it points out the independent committee on climate change says there should be 150,000 public chargingpoints by 2025 7 so a big increase is needed. there are regional disparities too, with far more charging points in london than some other parts of the country. and it s notjust about motorways, there s also the issue of charging at home. it s fine if you have a driveway. but people who only have access to on street parking need far more local schemes, such as chargers on lampposts. so, the shift to electric cars is happening 7 the challenge is making sure the infrastructure keeps up with the pace of change. now it is time for men's watch. flow continues watch. coming up on the programme. if a news organisation is and that classified documents found that a bus stop, shed and bending to the authorities? instead, a speak the bbc reported on what it had received. some p waves think that is irresponsible. first, political and media attention was focused for me last weekend on the photograph and video of matt hancock and his departmental aid casing outside his office in the department of hea

k. parliament international development committee on climate change. he joins us on skype from london to welcome back to the news out. how far away away from being able to if we can reverse the damage that we have done to the planet. well, that's a big question, reverse the damage. well, i think at the moment most people are just trying to get close to the situation where we begin to stabilize where we are and then gradually stopped long term investments, which will mean that we keep on having the problem. the main challenge of climate change policy at the moment is to try and get some kind of hard commitment to reducing emissions, which will then form a platform to reducing emissions that again and again in the future that has come down to a massive lifestyle change for all of us who generate a carbon footprint. i don't think so, but it will cause some changes. the question is how quickly can we do the changes? i don't believe that reducing our column footprint must necessarily mean a radical change in our lifestyle. if there are other technologies aro

it points out the independent committee on climate change says there should be 150,000 public chargingissue of charging at home. it s fine if you have a driveway. but people who only have access to on street parking need far more local schemes, such as chargers on lampposts. so, the shift to electric cars is happening ? the challenge is making sure the infrastructure keeps up with the pace of change. really interesting. thank you very much indeed, chris. the german chancellor angela the german chancellor angela merkel has said that britons who have had two covid—19 vaccinations should soon be able to travel to germany without going into quarantine on arrival. mrs merkel met prime minister boris johnson today for talks at chequers, on her last visit to the uk as head of the german government and covid travel restrictions were high on the agenda. we think that, in the foreseeable future, those who have received double jabs will then according to our classification, and britain obviously is a high—incidence area, will be able to travel again without having to go into quarantine, we would

committee. thank him for bringing this important legislation to the floor. i thank mr. tonko for his leadership as chair of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, environment, and climate change subcommittee. and thank the ranking member on that committee. i respectfully disagree with the ranking member of the full committee and i'll tell you why. i join our colleagues in support of pfas action act to address the serious public health issue. it's a threat, really. pfas chemicals, which are contaminating the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the food we eat. first, i salute representative debbie dingell, a crusader in protecting our communities from pfas chemicals. thank you, again, as i say, to chairman pallone and to chairman tonko and ranking member mckinney. mr. speaker, pfas are referred to as forever chemicals. so-called because they don't easily break down and accumulate over time. and right now, they're exposing millions of americans to health risks, ranging from cancer to asthma, liver disease to thyroid dysfunction. for babies -- for babies, they can be particularly devastating for prenatal exposure leading to low birth rate, increase risk of childhood obesity. our chairman enumerated other threats to the

speak, yield two minutes now to gentlewoman from florida who chairs the house special committee on climate change. >> the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for two minutes. >> i thank the gentleman and good friend for yielding the time it. rise today in strong support of hr-2467, the pfas action act. these pfas chemicals, synthetic man made chemicals, have now, according to the science, evolved into a very significant public health threat. and it's time that congress act to protect our neighbors back home, families, communities all across america with the passage this bill. this is a bipartisan bill, and i want to thank my colleagues, congresswoman dingell and congressman upton for leading the charge here because what they propose and what we will vote on today will protect communities by instituting some new oversight and regulations of these forever chemicals in pfas, help us clean up these chemicals from our drinking water and protect the public health. because these pfas chemicals, they are not regulated in any way right now. they are often used in fire fighting foam, in non-stick surfac

