types of governments in central america. whether they were democratically elected or not, has absolutely 0 relevance. but if a central american government is willing to bow down to us economic demands, the united states will always support it. and if it isn't in the united states, doesn't care whether it's democratically elected or not. but is very willing to overthrow it, as we've seen, over and over again at the present day. boris johnson's government jo buttons administration and try to overthrow the government of venezuela. but when it comes up again and again in the book of how the influence of a child is administration deals with aid countering us efforts towards neoliberalism. just tell me about when is whalers roland central america? not so much right now, but certainly during the time period when it's, well, i had a lot more money to offer than it's offered latin american countries. a potential pass away from the meal liberal policies being imposed by the united states in the international financial institutions by

just tell me about venezuela's role in central america. not so much right now, but certainly during that period when it's, well, i had a lot more money to, to offer than offered latin american countries. a potential pass away from the meal liberal policies being imposed by the united states in the international financial institutions by offering low cost petroleum setting up trade relations, offering them a kind of an estate from the depth track that they had so long been caught in which makes that is the debt trap makes them completely subject to the united states and the international financial institutions in terms of what kinds of domestic economic policies they can impose. the united states to very clear demand for central america. its domestic economic policies be favorable to us corporations, and that generally means that the policies are going to be unfavorable to the poor of those countries because the very policies that us corporations want are things like low wages, no taxes, no environmental regulations, no unions, police repre

yet the situation on the ground in central america is dire.d government corruption is rampant. in el salvador, washington has grave reservations about the country's president, nayib bukele, who remains defiant in the face of such criticism. translation: behind this president - and this is something no-one - can deny — there is no oligarchy. there are no militaryjuntas, nor much less a guerrilla commander giving orders, saying what must be done, like all presidents from the past. meanwhile in honduras, the us state department has said the government ofjuan orlando hernandez is engaged in state—sponsored drug trafficking. washington's options in the region are few. so the way that we approach corruption in governance in general is consistent with our view that the role of the united states is to work with people in the region, not to impose but to work with people in the region to create the enabling conditions for broad—based growth. even if they're that corrupt? even if they're being discussed as state sponsors of drug trafficking? we work wit

, and this is not a successful model of central america to lose all of our people. o i would encourage this administration and you, as you are looking at how you are designing these programs, and please recognize this true root cause which is america's insatiable demand for drugs, and recognize that our border and the poll factors are not helpful and destructive to central america, and we have to stop that flow of their citizens. >> senator coons. >> thank you, chairman menendez and risch and administrative powers and thank you for your testimony and continued service to the nation. aim pleased to see that the biden's administration for usaid includes ongoing pandemic efforts and bolster in indo pacific for china and other regions in the world and demonstrates our efforts to fight climate change and i am looking forward to work with you to improve the effectiveness of improving usaid and senator johnson just described. i, too, i have returned from guatemala and have questions of how to improve the assistance there, and the number of challenges there. i attended a tra

yet the situation on the ground in central america is dire.gang violence and government corruption is rampant. in el salvador, washington has grave reservations about the country's president, nayib bukele, who remains defiant in the face of such criticism. translation: behind this president - and this - is something no—one can deny — there is no oligarchy. there are no militaryjuntas, nor much less a guerrilla commander giving orders, saying what must be done, like all presidents from the past. meanwhile, in honduras, the us state department has said the government ofjuan 0rlando hernandez is engaged in state—sponsored drug trafficking. washington's options in the region are few. so, the way that we approach corruption in governance in general is consistent with our view that the role of the united states is to work with people in the region, not to impose, but to work with people in the region, to create the enabling conditions for broad—based growth. even if they're that corrupt? even if they're being discussed as state sponsors of drug traf

i think there are things we can do as a nation to support efforts in central america that have proved test that improve quality of life and improve the safety of central americans which decreases pressure on our view was-mexico border. host: glenn, california, republican. caller: i would like to talk about the census. we have 43 million people in california. the cost of 43 million people on our infrastructure. we are in a forever drought was to all we hear is global warming. we are overpopulated. what is the cost it after how many days do we hold the immigrants in a detention center? what is the cost of that and the cost of sending them all over the united states with covid and they won't take the shot which i agree with them. it's not fda approved. i might have already had covid and they might've had immunity already and i agree with that are step host: let's take your point about overpopulation guest: earlier this year, my colleagues wrote a paper that laid out a case that we as a nation have room to grow. there is a number called the old age dependency ratio. in essence, it's the r

