Over the size of the buffer zone the Italian government is submitting its policy program to the Senate in a vote of confidence that could be tight senators from the right wing party the league which has left the government shuttered traitor the prime minister just said he Conti he remains in post as head of a new coalition between the populist Five-Star party and the center left Democratic Party suspected is the most militants have killed 3 policemen in northern picking a fast so a group of officers was ambushed on Monday in sume province close to the border with Mali 2 days earlier $29.00 civilians were killed in 2 separate attacks in the northern summer Tangere province regional heads of state are due in the capital Ouagadougou later this week for a meeting on increasing Jihad the violence a mother shot with her 2 children in the Dutch city of door draft on Monday evening has died of her wounds police believe her estranged partner a policeman killed them before shooting himself on a holiday reports from The Hague 2 girls aged $8.12 murdered the killer believed to be their father his also suspected of shooting his 27 year old partner forensic investigators in white suits could be seen combing the home rubbish bins and streets for clues the possibility that the 35 year old suspected gunman used his police weapon to kill his own family will form part of the investigation and aholic in reporting B.B.C. 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Grand Foundation working to harness the power of research to make a difference in the lives of children teens and young adults for more than 80 years learn more at Grant F D N dot org mostly cloudy in the morning becoming sunny sixty's and seventy's west winds up 20 miles per hour gusts up to 35 miles per hour in the afternoon time now it's 507 Good morning. This is MORNING EDITION from N.P.R. News I'm David Greene and I'm Rachel Martin out of the seemingly never ending saga about the president a hurricane the state of Alabama and a sharpie to recap last week President Trump insisted hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama that he held up a map which according to reports have been altered with a black marker to indicate the path of the storm now the commerce secretary has got involved in the whole thing is raising questions about how this administration uses political power to protect the president N.P.R. Media correspondent David Folkenflik spent following the story and joins us now hi David Hey Rachel All right so can you just explain what happened what what do we know and what is being disputed by federal scientists Sure well look this is one of those things which is actually is pre-service right now but put it on my media critics had I'd say it started as kind of a typical trumpet in a tweet you know it was a gaffe that might have been overcovered if you go back to September 1st a little before 11 am to tweet Alabama was among the states going to be hit hard by what he said hurricane 5 you know when the hardest on record 20 minutes later folks at the Birmingham National Weather Service said not so system was too far away to do damage to Alabama it's all fine and may well been based on some maps showing some tropical wind gusts might hit Alabama and outdated map September 4th President Trump has that Sharpie map enhanced who knows but we do know the president loves sharpies and then you know then it gets serious then a rear admiral who's Trump's counterterrorism adviser comes out with statements saying he had given the president briefing showing that on September 6th No which is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends out a statement basically rebuking the Birmingham National Weather Service in Alabama saying it was inconsistent with probabilities from best forecast and let's remember SEO essentially that the president is right you Alabama what are. And let's remember these are proudly scientific agencies knowing the National Weather Service is really important they have their independent. Of people can make their best judgments on their safety businesses rely on outfits like this and this seemed to be bent to try to prove the president right after the fact but now Wilbur Ross is involved the commerce secretary. So look you know what we saw on Sunday was that the acting chief scientist of Noah's which is the pound agency the National Weather Service said hey I'm going to review whether there was any political interference and yes it appears there are allegations 1st reported by The New York Times that the commerce secretary which is over who is over all of this stuff personally got involved and said heads are going to roll at you know at the National Weather Service or contradicting the president it is triggered the review by that acting chief scientist it's triggered apparently an inspector general's review you know the question of whether or not the these agencies are being allowed to operate free of partisan involvement So David this is now a question of whether or not the president's hand picked a cabinet member was pressuring federal scientists nonpartisan scientists to change the facts that's the allegation the commerce secretary has had a spokesman denied that but I think this is also about the larger issue about whether or not the trumpet ministration is going to allow information long prized by independent scientists not partisan figures that help to inform Americans and their institutions to help them make good decisions whether that is going to bend to personal pique and partisan intent in a way that cuts against how federal government supposed to work David Folkenflik for