he was an indian man, flown in from india, calling from the mississippi gulf coast.nd i thought, "what was an indian man doing coming here to clean up after hurricane katrina?" amy: we'll speak to longtime immigrant labor organizer

he was an indian man, flown in from india, calling from the mississippi gulf coast. and i thought, "what was an indian man doing coming here to clean up after hurricane katrina?" amy: we'll speak to longtime immigrant labor organizer saket soni about how immigrant workers have been lured to the united states and trapped in forced labor to rebuild communities after climate disasters. then we'll go to salvadoran poet and writer javier zamora, author of the best selling memoir "solito." as a nine-year-old boy, he traveled alone 4000 miles to reach the united states. >> from seven, eight, and nine, i knew that i wanted to be reunited with my parents. what kid doesn't want to be and wake up next to his parents? and so i didn't really understand how i was going to get here or how dangerous it was for me to travel the 4000 miles that i did. but what i did know is that i loved my parents and i really, really, really wanted to be with them. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today, a labor

he was an indian man, flown in from india, calling from the mississippi gulf coast. and i thought, "what was an indian man doing coming here to clean up after hurricane katrina?" amy: we'll speak to longtime immigrant labor organizer

especially in the northern plains also looking at moisture moving from the gulf of mexico into the lower mississippi valley into the gulf coast that's where you see the green there. we are watching the chance for some flooding in spots but for the severe weather, we're looking from bismarck to rapid city with winds gusting over 60 miles per hour those are the two greatest threats. we do have a threat for our tornadoes. that's on the lower side, but still not zero also looking at chance for very heavy rain in spots. especially where you see the brighter colors, the reds, the oranges the yellow that's where we could see the rain showers especially within some of the storms that could lead to flash flooding we're going sethe cold froe ntn. 95 degrees today in philadelphia 96 in d.c. all right, guys, it's september. but we're looking at sweltering temperatures in spots. we'll talk about that coming up. >> michelle, see you soon. thanks >>> when we come back, details from a deadly shooting at a high school football game >> and growing outrage over the hundreds of billions in covid relief that was stolen and spent on luxuries. dryn

specifically, jackson county, which is my home county on the mississippi gulf coast is relying on many of these programs to plan and build projects to improve drainage, enhance our shorelines, protect our citizens from storms and flooding. ideally, these advancements will provide protection for properties and help lower flood insurance rates. however, because fema refused to disclose the full algorithms used in risk rating 2.0, the county leaders are unable to plan and target projects where they will have the greatest benefits to my constituents including lowering their insurance costs. my question this morning, our resiliency investments taken into account in the risk rating of 2.0 algorithm? >> that representative -- the most important piece about 2.0 is that it now bases flood insurance premiums on each homes unique flood risk. which means it does take into account mitigation measures that have been put in place by the homeowner or the community. that is directly reflected in the rate that the homeowner sees. >> so it does? i will be submitting q frs. congress has supported policies

in my home county on the mississippi gulf coast, relying on many of these programs to build projects and improve the drainage, enhance our shorelines, protect our citizens from storms and flooding. ideally these investments will provide better protection for property use and help lower flood insurance rates. however, because fema refuses to disclose the full algorithms used in risk rating 2. oh the county leaders are unable to plan and target projects where they will have the greatest benefits to my constituents including lowering their interest -- insurance costs. my question, resiliency investments taken into account from the risk rating of 2.0 algorithms. >> most important piece is it now bases flood insurance premiums on each home's unique flood risk meaning it does take into account mitigation measures that have been put in place by the homeowner or the community and that is directly reflected in the rate of homeowners. >> it does. thank you. i will be submitting ufrs to provide more certainties on this and i will move on. congress similarly has export policies to improve the na

thunderstorms with high winds, winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour, green from the lower mississippi valley along the gulf coast states, some pockets of heavy rain as well, we're seeing some lightning and hearing some thunder there, another major story today in terms of the weather, record heat from the northern plains, northwest, we're looking at temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above. we'll break a lot of records over 25 states. it will last throughout most of this workweek. airport delays looking so good. so nice to show on a holiday, it looks like everywhere is green, major hubs, new york, miami, atlanta, los angeles looking really, really good. in terms of the roadways we have some slowdowns. i-10 in the south along the gulf coast states looking at lightning and seeing that heavy rain in portions of the great basin. the yellow bismarck to rapid city, pretty gusty thunderstorms, that could lead to some flash flooding. the minneapolis area could see strong storms. 12 million people under heat alerts. most of us in the northeast will see temperatures into the 90s as we go throughout the beginning of the wok week

