>> people are frustrated by democracy, they don't believe this is working for them. >> then, after weeks of storms its billion-dollar cleanup ands- recovery. alternative energy. an alaskan village shows the role communities have.

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by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions by viewers like you. >> good evening. in the streets of peru, demonstrators are vowing to demand resignation despite a strong police response and death toll. 55 people are dead and 700 are injured. the worst violence the country has seen in two decades began last month. overnight, more violent clashes between protesters and police. pushers and shoving. tear gas and smoke cloud the streets. dozens were injured.

protesters arrived, defined the state of emergency to divan the resignation of the president. >> we want the usurper to step down and call for new elections. protests will continue. >> the protes erected last month after the former president was removed from office. the vice president became resident. >> we are headg to lima to fight. we are here for the mooned -- wounded. >> he was peru's first leader from the andes region,

campaigning for no more poor people, he promised to address long-standing issues of porty and any polity. the astor angered supporters, underscoring alienation. >> we have come to defend our country. >> protesters want immediate new elections to pick a new congress and bought a new constitution. >> we demand the resignation of the president and what the closure of congress and new elections. >> so far, the president has been defined. >> that was not a peaceful protest. the violent acts will not go on. i will not get tired of inviting those, those who have moved for

dialogue. i will not get tired of telling them, let's work on the vision this country needs. >> yesterday, i spoke with the bureau chief for the new york times. i asked her what she saw in a recent trip. >> last month i have been to two different parts of peru. the differences are stark. these are roadblocks and parts of the country being paralyzed and anger happening outside of the city is extremely present. you do not state on the streets. >> what does that tell us?

>> these protests demonstrate a rural-urban divide that has existed for generations. a lot of people feel that the democracy is only functioning for a select group of people. but you see people feel security and opportunities have not come tohem that in many ways has been exasperated by the pandemic by the drought that hit the country very hard. it has caused prices to rise. people are frustrated by current

conditions. more thanhat, people are frustrated by a democracy date -- that they do not believe is working for them. >> what is it they want? >> protests began as this anger over the removal of the former president, so at first, people were asking for restitution and asking for new elections as quickly as possible. the demands have grown from there and people are asking for a new constitution, and we saw signs that there is a new homeland and the frustration has reachea level where people are calling for a new system. the new system is not clear. >> does this tell us anything

about democracy across south america and latin america? >> what we have seen is a decline in trust in individual democracies and satisfaction, the level of dissatisfaction and trust is particularly acute in peru. >> peru is no stranger to political turmoil. it's a country that has seen six presidents in the last five years and i think what that has led to is a distrust and how the democracy functions, tre is a study that is critical for us that shows 21% of peruvians are

satisfied with their democracy. 50% of politicians are corrupt, gives you an idea of people -- of how people feel. >> have there been allegations of human rights abuses? >> there are many human rights groups who have accused the police of acting disproportionately against protesters, vandalized, burnt buildings, but the police and military have guns. a lot of these people have died from bullet wounds. >> is there any resolution in sight? >> one of the main asks and demands is the new president resigns, she was initially an ally and has really dug in her heels and is not getting any

signs that she will acquiesce to demands. if that does not happen, i think this will keep going. >> thank you very much. in brazil, another democracy under pressure. far right supporters of the former president storm several government buildings in the capital earlier this month. in ukraine, low to mere zelenskyy and his wife attended the funeral of an interior minister. they were victims of a helicopter crash. seven other people were killed including a child.

a u.s. seal was killed in ukraine this week. he was the sixth american known to have died fighting in ukraine. no americans are fighting in any official capacity. abbot laboratory confirms the government is investigating the baby formula shortage. the plant was temporarily closed in february after the fda inspectors found potentially deadly bacteria. a new justice department filing in the elizabeth holmes case says she had a one-way ticket to mexico just three weeks after her flawed condition -- fraud condition -- conviction. prosecutors are holding her on appeal, saying she is a flight risk. her attorneys say the trip was for a friend's wedding. still to come.

california's billion-dollar cleanup. in alaska communities effort to use cleaner energy and create a more sustainable economy. >> this is pbs news weekend from washington, home of the pbs newshour. >> storms are blamed for at least 20 deaths. president biden declared a federal disaster to help the recovery. now that the worst of the storm has passed, and up has begun. marjorie's berkeley home was destroyed by a mudslide. >> i just finished remodeling.

it's hard to see it all go. >> nine atmospheric rivers, long sections of the atmosphere pummeled the state. torrential downpours turned neighborhoods into lakes and triggered mudslides, resulting in power outages and mass evacuations. there were sinkholes, rock slides in fresno. they were daring rescues. responders lifted a woman from a crake. president biden surveyed damage along the coast. >> that he went down's -- if anyone doubts the climate is changing, they must have been asleep. we need to rebuild better.

