Also coming up, at least five people are dead as Hurricane Dorian devastates the bahamas. The government says the damage is unprecedented and more than one Million People have a been ordered to leave their homes on the eastern seaboard of the United States. And a survivor of the holocaust now honored for her efforts to fight antisemitism. Dw talks to 94yearold anita lasker voltage on the day she received a special award from the nation that tried to kill her. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. It is a showdown in london. Britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing a make or break parliamentary vote over brexit. And that vote is due shortly. Here is what is happening now. Some lawmakers are trying to block the possibility of the u. K. Leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement. They believe that would be a disaster for the british economy. Johnson insists he must have the threat of a no deal brexit in order
After rioters attacked foreign owned businesses and Migrant Workers. Plus earth came dory and killed at least 7 people in the bahamas and the Prime Minister warns the number of dead will rise the storm is now approaching the u. S. Eastern seaboard where millions of people have been ordered to leave their homes. I am william glue cruft welcome to the show british Prime Minister Boris Johnson says hell seek to call snap elections after suffering a major parliamentary defeat over breakfast. Lawmakers including rebels within his own party voted to move towards blocking a no deal that could delay the u. K. s october 31st deadline to leave the European Union johnson whos determined to leave by then a deal or no deal is threatening a snap election if parliament ultimately votes to block isnt b o plans. Correspondent barbara they will joins me now from london so barbara walk us through this showdown what happens now what are the possible outcomes. Now the 1st thing we saw earlier tonight was o
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The industry to look at why that reactor those 3 reactors had big accident and to take measures in order to make sure that doesnt happen again so of course we should look at the way in which current reactors are being operated and make sure theyre safe and that has already been done but there is a need because the Worlds Energy demand is increasing and electricity in particular that we are going to need a new Electricity Generation and because of the need for low carbon generation and a reliable form of Generation Nuclear needs to be part of that mix i think people now are looking at what is actually happening in germany so they did decide to phase out the reactors by 2022 but in doing so they have had to keep open coal stations that should have closed and so those coast oceans may not close until the mid twentys thirtys much later than many other countries in europe are managing to achieve and by keeping those co plants open germany is doing much more harm in terms of air pollution an