in the u.s., heat targeted the pacific northwest and gulf coast which has florida, mississippi and louisiana suffering through their hottest year so far. >> and the way in which it's distributing around the country, i think, is not so much a surprise but an unfortunate manifestation of what we have been expecting as a result of climate change impacts >> reporter: heat makes our power bills higher, our food cost more. pushes outdoor workers to the brink and kills way more americans than any type of weather. so politically, why does addressing extreme heat feel so cold >> one of the challenging things about heat is that often it doesn't give us this huge camera-ready fodder. it's not like a hurricane that blows through. there's this famous scene in the "g "gladiator" movie where russell crowe throws down his sword and says "are you not entertained. there are many times doing this work i've felt like is this enough is this enough i totally understand your asking the question >> reporter: and extreme heat is being driven by carbon emissions, burning oil and gas climate central found on any given

in the u.s., heat targeted the pacific northwest and gulf coast which has florida, mississippi and louisianang through their hottest year so far. >> and the way in which it's distributing around the country, i think it's not so much a surprise, but an unfortunate manifestation of what we have been expecting as a result of climate change impacts. >> reporter: heat makes our power bills higher. our food cost more. pushes outdoor workers to the brink. it kills way more americans than any other type of weather. so plully, why does addressing extreme heat feel so cold? >> one of the challenging things about heat is that often it doesn't give us a huge camera ready fodder. it's not like a hurricane that blows through. in gladiatorer, russell crowe throws down his weapons, he is disgusted and said, are you not entertained? >> are you not entertained? >> and there have been many times throughout my years of doing this work that i have kind of felt like this summer, is this enough? so i totally understand you're asking the question. >> reporter: the extreme heat is being driven by carbon emissions. b

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mississippi river from the gulf. and it's compromising drinking water on the gulf coast. it is so bad right now that president biden has approved an emergency deck herrlaration for louisiana. >> reporter: could you say this stretch of the mississippi river near naomi, louisiana is really the front lines of that fight against saltwater intrusion. this is the spot where the u.s. army corps of engineers is building that underwater sill. >> this is designed to slow it down >> reporter: there is no mistaking the mission of the u.s. army corps of engineers install a wedge up the mississippi river. but that task is a steep one >> what's been happening lately, we haven't had enough flow from the mississippi river coming downstream to prevent the saltwater from coming upstream >> reporter: prompting them to install a sill or levee 30 feet bolo below the water's surface. >> so all of this swork essen work is being done to protect water upriver. >> reporter: it's important to remember that while all this work going on behind me is important, it only buys us time. what we really need

. >> reporter: buffett was born christmas day, 1946, on the gulf coast in southern mississippi and raisedthe port city of mobile, alabama. he began his career making country music but only really found his musical voice after moving to key west in the '70s. ♪ changes in latitude changes in attitude nothing remains quite the same ♪ >> reporter: his time among the colorful characters helped inspire his tropical style and eventually led to his landmark 1977 album "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes" and his famous hit song "margaritaville." ♪ some people claim there's a woman to blame now i think it could be my fault ♪ >> reporter: but buffett's greatest musical success was on the concert stage, not the charts. he made hundreds of millions of dollars touring over the decades supported by his legion of diehard fans known as parrot heads. >> the audience is so much fun to look at. i mean, they're as entertaining to me as i hope i am to them. >> reporter: his music may have been laid back, but buffett brought so much music to his life. he piloted airlines, wrote best-selling funds, rais

. >> reporter: he was born christmas day 1946 on the gulf coast in southern mississippi and raised incity of mobile, alabama. he began his career making country music but only really found his musical voice after moving to key west in the '70s. >> ♪ changes in latitude, changes in attitude. nothing remains quite the same. >> reporter: time among colorful characters there helped inspire his tropical style and led to his landmark 1977 album changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes and its famous hit song "margaritaville." >> ♪ some people claim that there's a woman to blame. now i think it could be my fault. >> reporter: buffet's greatest musical success was the concert stage, not the charts. he made hundreds of millions touring over the decades supported by his legion of die hard fans known as parrot heads. >> the audiences are so much fun for me to look at. they're as entertaining to me as i hope i am to them. >> reporter: his music may have been laid back but buffet brought so much energy to his life. he piloted air planes, wrote best selling books, raised funds for democratic cand

