deforestation, logging, construction, global warming. animals infected are getting closer to humans, with no forest to keep them apart. researchers say the outbreak may have come from human contact with bats and gore illas. joining us to talk about the factors is abdo. he studied the virus with an assistant professor at columbia university. welcome. where does the virus come from? >> so we know that the virus lives in host populations of animals that live in the forests in many of these sub-saharan african countries and only comes to humans, when humans make contact with the animals, in particular the infected bodily fluids. >> is there a concern about mutation? >> not really concerned about mutation. we know a certain proportion of the animals will be infected. when humans made contact, as it comes through and moves on to the human population, that's when it's epidemic among us. other than deforestation and reducing the area between humans and animals, what else is causing the spread. >> it's important to differentiate the spread. >> an

that demand is going up. >> guest: and now you see deforest and the crops are being exported for the rising demand for meat. it is a situation where we cannot say you cannot eat meat. all we can say is here is watt what it takes to make this happen. what we are trying to do is connect eaters with farmers and eaters with the land and the planet that is supporting them so people can begin to understand the implications of their food choices. if we can get people to think about food consistently maybe we can have a chance to raise food and agriculture in the profile of the american discourse. >> host: what is next on the series? >> guest: the june issue has a piece on aquaculture. the question now is becoming is it possible to farm the sea? is it possible to grow protein in the sea without detearadeclie sea? we explore the question in july. the question of what impact does investment by countries in large companies in places like africa, some call it a landgrid si situation, but we are trying to explore the benefits and cost coming. >> host: and national geographic is known for their ph

. >> there are a lot of issues around endangered species and deforestation of where they get the palmdemand for palm oil, at least you deforestation and planting palm trees everywhere -- and leads to deforestation and planting palm trees everywhere. >> inching toward the bear market, sugar, down 16% since the and of june. to your point, those two ingredients matter more. >> there are only 50 hazelnuts for 13 ounce jar. we've seen a lot of rumors about shortages for food before that don't ask later not to be nothing more than hype will stop remember during the super bowl, they said chicken wings were going to disappear? that did not happen. for all we know, this could be some leaked story from them just getting people to remember nutella and they should by some and fear that hazelnuts -- how much is it going to go up, $1? atwhen you're looking inflation in terms of products, you're looking at things like labor and oil because of transfer costs are much more relevant than the actual commodity cost. the commodity cost is about 11% of every one dollar on food you spend. >> look at this ch

. >> they claim the deforest asian that would happen, much would happen right here east of connecticut near cokeland run and concerned because of that and the construction that it would that were species' habitat. >> so they want them to reevaluate the overall impact specifically on these species or re-route the line altogether. but according to reports u.s. fish and wild life service has already said it would not harm an endangered species. >> on the one hand, i understand the utility of having a variety of transportation options that we don't have now. but on the other, i love this trail, and my family and i have used it for years and would like to continue to use it for years, the en with the plans, path would be, you know, substantially occur tailed and be smaller. >> resident bob says there's more than just one option for this stretch of the land between bethesda and silver springs. >> i would propose the purple line to go ahead and at the same time for all of us to continue to enjoy the trail. >> they hope to hear something from federal officials in the coming months and addition

rain and deforestation has been blamed for the landslide. >> the world renowned indian yoga master b.k.s. lyengar has passed away. seen on his 95th birthday, his style is taught by 35 teachers around the world. it allows the use of props to achieve the right postures. he had a history of heart problems. >>> after a long and heated process john eesha's elections are coming to a close. the constitutional court are delivering a verdict. we have this report from jakarta. >> reporter: emotions are running high a month and a half after the presidential election. former general who loves the election said irregularities have occurred at 52,000 polling stations. >> we believe in constitutional judges, and demand justice for the sake of the nation and democracy. >> jakarta's governor joko widodo was declared the winner with 53% of the vote. according to law expert evidence of cheating is thin. >> translation: if cheating happened it's because these are one of the most complicated of elections. there's no power in indonesia that can determine the result. if cheating happened, it can happen on both