us on this story David we appreciate it thank you you bet we are continuing to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in parts of the Bahamas the storm was the strongest on record to strike that country killing at least 44 people the United Nations is saying 70000 people are homeless this is Freeport resident Valentino Burke describing life to the Associated Press we don't have no power no water is hot to live it's hard. Even to. Side isn't even cool no trees they give a breeze not another that's all he's on Grand Bahama Island which saw a massive devastation after the storm lingered above that island for nearly 2 days Christie Delafield directs communications for the aid group Mercy Corps She is with a team on the island of Grand Bahama and joins us now from the main city there Freeport thank you for taking the time for us this morning good morning David can you just describe what life is like in the city of Freeport right now and what it looks like well the the clip that you played I think is really accurate as we drive around everything has been destroyed by floodwaters are flattened people have furniture and clothes sitting outside of their homes trying to try them out there are long lines at gas stations as people are buying fuel for generators as well as their cars long lines at laundromats. Basic daily life is not easy here. Well as as the man we heard there the resident Valentino bird said you know no power no water or hard to live sleeping outside I mean how does your organization even prioritize like what is the most desperate need that you're trying to help with Well certainly the basics clean water shelter we're trying to keep people trying to keep people alive really but once you move beyond that the front of mind challenge for aid agencies right now is logistics because to get any of those supplies and we need a warehouse saying we need supply change and frankly the destruction has been so immense that that's not really self-evident anywhere that we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies communications are down electricity is down. Any of the any of the things that you would normally do on a in a response are going to be 10 times harder because the systems that would support them don't exist anymore so you're still at the point where you're just trying to even set up enough to take some time about how are you doing that I mean how do you actually store stuff with no reliable warehouses so we connect with each other as agencies to understand who has access to what compare notes and bring in things to fill different gaps so for example you may not think about it as being a huge priority but with people not having a place to charge their phones Mercy Corps bringing in solar lanterns set up phone chargers so that people can get word about where distributions are taking place they can have lights so that they're a little bit more safe they can contact their loved ones they can contact emergency services I mean this is in addition to sort of traditional things like toothpaste and toothbrushes and soap and towels and all of all of those kind of things that you think of as the typical disaster relief supplies one thing that really stayed with me as I was reading about the situation there is residents saying that they're seeing foreign aid arriving you know it from other countries but not seeing help from their government are you even working with a government that's able to do much right now as a very small government a very small country that has to be overwhelmed. Well it's it's honestly easy for any government to be overwhelmed in an emergency the National Emergency Management Association name as put out a list of supplies that are most needed and so what we do is submit the list of things that we're bringing in and we try to focus on what they have suggested So whether it's mosquito nets or tarps we're going to be working with the local people to try to figure out what they need because the person is closest to the problem is closest to the solution how long do you think your organization is going to be there. This is looking like a long haul David I mean we're talking years here well Kristie Delafield with Mercy Corps in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island organization is delivering it there after the hurricane Thanks a lot and can. Move down. Who is yelling at us well that foghorn voice belongs to John Bercow the speaker of the British House of Commons and yet he sometimes sounds more like the ringmaster of the circus yesterday Bercow announced he is going to be stepping down after a decade in the Speaker's chair and N.P.R.'s Frank Langfitt has more from London Burton said he had promised his wife Sally he would step down before the next election which is expected eventually later this fall Bercow who's 56 spoke of how much he would miss the Commons this is a wonderful place filled overwhelmingly by people who are maybe too late but I. Know some of the national interest. By that perception of the public good. And by then D.C. True to form Bercow save the announcement for another momentous day in the British parliament as lawmakers again rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid for a general election and Johnson suspended parliament for 5 weeks as the clock winds down toward the Rex a deadline of October 31st a move some parliamentarians called anti-democratic during his address Merkel issued this warning seemingly with the prime minister in mind we need to grade this parliament. Now up arrow bit Burkle can detention in Britain and beyond for the theatrical style with which he's run the