greenhouse gas emissions inhofe by the end of this decade other countries joining us. plus. a committee of community in mourning bids farewell to don't see iraq as a young black man who was shot dead by police during a traffic stop in the united states. come to the program india has reported their world's highest daily count of new coronavirus cases for a 2nd straight day more than 330000 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours that in response canada is banning all flights from both india and pakistan and the u.k. is also putting new restrictions on travel to and from india. the unprecedented spikes comes off the coronavirus numbers 1st rose 210-0000 per day by last september and then dropped off again through the winter experts say that new virus variants and recent super spreader gatherings have contributed to the latest surge . lined up outside hospitals that can't take any more patients. oxygen shortages that have pitted different states against each other doctors and nurses pushed to the limit as they scramble for resources. the supplies that are coming in we

chairman. >> thank you, senator inhofe.or shaheen. >> thank you and thank you general mckinsey and general townsend for your service and for being here this point. i especially appreciate whoever at dod heard us when we said please give us a map that shows not just russian and chinese activity but also shows u.s. activity. it's pretty dramatic. doesn't take much to take a look at those pictures and see china's influence all in red in africa and our influence. that picture says it all. i very much appreciate that and that use the map we got from southcom to make the argument we need more investment in latin america, in the foreign relations committee. can i just ask for whoever is listening if there are acronyms on the maps that you give us a key to tell us what those acronyms mean for those of us are not dealing with an on a daily basis? i would appreciate it. general mckenzie, i want to begin with you because in your testimony before this committee last year, you indicated there had been an increase in our brain activity a

senator inhofe. >> thank you, mr. chairman. over the past few years this committee's top priority has been ensuring that we implement -- there it is, this document. it's been kind of surprising something that was put together back in 2018 by an equal number of democrats and republicans has been so accurate and we have been using that as a blueprint. if we are serious about the security of the nation, we need the resources to make this nds happen, to make it a reality. the president's budget request doesn't meet the standards, instead it represents a decline in defense spending which will have serious implications for the national security, but also means that our combatant commanders will have to do more with less. so the exchange put forth was not meant by the president. our top military commanders have testified in the recent weeks to the threats to the united states are growing at an alarming rate cutting the defense budget and sending the wrong signals to our allies and our adversaries. general townsend, you've highlighted

>> thank you very much, senator inhofe. now let me recognize general walters for an opening statement. >> chairman reed, ranking member inhofe, distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the men, women, and families who serve the nation, we want to thank you one more time for your steadfast support. it remains a privilege to serve alongside these patriots and our like-minded allies and partners. it's great to be aligned with our distinguished commander general steve lyons. he has led with distinction and over the last year he's been pivotal in not allowing the pandemic to transform into a security crisis. we thank him for this blood, sweat, and tears to the nation. we want to pass our condolences to those impacted by covid-19. the battle against the virus continues and we must remain vigilant. we're fully aligned with secretary austin's priorities to defend the nation, take care of our people, and succeed through teamwork. via nato, we work closely with our allies and partners to address the evolving challenges po

president joe biden set to come to agree to cut us fossil fuel emissions inhofe by the end of the decade ambitious goal said other nations at a global climate summit right now with climate change progressing many hope the move other big polluters to ramp up their own climate protection effort.

greenhouse gas emissions inhofe by the end of this decade other countries joining the. clubs.

senator inhofe. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i said in my opening statement, the -- we have been repeatedly warned in this committee about what russia and china are doing in terms of their nuclear modernization and what we haven't been doing the last many years. last week the strike commander talked about over 80% of the nuclear force that russia has actually excelled and china has reached what they call the infection point. so general, a recent report by the independent institute for defense analyzes concluded that neither china, russia, nor north korea would view the united states adoption of a no first use policy on nuclear weapons as credible. they just wouldn't believe us. as a result the united states adoption of a no first use nuclear policy would likely have little or no impact on their nuclear ambitions or policy, but what it would do is significantly undermine the confidence of our allies in the united states security guarantee. so i'd ask you, general berrier, first of all, do you agree with this assessment? and th

united states pledges to fight climate change by putting by cutting its greenhouse gas emissions inhofe by the end of the decade president joe biden spoke from the white house addressing a virtual climate summit with more than 40 world leaders also coming up.

