Dollars than the other president ial candidates. Well dive your strategy to win the presidency . Former new york mayor and 2020 president ial candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks at a press event here at the climate conference, but refuses to take questions. Democracy nonow didnt gigive. Well t take you on the chahase. Then more e than 100 climatefueled wilildfires are ravaging australia as plumes of smoke in sydney have pushed air quality levels to 12 times hazardous levels. Well speak with australian environmental scientist bill globalout a a new study on warming. Eightare morning of we are wanting of a warming. Current policies push us a little bit over the level by about 20 degrerees to threee degrees. In general terms, we have not seen much improvement. Amy then, back in the United States, the house has introduced articles of impeachment against presesident trump. In service to our duty to the constitution and to our country, ise House Committee introducing two articles of impeachment charging the president of the United States donald j. Trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Amy we will speak with california Congressmember Ro Khanna about impeachment and the new pentagon budget. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from the u. N. Climate summit in madrid, spain. House lawmakers have unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump, bringing a sitting president to the brink of impeachment for only the fourth time in u. S. History. This is chair of the House Judiciary Committee, jerry nadler, announcing the first article of impeachment. The first article is for abuse of power. It is an Impeachable Offense for the president to exercise the powers of his Public Office to obtain an impropeper personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the national interest. Amy the impeachment inquiry centers on how President Trump withheld military aid from ukraine to pressure the ukrainian president to investigate trumps political rival, joe biden, and his son hunter. Democratic lawmakers say trump then tried to cover up his actions, leading to the second article of impeachment obstruction of congress. ,this is congressman nadler. These actions moreover are consistent with President Trumps previous invitations of foreign interference in our 2016 president ial election. And when he was caught, when the house investigated and opened in impeachment inquiry, President Trump engaged in unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of the impeachment inquiry. This gives rise to the second article of impeachment for obstruction of congress. Amy the unveiling of the articles of impeachment against President Trump comes as fbi director Christopher Wray accepts the key finding of the Justice DepartmentInspector General prosperous report, that Inspector Generals report that the fbis probe into trumps 2016 Campaign Officials was not politically motivated. In response, presidedent trump slammed wray during a speech in hershey, pennsylvania, on tuesday. Pres. Trump there arere great people in the fbi, but not in leadership. Not good people inin leadership. Amy during president s speech in hershey, pennsylvania, he also encouraged security to rough up a female protester who disrupted his event. Amy get her pres. Trump get her out. Did you see that . I will tell you Law Enforcement is so great. That particular guy wanted to be so politically correct. Oh, oh, oh. We dont want to be politically correct. Amy that was President Trump flailing his hands, reminiscent of the time he disparagingly mocked a disabled New York Times reporter while on the campaign trail. President trump also met with the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov at the white house tuesday. During his visit to washington, the Russian Foreign minister denied that russia meddled in the 2016 election. He reportedly expressed interest in renewing the new strategic arms reduction treaty, known as new start the last major arms treaty between the u. S. And russia. The United States may allow the treaty to expire without being replaced. Democratic lawmakers have signed off on the Trump Administrations new nafta, the north america Free Trade Agreement. The new trade deal is known as the u. S. Mexicocanada agreement. It includes more environmental protections, especially around protecting Marine Wildlife from pollution and overfishing. It also includes additional Labor Protections aimed at making it easier for mexican workers to unionize. The trade deal also includes new provisions around intellectual property and the digital economy. The original north america Free Trade Agreement took effect in 1994, devastating the livelihood of Small Farmers across mexico. A federal judge in texas has blocked the Trump Administration from using billions of dollars in military funding to construct trumps border wall. Judge David Briones ruling tuesday is the latest legal blow to trumps efforts toto divert billions of dollars of funding towards his controversial wall. In france, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets as massive strikes and protests continued for a sixth straight day. Demonstrators are protesting french president emmanuel macrons proposed pension overhaul. Tuesdays strike again shuttered universities and ground Public Transportation across france to a halt. Strikers also blockaded the majority of frances oil refineries. In britain, voters are preparing to head to the polls tomorrow for a defining national elelection, whh pits coconservative p prime ministetr Boris Johnson agagainst Labor Party Leader jeremy corbyn. At stake in the election is the future of britains Public Health service and how to handle Brexit Britains plan to leave the European Union. To see our full interview about thursdays British Elections with historian, activist, filmmaker, and author tariq ali, go to democracynow. Org. Here at the cop 25 in madrid, spain, protesters are continuing to demand urgent action on Climate Change. Today youth protesters with fridays for future took over the main plenary stage, chanting, you cant drink oil, keep it in the soil and respect indigenous rights, so we can win this fight. Respect indigenous rights so we can win this fight. Amy the youth protests here at the Climate Summit here in madrid comes as thousands of people have taken to the streets in australia to demand urgent action on the Climate Crisis as sydney is blanketed in thick black toxic smoke from the more than 100 wildfires burning acacross australalia. Smoke alarms have been going off across sydney as the air quality reaches record hazardous levels. This year is the worst wildfirie season in australias history. Well have more on this story later in the broadcast. In new zealand, at least six people are dead and at least three more are missing after a volcano erupted on the white island. Rescue efforts have been called off today as scientists warned the volcano may erupt again. Ethiopian Prime Minister abiy ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony in oslo on tuesday. I accept this award on behalf of ethiopians and eritreans, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace. Likewise, i accept this award on , whoseof my partner goodwill [applause] whosee goodwill, trust, and commitment were vital in ending deadlockedades betwn our two untries. Y prime mister abiyhmed n the awarfor endinghe twodede state war between ethiopia and eritrea. But the Prime Minister is now faci increasinoppositiont home, including over the securityty forces deadly crackdown against protests in ahmed refused to hold thee october. Cucustomary newsws conferences s part o of the nobel l peace prie ceremonieses. Meanwhile, in sweden, the nobel prize for literature was also awarded tuesday to austrian author peter handke and polish novelist olga tokarczuk. The awarding of the prize to handke has sparked widespread controversy over the writers close ties to former serbian leader slobodan milosevic, who was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. Handke delivered a eulogy at his funeral. Nearly 60,000 people have called for the award to be revoked, and turkey, albania, and kosovo all boycotted tuesdays ceremony. In san diego, california, six people were arrested outside the u. S. Customs and Border Protection building to protest the denial of medical care, including flu vaccinations, to families detained by immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol. Tuesdays protest on International Human rights day came after doctors were barred from providing flu vaccines to migrants detained inside the chula vista Border Patrol station. Hundreds of protesters in rhode island also blocked the driveways to the wyatt detention center, while in kansas city, missouri, seven people were arrested protesting outside of umb bank, which represents the bondholders of the wyatt detention facility. In the former chairman of the Federal Reserve paul volcker has died at the age of 92. He is best known for waging war on inflation during the 1980 prosperous delivered a Shock Therapy that drove the economy into a deep recession and crate of widespread unemployment. Interest increase in rates also created a debt crisis that devastated latin america. He later went on to serve as chair of preresident o obamass econonomic recovery advisory board,d, convincncing lawmakerso impose minor restrictions on big banks, measure known as the volker role. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Were broadcasting from inside the United NationsClimate Change conference here in madrid, spain. The Media Advisory came in yesterday former new york city mayor and 2020 president ial candidate Michael Bloomberg would be speaking at 4 00 p. M. Madrid time at the u. S. Climate Action Center here inside the u. N. Climate summit. Also speaking would be actor Harrison Ford and bank of England Governor Mark carney, and others. The lawmakers, mayors, Business Leaders who are here to say that although the u. S. Is pulling out of the paris accord, they are still committed. Throughout the climate conference, the delegation has been speaking and taking questions from the press. So we packed up our gear and headed to bloombergs news availability, to the News Conference. This would be our chance to get a question into the 2020 president ial hopeful. When we arrived, the pavilion was mobbed with press. We got in many didnt. Harrison ford addressed the packed room of reporters. We know the facts. What we need now is the courage to act. Countrys federal government dedemonstrated a lack of courage, threatening to pulul out of the Paris Agreements. And d if we dont elect new leadership, they are going to continue to do that. Amy Michael Bloomberg was among the last in the pavilion to speak. The reason that i a am here s madrid is really very simple. I am here because no one from the white housuse is here. Were looking fororward to this novemberers election and a new president in 2020. We have to have america as part of the solution. Amy to our surprise, as soon as mayor bloomberg wrapped up his comments, he was surrounded by security and walked out without taking any questions. We followed him. Stir bloomberg, are you taking questions from the press . You beloomberg, will taking questions from the press . They told us this was a News Conference with mayor bloomberg. Has said he u. N. Mr. Mayor if you could just answer a question . We all packed in there to ask a question. Youre going to trip. Amy im from new york. Im ok. Set economic inequality is driving protest around the world. You are a billionaire running for president. You spent tens of millions more dollars than the other president ial candidates. Will that be your strategy to win the presidency . Where he to talk about the climate. And guy said the u. N. Say climate [inaudible] amy that mayor can for himself. Close here as part of the reason why we are here. It is important for the contacts. He is here to talk about climate. Amy and he referred to President Trump and i think this is relevant. Thank you for your question. Amy mr. Mayor, can you answer for yourself . Not to take more questions. Amy i think it is very important that these protests around the world around climate and economic and all he mr. Bloomberg is running amy who are you close who are you . Am amy goodman from democracynow. Mr. Mayor, we were told this was a News Conference. That is why seven reporters packed in. Thank you. Thank you, miss. Amy mr. Mayor, how do you think these global protests around equality should be addressed . Mr. Mayor, how do you think these global protests around inequality should be addressed . If you answer it, i will stop asking. Mr. Mayor, how do you think these global protests against inequality should be addressed . Do not slam me against the wall. Event thatto this mayor bloomberg was speaking at that was billed as a press conference. Many press packed into the room. We listened to mayor Bloomberg Talk about the Climate Crisis. We all had questions. My question to him was, in light of the global protests taking place, the u. N. Says they are being driven by inequality, both economic and climate inequality. As a billionaire running for president , how does he address that issue . Mayor threefor times, he spent more than 250 million of his own money. At the time, i it was more than any official in u. S. History, any politician in u. S. History. Now he is into the president ial race. He has spent 90 million on ads, 20 million more than any other president ial candidate. Is this his strategy, i wanted to ask him, for winning the presidency. I tried to ask the question and the police slam to against the wall. The mayor was right there within a few feet of me. He could have answered at any point. One of the spokespeople said, he is not here to talk about running for president. And yet he talked about President Trump and the fact the u. S. Is being pulled out of the u. N. Climate summit. I think it is a very fair question in light of what is happening here in madrid and around the world. We tried our best. He was silent for a long time. I was walking pretty much at his side. We will try again another time. Mayor bloomberg should be willing to answer questions, not call a News Conference and then not answer questions when the press packs and. 2020 president ial candidate Michael Bloomberg refusing to answer westerns after speaking to a packed room of reporters here at the u. N. Climate summit. The man whwho was running interference for him is in fact bloombergs 2020 president ial campaign manager. He told us bloomberg is here at the cop not as a candidate and they made a deal not to address these kinds of issues. Later that night, we watched bloomberg on an extensive interview on cnn from the u. N. Climate conference where he did in fact talk all about the 2020 president ial race and President Trump. So that does it for this segment of the program. When we come back, wildfires are devastating australia. The worlds government failure to meet ththe claris agreement will Paris Agreement will be next on our agenda. Stay with us. [music break] amy old money by lana del ray. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. We are broadcasting from inside the United NationsClimate Summit here in madrid, spain. As World