insatiable demand for drugs, so if you are looking for a root cause of all of the problems in central america and almost all of them, it is america's insatiable demand for drugs, so if you are not willing to recognize that fact, we are not addressing the root cause, and quite honestly, we don't stand any chance whatsoever of wiping tout drug cartels, because they are endemic, and the communities are relying on the profits of the drug cartels, and so we have to keep it in mind. so when you are proposing $860 million for central america, where's that going to go? how is that not just going to go down a hole and completely wasted if we are not willing to recognize what the true root cause is? my final point is that the presidents of honduras and guatemala begged the delegation to please fix your laws, and it is not helpful to us to lose our future, and the president of el salvador also made the same plea, this is not a successful model to lose all of our people. so i would encourage this administration and you as you are looking to design the programs to please recognize the true root cause whic

on the comic book reflecting the real life struggles of young migrants and refugees from central america. ah, ah, it's too late for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello there, let stop in japan and rescue efforts have been suspended in the city hit by that devastating landslide. as the torrential rain continues to fall and at least 7 other land slides were reported across japan as that excessive rain continued to fall, is more of that to common. we have had alerts, we could see more flash flooding and landslides from those rains. and if we have a look at the menu from that's carrying those pulses of rain is more wet weather in store for japan, not in japan, the korean peninsula expected to be inundated with that excess of rainfall. by the time we get to choose day, we could see disruption, flash flooding and land slides affecting south korea. and if we follow that training where the system back to china, we can see the heaviest rain around central areas. we have seen flooding in ginger province. we could see more as those withers continue to rise. but shanghai manager

central america faces a difficult moment.w can the binding harris administration reset the relationship those governments? bbc's will grant reports from washington. >> a new administration in washington seemed like a new start for many migrants. but on the first trip to central america since taking office, kamala harris delivered the same office -- the same message the trump administration had told anyone considering the journey. >> do not come. the united states will continue to enforce our laws and enforce our border. >> they clarified that claim asylum is an international right. >> many say there is no discernible difference from trump divided. the special envoy for the region denies that charge -- to biden. the special envoy for the region denies that charge. >> the focus of this administration really is trying to change the conditions that are causing people to leave irregularly. >> and yet the situation on the ground is dire. troy cops and corruption is rampant. they have grave reservations about the president, who rema

and how a comic book is telling the story of young muslims and left to jesus from central america more. ah hello there. it's been very hot across the levant and middle east over recent days . and there's more heat to come, we're expecting temperatures for climb, particularly in to wait in iran. and in iraq we could see a challenge to an old time high fit in baghdad. last week temperatures edging up to the 50s by the time we get into wednesday. so some relentless heat on the way for the south things are looking slightly cooler. we've got to southwesterly wind keeping temperatures down in yemen and in oman and it is going to browned on tuesday. we'll see temperatures coming down in the cross areas in the u. a and cook tom, there is any what, whether it's to the west of yemen, the mountain seeing some showers there. and as we move across to central africa, it is a very wicked wet picture across that central band. we've got tons of storms rolling across, particularly western areas of central africa. nigeria is expecting to see some of the really wet weather as we go into tuesday. it'll be

through the caribbean and we directed through central america. the drug cartels exist because of america emphasis insatiable demand for drugs. so if you're looking for a root cause of all the problems in central america, almost all of them it's america's insatiable demand for drugs. so if we're not willing to recognize that fact, we're not addressing the root cause. and we don't -- quite honestly we don't stand any chance whatsoever of wiping out those drug cartels. they're just endemic. the communities rely on the profits of the drug cartels. so we have to keep that in mind. so when you're proposing $860 mill wherein for central america, where's that going to go? how does that just not go down a hole and completely wasted without recognizing what the root cause is. and when i was down there the presidents of both honduras and guatemala begged our delegation please fix your laws. this is not helpful to us to lose our future. i saw a recent interview with the new president of el salvador making the same point. this is not a successful economic mode

