you can get more on those stories on the bbc news website. all have a full bulletin of news for you at the top of the hour, but right now, the travel show. this is just incredible. the caribbean a collection of 7,000 islands set in shimmering seas with some of the best beaches and marine life in the world. it s home to over 45 million people and a mix of cultures, music and natural wonders. but this oceanic environment is as fragile as it is beautiful and the caribbean s relationship with its seas and ecosystems are changing rapidly. i m reece parkinson. as someone who has caribbean ancestry, this place has almost mythical status, even though i ve never been here before. we re swimming with sharks! i m kicking off my adventure in the dominican republic. oh, i m excited! ..where i discover how islanders are carving out a new relationship with the sea. really, what i want is for the community to get in touch with the ocean because that s the only way we re going to take care
is this country one of the only countries where that s not true or do we just wait until people get so sick that they have to be intubated or hospitalized? actually there is a battle around the world and what we have seen is that local authorities have overridden national authorities to good effect and they have it distributed i ve, ivermectin but unfortunately what we are seeing here is that the united states is going to be once again relate to the solution with respect to the issues of covid because the edge of many of the pharmaceutical industry and its capture of our public health agencies seem to be so thoroughe tucker: that s terrifying. we are in trouble, for real. thanks for coming on tonight. thanks for having me. tucker: so if you have been awake at any point of the last 13 months you may have noticed that the entire political party
for covid to. last question is this country the only country where that where they wait until they are so sick to be intubated or hospitalized? no, there is a battle around the world and what we have seen is local authorities have overridden national authorities to good effect when they have distributed ivermectin and ended the waves of pandemic. unfortunately what we see here is the united states linked to the solution with respect to the issues of covid because the hegemony of the pharmaceutical industry and its capture of our public health agency seems to be so thorough. tucker: it is terrifying and if they can censor you, we are in trouble. i think you for coming on tonight, thank you. thanks for having me. tucker: so if you have been awake at any point i don t know the last 13 months, you may
literally, the rule of the people. the lives of billions from antiquity to our own hour have been shaped by the battle of aspirations of those of the greed and the few. those of selfish determination and the self-seeking of the dictator. between dreams of democracy and autocracy of around the world. our troops fought this battle around the world but also the battle of our time and the mission falls to each of us, each and every day. democracy itself is imperiled. here at home and around the world. what we do now, what we do now, how we honor the memory of the fallen will determine whether democracy will long endure.
in terms of the current situation with russia, our president needs to understand that vladimir putin is no friend to the united states, that russia is actively seeking to undermine our nation not only domestically but our foreign policy as well. they have invaded parts of ukraine. supporting a war criminal in syria. they are are intense and cyber battle around the world to undermine u.s. interests. we need to understand that. we need to respond to it. and i agree with general mcofry that our president does not spend enough time focus on the threat emanating from russia today. thank you very much for your time and your insights. i appreciate them. you bet, alex. you have a good weekend. and to you, sir. thank you. joe watkins, forminger white house aide to george h.w. bush, and rick tyler former cruz campaign spokesman, msnbc political analyst.