honor of her community service, and after college graduation she hopes to work in africa where deforestation is rampant. >> there's a big need for big change. >> reporter: laura's proof that change can start with one idea multiplied a million times n.woodside, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> wow. well, there is still no sipe of the skipper of the fishing boat that ran aground off san francisco's ocean beach yesterday. 51-year-old timothy lybrand radioed for help telling authorities he had a life jacket and was abandoning shirts. crews searched his both the paloma and did not find him. investigators believe he may not want to be found because there's a $75,000 bench warrant for him in santa clara county related to a drug arrest in 010. crews are still trying to salvage his boat and they are concerned about a potential for a diesel spill. the boat could be carrying up to 100 gallons of fuel. >> new data shows how much taxpayer money u.s. senators are spending. topping the list of big spenders, california's senators, according to the sun life foundation senator barbara boxer's office spent more

give the farmers a good, reliable source of income while at the same time slowing the rampant deforestationthe continent. >> we've planted over 1.5 million trees with nearly 6,000 farmers, and that's been quite a bit of work. >> reporter: that, however, is not enough for tevis. >> what's really exciting is putting in place wood treatment plants. >> reporter: he spent the last week at santa clara university's global service incubator seeking advice from mentors and money to expand komaza, turning it from a nonprofit into a for-profit social business corporation, a company that still does good, but is poised to do a whole lot more of it. >> helping 1,000 poor families is great, but helping a million is a thousand times better. >> he's not exaggerating. he has dreams to turn komaza into the largest forest timber company in all of east africa. >> so impressive. >> millions of people helped in the process. >> that is amazing. thank you, garvin. >>> bring in jeff ranieri, feeling under the weather, you look great. >> well, thank you. i was telling our producer, i'm about 90% there after, you know

can do this saying with a declining of deforestation and at the same time producing fuel in such areas that we really need a lot of transportation to take the diesel back. one thing we need to consider, of course cap -- of course, in all of this, is cost. it is good that it does not compete because once it competes with human consumption, that becomes a primary reason to debate whether it is adoptable or not. since it does not, it is would be glad we to consider very seriously, but we would like to really know the entire mechanism for growing of this crop. how many hectares does one need to produce enough biomass to produce 1000 liters of fuel, and things like that. these are the important mathematical modeling to that we will need to do and compare that with what is already available, because if we can really produce diesel cheaper than that, like whysaying would go [indiscernible] it would be better for people to utilize that method. >> mr. minister, if i could mention to you that the cost model, which we have not done in nigeria but we have done elsewhere in west africa, is that the

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police in brazil say they have dismantled a criminal group that is responsible for the largest deforestationhey have caused $20 million damage to the forest, selling the foliage and selling the parts to farmers and ranchers. >>> there is increased activity we want to tell you about on an icelandic valley, there were tornadoes spawned as well. let's bring in pedram javaheri for more. >> are you sure you want to leave us? >> let's see how it remains on the front of the volcano. >> we'll get to that right now. it has picked up quite a bit in recent days. some serious stuff going on in that portion of the world that we'll touch on. you have to notice the circulation. spawning at least two water spouts, one tornado across portions of denmark, the storm system coming in. not unusual to see this activity with the small grade f1 activity coming down. you begin the transition into autumn-like weather, going to push out of here, notice very little in the way of moisture in the forecast. so if you're tuned in into the northwest, a few showers today in london you should get some sunshine in the coming d

this part of africa, what we noticed on satellite imagery, there's been a consistent pattern of deforestationan encroachment of human beings on ecosystems that up until now have been fairly isolated. what you're seeing is really an outcome of human beings showing unrestricted growth, and so there's more and more contact and more and more opening of what was previous ly unaffected areas. we're going to see where the virus makes its way into a major area or an international airport. this is not the last time we're going to see this. >> dr. wilson i appreciate you being on. we'll have more from the region here in israel and gaza. allegations by israel that hamas used human shields, we'll take a closer look at that ahead. "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com weit's not justt we'd be fabuilding jobs here,. it's helpin

