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newshour west in for stephanie sy, we'll return to judy and the full program after the latest headlines. (turn) "pfizer" is now asking u-s regulators to authorize its "covid" booster shots for all americans over 18. at the moment, only older americans and those with weakened immune systems are eligible. "pfizer's" request today comes as holiday gatherings draw near -- and as infections begin to tick higher in parts of the country. meanwhile, colorado announced today that it is implementing "crisis standards of care" to battle surging covid-19 hospitalizations. the emergency measure aims to ease how hospitals cope with staffing shortages and burnout. the prosecution rested today in kenosha, wisconsin, in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial. he's charged with killing 2 men and wounding a third, during violence and protests last year. it happened after jacob blake, a black man, was shot by police and left paralyzed. prosecutors presented 5 days of

testimony before wrapping up. the u.n. climate summit has entered its final days, with warnings that new pledges to cut carbon emissions are not enough. a un analysis says that by 2030, global emissions will still be 4 times the levels needed to limit global warming. separately, the "new climate institute" says there's no solid plan to soak up more carbon. >> "not a single country has short-term policies in place to put itself on track towards its own net zero target. right now the net zero targets are a good, they are vision, imagination, but they have to be backed by action, by short-term action otherwise they are simply not credible. the supreme court heard arguments about whether a texas tech through inmate laid hands on him in prayer out loud during a lethal injection. texas has halted executions,

pending a decision in this case. the oklahoma supreme court today threw out an award of $465 million dollars against "johnson and johnson" -- over opioid abuse. the panel said a lower court wrongly applied a public nuisance law when it found the company used deceptive marketing. republican congressman paul gosar of arizona is under fire -- for tweeting a cartoon version of him attacking democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez with a sword. he is a leading trump supporter. the new york congresswoman is a leading progressive. she was at the climate summit today, where she said the incident goes to a larger point. >> "it is so common for women and women of color to be sounding alarms about very disturbing behaviors, patterns, et cetera, to almost be whistleblowers within institutions. and to not only be ignored, but to have very

serious threats not really be addressed." >> the speaker of the house of representatives -- nancy pelosi -- called for an investigation. the white house said there's no place in politics for gosar's actions. later, in a statement, gosar said he did not espouse violence, and that it was -- quote -- "a symbolic cartoon". a federal judge has denied former president trump's request to block the release of documents related to the january attack on the u-s capitol. that came today as congressional subpoenas went out to 10 more trump administration officials. they include former senior adviser stephen miller, and former white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany. also today, a separate federal investigation found 13 trump aides campaigned on government time, in violation of the "hatch act". an american who faces criminal charges for his alleged role in the january 6th riots at the

capitol is seeking asylum in belarus, an authoritarian former republic of the soviet union, federal prosecutors say evan neumann punched two police officers and hit them with a barricade. neumann admitted on belarus state television to being at the capitol but rejects the charges. former u.s. senator from georgia, and vietnam war veteran max cleland died today in atlanta, after suffering congestive heart failure. he lost 3 limbs in a hand grenade blast in vietnam, and championed veterans' rights. john yang has our report. >> max cleland's political career spanned 4 decades, stretching from his native georgia to the u-s senate, and included time as president jimmy carter's head of the veterans administration. in the mid-1960's, he volunteered to fight in vietnam. during the siege of khe sahn -- just days before his tour of duty was to end -- he picked up a fallen grenade and lost both legs and his right arm. he was awarded the bronze and silver

stars for meritorious service. in 1978, then-v-a administrator cleland spoke of the difficulties facing those who had served in that unpopular war. >> i think that part of the problem that we will have with vietnam veterans is, unfortunately, the negative image that the war in a sense created for us. and in that sense, i'm not sure the image -- the negative image -- will ever be completely reversed. i am personally committed to making sure that those who have served this country and served it wl, particularly the disabled veteran, gets the finest treatment in our hospital system possible. >> he was elected to the senate in 1996, but lost re-election a year after 9/11 in a nasty race in which his republican opponent -- who had never served in the military -- questioned his patriotism. bound to a wheelchair most of his adult life, cleland was gregarious and upbeat. known for wearing a mickey mouse watch as a reminder, he said, not to take life too seriously.