climate change. l the likelihood with climate change. 2500 people lost their lives due to heatwaves last year. we are unprepared in the uk for heatwaves even though we have this warning. the committee on have extreme heat we can have _ extreme heat we can have thunderstorms and that is the convection of moisture in the atmosphere but i would like to see the extreme heat warning as amber and the thunderstorm warning on the yellow sea were actually more at risk from the heat in this instance. —— smack so we are actually more at risk from the heat in this instance. let's get more now on our top story — the latest claims made by the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings. in his first broadcast interview umber ten at the end of last year, he accuses mrjohnson of putting his own political interests ahead of people's lives. let's speak to the snp leader at westminster, ian blackford. to us through your reaction to the various points dominic cummings is making in this interview including that he no longer believed, he claims, that the nhs was overwhelmed and he had talked to borisjohnson out of continuing to see the queen out of continuing to see the queen out of continuing t

he serves on the house committee on energy and congress and the health subcommittee on the environment and public -- climate change. he has also served on the house oversight and reform committee. the subcommittee on government operations. he chairs the democracy reform task force, assembled hr1 the for the people act to strengthne our democracy. born in baltimore, he has experienced the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. he is the lead sponsor of hr406 4, the preventing election subversion act of 2021. congressman wins represents utah's fourth congressional district. born in the segregated south as a ranking member mentioned, he saw people of all backgrounds come together to work tirelessly against adversity. he was the 13th pick in the first round of the 1973 nfl draft. he ensured the new york jets played safety for 10 seasons and the oakland raiders. he won the super bowl with the 1980 raiders team. after retiring from the nfl, he worked in the corporate sales word of this world and moved to utah before being elected to congress. he started second chance for youth, a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled

committee. thank him for bringing this important legislation to the floor. i thank mr. tonko for his leadership as chair of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, environment, and climate change subcommittee. and thank the ranking member on that committee. i respectfully disagree with the ranking member of the full committee and i'll tell you why. i join our colleagues in support of pfas action act to address the serious public health issue. it's a threat, really. pfas chemicals, which are contaminating the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the food we eat. first, i salute representative debbie dingell, a crusader in protecting our communities from pfas chemicals. thank you, again, as i say, to chairman pallone and to chairman tonko and ranking member mckinney. mr. speaker, pfas are referred to as forever chemicals. so-called because they don't easily break down and accumulate over time. and right now, they're exposing millions of americans to health risks, ranging from cancer to asthma, liver disease to thyroid dysfunction. for babies -- for babies, they can be particularly devastating for prenatal exposure leading to low birth rate, increase risk of childhood obesity. our chairman enumerated other threats to the

on record according to friday's report from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. that again from "usa today." bill neither science guy testified before the homeland security committee meeting last month on the issue of climate change, talking about the role of congress and regulations when it comes to dealing with the issue of climate change. [video clip] >> greenhouse gases induce climate change on earth and it is happening now on larger and larger's tales. bigger storms, more floods, more droughts, more loss of shoreline and more businesses and people displaced as the ocean swells. therefore the sooner that we stop adding greenhouse gases to the air, the better off we have a chance of being and if we don't stop, more of these events will happen, more at the same time, increasing the likelihood of convergent problem's. it was stated earlier in the opening statement, the ranking member said we can't control the weather. turns out we are. inadvertently. by accident. we are controlling the weather and we have got to cut it out. now, everything on an airplane, from the wheel on the note -- the wheels in the nose to the light on the tail are there for a reason. anything extra you put on an airplane would add weight, s

it points out that the independent committee on climate change said there should be 150,000 change saide that the infrastructure keeps up with the of change. thank you very much, chris. the parents of teenage motorcyclist harry dunne had given evidence against a woman suspected of causing his death in 2019. charlotte charles and tim dunn flew to washington dc earlier this week ahead of legal proceedings against the suspect, anne sacoolas. david willis has this report. harry dunn died after a car travelling on the wrong side of the road hit his motorbike outside raf croughton in northamptonshire. the driver, anne sacoolas, pictured here on her wedding day, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving but fled the country and claimed diplomatic immunity. officials here have refused to extradite her. last month, at the g7 summit in cornwall, borisjohnson reiterated to president biden his desire to see justice done, and there are now plans for ms sacoolas to attend a virtual civil trialfrom her home in the state of virginia. with the process gathering pace, harry's parents have come