Commons sometimes the speaker who stands 5 foot 6 played the stern schoolmaster Mr Schoen Broke be twats I knew you feel strongly and I respect that I know have you shown you are the undertaking now I want to be quiet or I strongly advise you to leave the chamber for the rest of the debate stop it other times and Burkle came off as a walking through Saurus people making an extraordinary noise from a standard zisha slushes prospect to be last question less on the they realise that I recognise their own folly journey when but Merkel has been as controversial as he's been entertaining in the 2016 directed referendum he voted to stay in the European Union and Bracks a Tears claimed he bent parliamentary rules to favor pro E.U. Lawmakers early this morning as Parliament was suspended Bercow was again his outspoken self criticizing the prime minister for sidelining Parliament for such a long time at a crucial moment in the country's political history easy standard it's one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of many colleagues but huge numbers of people outside an active executive. Responsible broke out as opposition legislators tried to prevent the suspension it conclude. With the grinning burka shaking the hands of the reigning lawmakers as they filed out of the commons Frank Langfitt N.P.R. News London. This is N.P.R. News. What does a fair deal look like for those who have suffered from the nation's opioid epidemic states are seeking billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma the maker of Oxycontin and its owners the Sackler family but bankruptcy could make a messy situation messier justice and the fight for a family fortune next time on one end. 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News I'm Rachel Martin and I'm David Greene when Chelsea Manning leaked classified information to Wiki Leaks she also reached out to someone else Adrian Lamo who was once revered in the hacker community turned Manning into authorities when she revealed herself as the leaker in 2010 and then last year Lamo died under strange circumstances as part of an N.P.R. Special series Dina Temple Reston looks into that mysterious death if you were to trace the U.S. Government's case against Julian Assange you probably would have to start with this one. Already Oh. That's from a classified military video former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning gave to Wiki Leaks 9 years ago you may remember it no animosity a moment or not I'm sure right the 4th of the year I would like to get over these are the actual conversations between 2 Apache helicopter pilots. Or one. Who got out an R.P.G. We know now that the video captured a tragic mistake. But all of them on. The American pilots killed a group of 12 civilians on a Baghdad street when the video was leaked it raised new questions about civilian casualties and rules of engagement in Iraq it also marked the beginning of something else the weaponization of the Internet. A few months after the release Chelsea Manning started an online chat with a hacker named Adrian Lamo and she revealed that she not only leaked the video but hundreds of thousands of other classified documents as well she said she had been talking to a quote crazy white haired Aussie who can't stay in one country very long unquote she meant Julian a song. Couldn't keep this information to himself once that became clear that it was such a serious thing that had that happened I don't think I could stand by and live with the implications of just sitting on it that's Adrian Lamo cousin Glen morrow I don't think he. Intisar paid ads when he started the gravity of what Manning was actually saying according to official case documents obtained by N.P.R. Investigators testified that Lamo placed 2 phone calls shortly after chatting with Manning one call went to a friend of his a former Army intelligence officer named Tim Webster and a cording to the documents Webster called the F.B.I. Shortly after hanging up with Lamo despite repeated attempts to contact him Webster declined to comment for the story Lama's friends told N.P.R. That it's unlikely Webster called the authorities without asking Lamo 1st so that's the 1st phone call. Lamo according to documents then placed a 2nd call this time to a business partner a short time later the business partner left a message on the Army's Criminal Investigative Division tip line that was on May 23rd 2010 by the end of that week Manning was in custody in Iraq accused of one of the largest leaks of classified records in American history many supported Manning . Might. Be. But many also blame to labo for turning her in people hated him when he couldn't log on to any sort of Internet platform under his actual name without you know certainly getting some sort of hate directed toward him and you Blake was a friend of age and lamas and before he met Manning Lamo was a famous hacker after Manning was arrested Lamo was labeled a snitch and found himself on the receiving end of death threats even when when a great would do something with the absolute best of intentions there is anyone realize that it was a good lover who did it they didn't want anything to do it and then turned up dead . Number one which saw they found his body March 14th 2018 he'd been dead for days in the state of Kansas Medical examiners have 5 categories for determining a cause of death natural accident suicide homicide or in law most cases the most on satisfy undetermined it's certainly possible to have a known cause of death but still have an undetermined manner of death that's the local deputy medical examiner Scott Kipper he did llamas a