charity comic fits raising awareness of the struggle faced by child refugees forced to leave central america. ah, i'll come to the program on top story. 3 years after a string of corruption scandals mismanagement and multiple charges of graft ended his decade long presidency. jacob zoom has continued to defy the authorities. as a deadline approaches and to surrender to police. earlier he joined a crowd of his forces, who rallied outside his home in the candler binding to resist any attempt to detain him. zoom has been found guilty of contempt of court for failing to appear before corruption inquiry. now face is 15 months in prison, and on friday apply to the court. this sentence to be unknown, citing medical reasons who continues to deny any wrong doing. for me, the miller has been following the latest development force from zoom at a time in the condra former south african president, jacob zoom remains adamant that has not been treated fairly by the judicial system . specifically, the constitutional court, as well as the commission of inquiry into corruption or state capture as it's known i

on how comic book is telling the story of young migrant and refugees from central america. ah. welcome to the program. 11 days off to an apartment building in florida partially collapsed. what was left of the structure has now been demolished me. the plan was to destroy what remained of the surf side. apartments named miami brought forward is the region, braces of tropical storm elsa, which is expected to reach the coast on tuesday. authority say the demolition will help search and rescue efforts. 24 people have been confirmed dead and 121 are still missing. let's go to korean dad. he's in miami beach cream. so the building that dramatic pictures have not been demolished. talk us through what happened yeah, darren, it just went down about 30 minutes ago or so. they spent the greater part of sunday drilling holes into the bottom of the building where they would then put these explosive charges and brought the building down with a process known as energetic leveling. so these little explosions basically target the structural integrity of the building, which then with the force of

charity comic books that reflects the graphic reality faced by thousands of young refugees from central america. ah, ah, hello, welcome to the program book 3 years after a series of corruption, scandal mismanagement and multiple charges of graft ended, his presidency. jacob zoom has continued to defy the authorities in south africa. as a deadline, approaches him to surrender to police. he joined support, says he would rallied outside his home in a candle, vowing to resist any attempt to detain him. him has been found guilty of contempt of court failing to appear before a corruption inquiry faces 50 moms in prison and on friday apply to the court for this sentence to be a no citing medical reasons. speaking a short time ago, you choose a judge of bias. the effect of that i was busted with a punitive jail sentence without fire in something which should in induce a sense of, sup, to all those who cherish they don't ended. the rule of south africa is fast lighting bag to big tide. rule out there's a meat miller is in a candle with more on the story. it appears the the form of president is that we k

>> that kissing bag is largely flat found in mexico central and south america in rural areas they are picky about their temperature like goldilocks not too hot or too cold and has to be in the sixties temperate climate that they are in the us in the south and southwest all over california. texas has quite a number of species and it stands out for that reason and there are two medications. one has been approved by the fda and the consider that to be an essential medicine because researchers don't understand why but for children even pass the acute phases treatment with that medication can be really effective. and especially newborns born with this disease. for adults it is that parasite loading your body. it's very essential for women who are having children because studies have shown that it can perhaps low were the chances of passing the parasite to your child during pregnancy. it is now fda approved which is a good thing and it was quite a test or go by advocates of patients. >> but sometimes these diseases become more prevalent because of chewed changes in human behavior like in la

