this is happening along florida's gulf coast.art of this country, of course, and home to dolphins and sea turtles and other marine being wiped out by the thousands. the big fear now is are we to blame? bill weir explains. >> reporter: normally, a voyage like this is filled with relaxed anticipation. but these days, a trip off of florida's gulf coast brings only boatfuls of dread. toxic algae is blooming like mad here. and you can see and smell the result everywhere. onshore and off. a dolphin sighting that would normally inspire wonder now only makes you worry. oh, there he is. he's right here. look at this. wow, you can really feel it in your nostrils and your sinuses and the back of your throat. it's like a mild pepper spray when this algae gets up in the air. and so if we can feel that discomfort, you've got to wonder what it's like to be a dolphin in a red tide like this. oh, there he is. their blow hole is just inches beneath the surface. 90 miles up the coast, they found two dolphins that could not survive this epic red tid

a visit to the marine biologist at florida gulf coast university is like a visit to the morgue and theset two of more than 400 sea hurtles found in this area alone. >> this one is just a juvenile. >> makes your heart hurt, doesn't it? >> it -- you go through stages, hurts, and then you're angry. >> this is the villain, this is the red tide. >> and this down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that causes red tides occurs naturally in salt water but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> they love night general and phosphorous. >> reporter: which are fertilizers? >> yes. >> reporter: that's burning sugar? >> processing. >> reporter: generations of sugar cane farming has altered the chemistry of like okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season, florida dumps a massive amount of watt into the most delicate ecosystems while in dry season that water is diverted to farms and cities -- great for the economy, horrible for the environment. >> you have natural phenomenon called red tide as mike said but you have the night general coming in and givi

gulf coast taking advantage of shale gas and that's up. >> you are basically the low cost producer ofyou do produce? >> we are. we work hard to keep improving the cost position. saudi arabia and the u.s. gulf coast were the lowest places to service the market sadara was built to service africa, asia, china and the pacific gulf coast and latin america. >> a lot of people say they will get killed because of the tariffs. china gets sadara. that matters you don't have to say, we have to stick it to america >> wesaw that the world was changing and the trading block in the americas made a lot of sense. supply chains are tighter, not as expensive for us to move product and the trading block in the middle east to asia and the pacific, a well-developed supply chain there and we played off of that we had a great partner that wanted to build with us and technology we have >> when i mention plastic to younger people they say it's the size of the island in antarctica and it wrecked the ocean i see numbers, that may be what the millennials are saying, but the world is still going toward plastics >>

cnn's bill weir went to the gulf coast. to see, i have to warn you, is very disturbing. >> reporter: normally a voyage like this is filled with relaxed anticipation. but these days, a trip off florida's gulf coast brings only boatfuls of dread. toxic algae is blooming like mad here. you can see and smell the result everywhere, onshore and off. a dolphin sighting that would normally inspire wonder now only makes you worry. >> there's two right there. there he is, he's right here. look at this. wow, you can really feel it in your nostrils, in your sinuses, in the back of your throat, eight like a mild pepper spray when this algae gets up in the air. if we can feel that discomfort, you've got to wonder what it's like to be a dolphin in a red tide like this. their blow hole is just inches beneath the surface. >> reporter: 90 miles up the coast they found two dolphins who couldn't survive this red tide. a visit to a marine biologist is like a sad visit to the morgue. these are just two of the sea turtles found in this area alone

and a visit to the marine biologist at florida gulf coast university is like a sad visit to the morgue 400 sea turtles found in this area alone. >> this one is able to breathe. and this one here is a juvenile. >> makes your heart hurt, doesn't it? >> you go through stages. hurts. then you're angry. >> this is the villain right here. this is the red tide. >> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> that's burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season florida dumps a massive amount of water into the most delicate ecosystems. while in dry season that water is diverted to farms and cities. great for the economy. horrible for the environment. >> you have a natural phenomenon called red tide. as mike said. but you have the n

