soledad: now the cbc says another meeting would be a waste >> you cannot keep engaging if no one is engagingk with soledad: is it really ok no to the president? and, reality check. when people say young people don't need healthcare, that's find out why these young invincibles say health cuts could devastate their generation. plus, district that went for tru >> my colleagues said how in s like that? soledad: now her party wants her to give them the answer. is it a bad sign that democrats need someone to explain how to engage with voters in the heartland? i'm soledad o'brien. welcome to “matter of fact.” thanks, but no thanks. that's what the congressional black caucus said to the white house, declining president trump's offer to meet a second time. back in march, the caucus delivered 130 pages worth of initiatives to the president, initiatives they said they thought would help black fa the trump administration promised more dialogue and pledged to further the conversation, by arranging meetings with members of the cabinet. those meetings never mate. in fact, in turning down a second invite, r

soledad: now the cbc says another meeting would be a waste >> you cannot keep engaging if no one is engagingad: is it really ok no to the president? and, reality check. when people say young people don't need healthcare, that's find out why these young invincibles say health cuts could devastate their generation. plus, district that went for tru >> my colleagues said how in s like that? soledad: now her party wants her to give them the answer. is it a bad sign that democrats need someone to explain how to engage with voters in the heartland?

the bottom line issue is, i believe that's what the cbc is concerned about.a photo op, we're interested in real policies and programs to improve our nation and make things better for all americans, even racial and ethnic minorities. >> naacp senior vice president hilary shelton. thanks for stopping by. >> it's my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> all right. >>> the ugly truth and the white house. >> when i looked at the numbers that happened to come in from all of the various sources, we had the biggest audience in the history of inaugural speeches. >> well, next, the communication problems plaguing the trump administration and the number of lies president trump is accused of telling since inauguration day. we break it down. of her kids at soccer practice after a sit-down dinner. but janice is a mother today, so all four of janice's kids are on four separate paths of self-discovery which occur at four different times in the afternoon, leaving a total of four minutes for her kids to eat. even though dinner time has become less strict, we remain strict as ever

soledad: now the cbc says another meeting would be a waste >> you cannot keep engaging if no one is engaging back with soledad: is it really ok no to the president? and, reality check. when people say young people don't need healthcare, that's find out why these young invincibles say health cuts could devastate their generation. plus, district that went for tru >> my colleagues said how in s like that? soledad: now her party wants her to give them the answer. is it a bad sign that democrats need someone to explain how to engage with voters in the heartland?

koyne watson told canadian broadcasters cbc that he accelerated the speedboat while his girlfriend tashathat's all for now — stay with bbc world news. we will see you soon. hello. good morning and welcome to august. but if you were hoping the new month would bring a new type of weather, actually, we're going to continue with the theme we had at the end ofjuly. a mixture of sunshine and showers. the earlier satellite picture showers clumps of cloud circulating around an area of low pressure. and with that, we will continue to see showers as we go through the day. some places start of dry, in south scotland in the north and east of england. for wales, not starting dry. through the first part of the morning, it showers are likely to gang up into a longer spell of rain extending across merseyside and northern england and southern scotland. so a 5°99y england and southern scotland. so a soggy start for a date in edinburgh and glasgow. writing for a time in scotland, and northern ireland siding with some decent sunshine. it is in england, it is generally, the midlands, and into the south—east,

next a blackstone and cbc capital partners have teamed up to make a three point seven billion dollar bid for p. safe. payments processing companies have become of the hot new target for a credit card firms and banks this is consumer switch to paying with smart phones and other devices. now separately pacey says it had agreed to by its u. s. peer my chin choice payment solutions for four hundred seventy million dollars. now france's national rail company the sncf is the country's biggest consumer of electricity. it consumes ten percent of the electricity produced and cross every year. but the sncf has made steps to reduce its your sense and it's bill alexander harris reports. tgv france's high speed train goes fast up to three hundred and twenty kilometers an hour. into hit those speeds the sncf the national railway operator uses a lot of electricity. the first step it's taking to reduce consumption is training conductors in green driving. which it says could save sixty million euros or ten percent of its annual bill single. so it's a more subtle kind of driving. i have to anticipate

