Help is its hands. Humans have been exploiting animals for many many out. A shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption and most of these animals are kept in conditions which dont take their basic needs into account. Unfortunately thats also true for animals used for human entertainment as pets in some and zoos circuses or amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals or to provide entertainment for tourists. As part of our global ideas series our reporter felix noah and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. Just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn knows all their stories. Until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby riding camp as the conservationist explains he had to carry tourists around every day if he didnt obey his trainer would
Healthy is that town and. Humans have been exploiting animals for many many hours. A shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption. Most of these animals are kept in conditions which dont take their basic needs into account. Unfortunately thats also true for animals used for human entertainment as pets in some zoos circuses or amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals all to provide entertainment for tourists and. As part of our global ideas series our reporter felix moore and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. Just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn all their stories. Yet up. Until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby riding camp is the conservationist explains he had to carry tourists around every day if he didnt obey his tra
Gentlemen, the first is paul sparrow who is director of the franklin de roosevelt president ial museum and library in new york, following a career as a documentary filmmaker and a Senior Executive at the museum. Paul has been directing the Roosevelt Library museum since 2015. He will be talking obviously about fdr and the Manhattan Project. Our second guest is Clifton Truman daniel who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. He is also a truman scholar. He has spent quite a bit of time studying the life and career of his grandfather. And he currently serves as honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the harry truman president ial library and museum in independence, missouri. Today, we will give a great opportunity for questionandanswer. Please weigh in with lots of questions. We have already been talking quite a bit offcamera about our topic today. And i guarantee there will be a lot of interesting ideas and discussion. So i will begin and introduce paul to the program.
Strangers and limit a National Death toll that now exceeds 150,000. Yesterday more workers brought home pink slips. More main street businesses saw the end of their p. P. P. Lifelines fast approaching. Yesterday more laid off americans filed new claims for Unemployment Insurance or laid awake wondering about next months rent. Yesterday more School Officials wondered what to tell parents, students, and teachers about september. So what happened here in the capitol yesterday, madam president . With the American People fighting all these battles and more, what did the speaker of the house and the democratic leader do with yet another day of deliberations . Yet again it was the exact same refrain. It never seems to change. Were feeling optimistic. We spoke very politely to the administration but were still nowhere close on substance. Its now been more than a week since Senate Republicans released a serious proposal for another major rescue package. A trillion dollars for kids, jobs, and he
Resume on Unemployment Benefits that expired last friday and talks on the on a larger package. Live coverage here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, to whom we must give an account for all our powers and privileges, guide the members of this body so that they will be faithful stewards of your will. Lord, open their minds and hearts to know and do your bidding, teaching them to rely on your strength and to serve you with honor. Help them to discover in their daily work the joy of a partnership with you. Use them to bring good news to the marginalized, to comfort the brokenhearted, and to announce that captives will be released and the shackled will be freed. May our senators depend upon the power of your prevailing providence for you are the author and finisher of our faith. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for whic