but labour says is not enough and points out the independent committee on climate change says they shoulder to enter the country. our correspondent guy hedgecoe gave us the latest from madrid. i think it's the right decision. i think it's a sad day in northern ireland certainly for the families but it also highlights the experience is not only families but of the veterans... taste experience is not only families but of the veterans. . .— of the veterans... we are terribly sor for of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that- — of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that. that _ of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that. that is _ of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that. that is not - of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that. that is not that. of the veterans... we are terribly sorry for that. that is not that i i sorry for that. that is not that i had to go in madrid. let's move on. a woman from jersey is hoping to become the first person in the world to have swum the english channel six times — in six decades. sally minty—gravett first made the cross

would also point out on 65 college campuses in the u.s., the young republicans clubs have joined together to petition the republican national committee to change their position on climatess vague lose that -- lest they lose that demographic completely died and i know how far they are willing to go, but it is a good first step. i hear from my republican friends that they want elected officials in both parties to move on this. the vast majority of republican voters in the u.s. are in favor on bold action on climate now. emily: china's carbon footprint still dwarfs the rest of the world. speaking of politics, with what seems to be the decoupling of u.s. and china happening right now, how concerned are you that china will do its part? mr. gore: today, china announced it will launch his long-awaited carbon market initiative, starting with power plants, but it is scheduled to expand throughou their economy. they are going to launch it on friday. president xi jinping surprise the world by announcing a net zero goal for china -- 2060, which is a little too far out, and i hope that by the glasgow conference by the end of this year, the most important climate conference since th

endangered world heritage site. unesco had advised the world heritage committee that the reef is on the threat from climate change and coral breeching. greenpeace has condemned the strain in government for lobbying against granting it the protected status. and after a one year delay the tokyo summit, lympics has officially begun being held in a city under restrictions as a battles cove 19 infections. and they won't be spectators and athletes are living in a bubble to keep them safe for the headlines. and news continues after once upon a time, the punch bowl ah, in under the orders. if the police commissioner pays ryan $200.00 offices. right. hello p. a strange with the meteor in time. we did stuff a lot, but it was only zeus. people who shot killed dealt was a drug, was against the move, the in the coming days in rides across south with sydney. the police crept down on known criminals and their associates. eventually 24 men arrested. the people living in principle, we knew that was happening a couple years before. before that it wasn't anything new to us, but you could possibly be the only matter. one of one can

select committee on the climate crisis held a virtual hearing on environmental justice with testimony on the burden placed on poor communities, and how temperature and weather patterns have changed well as the cost of promoting clean energy and energy related jobs. this is 1 hour, 47 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us at this remote hearing. today we are looking at how we can advance environmental justice through climate action. i recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement.

on c-span. the house climate committee looks at environmental justice with testimony about the effects of changingeather patterns on poor communities. >> c-span washington journal. every day, we take your calls on the air on the news of the day. we discussed policy issues that impact you. in the wake of the britney spears case, we will talk about conservatorship reform efforts. we will also look at the political unrest in cuba and haiti and how this can affect u.s. foreign policy. watch c-span washington journal live at seven eastern sunday morning and join the discussion with your facebook comments, text, and tweets. >> arkansas senator tom cotton, a possible 2024 presidential candidate spoke at in the event hosted by the rocking him new hampshire republican party. he spoke about the coronavirus, immigration, and the u.s. southern border and critical race theory.