>> max cleland was 79 years old. federal wildlife officials today reversed a trump-era rule that stripped habitat protections for the endangered "northern spotted owl". they said the rule was based on faulty science. it would have allowed logging in millions of acres across california, oregon and washington. as of today, thrill-seekers in new york city can climb up a skyscraper -- on the outside. visitors in body suits and safety harnesses ascend a metal staircase-- nearly 1,300 feet high. at the top, they can lean out over the city's skyline. tickets cost $185 dollars unless otherwise noted judy: still to come on the "newshour". the consequences of climate change fall hardest on developing nations. a new survey shows the divisions among americans -- and within

put parties. the husband of the late cokie roberts reflects on her life and legacy, plus much more. >> this is the pbs newshour. judy: president biden will soon sign into w one major piece of his agenda - the bipartisan infrastructure deal - securing a major legislative victory. but there is still work to be done to get his larger economic and social spending package over the finish line. >> the biting administration has -- yamiche alcindor talks to one of the white house's key negotiators on where it all stands. >> since the infrastructure vote on friday night, the biden administration has directed its focus to the "build back better" package. that's the $1.75 trillion bill with money for child care,

health care, and climate change. it needs nearly every house democrat and all 50 senate democrats on board to pass. brian deese is the director of the national economic council for the biden administration. he's been a central figure in these negotiations and he joins me now from the white house. president biden will soon pass the bipartisan infrastructure agreement. what assurances can you give americans that the build back better act will become law and how soon do you expect that to happen? >> i can assure people that signing this historic infrastructure bill will do a lot of good for the country. we have waited decades to do something about that infrastructure. we are 13th in the world in infrastructure and with this piece of legislation signed soon, we will ke investments in building back arrow airports, roads and bridges and transit. clean water by revising lead service lines across the country.

this is a big set of investments. we are now finally going to make this happen. i think this will build real momentum. that will start next week. chrysler congressional budget office said it is releasing estimates for individual -- house speaker nancy pelosi said that she wants to vote on this build back better app -- act. how worried is the president and yourself that there won't be this score needed to pack this bill in the house? >> we are confident this bill is fully paid for. the joint committee on taxation which is the gold standard for

the revenue provisions in this bill reinforced that there is more than enough revenue to offset all of the new investment in this package. this is the typical process. we anticipate that there will be more information provided to lawmakers this week and consistent with the commitments that lawmakers and leadership made, that there will be more. at the end of the day, the most important bottom line is these are high-value targeted investments that are fully paid for. >> how confident are you that you have the votes to get this bill back better? -- build back better bill? >> we are confident this will pass the house and the senate. we are telling lawmakers this is an easy vote. the american people are looking

to lower the cost of prescription drugs. people were anxious about their economic circumstances and this bill will actually lower prices, lower inflationary pressure and get people to work. it is paid for in a responsible way. this is a straightforward plan. >> i want to ask you about paid family leave. it was added back into the bill back better app. senators have been opposed to this. i wonder if you expect paid family leave to be in the final bill. >> we will work on this issue. there are some twists and turns ahead. this is something that they have

always been in support of. we will work that through. the core of the question is not what will be in this package but what this package will deliver for the american pple. this is one of the highest estimates we can make. getting all of our three and four-year-olds educated. we had the opportunity to get that done in a fully responsible and fully paid for way. >> the last admistration you worked for, president obama, you were a key expert on climate change. are you worried there are critics who believe that you gave up too much on the climate? >> this bill would be the largest and most significant

investment in our nations history by a significant factor. most importantly, it would spark new economic engines in our economy. there are electric clean vehicles all around the world. it is an enormous economic opportunity and a significant investment. we feel good about what we can get done on, change. >> right now, americans are facing some real economic struggles, gas prices are at a record high. the highest they have been in seven years. there are people who are paying more for the meat they want to put on the thanksgiving table.

what do you say to some critics who think that the white house is too focused on long-term investments and not short-term right now relief for americans? >> president biden understands deeply the impact that higher prices can have on a family, whether that is the price at the pump or the grocery store. he is focused like a laser on those issues. he was making calls to some of our biggest retailers and freight members. he is on this case. i would underscore the economic progress we are making israel. the unemployment rate is down to 4.6. that is two years faster than most experts. a lot of these supply chain challenges are a reflection of the fact that we are moving more

goods through the american economy then at any time in history. significant a higher. that is a good thing. it reflects the fact that americans -- we are on that every day in the short term. we think we can focus on the short-term and the medium and longer-term challenges. we have more resilient ports and roads. we can do both of these things. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> we returned to the cap 26 climate change conference in glasgow, scotland where leaders are trying to reach new agreements and commitments toward reducing missions and swallowing the impacts of global

warming. william is there for us all week. in his report, he looks at key questions about getting enough help to the world's most vulnerable nations. >> on the bustling streets of daca, mohamed is part of what is becoming the biggest migration inside bangladesh. seven years ago, the 45-year-old had to his wife and four kids behind over 100 miles away to come and earn money. why? his prior life and livelihood had been washed away by ever increasing flood. ones that are getting worse in a warming world. >> i rent a business before but the business is no more now. the shops, the houses have been devoured by the river. for more than half the year, our house was submerged twor three times per month. this restricted movements, our lives.