heavy rain and deforestation are blamed for the landslides. >> steph is here with the weather, and shell tell us what the people in -- she'll tell us what the people of japan can expect. >> unfortunately it's a wet time of the year. first to the satellite picture - you see the blanket of cloud north and south korea and many parts of japan, that has been with us for a good few days, causing problems. not only have we seen flooding in japan, but flooding in south korea as well. this recent landslide was triggered by a renewed intensity in the rain, where we saw 204mm of rain. that is a staggering amount of wet weather. to give you an idea, london gets 600mm of rain. to get 200 in three hours is more that most can cope with and half of that we saw in one hour. that is what triggered our recent landslide, because already the grand was saturated. there was nowhere for the extra water to go. unfortunately, over the next few days there'll be more rain, and it will be very, very heavy. looking at the charts for thursday, we see the intense area of wet weather over south korea. that's where we'll

. >> how deforestation in africa is increasing the risk for ebola. >> . >> now to china, the search for earthquake survivors. the number is expected to rise. the epicenter of the 6.5 magnitude quake in western china, and we have this report. >> there is only one road into the quake zone. and it's clogged with emergency vehicles. some are soldiers, some are students, and they form an army whose soul mission is to help those who have lost so much. but their efforts are occasionally hampered by heavy rain, which are considering landslides, endangering the rescuers. the small town, it's flimsy buildings, and the people inside of them stood little chance during sunday's violent." she's wearing a white scarf because she's in mourning for her 79-year-old mother. >> my mother would have turned 80 in two weeks. she was lucky. she had several grandchildren, one at university, but she'll never see him again. >> reporter: rescuers are still finding people alive, but increasingly, this is turning into a recovery operation, with children among the dead. a parent looks on as everything that he loved m

torch in honor of community service and after college graduation she hopes to work in africa where deforestsian is rampant. >> big need for big change. >>reporter: laura proof that change can start with one idea multiplied 1 million times. in woodside, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> the from remarkable store on earth to incredible one in outer space. we are just 4 hours from the rendezvous of spacecraft with comet billions of miles away. rose it a launch entered 2004 and will arrive at the comet at 1:00 a.m. pacific time after all of these years. decade sailing away from the planet. european spacecraft spent 10 years traveling across the solar system. circle the comet for several months before attempting to deploy lander on to its surface in november. the space agency will host rendezvous event on the web site tonight we have a link on our web site. i have to tell you i find that utterly fascinating. >> how cool is that. >> also give you a sense of how vast space is this thing has been traveling for a decade and isn't close to be out of our solar system. >> theen years. >> some people spend

heavy rain and deforestation are blamed for the land slides. let's find out if there will be more heavy rain in japan. let's speak to steph. >> let's see why we had the landslide in the first place. the extreme clouds stretching all the way through north and south korea and across japan, this is the monsoon. it's normal at this time of year. you get pulses of heavy rain along that and shifting toward the northeast. this whole system works it's way a little more forwards and south ward. it meanders around to make sure nobody gets too much wet weather. that's the idea, at least. over the last couple of dice, it's got stuck over some areas of japan and southeastern china. we've seen heavy rain and flooding, as well. this is where we've seen a phenomenal amount of wet weather. we saw 204 millimeters of rain in three hours, that's eight inches in three hours. half of that fell in just one hour alone. that is more than you would expect here in the entire month. on top of that, weaver also got the ground already water logged. we're in the sixth month

to new york's prestigious john jay college of criminal justice to have forensic scientists peter deforestete diaczuk go over dr. bulic's work. >> bogdanich: is this an impressive document in your view? >> no. >> bogdanich: how would you describe it? >> amateurish. >> the scales here are not correct. the error is huge. and that would not allow that injury to be caused by the discharge of the firearm. >> narrator: we also asked them to test the theory advanced by brad king that michelle's eye was wounded by the gun recoiling forward. >> the idea of it recoiling forward is absurd. you know, basically it appears to be an attempt to explain the wound without considering the possibility of antecedent physical violence. >> in my use of firearms, it defies the laws of physics to have the gun go forward after it's shot. i did in fact fire the gun, and documented using high-speed photography. we had simply confirmed the only movement post-discharge is rearwards. not forwards. i'm not saying that the tactical light could not have made that injury. i'm saying that it did not make that injury at the s

