Narrator tortoises were listed as a threatened species in april of 1990, and ravens are adding to this already complicated situation. Food and water provided by humans have boosted raven populations, dramatically increasing attacks on tortoises. Fourth man you know, its at the point where its a tradeoff is it the raven or is it the tortoise . Narrator in aesops tale, the tortoise won by being slow and steady, but in todays race, after surviving millions of years, the tortoise is in peril. This young tortoise lives in the mohave desert in southern california. It will take 4 years for it to grow just to thisis size. It will be another 15 years or more before it is fully an adult, able to reproduce. It has about a 2 chance of making it. The environment it lives in is challenging, and there are numerous threats, both natural and manmade. Today many tortoises live in preserves. This one in the western mohave has been studied for decades. It once supported 350 tortoises per square mile. Kris
Man oh, no woman the red cross says more than 600 people are now missing and that more than 200 have been killed after heavy rain caused a severe mudslide in the west african nation of sierra leoeone. [car horns honking] [insects chirping] amarasekaren oo oo oo whats happening . Whats happening . No big problem, huh . Ok. When w we get proble. Man whoa [men shouting] [indistinct conversation] narrator while freetown residents fight for acccountability, in San Francisco, Climate Change isnt debabated as mucuch as its mitigateded. Billions of dollars are pouring into the bay area, but is techdriven development prepared for a sea level thats rising . Scholl San Francisco is experiencing a tremendous building boom and has been for the last 5 years. Tam we have ucsf hospital. We have the warriors coming. We have a bunch of new apartment buildings. Scholl you have Corporate Headquarters of facebook, google, microsoft. Christensen we realize we live in such an amazing place with so much creat
Then to london to speak with Amnesty International about a newly declassified pentagon audit that shows the u. S. Army failed to keep track of more than 1 billion worth of weapons and military equipment sent to iraq and kuwait, including tens of thousands of assault rifles and hundreds of armored vehicles. ,e will also talk about syria where u. S. Defense secretary james mattis says the u. S. Is shifting to annihilation tactics in its fight against isis. Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis. It is a threat to all civilized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accelerated and reinforced manner, throw them on their back foot. Amy but as the u. S. Ramps up airstrikes, are syrian civilians are paying the price . And leaked documents reveal counterterrorism tactics were used at Standing Rock by the Security Firm tigerswan, hired by Energy Transfer partners. Against water protectors who they call insurgents. We will speak with the intercept
The increasing state repression of the movement recalls the bitter legacy of genocide and land theft against native americans. As many across the United States celebrate thanksgiving, many native americans observe the holiday as a national day of mourning. We will air our shocking labor day report showing unlicensed pipeline guards unleashing attack dogs and pepper spray on native americans, and well speak to Standing Rock sioux historian ladonna brave bull allard, who recounts the us militarys attack on her family more than 150 years ago. The soldiers came on this top of the ravine and started shooting the women and children in the ravine. One of our soldiers came out in front and broke the open so people can continue running. So, as night is falling my grandma was running and she said all of a sudden she had a sharp pain in her hit and she fell down amy well also hear from anishabee activist Winona Laduke, ojibwe organizer tara houska and dallas goldtooth of the dakota and dine natio
The struggle against the 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline that has galvanized the Largest Movement of native americans in decades. The increasing state repression of the movement recalls the bitter legacy of genocide and land theft against native americans. As many across the United States celebrate thanksgiving, many native americans observe the holiday as a national day of mourning. We will air our shocking labor day report showing unlicensed pipeline guards unleashing attack dogs and pepper spray on native americans, and well speak to Standing Rock sioux historian ladonna brave bull allard, who recounts the us militarys attack on her family more than 150 years ago. The soldiers came on this top of the ravine and started shooting the women and children in the ravine. One of our soldiers came out in front and broke the open so people can continue running. So, as night is falling my grandma was running and she said all of a sudden she had a sharp pain in her hit and she fell down am