the committee ignored unesco scientific assessment that the reef is on the threat from climate change in coal, bleaching after one year delay the tokyo, some of the big has officially begun. they're being held in a city under restrictions as it battles covered, 19 infections, and they weren't the spectators and athletes living in a bubble. the red lines when you hear on algebra after once upon a time in punch bowl, me. ready the news i came to us from live on to get away from the war that was happening at the time and they came to restart a life as a migraine, when i showed up i, i struggled. it was very difficult. i wanted to give us every data that was at the beginning. i'm like, my parents are forced to decades, liberty, families come to australia to build a better life and escape the destruction of all but many a demonized in the new land. only live in the root of this multi culturalism that is dividing and full. so it's been up to 15 years of immigration from lebanon, anglo, and arab australia is divided by the 1st gulf all there being confronted with a choice between being eithe

prime minister boris johnson testifies today on the coronavirus pandemic post brexit trade and climate change. watch the house of commons liaison committee hearing live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, online c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> now a a conversation with e yale university history professor elizabeth hinton about the history of police violence and social unrest. she's author of the book "america on fire." >> i am keeanga-yamahtta taylor, and i am here with elizabeth hinton, , and we're here togethr to talk about the publication of her new book, "america on fire: the untold story of police violence and black rebellion since thehe 1960s" ." so elizabeth is an associate professor of history and african-american studies at yale university, a professor of law at yale law school. i am a professor african american studies at princeton, and so excited to talk about this wonderful book. how are you doing? >> i'm great to be talking with you, keeanga. this is quite an honor and i couldn't think of a a more fig way to launch this book so thank you for taking the time to read and be in conversation with me. >> absol

relisted french polynesia in 2013 before the un special committee on the colonization of president, a macro hopes to raise the issues around climate change around the ocean management around economic and coven problems facing principal in asia. but the nuclear issue won't go away. and at the recent round table in paris, his ministry administered a memory, said that there was no need for an apology. many molly people the polynesian, to stop the test sites during the use of nuclear testing. one, not only an apology, but much better improved systems for compensation for clean up and remediation of the test sites and the full medical studies on intergenerational effects that might affect their children in the future. but they clearly, the friends are clearly very scared about all of their bands on protests, even before mcconnell arrived in the country, those optics, they simply don't want to see yes, the french high commission issued a formal decree banning a planned protest by community church and independent groups at the airport on his arrival this morning. they were a few protesters carrying flags on private land near the airport. but th

relisted french polynesia in 2013 before the un special committee on the colonization of president, a macro hopes to raise the issues around climate change around the ocean management around economic and coven problems facing principal in asia. but the nuclear issue won't go away. and at the recent round table in paris, his ministry minister for memory said that there was no need for an apology. many molly people, the polynesians who staff, the test sites during 30 use of nuclear testing was not only an apology, but much better improved systems for compensation for clean up and remediation of the pissed sides and medical studies on intergenerational effects that might affect their children in the future, they were a few protesters carrying flags out on private land near the airport. but this is a sign that this nuclear legacy from the cold war era of nuclear testing is still a hot issue in french polynesia, particularly for opposition groups and the community associations. the represent workers who stop the test size, neighboring communities, and church leaders who see this says very much a moral issue that still outstanding in relations

prime minister boris johnson testifies today on the coronavirus pandemic post brexit trade and climate change. watch the house of commons liaison committee hearing live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, online c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> now a a conversation with e yale university history professor elizabeth hinton about the history of police violence and social unrest. she's author of the book "america on fire." >> i am keeanga-yamahtta taylor, and i am here with elizabeth hinton, , and we're here togethr to talk about the publication of her new book, "america on fire: the untold story of police violence and black rebellion since thehe 1960s" ." so elizabeth is an associate professor of history and african-american studies at yale university, a professor of law at yale law school. i am a professor african american studies at princeton, and so excited to talk about this wonderful book. how are you doing? >> i'm great to be talking with you, keeanga. this is quite an honor and i couldn't think of a a more fig way to launch this book so thank you for taking the time to read and be in conversation with me. >> absol

on. forw president's plan to tackle health care, climate change and the economy. >> budget committee has come to agreement. >> a $3.5 trillion package. they will attempt to pass it through reconciliation to let them approve it without republican votes. it's expected to include the president's priorities not already covered by a bipartisan proposal such as child care, education and additional climate change related provisions. it'll have a medicare expansion, a vision, hearing and dental benefits for older americans. >> [inaudible] >> with the bipartisan effort to revalp highways and public works the two plans together t dollars price tag the president initially proposed. >> we are not going to support a bill that raises taxes and that was a red line we drew. i think mitch said similar things. >> democrats are aiming to push the newest proposal through the house and senate before august recess. laura podesta. >>> the president is expected to meet with democrats as this larger bill is unlikely to get any republican votes so it must receive support from all 50 democrats. >>> happening today