. >> reporter: buffett was born christmas day, 1946, on the gulf coast in southern mississippi and raisedy of mobile, alabama. he began his career making country music but only found his musical voice after moving to key west in the '70's. ♪ changes in latitude ♪ changes in attitude ♪ >> reporter: his time among the characters there helped inspire his tropical style and eventually led to his landmark 1977 album, changes in latitude, changes in attitude. in the famous hit song, margaritaville. >> ♪ some people to claim there is a woman to blame it ♪ now i think ♪ it could be my fault ♪ >> reporter: his greatest music success was on the concert stage, not the charts. he made hundreds of millions of dollars touring over the decades. supported by his legion of diehard fans known as parrot heads. >> the audience is fun for me to look at. >> ♪ ♪ >> reporter: his music may have been laid back but buffett brought so much energy to his life. he piloted airplanes, row by selling books, raised funds for democratic candidates and amassed a fortune estimated at $1 million through his margaritaville li

in the oust heat targeted the pacific northwest and gulf coast which has florida, mississippi and louisiana. >> and the way in which it's distributing around the country, i think, is not so much a surprise but an unfortunate manifestation of what we have been expecting as a result of climate change impacts. >> reporter: heat makes our power bills higher, our food costs more. pushes outdoor workers to the brink and kills way more americans than any other type of weather. so politically, why doesn't addressing extreme heat feel so cold? >> one of the challenging things about heat, it often doesn't give us this huge camera-ready fodder. it's not like a storm that blows through. there's a scene in "gladiator", where russell crowe's character throws down his sword and says "are you not entertained"? >> reporter: the extreme heat is being driven by carbon emissions. on any given day, more than 1.5 billion people suffered through climate-amplified heat. and the cost are soaring. >> when we do the autopsy of this summer, it's going to look like a mass casualty event. it's going to be shocking to ev

. >> reporter: buffett was born christmas day 1946 on the gulf coast in southern mississippi and raiseobile, alabama. he began his career making country music wu only found his musical voice after moving to key west in the '70s. ♪ changes in latitude changes in attitude ♪ ♪ nothing remains quite the same ♪ >> reporter: his time among the colorful characters there helped inspire his tropical style and eventually led to his landmark 1977 album "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes" and its famous hit song "margaritaville". ♪ some people claim there's a woman to blame ♪ ♪ now i think it could be my fault ♪ >> reporter: business greatest musical success was on the concert stage, not the charts, made hundreds of millions of dollars touring over the decades. supported by his die-hard fans known as parrot heads. >> the audience is so much fun for me to look at. entertaining to me as i hope i tam to them. >> reporter: his music may have been laid back but he brought so much energy to his life. he piloted airplanes, wrote best-selling books, raised funds for democratic candidates, and ama

mountain west, great basin, central plains as well, down to the south, looking along the gulf coast and lower mississippiy, the chance for storms. you can see some lightning as i show you radar in just a bit. dealing with record hit. that's a big story in labor day. it's not officially over. still, you want to turn that page to fall or at least the fall feel, and it's really warm outside. we're looking at temperatures in the 90s, 100s, so many spots from the great lakes, and take a look at airport delays, looking very good. very rare on holiday, every major hub. it updates automatically, in the green, good news, new york city, miami, seattle looking good. we did have a delay at san francisco about an hour ago. looking better now. then the roadways, seeing some showers and thunderstorms as i mentioned along i-10, and inner mountain west dealing with heavy rain. that's going to be a threat as we head throughout this afternoon into the evening hours. where you see the yellow on this map, that's the biggest chance for strong to severe storms. winds up to 60 miles per hour. that could bring down trees, power

in parts of the great basin, into the plains, the lower mississippi valley, taking moisture off the gulf. we're going see that into the gulf coast states as well. we'll talk more about that also talking about the heat in just a few minutes >> all right lots to still cover. thank you, michelle. >>> in ukraine, russian drones attack ports along the danube river. that infrastructure is critical to ukraine's grain exports at least two people were injured in the rare assault close to nato borders ukraine is a major supplier of grain to developing nations, and western leaders have accused vladimir putin of threatening global food security with his war in ukraine for the latest, we want to go live to meagan fitzgerald. good morning what do we know about this recent attack? >> good morning. good to be with you. what we know according to ukrainian officials is a barrage of these drones were launched a the southern part of the country. they have delegated about 25 of these drones these were iranian-style drones. they were able to shoot down 22. but as you mentioned, a drone struck a port in the danube river region in the south. this is in