, but when you are looking at the top ten countries, it is central america and mexico, but youador, cuba and other country, so there are other countries about 55 countries that are represented, but it is mainly from central america and the single adults from mexico. >> so, sped up asylums and sped up deportations, does it solve this problem or more of a band-aid? >> well, you know, it is a step forward, but, look, the bottom line is that if you don't show any repercussions, this is going to continue to happen, bottom line. look, look at the playbook that scretary jeh johnson did under obama and he deported people, and looking at the way he did it, and if you go back to google the way he did it, and i know because i was there, and showing the people that deported and have you seen one single photo of people deported? no, you see people coming in, and it is a message don't come, but you have to see the people deported. with due respect to the people who don't want to offend the left of immigration people being deported, but a lot of people are being deported. >> but you believe t

thousands died of disease and neglect. struggle and journey of a fictional child refugee from central america is the story told and a newly released charity sponsored comic book, saying that children hopes that will help people relate to the plight of young migrants traveling to the united states. manual rapid reports from towana on the mexico us border on what's in all to real story for thousands of children. ana is the story of a young girl forced to migrate from central america. while this comic book sponsored by the nonprofit groups save the children, tells of fictional tale of a young migrant child and her mother. on his experiences like running away from gang violence, or joining a migrant caravan reflect, a vivid reality endured by thousands of children. every year. speaking to al jazeera through a social worker, 7 year old, he bonnie recalls hauntingly similar experience that forced her and her mother to flee domestic violence in her home country of honduras, leaving everything and everyone they knew behind. that one time my father was drinking at home and he hit my mother with a beer

your policies, your messages that people in central america.ust go the night send their kids, they make the journey. and then when they get here because we do not have the right kind of immigration, then people essentially enter into a black-market system. they are working for cash and they lose track of bad people they should be tracking. and good people who cannot get legitimate jobs are working for vacationland and texas. >> that's a big fundamental problem no one is talking about. for almost all these people it is illegal, it is against the law for them to come to this country lawfully to work even temporarily. people do not to come here and work illegally they don't have to read that's in both republicans and democrats do not understand. people from central america come legally to work. by all means they will do so. it's illegal for the vast majority do soap we have this probit the border. if you'd make it legal this problem goes away that something people who are republicans, democrats everything else they seem to be ignoring. democrats w

. >> the vice president says, quote, in central america the root causes of migration run deep, migrationtes. our nation must engage with the region to discuss the hardships that cause people to leave central america and come to our border. you are hard-pressed to find people who disagree there is a problem that needs to be dealt with. why is it an issue to do 2 things at once? why can't you secure the border and help border patrol agents from working overtime shifts and barely able to get the job done because of everything they have going on? people who live on these border communities feel they have been left behind. >> i've been there myself, with donald trump and house colleagues, we saw this with our own two eyes. we have an unprecedented it mitigated disaster at the border. it is the on a crisis. it is a humanitarian national security issue we will be hard-pressed to get our arms around if the administration does not step up immediately and help us fix this problem. what created it was president biden, kamala harris, issuing executive orders in the first 60 days, reversing everythin

hello there, let scott in central america and tropical storm ausa has worked its way north over cuba, its now headed for the us. we think flooding rains in southern florida as it makes its way to the keys where we are expecting the weather and windy weather. we could see flash floods, power outages, and one or 2 tornadoes as it works its way further inland. and over the coming days it's expected to take that wet weather to georgia and the carolinas, as it heads to the north east. elsewhere in central america, there's lots of rain on the car from mexico, particularly heavy storms across the northeast and the pacific coast can cool feeling rather hot and humid with plenty of cloud cover. and the rains are continuing for costa rica and into panama. and if we follow those rains down to the north of south america, within heavy showers across columbia ranging all the way through the guy. and as for the down in the south, that is looking a lot more settled, lots of sunshine coming through a few showers along the coast and things that can warm across paraguay, and uruguay as a north wind kick

what is asylum, when we grant it for people coming up illegally from central america. they're not seeking the true definition of asylum? asylum. they're seeking economic help. i don't blame them. we have people hired to patrol the border. instead they're being focused more and directed more to be a welcome ba gone at the bored. a welcome wagon at the border. asue lum is defind -- asylum is defined, granted to people who have escaped their country. the people from cuba meet that definition. that's what we should be looking at. those from central america coming here for job, we have legislation to have a legal work force come here. or those that are already here illegally. find a way to get to a legal status under our rule, under our laws. but no, this administration is leaving our border wide open as is mentioned, the fentanyl, thousands of pounds, how far would that go? where is it landing? and the stuff we do catch is significant but the stuff we're not catching up with at the border where is that going? where it being stockpiled? when that is -- when is that going to