sexting step toward coastal protection, because this is not the last hurricane that will hit the gulf coast of texas or the huge economic engine known as houston. i'm confident that having the smartest minds study our coast will ultimately result in recommendations that congress can then authorize. once that happens, in coordination with state legislative and local officials who, let's not forget, play a very large role we'll fight to ensure our coastal communities flourish and are probgted -- protected for generations to come. we have to face the facts, harvey was an unthinkable catastrophe, one of a kind. i can't believe it's already been a year. but for some down there, though, i'm sure it feels like a whole lot longer than that. it's my privilege to serve the people of the great state of texas, and as part of my job, i unfortunately had the occasion to see plenty of heartache and tragedy over the years. few disasters, however, have impacted so many texans and in such a devastating way as hurricane harvey. over the last year working together, texans have begun to heal and rebuild. but th

>> spring in the gulf coast coast and southern u.s. in the great plains, and in summer, it goes up into canada, but you don't see it as often. here, fog. a lot of that. >> right behind you. >> we have the fog making a comeback. fortunate thing is the impact of that marine air decreases over the next couple days, but for right now, it's a welcomed sight in san francisco as you got the temperatures nice and comfortable and the sunshine around downtown, so that's the winning proposition right now as we wrap up the weekend. 62 degrees currently, and livermore trending a little bit cooler today as the sea breeze picked up a bit, 88 degrees, that's about as cool as it will be for the rest of the week. san jose 87 degrees, 60s and 70s bayside. the trend holds with the marine layer getting squished down and stronger high pressure along the way, eninland spots dropped slightly on the factor of two to five degrees. you see the 24-hour temperature change map thanks to more of the sea breeze at work today, and right now, winds at 15-25 miles per h

next week, we could see something in the atlantic, folks on the east coast and the gulf coast need to pacific. >> this is the time of year we see a lot of activity in the pacific, don't see a lot in the atlantic but that could switch next week. it is 37 after the hour. duck duck goose considered inappropriate. this is sparking outrage. >> my opponent lives in the world of fiction. i live in the world affect. can you stop interrupting? >> can you stop lying? >> sparks flying on the debate stays between andrew cuomo and actress turned politician cynthia nixon and carly shimkus has highlights from the heated primary debate. way ♪ copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma. it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. the risk is unknown in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than onc

raleigh 92, typical heat down here on the gulf coast. this is more like chicago, 75, especially after the rainy morning will you have today. then as we look towards tomorrow. the front tries to hit the northeast. it gets there late in the day, temperatures will be down a little bit. still a hot day the heat gets suppressed here to the south. dallas 106. for today the numbers are about the same as yesterday. 60 million people unheat advisory. we have heat warnings. especially for the boston area, hilting near 100 today. hartford is under an excessive heat warning. we have an advisory. d.c. had an advisory issued. philadelphia, new york,al bean, just about everyone in the i-95 corridor and the east. we have pictures from wisconsin. remember yesterday morning at this time it was pouring. we had flash flood warnings if southern wisconsin. the road was washed away, it was mainly the erosion when they get the big rain events like that. there was enough rain in green bay, too, lambeau field had water, too. it's a soggy morning, chicago. a lot o

worth of refinancing or financing rather for a sixty mile stretch of seawall seawalls along the gulf coast to protect thirty petrochemical processing plants and refineries that produce greenhouse gases fueling stronger hurricanes one year ago. hurricane harvey which inflicted roughly one hundred twenty five billion dollars of economic damage what strengthening and route to texas making landfall on august twenty fifth now critics of government spending and climate change deniers including u.s. senator ted cruz are calling for the federal government to pay for the texas project even as the lone star state sits on get this eleven billion bucks worth of a budget surplus and their so-called rainy day fund sometimes politicians positions are like the weather wait a while and they'll change. and speaking of the weather a bellwether for economies and industrialized countries it's often the bell that makes the base metal rather dr copper as it's often called it's often used as a prognosticator of the economic future and here is an interpreter of the good doctor is the director of research pricing a

