forward and shot him in the head. his death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. he called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. the country s attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. live now to samantha schmidt, washington post bogota bureau chief. what is the latest you are learning about this attack? this is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. it is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by drug trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other presidential candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. in response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the pr
there will be active recovery over the coming days and we of the bones of those who have been lost. so it will take time. to give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. when you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. it does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. and all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have to be rebuilt. it will be a new lahaina. let s recap the latest details from hawaii. at least 53 people are now known to have died in the fires, though we ve heard the governor say that number will rise. billions of dollars of property are also expected to be destroyed. governor green says as many as 1,700 buildings have been destroyed and 11,000 people are still without power or water in west maui. the fires began on tuesday and officials say none of these fires are 100% contained. the blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. thousands are sti
Our planet is warming fast, thanks to man made greenhouse gas emissions. for years, politicians have ramped up the rhetoric of concern and pledged to speed up emissions cuts, but now there are signs of a political backlash. uk prime minister rishi sunak is championing new oil exploration and reining in spending on climate aid. that prompted my guest, zac goldsmith, to quit suna k s government. but, in an age of populist politics, has going green become another ideological faultline?
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Welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. from record temperatures to ice melt, the data is damning our planet is warming fast, thanks to man made greenhouse gas emissions. for years, politicians have ramped up the rhetoric of concern and pledged to speed up emissions cuts, but now there are signs of a political backlash. uk prime minister rishi sunak is championing new oil exploration and reining in spending on climate aid. that prompted my guest, zac goldsmith, to quit suna k s government. but, in an age of populist politics, has going green become another ideological faultline?