one of the reasons why the Rockefeller Foundation and poverty university wanted to
Cofounder of the black voter matters organization, and shes here with us today to talk about the black voter and the 2020 elections. Louisiana dash shah latasha, good morning. Guest thank you for having me. Vo host first, tell us what the black Voters Matter Fund is. Guest the organization started in 2016 because we wanted to shift the dynamics around how we were hearing the National Media talk about black voters. More importantly, we wanted to build more power in our communities so we could have more influence on policies impacting us. So we started the back Voters Matter Fund because what we felt is that in order to really have a robust democracy, you have to have an edge gauged electorate. And engaged electorate. And we would do work to engage voters on the ground level, on the local level so that they should shape policies and representation for their communities. Host so wt did your organizing approach look like this year . What didin you do out on t ground to get mor black voters
Georgia voters. Race. Not just the future of the senate which republicans currently hold but the future there are. Very important you have to get out you have to vote you have to make sure you have every vote count everybody. Because at stake in this election is control of the u. S. And that really. The voters are determined which party runs every committee right every. Controls every single taxpayer dollar. The democrats are. Largely still a. Result of. The supreme court. Will never surrender. The u. S. Has reported a Record Number of covert 900 infections in the row in the 230000 cases recorded over the past 24 hours according to Johns Hopkins university the u. S. Has seen a huge resurgence of the virus over the past month. Trade talks between the u. K. And the European Union etc on sunday the 2 sides are deadlocked over issues of governance fishing and competition rules but more on the negotiations. Theres been a lot of talk in the press about british on happiness or the European Un
Plus, how do you create upward mobility for people just getting by . You will see a hydraulic track, a rockclimbing wall. They dont need a track facility. They need their house repaired. And how strangers could find out your covid19 test results. Soledad im Soledad Obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Nine months into covid19 shutdowns, schools across the country remain a patchwork of inperson, remote, and hybrid teaching models. Parents filling the role of teachers are stretched thin. Education experts say inperson instruction is a critical part of Child Development and even more important for children with complex disabilities. In the current environment, schools are struggling to meet the legal requirements that guarantee services to special needs students. For their parents, a return to school would provide significant relief, but many find themselves weighing the risks versus the benefits. Yes, yes. Henry planted crops. My name is Shanice Nicole lyonslinares. And my daughter is vict