>> climate effigies are partly why docket is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. and why anger -- represents one of the great frailties of climate change. those that have done little to cause the problem are paying the biggest price. bangladesh admits less than half -- admits less than half. this loathing country has always been vulnerable to flooding. climate change has intensified storms, pushed saltwater further in land and now driven an estimated 10 million people from their homes. >> the 170 million people in my country are the most climate aware people in the whole world. >> this is the director of the international center for climate change and development. he is in glascow.

he has been to all of these summits. >> the gray hair is one indicator. >> the people of his country are following the talks of government closely. >> many feel that the climate change problem is a problem of injustice. it is about rich people polluting the atmosphere. that is just wrong. >> one reason for that inequality is the failures of the world's richest countries to deliver on a promised $100 billion per year to help poor countries adapt to climate change. while many argue that some was far too little, the wealthier nations are not even on track to hit that goal.

they provided about $80 billion. that is up 2% from the year before. >> the rich countries could have figured out how to provide it and they did not. each country decided for themselves what is my fair share of this amount and that is it. the rest has to come from other people. that is one way to show that they were just not serious. >> america's climate envoy, john kerry said developed nations will hit this next year. >> no government in the world has enough money to affect this transition. >> the distribution of these funds has also been in equal. as of 2019, one of the ways these climate dollars get this first went to the poorest nations.

over 60% went to middle income countries like india and mexico. >> i sent before you fellow leaders of our nation's not as a scientist or an environmental expert but as a citizen of our beautiful planet and more specifically as an island boy facing gallery. >> frustrated and sometimes despairing voices from developing nations have been heard throughout cop 26. >> it is happening and it is happening now. >> this is the former president of the maldives and now speaker of parliament. twelve years ago, to protest the damage his low-lying country was experiencing, he famously staged cabinet meeting underwater. his country has to spend half its national budget adapting to climate change. >> nasheed: if the planet heats about 1.5 degrees. that's a death sentence on the people of the maldives. the maldives and many low-lying islands and many

coastal areas will find it difficult to survive, and we will have large amounts of people on the move. many climate refugees and i think the instability that would create would be far worse than addressing the issue right now. >> climate summits, she's the -- janine felson is another veteran of these climate summits, she's the deputy head of the delegation from belize, and also the lead negotiator on climate finance for the alliance of small island states. janine: climate change has very, very different impacts across the globe. but for countries that are already in vulnerable situations, they are existential impacts. these extreme events can take away years and years of what people who are already vulnerable have taken to build up. it destroys everything in its path. we're not in the same boat. we're in totally different things. we might be in a little canoe with leaky holes, but we're definitely not in the same

boat. >> felson says cop26 - and meetings like it - put leaders from the richest countries, the biggest emitters face-to-face with the countries bearing the worst of climate change. janine: it's not just 44 islands speaking to major countries. i think we have public opinion and public eye, the public eye on leaders going into cop 26, so we're hopeful. >> saleemul huq is less optimistic about what might come from world leaders. >> saleemul: i do not have great faith in an outcome coming out from them. one reason is that outcomes depend on consensus. nearly 200 countries all have to agree, including countries that don't want any progress, and they can hold it up and they do hold it up. and so whatever comes out is a very, very low common denominator, which is nowhere near what is needed to solve the problem or tackle the problem. >> as negotiations continue over the size and shape of future aid for the developing world, people like mohammad nirob will continue suffering the present-day impacts of climate change.

nirob: we face the storms, scorching heat of the sun, rainfall, everything. the river has devoured everything. now we are struggling to live. >>'s wife and four children have moved to a new house. they are a few miles in land now. there are millions and million of them. the hope amongst activists here -- they resonate within these going on. >> william, we can see so much debate over how to help with what to do about these poorer countries. beyond these, we understand there is an even more contentious conversation underway in glascow. tell us about that. >> that is right. the $100 billion discussion is about two things. mitigating against future,

change, helping these countries build renewable energy projects or adapting to future climate change like new farming practices and things like that. the new argument that has been pushed forward is that these countries should be paid for the loss and damages from past climate change events. payments for something like a drought or like a city being massively destroyed like a flood. the argument these countries make is wealthy nations were rich by burning oil and gas and coal. burning those fuels put out emissions that are now harming these countries and they feel they should be compensated for that in some way. it is a complicated and divisive issue that has come up. unlike the other climate finance , this is not money that gets repaid. these will be grants and gifts.

