Singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by Cyclone Debbie is beginning to emerge. Australias Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has activated a Disaster Response plan and has warned people they may have to remain in shelters for several our come. The storm brought with it torrential rain and winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour. Nearly 250,000 people lost power, airports have been closed, and there has been damage to infrastructure near the water. Look at these images filmed by nasa from the International Space station. Cyclone debbie had an eye 50 kilometres across. The premier warned of plenty of work to be done. We are looking at significant destruction, we think. We are preparing for that. We are doing the work now to get the assets on the ground, including with military partners, to make sure we can get in there with the resources we
They may be safe from war but they and their children are exploited and are vulnerable. Oi woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by its hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when were in a place like this. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff from the president today, the first salvo against his predecessors climate agenda. Instead, hes launched an Aggressive Campaign to help the coal, oil and gas industries. John yang begins our coverage. Yang with coal miners looking on at e. P. A. Headquarters, President Trump took action to undo most of president obamas Climate Change legacy. Nd perhaps no single regulationn threatens our Miners Energy workers and companies more than this crushing attack on american industry. Yang he signed an exec
They may be safe from war but they and their children are exploited and are vulnerable. Oi woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by its hard not to feel pride as a citizen of this country when were in a place like this. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff from the president today, the first salvo against his predecessors climate agenda. Instead, hes launched an Aggressive Campaign to help the coal, oil and gas industries. John yang begins our coverage. Yang with coal miners looking on at e. P. A. Headquarters, President Trump took action to undo most of president obamas Climate Change legacy. Nd perhaps no single regulationn threatens our Miners Energy workers and companies more than this crushing attack on american industry. Yang he signed an exec
Obamas climate legacy. Pres. Trump my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. Really clean coal. The plus, we will look at internet privacy after the house votes to allow Internet Providers to sell your web browsing history and other personal information. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Surrounded by coal miners, President Trump signed an executive order tuesday to dismantle a slew of climate rules established by president obama. If carried out, the executive order will nearly virtually guarantee that the United States will fail to meet its 2015 Paris Agreement pledge to reduce emissions in order to curb the effects of Climate Change. The executive order marks the first step to undo obamas Clean Power Plan to limit power plant emissions and replace coalfired power plants with new solar and wind farms. The Clean Power Plan is considered to be a critical element of the u. S. Plan to meet th
Committees probe. Is an independent counsel needed . Than donald trump heads to the epa and signs an executive order to dismantle much of president obamas climate legacy. Pres. Trump my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. Really clean coal. The plus, we will look at internet privacy after the house votes to allow Internet Providers to sell your web browsing history and other personal information. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Surrounded by cocoal minerers, presesident trump p signed an executive order tuesday to dismantle a slew of climate rules established by president obama. If carried out, the executive order will nearly virtually guarantee that the United States will fail to meet its 2015 Paris Agreement pledge to reduce emissions in order to curb the effects of Climate Change. The executive order marks the first step to undo obamas Clean Power Plan to limit power plant emission