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A big problem for farmers in germany whats behind it. But 1st we head to the amazon where the brazilian Forestry Commission is putting up a fight against a powerful timber lobby. Ever heard of flying rivers this is the movement of large quantities of water vapor released into the atmosphere by the amazon rain forest which causes precipitation across south america and is key to the health of our climate a single tree with a crown diameter of say 10 metres releases up to 300 liters of water in the form of vapor into the atmosphere every day on a sunny day the same tree will absorb up to 10000 liters of c o 2 and transform it into oxygen the amazon rain forest is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species as well as 320. 00 Indigenous Peoples but for how much longer logging is on the rise in 2019 twice as much timber was felled than in 2018 and since the coronavirus pandemic began illegal loggers have become increasingly ruthless. It doesnt just look like a war it is one and it
Gavin newsom is asking state lawmakers for 20 million to fight the virus and right now the state has received 1,000 testing kits, that is enough to test about 400 patients. The big story, decision 2020. Super tuesday finally here. A live look at a Voting Center in virginia. Where the polls are already open. Here in california the polls will open in just a matter of hours. Just moments away for what you need to know before you head out to cast your ballot. Breaking news out east. Two tornados touched down in the nashville, tennessee, area overnight. At least six people were killed. At one point firefighters were responding to at least 40 structure collapses. Tennessee is a super tuesday state and this could impact the vote. Right now we want to get a look at our forecast in the bay area. And kari hall is tracking that. What with can we expect on super tuesday. It is a great day with sunshine and warm temperatures. As we get a live look outside in san jose, heading to campbell for the te
So it is slowing down long the flat section. 84, the dumbarton bridge just fine but getting over there from the bridge toward marsh we see slowing already. The rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. A crash near the dublin interchange. Perhaps near san ramon, well track that down as well. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Well now back to the growing coronavirus outbreak. We have Live Team Coverage for you. In team two minutes well take you live with a Infectious Disease doctor with more on the story. And Sharon Katsuda is tracking what bay area leaders will do this morning to prepare. But first lets check in with tracie potts live in washington this morning with more on actions President Trump is taking. Tracie . Reporter laura and marcus, the president wants to limit who is coming into the country with coronavirus by rescreening people when they hit the ground. But also hes been talking with drugmakers to try to speed up development of a vaccine, Health Experts telling us that typically take