Pierrots a trolls demonstrations ahead of the g. 7 summit this weekend protesters want the leaders of the worlds leading industrialized nations to step up that action against black church. Im filled welcome to the program but the old right wing president shia balsa naro is facing a growing pressure after several European Union leaders describe the wildfires burning out of control through swathes of the amazon rain forest as an International Crisis a Record Number of fires have brought destruction to one of the Worlds Largest ecosystems since president also took office in january now he says hes considering bringing the ah me. These are the worst fires the amazon basin has seen since records began in 2013 the dry season is only just beginning in many places it hasnt rained in weeks brazils president has been blaming n. G. O. S with no evidence he now says the blazes may have been started deliberately hypocritical about it there are cyclists or car drivers out there who stop at the side
Up their action against climate change. Refugees in bangladesh are afraid to return to myanmar and are not expecting it will be safe to ever do so. We report from a refugee camp. Taking steps to stop a silent extinction. Africas giraffe population n is set to dwindle by half and 30 years. Chaim phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Brazils right wing president bolsonaro is facing pressure after several European Union leaders described the wildfires burning out of control through the amazon forest as an international crisis. A Record Number of fires broad discretion to the Worlds Largest ecosystem since the president took office in january. These are the worst fires the amazon basin has seen since records began in 2013. The dry season is only just beginning. In many places, it hasnt rained in weeks. Brazils president has been blaming ngos with no evidence. He says blazes maven started to literally. There people who stop at the side of the road and light fires that stretch for over 100 met
The Affordable Care act, the posture over at the white house, and in congress. Senator murphy is the one who said the president is setting the Healthcare System on fire. Well hear from him. For your calls, republicans call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. We have set up a special fourth line this morning for folks who are enrolled in the affordable re act, your number is 2027488003. And if want by phone, weigh in on social media. Cspanwj is our twitter handle, and also on facebook. Here is one writeup on the healthcare story. Its in the Washington Post today. A. C. A. State tied to budget discussions. The democrats accuse President Trump of trying to sabotage the nations Healthcare System through his decision to halt payments to insurers meant to shore up the system, while republicans countered on sunday that trump is just pushing for a hard bargain. Trumps decision announced friday after months of criticizing the payments as an Insurance Industry bailout wi
Robert bonnie, former Agriculture Department undersecretary for Natural Resources. Thank you for joining us this morning. Forest service; correct . Guest yes, undersecretary for agencies t at two under the u. S. Forest service and conservation service. Ost what do you make of what you have been seeing out in california recently . Uest its terribly tragic, weve obviously lost a lot of lives, a lot of homes and resources, as well. But its part of a larger trend that weve seen over the last bigger fires, more catastrophic and deadly ires and that is very concerning and it means investments at the federal level are critically important, both firefighting aspect and to do more work, educe threat of catastrophic fire in the first place. Host headline in u. S. A. Today the nightmare, the worse may be over, perhaps they corner. Rned a it doesnt mean they dont have a lot of work to do and people of struggling, but in terms the money spent, what are the on the federalds government in places like
Ost what do you make of what you have been seeing out in california recently . Uest its terribly tragic, weve obviously lost a lot of lives, a lot of homes and resources, as well. But its part of a larger trend that weve seen over the last bigger fires, more catastrophic and deadly ires and that is very concerning and it means investments at the federal level are critically important, both firefighting aspect and to do more work, educe threat of catastrophic fire in the first place. Host headline in u. S. A. Today the nightmare, the worse may be over, perhaps they corner. Rned a it doesnt mean they dont have a lot of work to do and people of struggling, but in terms the money spent, what are the on the federalds government in places like california today . About 20 s look back years, 20 years ago the u. S. Forest service, Largest Agency in the government, federal government, used to spend onesixth of the on firefighting. This year it will probably spend not more budge oat firefighting,