miss wealthy will be placed at her home in jackson and her will be near the mississippi gulf coast in da hill. as a writer trails continues to unveil marked we hope that everyone near and far will travel our state to celebrate one of the things we do so well, write. and now if you'll join me as we unveil the markers. mary alice. [applause] >> jury esmyn. give that up top, malcolm. [applause] >> we are very grateful and honored you were here today for this significant moment in mississippi history. thank you. i know they'll stay here for photos and we are on lifestyle television and at 9:30 we're supposed to start the next panel so we're going to encourage you to get some quick pictures now and thin think everyone will go out to the lobby to visit for a minute. ...

prone to getrea hit, that would be the gulf coast. >> the gulf coast has seen its population surged 25%rs. it is costly not just for the homeowner, but government and taxpayer. >> you own a piece of land on the beach and have a beautiful view. i own it and want to do whatever i want. the government will have to send in the fire department, police department, helicopter, whatever to rescue you when things go wrong, so they want a say in things. you have insurance issues. u.s., flood insurance is a government-subsidized program. live new then't shore are the fact of subsidizing as people who do live new the shore. >> policies cost half of the true market rate, but relocating families is also expensive and will cost the u.s. government $48 million to relocate two dozen families in louisiana. that is why some are harnessing technology to defend against storm surge. a diversion facility. new york is building a system of walls and levies to prevent damage from future storms. there is no time to waste as climate changes supercharging storms on earth. ♪ faced a series of health scandals over th

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high pressure to our south in the hot and the humid air from parts of the gulf coast states.he bus stop, around 87 degrees and humid by the afternoon. find some shade, kids. it will b hot. the humidity, making it feel like anywhere from 100 t 105 degrees in some spots. if you're head to the beach t weekend. >> it will be a hot one. around 80 degrees. we have rain chances ound. temperatures will stay mainly in the 90s until the rain comes.th , in the 80s. still humid and the shower chances through monday. not a washout of a weekend. i want y to know that. we'll watch the rain chances. updating it as we get closer. >>> let's see what's happening on theroads. >> good morning. southeast southern avenue had the rains blocked by activity there. as for the beltway, we have road work. we'll talk about thatn one second. southbound indian head highway after swan creek. here's the beltway. after allentown road, you have to work around the bridge there. work zone with the left lane b gettin there. and a live look, 95 north of triangle star. you see that volume headed inbound. >> whoa. >>

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there is a lot toward the gulf coast but it looks to be okay so far. for us some low clouds.akeport 51. 57 in the city break down five from yesterday. a couple of low 60s. even 50s near the concorde pavilion, 55. 56 martinez. 56 lafayette. 32 truckee. 85 las vegas. 60 monterey. they were 64 at this time yesterday. low clouds burning off sooner. the cool we have had is packing its bag and a high pressure is building in. ter temperatures 80s -- to are still pretty warm so that will keep the coast from getting too cool. some mid-80s and concorde and livermore. warmer into the weekend and it looks like sunday will be a little better. >> >>> new iphones could be -- >>> a violent incident on a muni train that was caught on camera. look at this. we will tell you why the men were trying to throw another young man off the train. update the bathroom but we wanted to work with a company we could trust and rebath made it effortless. a rebath design consultant came to our home and presented us ideas and products in a way that made our decisions simple. they took away the old installed the

o a flood ri the increase in texas and parts of the gulf coast.in ugs.pacific northwestkti r .'s ng onoi fl aroundoo the country. here's what's happening inour neck of the woods. >> good morning. temperatures near 80 degrees right now in washington. plenty of sunshine right now through the afternoon though, kind of a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures through the suburbs, mid to upper 70s. still dry by the afternoon near 90 for a high. couple passingth we dry iso ola evening. tomorrow dry near 90 degrees again. er the weekend rain chances increase. cloudy, scattered storms. that could be lasting about through tuesday. >> these nice got tt ettyoman fan ereksid you c fomeol from? >> oklahoma city. >> what's your name? >> nibraley. >> tr. roker,nk you. this morning on today's consumer, conquering the off ice stores. talking like t.j. maxx and marshals. they're offering high end designer brand 30% to 70% off. if you want to take full advantage, you need jean. she's here, today's financial editor. this is amazing becse a lot of brick and mortar stores

