Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question is the United Nations still the go to place for the world to solve its problems lets get to the bottom line. The biggest Intergovernmental Organization in the world just turned 75 years old this year it was created by the big powers to prevent another world war and in that mission its generally succeeded but hows it doing on the other missions like securing peace and delivering health and humanitarian relief with regional war is raging with refugees and migration at an all time high and a Global Pandemic on top what a mess my guest today is mark lowe cox the point man for humanitarian relief at the United Nations and u. N. Speak he is the undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and head of the office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs Emergency relief coordinator and the coordinator of its covert 19 global humanitarian Response Plan mark those are a lot of titles im so glad to have you here today let me just ask you you know w
Happening right now, thousands of pg e customers are still in the dark this morning. And the power might not be back on until tonight. So here is a look at the outage map. Pg e cut the power in nearly two dozen counties across the state, august because of the high fire danger. The purple triangles indicate those Public Safety power shutoffs. Calistoga is one place that is impacted. The mayor says the shutoff was a necessary step because of the threat of high winds. At one point, there were half a Million People in the dark statewide. Crews will be working to restore power once the sun comes up. High winds and dangerous heat are making it difficult for firefighters battling dozens of fires across california right now. And i really want you to Pay Attention to this number. So far wildfires have burned about 2. 3 million acres in comparison to this same time last year. And this same time last year, just during a press conference yesterday, Governor Newsom said that he has had it with Clim
For july with august rates coming out tomorrow. To since and 7. 5 million californians, 39 of californias entire work force has filed claims, some laid off multiple times. This runs way above the national level. Reporter is humiliating and debilitating for people. To get claims paid. I had to move back with my parents. Thankfully thats an option i was super grateful i have them, otherwise i would be on the street. Normally im dealing with it well. Through this entire season of covid19. It has messed me emotionally. From a california is home to weekly claim showed californians filoyment claims and 30 of the nations claims independent rkers. One report shows that fully half the nations offices remain close. Office buildings that are being allowed to reopen, many workers are not coming back. Reporter political posturing , it took the nation more than six years to fully recover from the great recession, setting up this ominous likelihood. This is more severe in terms of job losses and busi
The company indeed, is launching a virtual hiring tour. If anyone you know is having trouble finding a job, you stay tuned for this. Ceo chris hyams will sus that and much, much more. President trump is departing nevada to california. He is expecting to meet California Governor Gavin Newsom to survey the horrible damage taking place with some of the fires near sacramento. Fox busiest Edward Lawrence at the white house with the latest on all of this. Reporter david, the president leaves in the next hour. He will talk with fema to get an update as well as California Governor Gavin Newsom have been at odds. But the president steps when it relates to a Natural Disaster inside of california. Exactly what he will do today here. The white house says the president will receive briefings what is exactly happening with the fires, recognize the California National guard as well. Now this is part of a west coast swing that also had the president campaigning over the weekend out west. The president
During covid. He is also likely to be asked about protests in his state after a police shooting. Two protesters were killed and one injured last night. Joining, the mayor of albuquerque, new mexico. [no audio] hello and welcome to our discussion. I am the National Correspondent and a host of npr. I am happy to serve as your moderator. As the mother of two children, you can imagine that the term back to school is uttered a lot throughout my household. Especially over the past week as my daughters prepared to do their best job to get ready for another semester of middle school online. Like many families, we were frustrated with parts of our Education System before the pandemic. Now it has become even more difficult. Whether the instruction is in person or online or hybrid, researchers say that schools cannot bear the burden alone. They need more support to help ensure that families and students and educators have what they need for their health and wellbeing. Are the need to foster colla