Keeps sending us messages. Peril. S we ignore at our it was a cry of frustration. At the Supreme Courts infamous decision haded killed the bipartisan work i had seen on climate for three years read frustration in the fossil fuel industry death threat had tightened around this chamber. Preventing action. Our administration, our Democratic Administration in abandoned Leadership Climate change and would barely even talk about it. Has been a run. Here i am, still at it, seven years on. Some things have changed. Some things have not. Lets start with what has not changed. What has not changed is the scientific certainty about what is happening in our atmosphere and oceans. Scientists have understood burning fossil fuels causes our planet to heat up since the days when Abraham Lincoln was riding around washington in his top hat. This is not new news. Ago, exxonsecades own scientists reported to exxon management there is quote little that atmospheric co2 concentrations were increasing due to f
Candidate debates posted by cnn in detroit. This is just under an hour. National polls show her with less than 5 support. Good morning everyone, welcome to the Washington Post. I am fed brian, figure for joining us this morning. Fred ryan, figure for joining us this morning. Thank you for joining us this money. Our guest is amy klobuchar. After a distinguished legal career, she became the first woman elected to the United States senate from minnesota. Now she is on her third term. She has earned a reputation as a prolific lawmaker. She has one of the best track records when it comes to getting bills enacted into law. She has introduced more legislation than any other senate democrat. We will hear from senator klobuchar about how she would shape the policy landscape as president s, including issues ranging from Climate Change to infrastructure and health care. She outlined more than 100 things. Do100 things that she would as president. Thank you for joining us this morning. Life 2020r p
Might be smart to think and plan a workaround. Thisuld get harrier as the morning goes along. Melissa, what else is happening around he . Three issues on the beltway and two on 270. Inner loop after connecticut avenue where justin was is a major mess for a lot of people. A we a lot of other issues too. Also this one the other s uationouter loop after New Hampshire avenue is shut down so that entire closure right now, because of a crash on investigati take a look at 270. Ride is shut down. Overturned tractortrailer and fuel spill there so that wcl se some delays even as youre heading southbound, people looking in the northbound lanes and wondering what is going on. Oe cleanup could take sometime. Here is anothere. Good morning, chuck. Good morning, melissa. Four thing you need to know about the weather. A wet start this morning and shower are likely to linger into the afternoon. So much cooler. A Little Christmas in july present almost. Sunshine back tomorrow and hang around the rest of
Crash n. Investigatio single vehicle with entrapment. They have shut everything done. The person was transported. After you get past the one in New Hampshire a downed tree crowding right lne and causing delays there. 270 northbound before 109 ride blocked there. Overturned tractortrailer and fuel spill off to the right and not so worried because its northbound but t southbound traffic will be impacted by this as folks look over at the response. It willake a while to get that out of theway as well. Good morning, chuck. Fogood morning, melissa. Lots of cloud outside. For better or worse, we have a high chance for rain during the morning commute today and this batch. Rain across far southrg west viia is pointed in our direction. Its out ahd of this cold ont which will finally bring an end not only to the rain later today but ento the heatan humidity we have been dealing with around here the last two weeks. Nothing all th heavy on the ready this morning and last of heavy rain in northern p
He was able to pull the victim over three rows of seats and into the street. Moments after the rescue, the entire vehicle went up in flames there. Quick, fast work by that officer. Now to a heartbreaking family tragedy at a North Carolina beach. A wave hit a 37yearold father of six as he was playing with his children. The wave knocked him down, breaking his neck and killing him. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter he was a father to six children and a family is in mourning after a freak accident. You feel such overwhelming sorrow and grief for their family. Reporter lee dingell was in oak island beach in North Carolina, in Shallow Water playing with his kids, when he got hit by a wave. The force knocking him down so hard he broke his neck. His wife shannon posting on twitter that his own kids tried to save him but he did not survive. The dingells have two biological children and four adopted. His friends remembering a caring man. He saw each child for who they were uniquely and supported