The global temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time it pressure groups believe change is possible theyre seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im sure all tore in the u. S. Workers are dying activists pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i know from the carbon in the u. K. And ive come to learn d about movement known as Extinction Rebellion these members believe that the only route to environmental change is for a peoples rights. Fearful for the planet their own heritage young people around the world are standing up and demanding a Better Future in the u. S. A growing and passionate group of youth is campaigning for urging. Environmental action and the forcing the adults to listen. Were talking dont even know how many. Miles. This is to summarize movement. In space just 2 years this group of activists most of whom are under 30
Never forget that you can also sustain us in the future. Today, give our senators the wisdom to trust you in the small things, realizing that faithfulness with the least perhaps them for fidelity with the much. As they seek to be stewards of your justice, mercy, and grace, use them to fulfill your purposes. Lord, give them a love for your wisdom and a passion to be guided by your precepts. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask so speak in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley thank you. Now that the United Kingdom has separated from the European Union, its our opportunity to sit down with the United Kingdom and do some
Small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Climate change is an existential threat to life on. The World Health Organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over 250000. 00 people each year. Many governments the failing to respond and its unlikely that the Paris Agreement targets of keeping the global temperature right below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time it pressure its believed change is possible theyre seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im not around tahrir and you ask where. Activist is pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i know from the carbon in the u. K. And ive come to learn about movement known as extinction with these members believe that the only route to
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To reopen schools as soon as possible by many local parents have mixed feelings about Distance Learning solutions. Tonight we begin with a plea for justice from the family of a 6 yearold boy shot and killed on the 4th of july thanks for joining us. Everybody. Im Vicki Liviakis and im Jonathan Mccall in tonight for grant lotus that plea being echoed by San Francisco leaders tonight. Kron fours dan kerman reports with what jace youngs family says they need right now. Theres nothing nobody could kill me the body could tell his mom is go make this family feel better. Assume was defreeze miss something he was going to be somebody i need everybody to understand that at a News Conference tuesday, the father of 6 yearold chase young. Pleaded for someone to come forward with information about who fired the shot that killed his son on the 4th of july Say Something thats what you want to do dose of from quest see something Say Something you just as much as Say Something jace young was killed in a