Impact of these floods. The flooding so far in the month ofjuly is estimated to have cost around 25 billion usd. And of course the season for these sort of extreme weather events is not yet over. August and september, historically, have also often had Severe Weather events, such as typhoons and floods, as well as drought. Last year, china was also hit by a very severe drought. So what were seeing is increasing impact of Severe Weather events on china. And this is, of course, linked to rising temperatures globally. Climate change is very much linked to what were seeing at present in china and in recent years. And theres a lot of concerns that as Global Temperatures rise further towards that global target of one and a half degrees centigrade, that the impact and economic costs of these Severe Weather events will actually increase significantly further. So in your view, should there be more investment in infrastructure in order to prevent devastations that we saw . I think, given the expe
know, we don t have any gun violence here. we re going to have to really be a family now, have counseling for kids it s going to take a while to recover from this. that s a high school football coach from dadeville, alabama, the latest american town rocked by a deadly mass shooting, this one at a 16-year-old s birthday party. we ll have the latest on the shooting and the reaction to more gun violence straight a ahead. plus, the legal fight over abortion medication will go before the supreme court we ll break down the new developments in the case. and also ahead, new reporting on the wealthy donors that are now backing away from ron desantis and why they re ditching the florida governor before he even gets in to the 2024 presidential race good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 17th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin today with another american community in mourning following a deadly mass shooting four pe
declan lopez, i see you. if you know someone i should see, tell me. i m victor blackwell. i ll see you back here next saturday. smerconishsh is up rigight now. what s a father to do? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. joe biden might soon face a decision about whether to prevent his own son from going to prison. it s a determination that will be made against the backdrop of the 2024 presidential campaign, one more intangible in an already unpredictable election cycle. hunter biden could face up to 17 years if convicted for the nine tax charges for which he was indicted on thursday. he pleaded not guilty. according to data from the internal revenue service, nearly 90% of all tax cases they refer to the department of justice for prosecution, they end with a conviction or a guilty plea. and around two-thirds of those cases resulted in prison time, with an average sentence of 14 months. this in addition to the 25 years he could face for the three federal gun charges for wh
should start to improve in 2024 for the export picture in south east asia. in other news this morning, japanese conglomerate toshiba said a $14 billion tender offer to take the firm private will be launched later today. at least two thirds of shareholders will need to tender their shares for the bid to succeed. the effort if successful could result in activist investors being bought out and effectively return toshiba to domestic hands. the firm has been embroiled in a range of crises since 2015. meanwhile, tesla s finance chief has stepped down after 13 years at the electric car maker. his departure was a surprise, because some analysts had considered him a possible successor to his boss, elon musk. michelle fleury explains. it was a bit of a surprise. in a linkedin post, zach kirkhorn confirmed he was stepping down from his role as chief
son beau biden who died in 2015. meanwhile he spoke to thousands. he talked about the relationship between the u.s. and ireland and about his own personal ties to the area saying ireland isn t just part of his family history but also a part of his soul. joining us now, white house reporter for the associated press, darlene suberville who covered the president s trip to ireland. you say and you re report for the ap there were more than 25,000 people friday night, an enthusiastic crowd this was a deeply personal trip for the president, one he s wanted to take for a long time since taking office. tell us about it. reporter: the white house said there were actually 27,000 people outside that cathedral to listen to the president and it was such an amazing crowd, it was probably the biggest that he s ever addressed because remember during the campaign and