Cspan is your unfiltered view of government funded by these Television Companies and more, including cox. The syndrome is extremely rare. Hi. Friends dont have to be. This is joe. When you are connected, you are not alone. Cox support cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Next, oregon democratic senator jeff merkley discusses Climate Change and other topics with the washington post. He chairs and appropriate and subcommittee on the environment that is critical of the Biden Administrations approach the climate concerns saying too many fossil fuel projects are being approved. This is about 25 minutes. Hello, welcome to washington journal life. I am anchor and coauthor of the newsletter. Today, i am joined by oregon democratic senator jeff merkley. Senator merkley, thank you for joining us today. Senator merkley thank you. It is good to be with you, leanne. Leanne we have a lot of topics to get to but i want to star
As you and most of our viewers know, this summer has been extremely hot in many places around the country. They have what is called a heat dome hovering over the southern part of the country. In addition, there has been a lot of weird climate events over the last couple of months and beyond. You have asked not only recently but for the last couple of years for President Biden to declare a Climate Emergency. What do you mean by that. What would you like to see . Senator merkley july 4 was the hottest day in human history. These have been the hottest nine years in human history. Weve seen stronger storms and ocean acidification. When you look at the collective impact, this is a global emergent biden was inaugurated, i was using that speech to layout the challenge that the United States has to set the example, have the power of its example, has to work and lead other countries. Other countries that have put less carbon into the atmosphere over the last 150 years. Other countries that have
, there has been a lot of weird climate events over the last couple of months and beyond. You have asked, not only just recently, but for the last couple of years, for President Biden to declare a Climate Emergency. What do you mean by that . What would you like to see . Quick certainly the impact of the summer has been very clear. July 4, the hottest day in human history. The last nine years, the hottest nine years in human history. And we see all sorts of other impacts in terms of trauma and loss of snowpack and stronger storms. So when you look at that collective impact, this is a global emergency, its the biggest threat humanity has ever faced. Even before biden was inaugurated, i was arguing in that first speech to layout the challenge that the United States has to set the example and has to work in lead other countries there put less country in the outlets less carbon in the atmosphere. We have to have an example lead and help the world take this on. But instead, what we have see
Some big moves in that already huge search for the escaped killer in pennsylvania. Thats where we begin this morning. We just learned moments ago from state police that the escaped killer is on the move, and the search area is now expanding. They released new Security Cam Images of how he was spotted overnight. The photos are coming from an area of a vast Botanical Gardens, pushing the search area to move and forcing authorities also to close area schools as a result. Lets get over to cnns Danny Freeman there with the latest. We just were hearing from the Press Conference. Tell us what it means. Reporter this Press Conference just wrapped up with Pennsylvania State police and Chester County officials. What we have learned is, as you said, this manhunt has expanded. Initially over the weekend, we were told by Law Enforcement officials that it the bulk of the Search Operations were centered two miles south of the Chester County prison where that inmate broke out back on thursday. But the
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