anita bathe is a reporter with cbc news.tions are changing by the hour. it reallyjust depends on where you are. there are about 10,000 hectares burning right now. 2,000 firefighters helping in those efforts with many more coming from other provinces across the country. like you said, the armed forces are on stand—by, especially to help with the more than 7,000 people who have been forced to leave their homes. if you were watching yesterday, we were in the same spot and the air quality here was not good at all. you could smell the smoke everywhere and it was very hazy. but where we are right now, that has gotten better. so people outside the wildfires appreciate the fact they are no longer breathing in the heavy smoke. anita, exactly how are these fires being tackled 7 how do they do it — from the ground, from the air? they are coming at it from everywhere that you could possibly imagine. there are firefighters working on the ground and water—bombers dropping water on those fires, and there are planes dropping fire—retardant

anita bathe is a reporter with cbc news in vancouver, and is covering the unfolding emergency in kamloopsen things were looking quite bleak. we spoke to you 2a hours ago, when things were looking quite bleakm it any better now? the situation is different depending on where you are. so right now, further north, in the province, the situation is getting worse. there have been more evacuations in the last four hours, many people forced to leave their homes, along with a number of major highways closed in small to medium towns out there. so it reallyjust depends on where you are. we're about around 10,000 hectares burning right now. 2000 firefighters helping in those efforts, with many more coming from other provinces across the country. like you said, the armed forces are on standby, especially to help with the more than 7000 people that have been forced to leave their home. now, if you were watching yesterday, we were in the same spot in the air quality here was not good at all. you could smell the smoke everywhere, and it was very hazy. but where we are right now, that has gotten better. s

cbc news reporter anita bathe is in british colombia where one of the region's largest fires is burningg about an hour away from where we are is 4000 hectares in size. the last update we got today, fire crews had 0% containment. so that sort of gives you a picture of how intense these fires are. they have been fighting them all day but they cannot get a handle on them. especially because of the weather conditions. the dry, hot weather is continuing and there has also been wind in those areas and that is giving fire crews hard time today. what will the weather look like for the next few days? much of the same. fire crews are expecting for the next 5—7 days, they could be battling these blazes in similar conditions. the hope is that no new big fires start up and these current ones do not spread. that they at least stay where they are. but everyone is hoping they will diminish in size. we spoke to a number of people who had to leave their home today and they are devastated. many of them do not know what state their home is in. some of them had watched their home go down in flames and it is

according to the cbc 91 americans die every day from an opioid overdose. >>> a live look now from ourn's capital. the debate for the health care bill is reaching a tipping point. mitch mcconnell says it will be unfailed tomorrow and veiled to. republicans can only afford to close two votes if they want to pass that bill. >> 5:26 right now, a chaotic scene in san francisco overnight. skateborders clashing with police. the confrontation that lead to an officer being hurt and two police cruisers being vandalized. >>> a wild fire here in the south bay, destroyed one home and damages another. the problem made by firefighters. >>> coming up on 5:30 right now on your wednesday morning. we start with a live look from fremont this morning and those roads are starting to get packed once again. there might even be a little breeze outside. i'm sam brock. >> take the breezes when you can get them. it could be stagnant. we will have hotter temperatures and that nice cool breeze will be hard to find. we'll see the high temperatures as we reach the mid 70s, but we're enjoying the mid 60s by the after

there are lots of members of the cbc, but i'm not sure it's because of the party.e support from the party? >> we have to define who is the party. the institutional party is in washington, but the real party is the people on the ground. there are clubs and caucuses all over the state and of course there are democratic voters everywhere. i'm winning where it counts the absolute most. and that is with the voter. they love my passion, my background, my knowledge of the issues. and more specifically the new proposals that i'm putting on the table to address the concerns of the voters of this district. so, yeah, i'm getting that support. and quite frankly, it's really overwhelming how positive it has been. >> we wish you great luck and hop you will come back. pamela keith, thank you very much. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> and one more quick note before we go, a send sear wonderful congratulations to the reverend dr. william barber who on saturday was consecrated a bishop in the fellowship of affirming ministries. so dr. bishop barber, congratulations. he's not

