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We have to grant the united nations more freedom and of course. more resources in exchange for greater transparency on the use of funds germany at any rate intends to maintain its financial support for the united nations as the fourth biggest provider of assessed contributions and far beyond that for example as one of the biggest donor donors of humanitarian assistance around the world are in putting a substantial. i believe that we as member states should now adopt a further reform project whic...

Your people werent here in sufficient numbers back then, you cant come now. we want the country to look the way it did in 1890 not the way its looking swaurgty now. >> what is inarguable about that law is whats clear in the contemporaneous record of how it was argued. there was nothing subtle about it. it was a explicitly racist law. it was explicitly race based. there was no secret about that. it was openly the way the legislation was talked about and argued about. the senator who wrote the bil...

Noxious. >> are you going to say -- yes or no. i think its a pretty important -- >> the smoke is noxious, its toxicity is a relative thing. >> so just how toxics is the smack smoke released into the air after flooding triggered explosions in the arkema chemical plant in crosby, texas. the fema director called it extremely dangerous. with more explosions expected at the plant, crosby residents are left in the dark. arkema is refusing to disclose the amount of chemicals on the site or composition ...

This morning the head of the federal emergency management agency appeared to suggest that the smoke was so dangerous that it was the reason for the entire evacuation. and the arkem officials sent mixed signals. >> we do whats called plume modelling and thats what we base the evacuations on. by all mean, yes, the plume is incredibly dang lows. >> you dont want to stand in smoke, do you? so the sheriff says its like a campfire. its hydrocarbons burning. theres a lot of things made of hydrocarbons....

So there are tetanus risks there. also mold and thats, you know, a long-term risk. mold exposure can lead to all sorts of health problems. so, moving back into your home, you know, youre thanking god you survived and didnt drown in it but there are definitely risks that are there when you move back into the house. >> dr. fauci, one plant in crosby, texas, say a chemical explosion, fires after losing power, they saw a chemical explosion and fires after losing power and refrigeration. officials ev...

Theres a lot of things made of hydrocarbons. >> the things burning there are no more dangerous than a campfire? >> i did not say that sir. >> peoples health. >> you dont want to inhale smoke. thats plain and simple. >> are the fumes nontoxic or are you not sure. >> theyre noxious. i dont know the composition of the smoke but its certainly noxious. >> youre not going to say theyre nontoxic, yes or no. because i think its pretty important -- its a pretty important --. >> the smoke is knnoxious. it...

That is how we know that things are progressing, should we anticipate something to happen soon, that is also being compromised based on the flooding that took place, so it is not 100% certain what the conditions are. [indistinct question] >> no, we are not going to put anybody in harms way because we just dont know. >> so you dont have any idea of how it will happen? >> we anticipated that certainly we have had the first incident, we dont know the answer. >> you are just not too sure? >> they ar...

Campfire, however, an executive from the arkema comical company says its worse than that. >> are these nontoxic? >> their noxious certainly. the toxicity of breathing and the smoke, i dont know the composition of the smoke, but its certainly noxious. >> so you cant say its nontoxic. hold on, just answer the question. >> its noxious. >> there is a 1.5-mile radius in this area because they say that chemicals are extremely flammable and there is a risk of a huge fire. traveling this area was diffic...

Based on the flooding that took place. its not 100% certain what the conditions are in the containers. we are not going to put anybody in harms way because we dont know. >> you dont have any idea how long. [ inaudible ] >> we do not. we anticipated, certainly we had the first incident. we dont know the answer to that. >> can you say the fumes are not toxic? >> the toxicity of the fumes? you mean the smoke? >> yeah. >> i dont know the composition of the smoke. >> you cant say neither the smoke --...

Burning campfire. we believe this smoke is a nontoxic irritant. the fire marshals office plan from the beginning to allow this fire to burn itself out. firefighters are taking a defensive posture to prevent it from spreading. >> sandra: matt finn joins us live from outside the plant. matt? >> as you just mention, theres some conflicting information here on the ground. first, arkema, the chemical company says this was a chemical reaction and anything released into the air is an irritant, not a to...