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scuttlebutt.have you heard any y figured out who it was or anything like that. >> i checked in with secret service last night. they said they would have more of an update today after they briefed congress. they were setting up expectations early on there was not going to likely be any major announcement. even said there was a possibility they would never find out for sure who left that cocaine which i'm told was a very small amount. less than one ounce. of course, it's still the headline that's gotten so much attention and lawmakers are more curious about whether or not somebody could have snuck something else more hazardous into the white house. we asked the president before they went last week. they said if there was a west wing staffer there would be consequences. they would handle the investigation. director wray said that the fbi provided the testing because they wanted to make sure it wasn't anthrax tore something else but it was secret service still handling the majority of the investigation. >> ainsley: dresser bag on the floor? >> brian: cubby.
and the extreme wildfire conditions in the western u.s. and canada. and if we don't want to get worse, we need to focus on policies to reduce our emissions of carbon dioxide. >> what governments say, and of course other nations need to be doing right now to prepare for a much hotter world? >> there is a lot we can do to help adapt to it, in addition to help reduce our emissions to help it from getting worse, things like building cooling centers that are accessible and passing out and making available water. and expanding the air conditioning for poor people. and just planting carbon trees. and there is really a lot we can do to help adapt to the changes. that we have been experiencing so far. but at the same time, if we don't stop this from getting worse. it is going to continue to be more hazardous. in the future. and it is becoming harder and harder to adapt to it. >> i appreciate you joining us, thank you so much. >> thank you, it is a pleasure to be here. u.s. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling for
war cluster— should not and cannot be using in war. cluster munitions are one such type of— war. cluster munitions are one such type of weapon. you have to remember what these _ type of weapon. you have to remember what these things do. these are weapons — what these things do. these are weapons that spread thousands of tiny bombs the size of a battery or a ping—pong ball, they are extremely hazardous, _ a ping—pong ball, they are extremely hazardous, they can penetrate armour, — hazardous, they can penetrate armour, they can saw off limbs, they can kiti— armour, they can saw off limbs, they can kill months and years afterwards. this is why they pose a huge _ afterwards. this is why they pose a huge threat to civilians and the administration's claims that the us stockpite _ administration's claims that the us stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do _ stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do not — stockpile has a lower failure rate, we do not accept those assertions. talking _ we do not accept those assertions. talking to — we do not accept those assertions. talking to me a little earlier. lavender are known for its rich fragrance and aromatic foliage. but did you know that it can be used to make cream teas? as lavender farmers head into the busy harvest season, our reporter dan bater has been to explore one mini �*provence'
across canada, western canada, eastern canada, central canada. because of that, we have the air quality alerts. that's settling down in places like birmingham, alabama and atlanta, georgia have air quality alerts in effect. take a look at this air quality. anywhere you see orange, it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. the red, unhealthy for everybody. the purple, it's very unhealthy and hazardous, which we have a couple of spots of hazardous around areas in to ohio. so a lot of visibility right now. very significant visibility drops. the bigger issue is the air quality will be very problematic. don't do any exercise outside today if you can. take a look what has happened in chicago. we've been in this unhealthy range all day long. now getting even just a little bit worse as we're heading in to the afternoon hours. going to watch this smoke tracker. you can see the darker color.
hazardous. that's when officials say you should stay indoors at all costs. we have live pictures from chicago where you can barely make out the skyline and this is the scene today in st. paul, minnesota. it is shrouded in gray. chad myers joins us now live. how long are you expecting this wave of smoke to spread across the midwest? >> certainly it doesn't get better today and tomorrow. you can see that there's not a cloud in the sky between chicago and cleveland but you can't see the ground because this is the smoke that the satellite is seeing right now. cleveland, ohio, this is what it looked like two days ago. looking across to downtown. now i take you to what it looks like live. and i know it's live because i've seen birds fly through the picture but that's because they're less than a mile and a quarter away because that is the visibility right now in cleveland. when i'm looking at these purple air numbers, you can look at them online. one of the worst places is
it's very serious. and we know he's very important to a lot of people here. >> i heard that on the news. i wish him all the best. he represents a little bit of sanity in a crazy world. he tries to influence people to be better for themselves. >> reporter: again, he's a powerful figure. when someone that powerful is sick like this, everyone is very concerned. 86 years old. he underwent a three-hour surgery on wednesday. he has a little divine intervention, he's doing really well. >> we're following along. thank you. the worst seems to be over for part of the northeastern u.s., which has been caught in a choke hold of heavy smoke from wildfires in canada. air quality is now improving along the eastern sea board. conditions have changed from hazardous or very unhealthy to
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OTTAWA (dpa-AFX) - The northeastern U.S. experienced another day with some of the worst air quality recorded in the region, caused by large plumes of smoke emanating from widespread wildfires in
but trust me it is there. and i think that's kind of where we're at right now. it has improved, but it still remains hazardous. people are talking about the air quality index. it is above 150, and that's considered hazardous. yesterday, though, we saw the mayor of new york saying it had reached a level of 484, the highest in the history of or at least since the �*60s. and so there was these warnings that people should stay indoors, avoid being outside and wear masks when possible. it is very blade runner, isn't it? let me ask you this. i read somewhere thatjodie comer, the famous british actress who's currently on broadway, had to stop her performance within about ten minutes saying she couldn't breathe. what happened there? yes, so she's starring on broadway at the moment in a play, and it was like around that time of 2pm was really the peak of that orange haze and where things really reached kind of very elevated levels. and so she would've been
real mechanisms to put new pressure on speaker mccarthy. they're not calling for his ouster. so, they're going maybe a little level below that. they frozen the entire house floor. the bills they're supposed to vote on, all part of the republican agenda. all thing thes they want to vot for. what it shows and what they're trying to show, they have power. they can shut everything down. they're not moving to remove kevin mccarthy. but he needs to find a resolution to this fast. >> they're flexing. >> flexing, a little bit. >> yeah. thanks for the wonk. we appreciate it. live pictures out of philadelphia this morning where the air quality there is terrible. it is labelled hazardous. our danny friedman is outside in philly this morning with a mask as so many people are this morning. good morning. >> good morning, poppy. i'm danny friedman. coming up, i'm just outside of philadelphia. i'm going to tell you how the city of brotherly love is dealing with the unhealthy smokey conditions. need support.