on a visit to flood ravaged villages. she pleasures fast financial assistance and says germany, but still more to tackle climate change. also coming up, jumping the gun at the cannes film festival committee. hearing president's spike lee get ahead of himself announcing the winner of the festivals top on the palm door. ah and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael. ok, chancellor angler medical has been visiting parts of western germany hit by the flooding which has killed at least 156 people. the chancellor described the damage is real and terrifying. she pledged rapid help from the government and said germany must do more to tackle climate change. the disaster area spans more than a 100 kilometers near the border with the netherlands in belgium, where the district of our violet was the worst hit. medical inspected the damage in the small town of shore. the swollen river swept away houses and left debris piled high in the streets. the chancellor also met with survivors and emergency workers. she praised the resilience shown by residence as this effect. it's shocking. the german language hardly has words to describe the devastation that has been wrought, but it's incr

climate change. >>> tokyo is watching for that typhoon but international olympic committee says all events will go on as scheduled except rowing and archery. team usa is playing catch up after unexpected poor performances. u.s. is in second in over all medal count. eight are in swimming including gold and men's 400-meter relay. for the first time, an american woman won gold in fencing and taekwondo but u.s. men's basketball lost to france in the opening game. that is the first time since 2004. usa women came in second in gymnastics qualifying round behind russia. another disappointment, a u.s. golfer tested positive for covid and he had to withdraw from the olympics. he had gone as one of the favorites. on a brighter note tokyo debuted two brand new sports. first medals handed out for skateboarding. u.s. won one bronze and the surfing competition got underway. >>> time for a check of weather with darren peck. you surf as well? >> no. i might come off with a certain surfer attitude. we are still focused on this 20% chance of isolated thunderstorm for the evening tonight but more specifically tomorrow

committee is ignored in esco's scientific assessment. well, the largest coral reef was clearly on the threat from climate change and coral beaching. instead of the danger listing in esco will now carry out admission to assess the almost 2500 kilometer long reef and australia will have to send a progress report by february of next year. meanwhile, the wealth heritage committee has worn stonehenge is the threat of being placed on the list. if the u. k goes ahead with a nearby ro tunnel china space agency is released pictures of the route taken by its mas rover, the jerome rover landed on the red planet, in may, its move 585 meters. so for capturing these pictures of a found you a long way, china is hoping you're on, we'll spend 90 motion days exploring and analyzing the surface. compete of 68 so far the equivalent of 69 days for coming out very shortly for you and a better recap of highlights and trauma. see when the opening ceremony at the toto and then picks with general. ah ah ah ah ah me ah ah ah ah, the group of scientists in england is using 3 d printing technology to customize pills for those in need of taylor doses. this is

recent ban on large cruise ships from entering the city's waterways might have been enough to save it from the list. but the world heritage committee says the lagoon is still a risk of climate change. flooding and heavy rains. mullner 180. while fi is a burning across siberia, that you can see the region is one of the worst effected. almost 25055 has been cold into battle the blazes. now the fires in the region happen every summer, but this year it's been more intense to unusually high temperatures. lower burden mannered ripples uncontrollable blazes is consumed thousands of kilometers the siberian forests. as the trees burned to ascend, billowing smoke drifted towards the city and dozens more towns, inequities. officials warned residents to shut the windows and stay in doors to avoid the choking smoke. with our eyes a burning and over all the smoke is very dangerous for the health of us villages. we see on television plains that are dropping water on the burning forest. but i am sending these plains to help us for some reason. yet katia has been in the state of emergency for weeks last month, the temperature saw to 38 degrees celsius. if the highest ever recorded in the arctic ci

