Conference here in washington, d. C. [ applause ]. I am a counselor with the center for American Progress and i am excited to moderate this discussion on the Climate Crisis and our response to it. This past year has shown we are in the thick of it. The sort of ground us on this, i want to read a quick paragraph that struck me in a recent New York Times magazine piece. It is describing the impact of wildfires in the northwest. Here is a quick description. The sun turned blood red always all but plotted out. Disappearing along the city skyline. The sky turned green or scipio or nearly tangerine. Sometimes there were weeks where you were advised not to open your windows or exercise outside. Sometimes there were long stretches when you were not supposed to breathe the outside air at all. So, we are in the thick of this crisis and we are also in the thick of a start of a response to it. As folks have mentioned it several times today, last Year Congress passed the largest investment in addre
Actions. Mr president , enough is enough. Innocent americans are dying and you only have yourself to blame. Fulfil your oath of office, reverse your policies. And to this crisis and stop the suffering. Sadly we know that President Bidens failures dont start there. His Reckless Spending Dog our economy into the whole and scent the cost of living through the roof. We have the worst inflation in 40 years and the highest Credit Card Debt in our nations history. Let that sink in. Hardworking families are struggling to make Ends Meet Today and with soaring Mortgage Rates and sky high childcare costs, they are also struggling to have a plan for tomorrow. The American People are scraping by while President Biden proudly proclaims that it is working. Bless his heart. We know better. I will never forget stopping on It Gas Station one evening. The gentleman working the counter told me that after retiring, he had to pick up a job in his seventies so he didnt have to choose between going hungry or
Item 1 roll call. President nakajo. Vice president morgan. Commissioner feinstein has been excused. Commissioner fraser has been excused. Commissioner collins. Present. President nakajo you have a quorum. Chief of department Jeanine Nicholson. And president nakajo will now read the lan acknowledgment. Thank you very much. Ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement the San Francisco Fire Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramay
An audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. And a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. Welcome to the programme. We start with the controversy in washington. The white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of President Biden s home in delaware. Its thought the documents are linked to Barack Obamas time in the white house Whenjoe Biden was Vice President. And in the last half hour, us Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Special Counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to Making Decisions guided only by the facts and the law. Heres what the us president told reporters a little earlier. As i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvette in a locked garage
Faced tough challenges at the out of town. Summit in jakarta, delegates are set to discuss the prices in myanmar and rising tensions over the south. China sea and african leaders, gathering nairobi for a summer, came to funding Climate Change. We looked at how kenya is already leaving the way by generating most of his power from renewal of the hello. Im terry martin. Thanks for joining us. The United States is north Korean Leader kim jong on plans to travel to russia for a meeting with president Vladimir Putin to discuss providing moscow with weapons. Us media said the visit could take place within the month, starting a named officials. The her last met in 2019 young young and most go have both previously denied the nor 3 is providing russia with supplies for its more in ukraine. Western Officials Say both moscow and keep are burning through huge amounts of munitions as the war enters. Its 19 month still be useful or most good bureau chief you already rachada was covering a story for u