this campaign ignored the massive deforestation engineered by timber companies, the private corporations whose access to forest land was upheld in the decision. indeed, the timber magnates, some of whom became friends and supporters of john meurer, forests emerging from fires. the interlocking of economic interests along with burn policies of pioneer environmentalists left a legacy of fire suppression to explode in the last year. so what? story of sera fire not only points to historic consequences of mistaken policy positions. it offers a cautionary tale for propensity to oversimplify history. when we take people out of the stories, flatten them into caricatures, or reduce complex histories to comfortable soundbites, we lose the ability to make clear sighted policy based on understanding the complex dynamism of culture and environment. as the rimfire raged towards the reservoir, governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency should san francisco's main water source become contaminated. partly due to yosemite's changed fire policies, partly due to the superhuman efforts of firefighter

trade routes and see this sounds familiar to you guys for it is kind of like the four states -- deforestation and sprawled followed by interestingly no joke right-wing leaders. seriously there's a theory because the monuments get bigger and more dramatic near the end. it's like really, can't believe it. we need to tackle this. as a father and suddenly more confident about this. i feel as though the carbon mitigation blueprint is now in place so that is my plea. make sure to include energy and near first-generation. it's what we call the upside of prohibition. we can take with the canadians are doing at such great profit. they even have the cultivar fridays dial to have ready for us. aside story, america's kentucky hemp seed was the sort of beacon of the world. they let the world. in kentucky alone kentucky's first millionaire and lexington was a hemp mogul. hemp is a big business in wisconsin missouri ohio. not so much in colorado. david west actually had the federal commission do a study. he wanted to see what there was to plant in the face of it the seed indiana -- indiana jones seen. he pr

this ignored the massive deforestation engineered by timber companies, private corporations whose access to forest land was upheld in the lowe v. hutchings decision. forestsferred the dense for obvious canonic reasons. -- economic reasons. left fire tong exploded last year's rim fire. the story of sierra fire not only points to store consequences of mistaken policy positions,, it offers a cautionary tale for propensity when wehadow history, reduce complex history to comfortable soundbites, we lose the ability to make clear-sighted policy based on oferstanding the complexity environment. as the rimfire raised toward the reservoir, governor brown declared a state of emergency should the main water become contaminated. partly due to the policy and partly due to the superhuman efforts of firefighters, this did not happen. the juxtaposition of wildfires and tamed water offers an opportunity to take another look at our relationship to the environment. the history of fire in the sierra makes clear the rim wildfire was the holy -- predictable result of a century of economic and policy decisions

but it's been the area around it has been thinned out and deforested a little bit.e as inaccessible as it once was. the other thing is this has played a major part in the outbreak because people are fairly mobile and they're able to move across borders, to neighboring towns. and that's allowed this to sort of spring newspaper various places and why we see it now in three or four countries. >> as it has sprung up, as it has spread s there a health infrastructure that exists at all to contain it? >> yeah, well, it's a good point. the history of health care was really weak before the international community descend upon it. the ambassador put it like this. he said there is an imbalance between sovereign tow and resource, it's been sort of a tough balance. i think for the most part the story is one of very remarkable success. there is a little bit of disorganization sort of getting out of its lane and interfering with another, but for the most part the international community has come together and for the most part really respected the sovereign teen of the ministry and

but we are also looking at places -- order security for trafficking or deforestation. so many opportunities for our company to measure right now. we are less than two months old, and we have 50 different opportunities in africa. >> talk about opportunities, we talk about the business community. you are often cast in the role of defending president barack obama against sometimes harsh comments. he just gave an interview from air force one to economists. he had harsh words saying they are whining, complaining. what have you heard from your old pals on wall street? >> i have been called the fact that with the presidency. other than being a little heavy, i cannot say i love that adjective. the rhetoric has been up-and-down for five or six years -- >> you main critical and then nice? they agreee things on, things they totally disagree on. they agree on immigration reform, they agree on free trade, they agree that they want to read tax reform, you know, -- they want corporate tax reform, you know, they may not like the recent comments on inversion. you can take any given day