on record according to friday's report from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. that again from "usa today." bill neither science guy testified before the homeland security committee meeting last month on the issue of climate changetalking about the role of congress and regulations when it comes to dealing with the issue of climate change. [video clip] >> greenhouse gases induce climate change on earth and it is happening now on larger and larger's tales. bigger storms, more floods, more droughts, more loss of shoreline and more businesses and people displaced as the ocean swells. therefore the sooner that we stop adding greenhouse gases to the air, the better off we have a chance of being and if we don't stop, more of these events will happen, more at the same time, increasing the likelihood of convergent problem's. it was stated earlier in the opening statement, the ranking member said we can't control the weather. turns out we are. inadvertently. by accident. we are controlling the weather and we have got to cut it out. now, everything on an airplane, from the wheel on the note -- the wheels in the nose to the light on the tail are there for a reason. anything extra you put on an airplane would add weight, sho

climate surveys we found from the ft. hood independent review committee were not even being reviewed. tell us what the commission's recommendations are on climate surveys and how is that going to change the dynamic? >> yes, thank you so much for that question. us a noted, that command climate surveys, slarl de-oxs which are done once a year do have an important role. there are several questions on them and they are not released in a timely fashion and there's no accountability measures to address what the deficiencies are. so our recommendation centers around, one, a study to look at what tools would be effective for commanders, but more than that the introduction of pulse surveys which would be quick, three to five questions done on a regular intervals and that's really up to services and installations to determine what those intervals, are but they provide realtime, actionable and easy-to-understand information for the commanders because commanders can't fix what they don't know is happening there, and time and time again we heard from commanders that they just didn't know how big or bad issues were there, so this is -- this is an essential tool. we saw thinkmented in ft. hood by t

committee on australia's great barrier reef. the marine wonder has been deteriorating for years due to climate change and natural disasters, but the fighting hard against a possible in danger listing. anna coren is following this for us live from hong kong. so what would a classification mean for the reef and what is the australian government worried about? >> reporter: i just got off the phone from another scientist who studies the reef. and she said that if the listing went ahead, that if the great barrier reef was to be listed as in danger, that basically all that does is shine a global spotlight on the problems. the problems of climate change facing the great barrier reef. as you say, one of the, you know, great natural wonders of the world. it is the largest living infrastructure on the planet. you can see it from space. and people are sort of shaking their heads as to doctor worpt the uaustralian government agre to this, put in all measures necessary to reserve this fragile ecosystem which is basically leak the amlike the a of the ocean. it is such a special place. but the australian government as we know has been fierceless

climate surveys we found from the ft. hood independent review committee were not even being reviewed. tell us what the commission's recommendations are on climate surveys and how is that going to change the dynamic? >> yes, thank you so much for that question. us a noted, that command climate surveys, slarl de-oxs which are done once a year do have an important role. there are several questions on them and they are not released in a timely fashion and there's no accountability measures to address what the deficiencies are. so our recommendation centers around, one, a study to look at what tools would be effective for commanders, but more than that the introduction of pulse surveys which would be quick, three to five questions done on a regular intervals and that's really up to services and installations to determine what those intervals, are but they provide realtime, actionable and easy-to-understand information for the commanders because commanders can't fix what they don't know is happening there, and time and time again we heard from commanders that they just didn't know how big or bad issues were there, so this is -- this is an essential tool. we saw thinkmented in ft. hood by t

the house select committee on the climate crisis held a hearing on environmental justice , learning about the burden placed on poor communities as temperatures and weather patterns change. in the cost of promoting clean energy and related jobs. this is an hour and 45 minutes. good afternoon everyone. thank you for joining us at this remote hearing today. the west faced an unprecedented heat wave. it tragically took the lives of nearly 200 >> the extreme heat capped the hottest june in our nations history. it would have been virtually impossible of human caused climate change. this week, unfortunately, a new and dangerous heatwave is threatening, sparking wildfires, straining grades, putting more lives in danger. on the east coast, waist deep water to reach the new york city subway after heavy rain flooded underground stations across the city. their student -- there's no denying it. we are in a climate crisis. we must act boldly to keep temperatures in check. we hope to help our neighborhoods to adapt to threats that are already here. from scorching heat waves to stronger storms, the climate crisis affects each community differently. its worst effects are felt by americ