>> a major sticking point is the size of these payments. as we heard john kerry say in your report, there is no government on earth that can afford something of the size you're talking about. >> that is right. john kerry said simply transitioning most of the developing world -- it could cost trillions of dollars. that is this constant issue that we are hearing about mitigation and adaptation. the refrain we have heard from many people here is that when a climate related disaster hits the united states, when a flood wipes out some town, america is wealthy enough to put the plumbing back to stream -- to put these nations back to normal. these costs are daunting.

this is just in the developed world. this could be one to $2 trillion. the question is if this will actually happen. while we have seen a few nations put out somewhat tepid statements or that they are acknowledging this issue, nobody we have spoken to hear leaves this will be legitimately on the table. >> one day after another. these debates continue. you will be there for the rest of the week. thank you, william. >> it has been one year since one of the most contentious presidential elections in recent history and it is no secret that political limitation still runs deep.

this paint a portrait of the american electorate that is more complicated than just left versus right. you have divided americans into nine distinct groups for this report. let's start with what you are calling the republican coalition. >> four of the nine groups we have found are clearly republican oriented. they identify as republican, they back joe biden. they are united in their political values.

these are the four groups in their names. first and foremost, they share a preference for smaller government and they think the government too often does things that are better left to businesses and individuals. they are generally united in their views of american foreign policy. at least when it comes to american military power. one of the other things they are united by is they generally object to the contention that white people in america benefit from advantages in society that black people don't have. >> those are what they have in common. you also saw differences among them. talk about that. >> sure. there are quite a lot of cleavages within the publican coalition. one of the most interesting is that we identified a group we call the populist right. they are strong republicans, strong trump supporters.

they critique negative use of business and corporations and in many ways, a look -- they look a lot like democrats than other members of the republican coalition. we also see some divide when it comes to social issues. traditionally, social conservative positions like lacking support for same-sex marriage or we have seen traditionally republican groups oppose legalized abortion. we see some divisions within the republican coalition on these questions. when it comes to our policy, we see a couple of groups -- republican groups saying they should go it alone in foreign policy. we see two of the four saying that working with allies is really essential. >> those are the republican groups. let's talk about the four

democratic groups you have lumped together and what they have in common. >> sure. they are generally united in their views about government. there is a general support for saying that government should do more to solve people's problems. that is something that unites democrats. it is also true when it comes to some issues like attitudes about race and gender. we see the democratic groups are more likely to say that women continue to face obstacles in society that men don't face. it carries over into attitudes about race as well, saying that there is a lot more that the country needs to do in order to confront and get to the goal of racial equality. they are generally united on economic issues, especially with regards to saying that the economic system is not fair to

all americans and they generally support raising taxes on what the people and businesses and corporations. >> what about where democrats differ? what are big areas of disagreement? >> there are a few there. i think one of the interesting ones we have seen in the debate around police funding is that several of our democratic groups are likely to say the police funding should be increased rather than decreased. the democratic mainstays take this position. two other groups, a progressive left group and an outsider left group are more likely to say that police funding should be decreased and then increased. that is a key division. even when it comes to attitudes about planet, democrats are largely united in seeing climate as an issue. they tend to say the party and

the country should prioritize the development of alternative energy sources but it is really only our progressive left groups . that is a distinction that i think is important to understand. >> there is one group that does not an -- does not fit into either party. >> that is a group that we call the stress decide liners. they are about 15% of the public and they are evenly divided in their politics. they are the least likely group to have voted in 2020. they say they don't follow politics very closely.