we have locally heavy rain, also, in parts of the gulf coast states into the lower mississippi valley. also a big story today, record heat. that's keeping people indoors. we're seeing temperatures into the 90s, near 100 degrees, above 100 in some spots. we're going to break records across 25 states. also warm and sunny throughout the southeast. even though it's warm and feels like summer, a lot of these temperatures are dangerous to be outdoors. that's causing some problems as well. let's talk about the airports first. look at this, you don't see this often on a holiday. we're looking at pretty much clear skies from seattle, minneapolis, dallas, new york, miami, big hubs looking good right now. a delay in san francisco of 37 minutes. then we turn to the roadways, and looking pretty good, too. i-95 looking good. i--10 could be a problem along the gulf coast states. we have gulf moisture moving onshore. you can see the lightning there creating some energy. seeing thunderstorms moving throughout the midwest. problems along the i-95 corridor and also looking at heavy rain in portions of t

mississippi. and i agree we spend our summers down on the gulf coast and that's it. he's just a way of life for people down there. and i've lived here almost 20 years. but he's always stuck with though. he's the champion of a laid-back lifestyle. absolutely. absolutely. just. you know, easy, go and happy. margarita in hand lifestyle. >> all right. that was chris wolfe reporting for us tonight. while of course, labor day weekend is underway and experts are predicting it's going to be one of the busiest travel holidays in years. the travel app hopper says a total of 20 million travelers will be flying over this weekend, which is up 14% from the same time last year. friday was the busiest day at airports across the country with an estimated 3.7 million people flying to their holiday destinations and monday could be just as crowded with an estimated 3.6 million people coming back home from their long weekend. >> chp is doing its part this labor day weekend, keeping a close eye on drivers patrols on maximum enforcement around the bay area. roads until monday night. lookin

gulf coast. oyster farmers in that region say that a hurricane can create a critical shortage of oysters. now, the state of mississippiect that's designed to boost the supply. it allows businesses to create oyster reefs in areas that were previously off limits . we don't have the resources to be able to coach and maintain on the full 8000, 9000 acres that we would have in that area. and by them being able to lease about 80% of it, then they can go in and do that and that will be able to put the oysters back in. the agency says this new lease program is off to a promising start. nearly 100 businesses in mississippi's oyster industry have already signed up. well, a dog that got lost at one of the world's busiest airports has now been found safe and sound. three weeks later. maya is a six year old chihuahua mix. last month, a dog escaped from her kennel after flying from the dominican republic to atlanta's international airport just last week. maya was found hiding out in a cargo area of that airport . the dog's owner says that one airport worker delayed her scheduled trip to hawaii to look for her lost pet. so she would

sold across the country come from the gulf coast and oyster farmers in the region say a hurricane can create a critical shortage. but now the state of mississippiboost supply. it allows businesses to create oyster reefs in areas that were previously off limits . we don't have the resources to be able to coach and maintain the full 8000, 9000 acres that we would have in that area. and by them being able to lease about 80% of it, then they can go in and do that and that will be able to put the oysters back in. now, the agency says this new lease program is off to a promising start. nearly 100 businesses in mississippi, his oyster industry have already signed up. it sounded like he said oysters. yeah, i know, i know. all right. time is 451, right? back to steve paulson. you're expecting cooler temperatures today. i prefer the cold water, oysters over the warm cup of washing ton. they have the good ones. that's that's just my $0.02 worth. all right. you don't eat oysters, pamela. i've had barbecued oysters. okay? not into the raw oysters. all right. thank you. yes. a little cooler today as the way it looks here. san jose, menlo park, walnut creek a

coast faces this deluge of rain, but louisiana is dealing with drought conditions. the mayor declaing a state of emergency with unsafe levels of saltwater moving from the gulf of mexico up the mississippier toward the big easy's drinking water systems. fresh water in the mississippi is normally pushing the salty water back, but the drought means there's not enough to do it. the governor of louisiana is requesting a federal emergency declaration as millions of gallons of water is set to be delivered this weekend. >>> federal health officials are recommending pregnant women get the rsv vaccine to help shield the babies in the critical first six months. the single dose shot is made by pfizer. women get the vaccine between months eight and nine of pregnancy. rsv is the leading cause of hospitalization among babies. >>> and a couple of epic post-game celebrations last night. >> championship returns. >> those are my minnesota twins which clinched the title with the 8-6 win over the angels at home. the third a.l. central title. in the national league, the brewers win 16-1 in miami. brewers need one more win to wrap up the central. >>> could there finally be a happy ending in sight in hole --