on the free radio app. >> british prime mr. -- prime minister boris johnson testified. he answered questions about covid-19 response efforts and combating climate change. the liaison committees composed of committee chairs in parliament and questions the prime minister three times a year. >> we are grateful that you've given to us generously. we are covering three topics today. prop 26. covid and secondary impacts of covid. there are 1-2 flying questions and we will start with an opener eh

infrastructure is central to growing the economy but because it's a budget committee, let's focus on economics and not just climate change. i assume is the position of the administration to choose hi, not low roi, is that correct? >> that makes the most sense and ensures our federal dollars go further so absolutely. >> that something that i think my republican colleagues believe, they want to see good return on investment of american taxpayer dollars. one of the highest in the transportation world and that's what countries like morocco, half a% of gdt and get there's high-speed rail and i emphasize, they are not investing in high-speed rail where used to, they are investing in true high-speed rail because roi of these projects is so high. china is doing the same thing, they've invested high-speed rail, just 12 years they've built the largest and the entire world. in the pacific northwest, microsoft states of washington and oregon recently commissioned a study that shows making an investment of about $40 billion high-speed rail to connect portland and oregon vancouver would create about $355 billion in economic benefits a

" >> british prime minister boris johnson testifies today on the coronavirus pandemic, post brexit trade, and climate change. watch the committeeearing live at 10:30 a.m. eastern live on c-span, on c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> saturday on the communicators -- >> republicans and democrats have been attacking big tech from all sorts of angles, and antitrust is just one of them. we need tougher antitrust laws, we need to use more antitrust enforcement to go after tech companies. but they have very different reasons for doing so, even though they sort of coalesce on the same solutions. for democrats it seems to be rooted in -- typical for democrats -- animosity toward big businesses in general, corporations in general, shrinking them down to size. the republicans, it is really tied to the culture war against technology companies in general, where we perceive them as being that's where they perceive them as being biased in the way they moderate content. so the antitrust against big tech is tied to the feel that tech companies are out to get them. >> watch the communicators with elizabeth nolan brown come on

recent ban on large crew strips from entering the city's waterways might have been enough to save it from the list about the world, heritage committee says the lagoon is still at risk of climate change, flooding and heavy rains. the body says over tourism is also a concern without action that venice could have its world heritage status removed entirely. ah, and now the top stories on al jazeera, at least a $183.00 people are now confirmed to have died in floods in parts of europe. would that number expect that to rise? as the water receives german chancellor, anglo merkel says that she's been shocked by the devastate devastation left by flooding in parts of western germany calling to destruction. so real and terrify.

one of the select committee members, congressman jamie raskin joins me tonight. >>> the 15 page indictment lace out tax fraud. >>> as climate change gets cut from the bipartisan bill, exxon lobbyist reveals just who he's talking to. >> joe manchin, i talk to his office every week. he is the king maker and he's not shy about sort of staking his claim early and completely changing the debate. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. it has been a very, very news day on this july 1st. lots of moving pieces. today has shown above all else a big take away from today. what unifies the american right in this moment and why it is so dangerous, although we should start with one of the big headlines today which is about disunity among republicans, of which there is also funding. liz cheney of wyoming, conservative royalty, super conservative by every voting metric, has one fault in the eyes of her fellow conservatives that she just states the obvious truth, that donald trump lost the election, he lied about it, lied about losing it, and whipped up a violent insurrection and an attack on american democra

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committee. he is expected to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, post brexit trade and climate change. live coverage on c-span. p.m. johnson: if you asked me whether i feel happy about the current situation in afghanistan, of course i do not. i am apprehensive. the situation has risks. we must hope the parties can come together to reach an agreement and somehow or other, the combination with the taliban. we have to be realistic about the situation. we have to hope the blood spent by this country over the decades by protecting the people of afghanistan has not been in vain and the legacy of their efforts is protected. the situation is difficult. it will probably be better not to expect a further statement. >> servicemen and servicewomen who lost their colleagues want to know lessons are being learned and implemented. how will we make sure that happens? p.m. johnson: we have been learning lessons the whole time. i am not going to do that. [indiscernible] >> cannot just ask a very quick -- can i just ask a quick supplementary, most of our nato allies -- they are not relying on civilians in order to make s