>> a community near san jose flooded three times in three weeks. >> is always tough. you go to the emotional roller coaster. if my troubles in life are some mud on the floor, i consider myself lucky. >> the deluge refill some reservoirs. we spoke with ryan ferguson about recovery efforts. >> thank you for joining us. it's been a long, tough couple of weeks. describe to us the scope of the damage you are seeing and where things stand. >> thank you so much for having

us. 48 counties have proclaimed a state of emergency for damage to the state. impacts from the south with swift water rescues where we had mudslides, and unprecedented disaster that is avertin b we have a significant amount of cleanup and recovery that is commenced, theeclaration will expedite assistance, but it will be months if not years for these communities to repair the damage. >> as far as the immediate damage o them for structure, talk about where roads and thoroughfares, where cleanup is with that? >> we are lucky we had some of

the best cruise -- many coastal communities have a sinkhole, large portions that will be washed out. and for structure and people, we are trying to maximize assistance so they can rebuild and recover. the vision is how you support communities and individuals and help them rever. >> had there been a lot of people displaced? whenever we think of california, we think about housing. >> we believe there are several

thousand homes because of flooding or mudslides. one of the things these vulnerable communities. older californians have this, english is their second language. there disproportionately affected. a big part now is what services can we provide. philanthropic organizations can provide aid. >> when you are lookinat the mess, days of intense rain, mudslides, how do triage that? what is most important? >> the protection of life and property is what we look at first. experience 21 fatality so far.

the work we do on these is how do we protect people. we've had 1400 rescues. planes, the goal of fks in the state of california is put in resources before the water comes, use the best science we have two put fire fighters, first responders, ambulances to get out safely. this is going to be much worse. in -- get better in each disaster. we have had practice. >> that brings up our next point. with climate change, experts

predicts california will experience a more extreme cycle between drought, wildfire, flooding. it's protected they may see a mega storm. have these last couple of weeks i've been a wake-up call? do you think there will be more policies oriented toward preparations for these types of events? >> for those of us who do this work, this is no surprise. we see the impacts firsthand with a thousand year drought, record wildfires. all of these disasters compound each other. rains have been worse. the burn scars can result in mudslides. other areas get so hard that the water does not absorb and runs downstream, picking up steam. it's very clear climate changes

impacting the way we view disasters in california and we do expect it continue to get worse in the years to come, so we're trying to up our game. so much of this worth -- work is steps we can take to be prepared. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> in alaska, temperatures can fall to 60 below of heating the community is a big job. in september, they switched to renewable energy. alyssa reports the change means

a path towards cleaner energy and a more sustainable economy for native communities. >>oodrow is keeping the fire alive. it uses would to heat the water system and public facilities. instead of burning full -- fuel oil, main offices are heated by a renewable resource. they expect the furnace to divert to private residences. >> putting fuel in the fuel tanks so far, operators are keeping the fire going and hopefully that can happen throughout the winter. can save a lot of money.

>> the furnace system has been running since september. this is a welcome source of renewable energy where fuel prices are a hburden. the energy or manager says the situation is more precarious due to climate change. the river does not always stay high enough for fuel barges to make it safely. that can force residents to rely on planes, the most expensive form of transportation. >> faraway conflicts. those raise the costs for the entire supply. if you want sustainability, you want to do renewable energy. >> the furnace system was

installed because the forests are an easy resource. the project manager says a steep jump in the price of heating fuel made it more important. >> it's a fantastic time to come in to focus because it will be saving than projected. >> the city will cut oil consumption by 3500 gallons. that's 50 -- money that will state in ambler. >> you get the benefits of more jobs for operators, wood cutters, less costs for the city to have to operate and keep their doors open. second fold, the community is more independent. >> renewable energy systems create a circular economy in the community. in ambler, residents are paid

for the wood they deliver to fuel the stove and the money the city saves can be reallocated to supporting residence. their active projects in more than 80 communities across the state. these systems that harvest wind, water and other sources keep money in communities and put alaskans on a path towards a more sustainable future. projects like these make -- mean a lot. lifelong residents believe renewable systems are an opportunity to change that. >> we can be independent and feel pride. if you are working, you feel better. that is just the way it is. if you can provide for your family, that's a sense of pride.

you're going to get me emotional. >> while the furnace systems may not be the right choice for every area, the health consortium says they are helping immunities develop renewable energy systems and move away from fossil fuels. >> n online, our guide to how you can help victims of the california storms. all of that and more is on our website. i am john yang for all of colleagues. they you for joining us. >> major funding has been provided by. >> consumer cellular offers no contract plans.

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