>> would you say they are they messages for each one of the political parties? >> americans get a snapshot into the internal politics the two parties are dealing with. they tend to manage these different constituencies. sometimes they are in conflict. i think on the left we saw a little bit of this last week. i think you can see the differences between the progressive left and democratic mainstays. three of the four republican groups are quite posive about former president trump. the ambivalent right really stand out in that respect.

coalition management is a really important thing for the parties. often we talk about republicans and democrats and how polarized we are. that is absolutely the case. it is true that there are a lot of these internal divisions as well. >> it is fascinating. there is a lot to dig into here. for those of us who love politics, thank you. and to find out which group shares your views, you can take our quiz on pbs.org/newshour. >> there has been a raise in violence in iraq since the election, suggesting deepening internal division and broader

instability. iranian linked parties that lost big have since staged protests, threatened election officials and are widely lamed for sunday's drone attack. simona reports from baghdad. >> camped outside, these men were present for their protest. they are members or supporters of pro-iranian parties who suffered a crushing defeat in october parliamentary vote. even though the u.s., the u.n. and the eu praised it as transparent. they claimed the electric -- election was rigged. >> we had our own observers who brought us evidence of our success. >> complicating things further, many of the losing parties have

armed wings. 2500 of whom are still stationed iraq. he says his supporters are ready to -- ready to take action. >> there will be a popular movement in these groups. they will play their role. >> as the country waits for final results, these men wait for further instructions. >> iraq's election commission finalized the manual recount to address the complaints by --

filed by the losing parties. no major discrepancies were found. that means the preliminary results are unlikely to result in this. >> the protests turned violent. two men were killed when security forces opened fire. both were members of the paramilitary group. here he is, visiting the site and threatening the prime minister. >> revenge for the blood of the martyrs is our responsibility. it will be achieved by putting you on trial. >> three armed drones were

targeted in the most brazen attack yet on the state authority. calm was called for. president biden denounced what he called a terror attack but some observers say this strike is an unsettled negotiating tactic to extract these in forthcoming talks over government negotiation. >> as soon as the final results are announced, we will move to the next stage. you will see most of what of -- most of what is taking place right now here. >> they have ruled this. that is raising fears of a war. he has cast himself as a nationalist and whose party won the election, he says he wants to form a majority government. a break with the previous

practice of dividing government posts among all elected parties. that idea of a majority government is firmly rejected. >> it is impossible. this will not happen. why? because he does not resent the sheer. it only represents one side. >> an uneasy calm has settled over baghdad's streets. with both parties armed to the teeth, the failure to reach political agreement could ignite fresh conflict. for the pbs newshour, i'm simona foltyn in baghdad and judy: journalist cokie roberts, who died 2 years ago, paved the way for many women in our field, setting an example with her political reporting and analysis.

but to those who were closest to her, she was also known as a fearless matriarch, beloved wife and cherished friend and mentor. i sat down with her husband steve roberts to talk about his new book “cokie, a life well lived” and what her legacy has meant for journalists and women across the country. steve roberts, thank you so much for joining us. >> great pleasure, judy. >> what a wonderful book. what a wonderful picture, cokie. a life well lived. that's true, and we still miss her. >> every day. but i did this book, judy, because there were two cokies, there was the public cokie, which listeners of public broadcasting know well, public radio know well, and there were countless young women over many years who saw her on tv or listen to her on the radio and said i can be that smart. i can be that strong, i don't have to hide who i am.

it was enormously powerful. but there was the private one that did something good for someone else every single day. >> you're right. there was the one we all thought we knew, the journalist, the public person but there was the daughter, the sister, the mother, the wife, and someone who lived a very full life, engaged in her faith, engaged in her family, engaged with so many friends. >> particularly her female friends. she had lots of guy friends but she had a special feeling for women in all sorts of ways. the young women who looked up to her -- there was a line outside the door. they could have been assigned saying the doctor is in because

they wanted role models. and here was cokie with two kids. long married six grandkids and these young women who were working with her enforce it. that's who i want to be. i want that life. you know this yourself as a mother of in this business, you were a real pioneer, too. you were part of that whole generation, judy. there's a passage in the book about a woman who was very associated with this show for many, many years. linda winslow is the producer here. and when she had an operation for ovarian cancer, who was the person who sat for hours outside in the waiting room? it was cokie, because linda's family wasn't here, and someone had to be there and cokie was absolutely determined she was going to be there for her friend . >> the two of them were really close but it was linda winslow, our former executive producer. but there's a story about our current executive producer, sara just who speaks about when they were working together at abc. >> she had a lot to do with tara

taking the job here, encouraging her and mentoring her. sarah's story was so instructive because she loved doing needlework. she did that for each one of our six grandchildren. there was another point. she wanted to say not so subtly i am not a guy in a suit, i am a woman here and i am doing womanly things. sitting in the conference room, talking about recipes with her, as the guys are filing in and saying navy we should stop talking about recipes, maybe we should put away our needlework, they sd we are not putting it away because they need to know that we are women. she was radical and a traditionalist. no matter how visible she became, she always said we cannot lose sight of the roles we have always laid as the nurturers and the caregivers and keepers of the family frame.