a particularly dry kiba shabda regular and big and that's true through mexico particularly the gulf coast but you mix good self they can see more and more big showers building some hail certainly some big rain showers flash flooding is a possibility mexico city held at twenty one degrees as a result eclipse got some fairly heavy rainfall cost from honduras down through or guatemala nicaragua and down towards costa rica that onshore breeze it's no big surprise. every armed attack in europe creates fear and division amongst its citizens where stories of loss no one tone. is sweeping association of islam with the violence easier in muslims facing the stock reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life. twice eviction on al-jazeera. full of struggles and now that i mean on them when they're down at the same human guinea full of pleasure me going make i sent a blank me funny and people asked me how many times an intimate look at life in cuba today if you don't mind i'm going to let a guinness a dozen with a cane and the thing i sai

for the people of the gulf coast i just. look at that. he. says. nearly two years after the bombing the trial was about to begin. karen left her home in new hampshire early to arrive for the opening statements. it was the first time she had scenes or niam since the arraignment. inside the courtroom karin and the other survivors were seated just twenty feet away he refused to look at them. the defense team would make the case that so cars are najaf was unduly influenced by his older brother. the prosecutors would argue that he was fully responsible for his actions. many victims shared their experiences including the father of eight year old martin who described having to choose between comforting his dying son and saving his daughter. over the next four weeks karen and other survivors relive the horror of the bombing. they reached out to each other for support. coming to court it was amazing how quickly and how close we all got it was where like a family. but her husband ron stayed away. since the bombing ron has changed and it's a hard thing to wat

in the oil rich state of tabasco on mexico's gulf coast it's the largest employer providing forty thousand jobs bandmates in lay still makes me. premix is such an integral part of life in tabasco that from an early age children are taught the story of oil their reality. and be assured them of the more you. do in your own syria. libya that. there. may be you know not where i live. but for the communities where pemex drills the relationship is a troubled one. group we say look has got to see i was the head of the local issue he the our land council got a small tabasco bill each of fifteen hundred indigenous people. they have the money in the us you know how the how the border is instead of the them but of the lord the v.c. on the move on but on the appropriate amount of in the in the. yellow bit about it a little ball in the balls given that you're not on the result of. love in their views you can also. get most of them were. by law the profits made by panics are supposed to be reinvested in social and economic development but how much of the profits filtered down to the people in two thousa

body and it's a little that make you feel like the gulf coast you know good dad told you that you're right you brought up all my you did ok. and this one to name one hundred people were killed and more than a hundred of them are refugees i'm not going to meet the executives who brought them on bart. invest. invest a lot in the old work force including the refugees but what if they aren't allowed to stay if they're sent home that sounds like a risky investment is that what so in the us to fifty and. we have about one hundred refugees working for us fifty our full time members of staff and if we were to lose a significant number that would pose a very serious problem we wouldn't be able to fill all of our orders one of our plants makes components for cars and the deadlines are extremely tight you can't afford the slightest a leg this is. crazy to invest money time and effort on people when it's not even clear whether they can stay in germany long term. and. it's a big one when we started hiring these people in twenty fourteen fifteen and sixteen there was huge pressure to give them mor

other people more gulf on the gulf coast on the couple times. that. we. feel. the rebuilding of war ravaged syria is underway we visited aleppo one of the worst hit cities to witness the reconstruction process. and the markle alexander mere putin will meet in germany later on saturday with syria and sanctions both on the agenda. oh my god. this you don't think it's time to start now being fired that gun on the part of the drama that just two palestinians were killed during a protest in the gaza strip where demonstrators attempted to break through the border fence with israel. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me thank you aaron great to have you where those are our top story this hour with this syrian army reestablishing control of the country a new war is being fought against the destruction that was reached by militants and terrorists the rebuilding of key infrastructure is under way we travel to syria to witness the recovery efforts firsthand. much of the city of aleppo is still in ruins reviving it to its former glory is a task of

