On the Korean Peninsula and the global reaction to them because despite the taunts and the threats and the sanctions the authorities in North Korea appear to have taken their pursuit of nuclear weapons to another level and once again left the rest of the world fumbling for a response early on Sunday morning the familiar state television news reader in Pyongyang appeared on the nation s screens to triumphantly trumpet the latest underground nuclear test so. It s not just been a successful test she said but I perfectly successful one and according to the North Korean authorities a device that had been tested was a far more powerful hydrogen bomb these North Koreans applauded the cities are going to continue with. The one thing they did that was I feel great pride in how our nuclear warheads have advanced their precision It is astonishing how greatly our nuclear weapons technology has progressed elegant kind of the. Result once it is good that is what we have just heard the news that the
India and Bangladesh where over 1200 people have died over the last few weeks. Before demands are not fulfilled what should we do here if this need for the start of the road because the start of the side of the world we have nothing we don t have a hard thing to go to prove to me that neither of them were swept away by the flood . Plus John Nichols on how Donald Trump and Elaine Chao sold off flood control policy to the highest bidders He s written a new book course men from popular appeal guy the most dangerous people in America all that and more coming up. Welcome to Democracy Now democracy now got or the war and peace report I mean we could then the death toll from Hurricane Harvey is rising as massive amounts of rain continue to flood Houston of the parts of Texas and Louisiana at least 14 people have died including 4 children and their great grandparents the Houston police and Coast Guard rescued over $6000.00 people from their homes but many are still stranded so much rain has a
From the center guys this is democracy now our number one goal from Focus Christy all the way to be used to Houston is still protecting and preserving life and road we have nothing we don t cover. The full swept away by the flood. Plus John the polls on how Donald Trump and Elaine Chao sold off flood control policy to the highest bidder He s written a new book. From talk about a field guide the most dangerous people in America all that and more coming up. Welcome to Democracy Now Democracy Now dot org The War and Peace Report I mean me good man the death toll from Hurricane Harvey is rising as massive amounts of rain continue to flood Houston of the parts of Texas and Louisiana at least 14 people have died including 4 children and their great grandparents the Houston police and Coast Guard rescued over $6000.00 people from their homes but many are still stranded so much rain has already fallen that the National Weather Service has had to add 2 new colors to its maps to indicate rainf
From the center guys this is Democracy Now the number one goal from pocus Christie all the way to the east of Houston is still protecting and preserving life and rescuing every person that we can but climate chaos another foot of rain is expected in parts of Texas from what s already the largest recorded rainstorm in u.s. History we ll speak to a reporter from the Texas Tribune who co-wrote a major investigation last year looking at how Houston was particularly vulnerable to a major hurricane in part due to climate change and over development then to the potential public safety crisis facing Houston s nearly $600000.00 and documented immigrants as the city lies under water President Trump could announce as early as today and Dr the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program which provides legal status for some 85000 Kingston residents will speak with one of them activists. Will also look at massive flooding in South Asia and Nepal India and Bangladesh where over 1200 people have d
new colors to its maps to indicate rainfall levels meteorologists forecast other foot of rain could fall on Houston in the coming days concern is also growing over the environmental impact of the storm residents of Houston s industrial communities are reporting strong gas and chemical like smells coming from the many nearby refineries and chemical plants Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are both facing criticism for having voted against the Hurricane Sandy aid package in 2013 more than 20 House Republicans. And Texas also voted against that hurricane aid package we ll have more on climate change and hurricane Harvey after headlines Meanwhile in Moore climate related news torrential downpours are causing extreme flooding and mum by India today weather officials are calling it the worst flooding in Mumbai in over a decade and recent weeks more than 1200 people have been killed amidst Harang chill downpours in Nepal India and Bangladesh We ll have more on climate change and flood