for the new york times, the atlantic, the washington post, and has made recent appearances on npr and cbc radio. please give a big warm welcome, we welcome him back here. [applause] thank you for coming everybody. first things first, i want to ask, how many people think about aging? they think that they are getting older? [laughter] it is just not on your radar. you do not think about it? you don't think about it much? ok. for those people who do think about it, do you think about it in a positive way? how many people think about it as a positive experience? how many people think it is a negative experience? wow. we are going to talk about all of that tonight. tonight's talk, i am going to follow the outline of the book. which has a introduction, six chapters, beginning in the mid-60's -- 1960's and then we are going to wrap up with a conclusion at the end. off, i wanted to write the book and why i think it is worth reading. i think most obviously that aging is central to life in america today. there is a lot of interest that baby boomers like myself we are hitting our 60's and 70's. the

for the new york times, the atlantic, the washington post, and has made recent appearances on npr and cbc radio. please give a big warm welcome, we welcome him back here. [applause] >>, thank you for coming, everybody. first things first, i want to ask, how many people think about aging? they think that they are getting older? [laughter] it is just not on your radar. you do not think about it? you don't think about it much? ok. for those people who do think about it, do you think about it in a positive way? how many people think about it as a positive experience? how many people think it is a negative experience? wow. we are going to talk about all of that tonight. tonight's talk, i am going to follow the outline of the book. which has a introduction, six chapters, beginning in the mid-60's -- 1960's and then we are going to wrap up with a conclusion at the end. ok, first off, i wanted to write the book and why i think it is worth reading. i think most obviously that aging is central to life in america today. there is a lot of interest that baby boomers like myself we are hitting our 60's

interesting the congressional black caucus has been on social media using the hash tag cbc on health care getting questions if the members of congress fielding questions from folks. people were asking how is repeal going to effect low to no income citizens if they have to pay a penalty? black folks less likely to have access to mental health care. how would this potential plan under president trump what would it mean for their mental health care and children with learning disabilities. real family kitchen table issues that people are concerned about. you have yet to hear what the replacement would look like. >> you are not getting a sense that there is expectation that they will get it right and figure it out? >> they don't feel like what i get from folks is they sense that rather than scuttle what is already in place and let the law work and build on it, it seems like the republicans are taking obviously another pathway. they are saying why don't we john mccain saying republicans and democrats have to work together to find answers. >> switch gears for a second. like so many people i

. >> reporter: at the holistic hound in berkeley, cbc dog treats have been a big seller.og owners are using cannabis treats and drops to treat anxiety and pain. while there is thc and canabanoids in the treats, it's not like the pot that we use. >> it's less than 3% phd so it doesn't get the dogs high. >> reporter: veterinary specialist dr. tom hanson has seen dogs in the er after eating marijuana. he has not seen illness caused by the cbd products. while pet owners tell him cbd works, he can't offer owners advice about them. >> there is a lot of anecdotal information out there, but we don't have the science behind it. we're not allowed to study it. >> reporter: back at holistic hounds, a growing number of pet owners are willing to give alternative prescription drugs a try. >> we use drugs for headaches, for cancer, for pain. why not dogs? >>> something more traditional and certainly american right now. new this morning, we have a winner, a new record in what is hands down the most closely followed hot dog eating contest anywhere. of course, a couple san jose people in th

while there is cbc and caniboids in the treats, it's not what people use. >> it's less than 3% phd soit doesn't get the dogs high. >> reporter: a san francisco veterinary specialist dr. tom hanson has seen dogs in the er after eating marijuana. he has not seen illness caused by the cbd product. and while pet owners tell him cbd seemed to work, he can't offer pet owners advice about them. >> we just don't know what these products are doing. there is a lot of anecdotal information out there, but we just don't have the science behind it because it's still a schedule 1 drug. we're not allowed to study it. >> reporter: while veterinarians wait for the science, back at holistic hounds, pet owners are willing to give alternatives to prescription drugs a try. >> we use it for us, right, for headaches, for cancer, for pain? why not dogs? >>> a san jose earthquake soccer player is in critical condition this morning after an accident at lake tahoe. in a statement released by the team, matea silva had to be pulled out of the water while swimming in lake tahoe yesterday morning. he was rushed to t