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at the gulf coast that i'm. a candidate from georgia in march will be running in georgia's presidential elections in october but with different groups and generations pulling the country in different directions it will likely take much longer for georgia's future to take shape. and also the trial of the captain of a german aid ship that rescued more than two hundred thirty my appearance in the mediterranean resumed today only to be postponed for three weeks for procedural reasons back in june maltese authorities allowed the ship to dock but then impounded and charged its captain. with failing to properly register the vessel insists he's done nothing wrong did have a news met up with him at his home in southern germany klaus peter highish had a comfortable life and bavaria he has a nice house and runs a successful small business but did not want to be complacent so he became a captain aboard a search and rescue ship in the mediterranean and that is now why he is facing legal proceedings in malta. of course this i

subsidence and other cities like that us have had problems with that also in new orleans and the gulf coast but the real problem for cities around the world the real thing to sort of be thinking about is rising seas because when you have in cities like chicago where there are obviously where there is thinking and you have rush i think sees even worse for cities like miami and new york and london then you know the netherlands many places around the world rising seas themselves are a significant challenge. so based on that jeff we got this tweet from jose because he tweeted out your article about miami and jose says you don't have to just imagine this visit bangkok to carter or no it's a new normal for these and other cities around the world rampant development and more powerful monsoons are making the situation unmanageable so he goes on to tell us how people are adapting he says my impression from southeast asia is how the people have adapted their daily activities primarily shifting the work schedules to avoid rush hour already congested roadways turning from perth parking lots to wading p

other people more gulf homes the gulf coast on. our. lives how about that yeah. welcome back to the program the afghan fundamentalist group the taliban has ambushed three buses and kidnapped more than one hundred fifty passengers in northern afghanistan most have since been freed by. and forces but the raid came shortly after the president offered a ceasefire during the muslim holiday inn. for more details we have correspondent daniel daniel this sounds like a firm rejection to the cease fire then it does fun out of course cease fires have taken place before the last that notable one. june this year for the end of ramadan when taliban fighters and afghan government forces celebrated the muslim holiday together on the front lines in quite remarkable scenes no such luck this time it seems the president ashraf ghani offered a three month long provisional truce on the condition of course that the taliban also stuck to their side of the pact the taliban mark to their intention not to see that out by kidnapping dozens of people from those buses as you mentioned earlier

particularly dry kiba the showers are regular and big and that's true through mexico particularly the gulf coast but in mexico itself i think the see more and more big showers building some hail certainly some big rain showers flash flooding is a possibility mexico city held at twenty one degrees as a result eclipse got some fairly heavy rain forecast from honduras down through all guatemala nicaragua and down towards costa rica that onshore breeze it's no big surprise. young rich and famous in china. goes behind the great chinese fire wall to meet the cyber celebs of a multibillion dollar business. on al-jazeera. on counting the cost pakistan's new leader is facing some tough financial questions will be taking be economic and human cost to stream. plus china. counting the cost on al-jazeera. and again you're watching. the top stories this hour a day agencies are demanding a cease fire and a day off to as strikes in the port city of killed at least fifty five people the world health organization wants to live a half a million cholera to the north of the country warning of another potential outbr

