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Know. but they go flying to their conventions in their g5s and they fly in the beluga caviar and they are wailing about the latest horrible story. none of it squares with the way they live their own lives, none of it. >> the truth of it is nothing is happening thats that unusual in the amazon. all these pictures on social media of amazon burning, most of them are lifted from earlier years going back as far as 2,000. >> laura: there are some pretty bad fires there. >> im just saying that they are...

No guidance. this president refused to attend a g-7 meeting on climate crisis while we see the amazon burning. we see sea level rise, storms getting stronger and stronger. you see now we have a storm that may be hitting the coast of florida. this president has shown no leadership. if anything he continues to strip away any environmental protection we have put in place. the quality of our water here in florida continues to worsen, so its very telling to me that what we see is absolutely no leader...

News, as he said it today, was the meeting president trump didnt attend. with amazon burning and glaciers melting in greenland, the president could not be bothered to attend the climate change meeting today at the g-7. see that empty chair? the one we highlighted for you? i guess we should not be surprised. after all, sources told cnn, the president tried on skip the g-7 entirely. he dropped out of the paris climate accord. listen to what he said if he attended the meeting today. >> were you abl...

Seeking to make a deal but china hasnt confirmed any such calls. even though russia was kicked out of what was then the g-8 for annexing crimea, the president said he would consider inviting vladimir putin to next years summit suggesting it should be held at his miami-area golf club. after talking tough on iran the president flipped and said there is a really good chance, his words, he could meet with irans president. and with the amazon burning, president trump was missing when the allies gathe...

Especially when you see whats going on in the amazon burning. and i think tleerdss are saying, you know, they dont know where to go right now. do we need to sit out the next two years or do we need to kind of make a plan for the road ahead without the u.s. as leader of the free world? >> amazing. >> i think its a scary prospect because weve seen over time when american doesnt lead, the world kind of loses its bearings. so i think you have president macron, angela merkel, others trying to say, yo...

Nbcs kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: tonight with the amazon burning, the political heat on president bolsonaro getting hotter at home and around the world protests in canada, france, germany, england -- >> im pretty sad. >> reporter: -- that demand bolsonaro stop those setting the fires. >> if the amazon reaches a level of destruction there will be no in >> thats your fear. >> yes completely >> reporter: the amazon often called earths lungs because the dense jungle is responsible for 20to c...