W. Images of Plastic Waste in landfills and our oceans have become so commonplace. We risk becoming immune to them, but plastic is a serious problem that wont go away on its own. More and more plastic is manufactured every year. In 2018, most went to packaging 12 percent was used for consumer products. We should all reduce our plastic consumption because sooner or later it all ends up as waste. But how can we tackle all that discarded plastic . Could tiny part of the solution to this gigantic problem . Our reporter Christian College that decided to find out and made a few new friends on the way or doing something that we always thought was impossible. Take reading been on the jesting, the number just the bear. It in plastic this is how they would use a piece of styrofoam in just the week. If we could harvest their super power, we could get 3 or 4 plastic trash in weeks rather than send to reach. They could save countless animals help clean the environment and avoid toxic plastic incine
And this morning the growing concern about the digital divide. Some students sitting in Fast Food Restaurant parking lots just to access free wifi to do their homework. Caught on camera, fire spreading through this home while a man sits in that chair unaware of the flames. What happened next. Plus, the new video of a Navy Battleship sunk on purpose. And labor day blowout. The best deals ahead of the holiday that you can get without ever leaving home. And a good Tuesday Morning, everyone. Im will reeve in for kenneth. And im mona kosar abdi. We begin with President Trump heading to kenosha after the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Blakes shooting kicked off days of protests in several cities, some turning deadly. President trump is defending the teenager charged in the killing of two people in kenosha. This as we learn new details about the man killed in portland, oregon, this weekend. In a new interview, the president defended Police Officers who misused deadly force saying they choke
Alarming new numbers showing covid rates rising faster in kids this summer. Overnight President Trump once again taking aim at the nations top Infectious Disease doctor. Is morning sex scdafa a wideranging independent investigation into ousted president Jerry Falwell jr. , a week after he was forced out at the nations most famous evangelical university. Major flash flooding. Overnight dramatic rescues in North Carolina. Houses underwater. Roads turned into rivers and now the new threat this morning. Three states on alert for dangerous new flash floods. Secret struggle. Wda fore the new details about Chadwick Bosemans extremely private battle with cancer all while filming several movies. Overnight black panther costar michael b. Jordan sharing a powerful message honoring his greatness and this morning how the superstar is still potentially saving lives. Scare in the sky. We just passed a guy on a jetpack. Dont hear that every day. The mysterious close call after multiple pilots reported
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, you are the strength of our lives, our safe fortress and shelter from lifes storms. During this season of a raging tempest, speak your peace to our senators. Remind them that you continue to rule your universe through the unfolding of your prevailing providence and that your truth continues to march on in our nation and world. Lord, prosper the works of the hands of our legislators, as they strive to glorify you with their thoughts, words, and actions. May faith replace fear, truth defeat falsehood, justice triumph over greed, and love prevail over hate. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice
Protection program and businesses of all sizes have started to use the tax tools that we provided for their liquidity. But in that time the critics have also done what they do best. They criticize. The need came has seized on an opportunity to perpetuate every negative story that critics can manufacture. You can imagine my surprise when democrats criticized the net operating loss carryback provisions in the cares act. Because oddly democrats previously supported the last three bills where we expanded the net operating loss carrybacks in 2002, 2005, and even in 2009 with all democrat rule. So i dont recall in any of those instances any partisan attacks from democrats about this previously bipartisan, antirecessionary policy tools. So why now . Sadly, that irresponsibility has led our democratic colleagues in the house to pass legislation that would take back important tax tools that we have provided in the cares act to the tune of 254 billion, and thats a tax increase on the american bu