other good people moved up on the gulf coast on the go. to. our. kind of financial survival job today with all the money laundering first two because it's cash in the three different. oh good the good stuff we have our three banks all set up here maybe something in europe something in america something overseas in the cayman islands it will pull these banks are complicit in the club congress to decide to say hey i'm ready to do some serious money laundering ok let's see how we did while we've got home got a nice luxury watch for max and for stacy old beautiful jewelry and how about. luxury automobile for max you know what money laundering is highly illegal don't be approached much as a record. when a loved one is murder it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murder in the car and it's meaningless in the death penalty just because they think that's the fair thing the right thing research shows that for every nine executions one convict is found innocent the idea that we were executing innocent people is terrifying the is just know it hasn't

worth of refinancing or financing rather for a sixty mile stretch of seawall seawalls along the gulf coast to protect thirty petrochemical processing plants and refineries that produce greenhouse gases fueling stronger hurricanes one year ago hurricane harvey which inflicted roughly one hundred twenty five billion dollars in economic damage was strengthening and route to texas making landfall on august twenty fifth now critics of government spending and climate change deniers including u.s. senator ted cruz are calling for the federal government to pay for the texas project even as the lone star. sits on get this eleven billion bucks worth of a budget surplus and there's so called a rainy day fund sometimes politicians positions are like the weather wait a while and they'll change. and speaking of the weather a bellwether for economies in industrialized countries is often the bell it makes the base metal rather dr copper as it's often called it's often used as a prognosticator of the economic future and here is an interpreter of the good doctor is the director of research pricing in purcha

could biotech combat that thick green algae that's florida gulf coast? we'll explore next. this is bloomberg. ore next. this is bloomberg. >> a lot of people have emotional support animals. emotional support another equired emotional support animal. emily: a colorful toxic slime has blanketed several gulf ities on florida's coast covering boats, docks and wildlife with a thick green goop of their g people out homes. the bacterial coating a phenomenal known as red tide. joining us from washington, d.c. reporter,tural policy and we have a guest here in the tudios, to talk about the problem and solution. this is often referred to as algae but that's not the precise name. the problem in florida get so bad? >> this is something that's amplified by verity -- fertilizer runoff. all around the world we have where nitrates leak into our water and create dead zones. kills ae blooms and it off the local wildlife. nothing can live there. in this case, the red tide, it's amplified by this nitrate run-off. mily: so allen, how much are humans to blame here? >> getting back to your origina

other people moved up on the gulf coast on the. leg. and welcome back in corporate drug news the u.s. department of justice and the drug enforcement administration or da are moving to reduce the amount of opioids that can legally be manufactured last week the two agencies unveiled a joint plan to reduce production limits on a half dozen of the most abused in addictive legal opiate based narcotics by ten percent making the third consecutive annual reduction though few are aware the da said ceilings on the number of schedule one and schedule two drugs that can be produced the latest quota data will bring the aggregate level of opioid production down by thirty five percent from twenty sixteen levels also for what it's worth president trump last week publicly called on attorney general jeff sessions to prosecute the companies that made the pills would fuel the u.s. epidemic the justice department is also now a party to talks with states the native american nations and settlement talks with drug companies produce pharma developed oxy cotton

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it devastated many communities on the gulf coast. the city took a major hit. some parts are still recovering. >>> right now a remembrance a memorial still underway for the queen of soul. thousands of fans continue to flock to the area to say their good-byes to aretha franklin. she is dressed in creme son dress and shoes to signify her membership. the sacramento woman is in detroit honoring franklin's life. >> it shows you how much of a humanitarian she really was. she cared for the people. and so the people are here to say thank you. >> a private funeral for franklin will be held on friday. >>> it is 5:36 right now. shaping downtown san jose. it holds the monthly meeting today. in january council members created the station area advisory group. it is providing input to bring a massive google campus to downtown san jose. they looked to turning it into a major transit hub. >>> oakland raiders are stepping up. they have come to the rescue for the oakland schools facing drastic cuts for the programs. you may have heard about this, the district cutting up to ten. t

