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It is going to depend on congressional approval, and we know that congress is also not very happy about spending money unless it involves giving tax breaks to corporations. so, a huge pinch of salt, and i will not be very surprised if the us backs down on some of its international climate commitments again. like matt lets turn to china now. a big line in the sand china promise it wont build any new coal powered projects abroad. how key is this pledge? we really need to start moving away from fos...

Together. and giving them the platform to share with us with their ambitions would be. we know that more needs to be done, and weve been doing a lot as we said, but were even willing to put more out there. to put more on the table. and so our call to action for the country is to do the same, its something a lot of people dont realize, is that as we continue to contribute those additional doses, there still a number of doses that have yet to be unlocked. theres a number of commitments that have y...

Ceiling, over 30% of that debt was run out by the trump administration. what he wants to do is add both that number to that bill, so they can totally mislead the american people into suggesting that, in the reconciliation bill, it costs trillions and trillions. that is the political play. and i dont think he should fall for that. >> senator chris van hollen, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, great to be with you. >> coming up, tonight the fda authorized a third shot for people over 65 who ...

Ultimately going to be for joe manchin? >> the number is definitely going down, the question is where is that number coming down to. that point you made, that quote from president biden telling joe manchin find a number youre comfortable with, that is perhaps the most revealing thing that came out of the meetings. one reason that democrats are in a holding pattern with that $3.5 trillion number is they dont know where the sent tests stand. manchin has not stated a number or his price. senator ky...

On climate change in glasgow, cop26, "a turning point for humanity." our correspondent barbara plett usher sent this report new york. it was not for the faint—hearted, this frenetic trip. the prime minister covered a lot of ground. he shook a few hands, conducted a few interviews, visited a few sites, even took a train ride. the final stop, back to the united nations, where he used his address to press for stronger commitments to end global warming, with a stark warning of the enduring consequ...

Achievable by the middle of the century. is it? it achievable by the middle of the century. is it?— century. is it? it is, depending - century. is it? it is, depending on - century. is it? it is, depending on our. century. is it? it is, _ depending on our commitments. its a very challenging goal, especially because we have a lot of infrastructure on earth thatis lot of infrastructure on earth that is meant to last longer. last year china built a0 gigawatts of coal fired power plants, and a typ...

The money is not currently forthcoming. governments have constantly told us we dont have the money. when the pandemic struck, somehow they found the money. somehow, there is a magic money tree, after all. we need to start pouring the same sort of money into tackling the climate and psychological emergencies. what do ou exect psychological emergencies. what do you exnect will _ psychological emergencies. what do you expect will come _ psychological emergencies. what do you expect will come out _ ...

Been announced by countries like brazil and russia are also... you know, they have targets that are lower than some of the previous commitments. unfortunately, none of this is very encouraging, looking forward to what is a meaningful change after cop26. we know from enough scientific studies by now, that everything that we are doing by now is not enough. climate change is not a problem that is going to happen in the future, it is already happening right now, and it is not going to go away. unfor...

Commitments in vaccine donations, 1.1 billion and counting, so we can defeat covid-19 together. and well continue to invest in creating a future of true global health security for all people. that is a big, big goal we have -- we should have. were going to lead with the power of our example. and were not going to stop. but the only way to get this done is for everyone everywhere, for all of us to step up which im confident you will. now id like to turn this over to ambassador thomas greenfield o...

Climate change, or countries are not able to commit to the financial commitments in the paris agreement, then we are talking about our statehood. mass climate displacement. more on the breaking news, the earthquake that has struck australia. i am joined earthquake that has struck australia. iam joined by earthquake that has struck australia. i am joined by a heart surgeon who is about an hour away from melbourne. he was operating at the time the earthquake hit.