>> she somehow instantly had that sense that that was something that was important for her to do. but it was not only that, she had this extraordinary career as a very successful and brilliant journalist. she covered capitol hill and all of those politics for all those years. where did that come from? her mother and father served in congress so it was in the family. she really got politics. >> yes, her mother and father served a total of 46 years. it went way back. her seventh birthday party was at the capital. she was giving tours of the capital for her father's constituency. it was in her bones, her fingertips. it was not just understanding, it was respect. she believed in the life of politics as a noble occupation and she believed in congress as

the epitome of american democracy. she was very tough and skeptical. she was also respectful of the political life. that set her apart from a lot of the political reporters. >> she believed in holding them accountable but respecting the work that they do. one thing i want to ask you, you knew her so well and journalism has changed. by the time she passed two years ago, journalism was already going through turmoil today, even more turmoil. what do you think she would be saying about what we are going through? >> i think she would be very grateful of the way journalism has become a target of some politicians who run against journalists -- the mean journalists and use them as a foil and a target. i think she would be very strong

in saying we can't let this turmoil on more us from our basic physicals. she would say with all the ways we have changed, all the technologies, all the new pressures, let's not forget what evercore mission is and what evercore values are. i think she would have been very strong in saying that. >> one of many good lessons that have come from the pages of this book. "cokie, a life well lived." thank you so much, steve. >> judy, it has been a real pleasure. >> bren smith has spent his life on the water. after seeing

firsthand the harsh effects of commercial fishing on the climate, smith wanted to find a more environmentally friendly way to do what he loved. in 2013, he founded the non-profit greenwave to teach regenerative ocean farming techniques to fishermen across the world. tonight, he gives his brief but spectacular take on making a living on a living planet. bren smith: you know, i grew up in a little town in newfoundland, canada, the most eastern point of all north america, and all i ever wanted to be was a fisherman. those were my heroes. sot age 14, i dropped out of high school and headed out to sea. this was the late eighties on the bering sea, and it was the height of industrialized fishing. we were tearing up entire ecosystems with our trawls. most of the fish i was catching was going to mcdonald's. so i was like, right at that peak of one of the most unsustainable forms of food production in the planet producing some of the most unhealthy food on the planet. and that's where i began to realize, if i'm going to make a living on a living planet, if i'm going to die on my boat one

day, we need to change our relationship to the ocean. regenerative ocean farming has been around for centuries. the first regenerative ocean farmers were indigenous folks in the pacific northwest building clam walls. but i think the time has come because the climate economy, the challenge of climate change is demanding that we change the plate, right? that we, we shift things around. and instead of being like, oh, what do we want to eat? it needs to shift to what can we grow. what can the earth provide at this moment? the oceans are one of the key answers to that. we really need to trade knowledge in order to do this. my soil turns over a thousand times a day. the way you're going to counter that is by thousands of farmers working together and collaborating around the country and around the world. regenerative ocean farming is the way of being life back to the ocean. that means you don't need pens,

you don't need to use antibiotics and pesticides and fish feed to grow thesehings, you're just allowing your shellfish and seaweed to soak up what is in the water, soak up carbon and sunlight and all those things. that makes it zero input food. when you think of the farm, think of an underwater garden where you have scaffolding of the system held down by anchors. from there, we can grow all of our different crops. oyster cages in the bottom. clams down in the mud. there is a lot of ocean out there. according to the world bank, you would create the protein equivalent of 3 trillion

cheeseburgers and 50 miion jobs. if you wanted to bring production on, grow good local food, our waterways are in a credit way to do it. that is what brings so many people to this space. we can be part of the peace of the puzzle of addressing this. this is my brief but spectacular take on aching a living on a living planet. >> i love his enthusiasm. you can watch all of our brief but spectacular episodes at pbs.org/newshour/brief. the colorado river supplies drinking water to nearly 40 million people. it gets almost 4 million acres of farmland. a 20 year mega drought is squeezing it dry. tomorrow evening, join miles

o'brien for a special hour-long event. tipping point, river on the brink, his streams live wednesday at seven rpm eastern on pbs.org/newshour. online right now, farms and pastors inevitably take a toll on the environment. this landscape ecologist brings stakeholders together to solve some of agriculture's the problems. that is the news for tonight. i am judy woodruff, join us online. join us on the newshour. stay safe. quite the landscape has changed and not for the last time.

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