the cbc scores are a mess. >> it's every single elected republican official, all of them. it's all of us involved in the process. we can try to blame democrats. we have power in the white house, both parties and we have to couple to an agreement on this. we can say it's this senator's fault, it's this senator's fault. it's everybody. nobody is coming together. >> they passed this same bill in 2015. they got it to the president's desk who vetoed this bill. now seven of them say i'm no longer on board? it's the same thing. >> the debate isn't over. they're still in the senate tonight -- >> it failed. they got 45 votes. it went down. >> so no matter what else happens, you think it's a failure? >> the straight repeal they passed 18 months ago, everybody was on board. they got it to the president's desk. he had to veto it otherwise it would become the law of the land. six of the seven that voted in favor of it in 2015, why are they against it now? one reason why. >> i don't know. >> now there's no one to veto it and be responsible for somebody bad happening. it's about wanting

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oftentimes i'll get questions where people will ask me how is this theory, how does it relate to dbt or cbc which are different cognitive behavioral therapies and so on and what you are describing is exactly one really important piece of this. so your brain is automatically constructing simulations as predictions of what's going to happen next. so with using the present sensory array right now, the sights and sounds and smells and feelings from your body in the present moment to predict what's going to happen in the next moment and then it uses the date, the evidence from the next moment to either confirm those predictions and maybe become your experience or to modify them.one way to also control your emotions is to notice more details. to be mindful of more details in the present moment. that actually gives your brain more freedom to simulate new and different things. there's a very cool thing that our brains do. our brains don't just search for a match in our prior experience and retrieve a memory kind of like a file, right? our brains and take different pieces of past experience and use

. >> announcer: this is the cbc overnight news. >>> now that the battle over repeal and replacing obamacare republicans are calling it a fraud. >> we're struggling to find a replacement for affordable care act. >> g.o.p. leaders honing in on a notion that's been dubbed. >> skinny >> skinny repeal. >> skinny repeal. >> reporter: skinny repeal would eliminate just a couple key parts of obamacare, like the individual and employer insurance mandates. the congressional budget office predicts that such a package might add 16 million americans to the ranks of the uninsured. but it's hard to know for sure because g.o.p. leaders who want to vote tomorrow are still crafting the plan. >> the skinny bill doesn't work for any state. >> reporter: late this afternoon, three key republicans slammed the slimmed down bill. >> not only do we not replace obamacare, we politically own the collapse of health care. >> reporter: still, g.o.p. leaders see this as their best shot to pass something that they could then try to meld with the bill house republicans passed in may. skeptical g.o.p. moderates, like alaska'

there are lots of members of the cbc, but i'm not sure it's because of the party.>> we have to confine who defin party. the institutional party is in washington, but the real party is the people on the ground. there are clubs and caucuses all over the state and of course there are democratic voters everywhere. i'm winning where it counts the absolute most. and that is with the voter. they love my passion, my background, my knowledge of the issues. and more specifically the new proposals that i'm putting on the table to address the concerns of the voters of this district. so, yeah, i'm getting that support. and quite frankly, it's really overwhelming how positive it has been. >> we wish you great luck and hop you will come back. pamela keith, thank you very much. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> and one more quick note before we go, a send sear wonderful congratulations to the reverend dr. william barber who on saturday was consecrated a bishop in the fellowship of affirming ministries. so dr. bishop congratulatio congratulations. he's not afraid to speak tha

. >>> blackstone and cbc capital partners teaming up to make a bid for pay safe group a payments processingompany. the offer represents a premium of 9% to thursday's closing price. payments companies have become attractive targets because consumers have been switching from cash to paying by mobile devices, now everybody wants a piece of the action. that stock up 7.3% >> i have to give credit to that headline to dave evans >> i knew that came from dave evans. >> how did you know? >> that sounds like something dave would say you looked at the top line and were snicker being it. >> what's the difference between snickering and sneering. >> snickering sounds nice. >> one is the chocolate bar, the snickering the sneering -- >> they are similar. they sound so close. >> i would rather be snickering. >> it is a half-suppressed laugh. i think snicker has a negative connotation. >> laughing at him behind his bad. >> that's bad. >> chortling >> must be similar on the earnings agenda results from colgate, general electric, kind of still is a dow component, honeywell which is not, but used to be. and sun