ok. latin america, central america, they've been doing this for decades, doesn't work. and america will look at venezuela and say, hey, you know, your country is all messed up. we need to invade your country, you know, but in it. but so why they adopting the venezuelan monetary policy? why are they mimicking? is it the example of you become what you have right, america have that as well. so they're going to become like that as well. i think it's an extreme scenario. it could become an issue, it's not, might be the case. i don't think it's going to be that way. and the reason for that is because i bring inflation tends to happen, starts with the instability of the currency, which we're seeing in the us. we're seeing all over the world, but that leads to smart money to leaving bath, that particular country. so in other words, you see large corporations is starting to have capital outflows from that place. we're seeing that today in urgent gina, that's a great example of a place where most of the smart money is out. and so you start seeing a political environment to form th

harris again misapprehends the border crisis by only talking about getting at root causes in central america when illegal border-crossers are pouring in from nearly 150 other countries from around the world. plus we're going to break down two blockbuster court rulings on big tech censorship and freedom of speech including the targeting of conservatives. and the stunning new report alleging the wuhan lab lethal coronavirus research sat, buried inside of u.s. government databases almost a year. this is adding to the push to find out how the pandemic began. and house republicans asking, why was dr. fauci a no-show at their hearing on the pandemic origins when dr. fauci had time to show up on tv? plus more from that hunter biden laptop. it reportedly contains photo evidence of then vice president joe biden meeting with hunter and his mexican billionaire business partners inside of the vice-presidential residence despite the president campaigning saying he knew nothing about hunter biden's business dealings. thanks for joining us. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪. e

hello, the weather is very much on the warm side for central parts of south america lost the clear skies here, but further south dakota fair, but a cloud, some wet weather coming into central and southern parts of chile santiago, 20 celsius 19 celsius. therefore, one service point of service turns a little warmer as we go through friday, turning cooler therefore santiago. suddenly we'll just bring some snow up over the and is a point of service turning woman normally winds warm. normally winds here when you push further north, still the showers once again looking rather live across the northern parts of brazil into columbia, into venezuela. pushing up towards the caribbean and west side of the caribbean, seeing the worst of the showers still some heavy showers there into nicaragua, pushing across panama, scattering showers there for central america lousy dry quasi on those lovely weather. here i see one or 2 showers into trinidad and tobago, but i think too much to worry about war in the west. sunshine van showers. could there was a bit more of the sunshine across the east side of the us

you're apollo reports from to honor. ana is the story of a young girl forced to migrate from central america. while this comic book sponsored by the nonprofit groups save the children, tells of fictional tale of a young migrant child and her mother. on his experiences like running away from gang violence, or joining a migrant caravan reflect, a vivid reality endured by thousands of children. every year. speaking to al jazeera through a social worker, 7 year old, he bonnie recalls hauntingly similar experience that forced her and her mother to flee domestic violence in her home country of honduras, leaving everything and everyone they knew behind. that one time my father was drinking at home and he hit my mother with a beer bottle and it got to hear. even he tells us she felt fear as she and her mother travelled through mexico during cold dark nights. her story is reminiscent of a scene in the comic book where ana and her mother climb aboard a freight train along with dozens of other central american migrants. they may be illustrations, but these pages accurately depict many dangers, migrant

work with state department, development finance corporation to get private investment down in central america as long as the conditions are so bad down there, the families are willing to pay life-saving's to hand their children over to a trafficker. i was a federal prosecutor, homeland security, the traffickers are vicious and they exploit these children, they separate them from the families and they really don't care about these children and they bring them over, dump them off across the river, create a diversion and then the drugs come in in another sector with fentanyl and all sorts of dangerous things killing americans as i speak in the united states. >> mike: okay, too infrastructure. does speaker pelosi's insistence on paring the bipartisan infrastructure agreement with the broader multitrillion dollar package damage the chances of getting republicans to vote yes on infrastructure, and if republicans ultimately vote against infrastructure, what's the political risk -- risk of predicting a bunch of pretty popular investments? >> congressman mccaul: welcome i think infrastructure is popul