For instance. They might find it illuminating and realize that what they have been saying is factually false. Unfortunately, its a much more nefarious condition than ignorance that afflicts this administration on Climate Change. And it is a condition that cannot be cured with facts. This is about fossil fuel money. The malitty is what prevents the stark warnings in the Climate Science report from being a call to action in congress. Mr. President , at the cop23 gathering, we saw that the rest of the world is not turning a blind eye to Climate Change. The rest of the world is confronting it headon, along with Many American states, major american corporations, and virtually every major american university. Those are all very hopeful signs. And while our president and his administration have bound themselves to the fossil fuel polluters, the American People have not. Rhode islanders and americans everywhere care deeply about getting ahead of this problem, about achieving the goals of the u
And military experts, the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. Our military must be focussed on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs. In the military would entail, thank you. Transgender Service Members have been able to serve openly in the military since last year. When defense secretary ash carter ended the ban. There are between 2500 and 7,000 transgender Service Members on active duty and anywhere from 1500 to 4,000 in the reserves according to iran corporation study. And that same study determined allowing transgender people to serve openly would have only minimal impact on readiness and health care costs. Todays announcement seemed to come to a surprise to even the pentagon which is deferring all questions to the white house. California congresswoman and House Democratic leader nancy pelosi slammed the president in a Statement Released just a
Passengers forced to stay on board for hours of questioning. And overnight, Justin Bieber caught on camera running over a photographer while leaving church. If you could just give us a little space, okay . The chaos unfolding as Police Arrive on the scene. And we do say good morning, america. A lot of news to get to this thursday morning. Of course were thinking of those killed and hurt at that Ohio State Fair. And these are fairs that a lot of us have attended over the years, and so many of these fairs still going on across the country. This was the first day of the Ohio State Fair when that popular fire ball ride broke apart. At least one was killed. Seven others injured. This morning all rides at the Ohio State Fair are closed down. Abcs alex perez is on the scene with the latest. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, george. Authorities have been here through the night. Still a lot of unanswered questions. It was a Beautiful Day. Families out when suddenly everything turned in
Now President Trump is calling for a reversal. Mola lenghi reports from washington. Reporter President Trump is reversing the pentagons policy regarding transgender people in the military. In a series of tweets this morning, the president said, the government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. He cited, quote, the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Ash carter lifted it last year saying it was the right thing to do. Americans who can serve should be afforded the opportunity to do so. Reporter since october transgender people have gotten medical care but recently there was a delay on allowing people to enlist. The president s statement contravenes the doctrines of the military. Well review it. Reporter the pentagon referred questions to the white house. The pentagon wont release numbers but there are between 2500 and 7,000 Transgender Service members in the active duty milita
Proabortion city. But theres a big prolife community in and around San Francisco. And they are going to be getting more vocal as time goes on. This was on a public street. Is there any indication there was a crime committed . Reporter no. They got in, they got out, they blocked the street. But they did it real fast and you know, like it or not, its called the first amendment. By the way, at 6 00, we are going to ask the mayor and get his opinion on it, as well. So stay tuned. Back to you. Thank you. Our other big story tonight, President Trump says he will ban transgender people from serving in any capacity in the u. S. Armed forces. He made the announcement this morning on twitter after what he called a consultation with generals and military experts. These are not exact numbers. But a rand study finds that there are between 1300 and about 6600 Transgender Service members in the active duty military. In the reserves, between 800 and 4200 members. Thats out of a total of 1. 3 million s