Im phil gal welcome to the program the European Parliament has declared a Climate Emergency the resolution passed with a clear majority in strasbourg lawmakers hope the move will send a powerful signal to the u. N. Climate summit which begins in the trade next week and also way to put pressure on the incoming executive to take a leading role in the global fight against Climate Change so what effect will this declaration half. Show us who is professor of environmental and Climate Policy of the Technical University of munich welcome to. The declaration itself doesnt propose any concrete measures so how significant is it. Well whats important about this measure is that its joining a number of other countries and cities and states that and said the Climate Change problem is really very serious and its so serious we want to make make this aware to everybody and really say this is a Climate Emergency so i think it has symbolic power and it can have Agenda Setting power the European Parliamen
For the white house. All agree that people should not be using marijuana and driving. Reporter a new roll for police in colorado trying to spot motorists driving under the influence of pot. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. Ukraine is in the middle of a tug of war between russia and western allies but a symbolic vote is threatening to redale a diplomatic resolution and in crimea they voted to reunite with russia. Next week voters there will decide whether to do so in a referendum and russia says it will support the peoples decision. The sus slapped a visa ban on officials and president obama followed with an order laying ground work for sanctions and eu suspended visa talks with moscow and threatened to impose travel bands and freeze assets and cancel a summit with russia. For the second time in a week president obama and putin spoken the phone and mr. Obama urging there putin to hold direct talks with ukraine and we have coverage on the situation in ukra
His wish gone viral. Millions of people around the world joining his party and he has no idea. Now his big live birthday surprise is about to happen here on gma. Happy and good morning, america. We have a happy friday. We do. Lets look back in the dressing rooms. Little colin has no idea as we never said what hes here for today. I met him backstage. Hes very excited about being here but his family has been keeping a big secret with us and as youve seen, more than 2 Million People have hit the Facebook Page liking colin wishing him a great day and you will not believe what is in store for him. The party crowd outside. He thinks hes here for a video game segment. Right . He doesnt know. It all started just because his mom wanted him to have a Birthday Party and said he didnt think he had any friends but he sure does. Well have that coming up this morning. Also the clock will spring forward on saturday night. Already. Its 13 days to spring and were starting spring break early live in key
We begin with that tense onehour phone call between president obama and russian president Vladimir Putin. It is the second time in less than a week the two leaders have talked about the crisis in ukraine. President obama urged a diplomatic solution while proposing a pullback of russian troops. Putin upped the ante saying ukraines government is not legitimate, and the conversation did little to quell the violent protests in ukraine. Abcs Tahman Bradley live in washington now with the very latest. Good morning, tahman. Reporter john and marci, good morning. This standoff has taken a dangerous turn. Secretary of state kerry returns home without a solution as Vladimir Putin digs in. With the crisis in ukraine rapidly escalating the slightest miscalculation could see it spiral out of control. Reporter the United States is offering Vladimir Putin a diplomatic solution. President obama is proposing direct talks between ukraine and russia. Russian forces returning to their bases and internatio
Punish russia for occupying crimea. Some are calling it the worst eastwest crisis since the cold war. Well host a roundtable discussion. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro cuts off ties with panama. Be quiet, sir, and do not meddle with someone who did not call you. Venezuela is not going to have a debate about its internal situation. Debate on the unrest in venezuela, who is protesting. All of that and more. To democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russian president Vladimir Putin is rebuffing warnings from the u. S. And European Union as the crisis in ukraine threatens one of the worst eastwest standoffs since the cold war. Putin held a onehour phone call with president obama on thursday but continued to reject calls to withdraw his forces from crimea. On thursday, the prorussian Crimean Parliament voted to hold a referendum on splitting off from ukraine and joining russia. But the votes legitimacy has been called into question after the install