Some of americas first climate refugees. Mireya villarreal is showing us what is being done to save them and the way of life on tonights eye on earth. When i was six or seven years old. Steve is a member for almost two centuries his people fished, hunted and farmed. Now the land is in danger of being lost to climate change. Salt water did all of this . Salt water did all of this. Rising sea levels and the intrusion of salt water from the gulf of mex destroyed much of the islands gnarl prote s natur barriers. There is only one way on or off the island, and you are looking at it right now. When major storms blow through the area anyone can be washed out. Even a relatively weak category 1 storm like hurricane barry which hit here in early july could have devastating effects. It is barry that brought the most water compared to the larger storms. It is so much of my upbringing and so much of my identity from who i am to where i live. Soon, all he will have left are memories of the island wh
When it was struck. There have been several clashes around the Southern City of rafah an area where many people had taken refuge from fighting elsewhere in gaza. Thousands of people have fled the camp. Israel has advised them to go to the al mawasi area, near the coast, and to khan younis. Theres also been heavy fighting injabalia, in the north of gaza. Israel says it has returned to the area to counter any attempts by hamas to re establish its military capabilities in the area. Lets speak to our correspondent danjohnson injersusalem. Give us more details about the un aid worker being killed. Yes. Give us more details about the un aid worker being killed. Aid worker being killed. Yes, we dont have aid worker being killed. Yes, we dont have a aid worker being killed. Yes, we dont have a huge aid worker being killed. Yes, we dont have a huge amount aid worker being killed. Yes, we dont have a huge amount of. Aid worker being killed. Yes, we i dont have a huge amount of detail yet, but we
Shutdown. Give us a call. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter, its cspanwj. On facebook, its facebook. Com cspan. A very good thursday morning to you. You can start calling in now. The question, again, can Congress Avoid a shutdown . Can they . Should they . You can start dialing in now. Heres the headline from politico from yesterday evening, republicans lack the votes to prevent a shutdown, but house leaders are confident that they can round up enough support before a vote on thursday. One of the reporters on that story, sarah farris, joins us on the phone 2340uf6. Where are we as of this morning . Guest thanks for having me. Basically were not at a doomsday situation. I dont think we should be drawing out our shutdown plans yet. But House Republican leaders do have a pretty tough day ahead of them, and t going to be we could pottially he a nailbiter vote when we do see this go up tonight.
Congressional reporter for bloomberg news. The senate is working exclusively all this week. What is the status now . Lease all for immigration proposals that couldnt get enough support to become the basis of an amendment process that might have produced the bill and it is essentially at least on an immediate basis a collapse of something that comes. In the chamber we have the number two leaders have been meeting to come up with some kind of compromise. It was a faceoff between the compromise crafted over many weeks in a West Virginia democrat and that was based off of a plan that is essentially reflective of what President Trump wants that would include a Border Security plan, citizenship for dreamers and he wanted an end to the diversity visa lottery and stronger restrictions on family immigration. The alternative that i mentioned had a pathway to citizenship and 25 billion Security Package and it was a kind of peer to back one and neither of those could get 60 votes. You mentioned th
The chamber. The number two leaders have been meeting with the administration to come up with a compromise. We had democratic senator and Lindsey Graham meeting with senators for four months to try to come up with a plan but the president rejected. Today there were four votes but a key faceoff between a compromise crafted over many weeks by 25 senators led by Susan Collins of republican. In a joe mansion a democrat. That was off of a plan reflective of what President Trump wants which would include Border Security plans, a pathway to citizenship for dreamers. He wanted to an end it to a diversity visa lottery. And also strong restrictions on family based immigration that alternative had a pathway to citizenship and 25 billiondollar Border Security package. Was paired back. Neither of those are two others could get 60 votes. The one the common sense coalition, what about the one sponsored from angus king and mike rounds . What happened . Thats the same proposal. There are the lead spons