other people moved up on the gulf coast on the. list. feel. welcome back to the kaiser report imax guys are time now to turn to safety and author of the bit coy standard safety welcome thank you so much for having me again max it's a pleasure to be here yeah it's a really fantastic book that is gaining a lot of attention all over the crypto community and all over the really economics profession is looking at this because this is the first major change in monetary history we've had in many hundreds of years actually. people say first question the use case for bit coin is what and one of the things that is very important to understand is that this is money that can be controlled completely outside of government and that's a huge break in the history of money and as vastly important can i just speak on that to begin with yes so i think a common problem is that the problem people have a big quote as somebody put it to me is that bitcoin has been mis evangelized people have marketed bitcoin as a cheaper better pay pal or a cheaper better visa and m

billions of dollars to build sea walls to protect oil and gas processing and refinery plants along the gulf coast from climate change even as texas unless elected officials and many in the oil industry deny the facts of climate science well now voters in houston have approved and issuance of a two point five billion dollar bond for the city and county for flood control projects on the anniversary of hurricane harvey's landfall as a category four storm eighty five percent of voters supported the initiative harvey killed thirty five people in houston a city of well over six million and inflicted one hundred twenty five billion dollars worth of damage mostly by flooding houston is barely above sea level and twenty five percent of the county it sits in is a in a hundred year flood plain the vote suggests that while texas politicians and others are in public denial about the cause voters are demanding investments to protect areas at risk due to climate change. the iranian economy minister has been removed from office by a vote of the consult of assembly as iran's troubles in engaging world markets and

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and next week and then we're watching something a wave off the coast of africa that could potentially affect maybe the gulfeast coast next week. let's keep that in mind. >> got it. all right thank you. you got it. cheryl: all right check this out. an incredible photo of lightning striking lake michigan is going viral. you can see the giant bolt light up the sky that strikes the surface of the quarter. the photowas taken by a crew member onbackward a freight ship crossing lake in the middle of the storm. and then get this snapped that picture using a samsung cell phone camera pretty darn good posted to the facebook page and shared almost 7 thowx times. >> it is beautiful. beautiful shot. coming up clock is ticking will the u.s. cut a trading deal with canada by tomorrow deadline and will china be next? in japan, there is a new trend and it is clear beer -- what's up with that? stock index future, the bulls are taking a little bit of a break this morning. dow futures indicated open by 84 points nays dag futures are down by about 16. you're watching fbn:am. oh good, you're awake! finally. you're still here? c

of mexico and atlantic, flash flood watches and warnings will be posted through the day from the gulf coastand we could have a thread for severe storms, large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes across the northeast later this afternoon. there are your flood advisories for millions from florida towards new york and future radar, a lot of moisture today and the next couple days looking at the west, just not getting that moisture to areas that need it where we have 88 large wildfires burning and that means 100 acres or more. a devastating situation, pictures are terrible, firefighters are depleted and i wish we could get some help from mother nature. jillian: no signs of slowing down. >> we could get moisture from the southwest but the coastline across the west, not anything. jillian: 36 after the hour. down like dominoes, shocking moments a parking garage collapses with dozens of cars underneath. the search to find people possibly buried in the rubble. todd: crossing the swamp. carly shimkus is not crossing the swamp, just the video area. a picture of the scene that has gone viral. ♪ a

. >>> plus, the pollution that's dangerous for animals and bad for business on florida's gulf coast. takes action against three colleagues over unnecessary heart operations. alex ferrer featuring tonight's "whistleblower." but first here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> more thanflood as thorm moving up e east cst. >>> the worst-case scenario if that dam does breach, it could drown that city in 17 feet of water. >>> the trump administration display follows a period of tension between president trump and his intelligence community. >>> ivanka trump's rare disagreement with her father came about a week after the closing of her fashion line. >>> sexual abuse happening to young immigrant children in their care. >> just had a press briefing with law enforcement officials, and they say she is still missing. she went missing while she was with a tour group. >>> his lawyers apparently advised him not to discuss the issue and analysts didn't ask. >> tsa is considering eliminating screening at more than 150 small airports across the country. >> we could save $115 million a year. >> the lake