oklahoma senator james inhofe, the top republican on the senate armed services committee. >> called the president's decision premature. it's ludicrous. first of all, it's not condition base. secondly, when i announced everyone, when you're going to do these iowa senator joni ernst says the decision should be based on conditions on the ground, not targeted dates. >> i think we should not just be setting a date for the sake of the day. the senate majority leader chuck schumer says he needs more time before commenting on the president's decision. but the bottom line is i'm getting a briefing on that and i'm going withhold judgment until i hear from the biden administration had one talk, but i need to have another. >> now. the pentagon says there's currently about 2500 troops still serving in afghanistan. >> in washington, rashad hudson back to you. >> thank you for that report this morning were shot. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news bay area leaders unveil plan to reduce homelessness. the steps they plan to take and that we'll have that story up next. bay area leaders have unveile

president joe biden he's pledged to slash his country's fossil fuel emissions inhofe by the end of the decade this would be the most ambitious target ever set in u.s. history some 40 states are taking part in the 2 day virtual summit. well i'm joined now by friends to months the european commission vice president and commissioner for climate action mr timmons thank you very much for joining us today here at day w. the u.s. has just announced an important new goal it's also the world's worst polluter and we've just had 4 years of a climate change denying president donald trump has president joe biden brought america back into the mainstream of the fight against global warming. absolutely i think it has and it's great to see this leadership also on the on a world scale fortunately although the federal government in the last 4 years was mostly denying the climate crisis at state level and cities and also corporate america they did understand what the crisis is so so on the those levels a lot was done so they don't start from scratch but it's really great to see the federal government comm

emissions inhofe by 2030. joy about an hour says brazil will reach climate neutrality by 2050 despite presiding over soaring deforestation in the amazon and. on your intelligence is al jazeera live from london also coming up patients turned away and overwhelmed as india sets a new global record for daily covert cases. russia orders its troops to withdraw from near the border with ukraine but leave their heavy weapons behind last. may that harris fire all that was worth a $1000000.00 when you watch the you little. tears and tributes at the funeral for 20 year old daunted right 11 days after he was shot dead during a routine traffic stop. the u.s. president joe biden is trying to make good on his pledge to be a global leader on climate posting a major summit on earth day and starting it with a big pledge he says the u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the end of this decade that's nearly double the previous target it tops off a week of similar bold promises the u.k. aiming fo

president joe biden made a promise to cut carbon emissions inhofe by the end of the decade it's the most ambitious climate protection target in u.s. history around 40 countries are taking part in a 2 day virtual climate summit and as global warming progresses there's hope that this pledge will put pressure on other countries to do more. but in kicked off his address with a sobering summation of society's climate since from burning fossil fuel to inaction in the face of species extinction to rampant deforestation and air pollution in contrast to his predecessor biden said it was time for action and laid out his ambitious climate goals to the some 40 participating heads of state and government. the united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half and half by the end of this decade that's where we're headed as a nation and that's all we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not only more prosperous but healthier fare and cleaner for the entire planet since the industrial revolution the earth's climate has warmed by around one degree celsius it could reach 2 d

climate change biden laid out how washington will achieve the target of cutting carbon emissions inhofeby 2030 he invited climate advisors and business leaders such as bill gates to look at what he called the valuable economic opportunities of tackling the crisis. we need to develop and deploy breakthrough technologies that allow us to eliminate emissions through out the physical economy 2nd we need to tap the power markets to fund and deploy these innovations for example by finding creative ways to finance technologies and by leveling the playing field so they can compete with fossil fuels 3rd governments and corporations need to adopt policies that will make it faster and cheaper to make the transition and leaders will need to reward those who take difficult steps or recycled space-x. capsule carrying for us to north has arrived safely at the international space station these a live pictures from the s.s. right now you're looking at the hatch through that space x. capsule which is open we're just waiting for the full members of crew to join the others they're going to replace 4 crew m

president joe biden has made a promise to cut carbon emissions inhofe by the end of the decade if the most ambitious climate protection targets in u.s. history around 40 countries are taking part in a 2 day virtual climate summit as global warming progresses there's hope that this pledge will put pressure on other nations to do mall. but in kicked off his address with a sobering summation of society's climate sins from burning fossil fuel to inaction in the face of species extinction to rapid deforestation and air pollution in contrast to his predecessor biden said it was time for action and laid out his ambitious climate goals to the some 40 participating heads of state and government . the united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half and half by the end of this decade that's where we're headed as a nation and that's all we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not 7 only more prosperous but healthier fare and cleaner for their entire planet since the industrial revolution the earth's climate has warmed by around one degree celsius it could reach 2

oklahoma senator james inhofe, the top republican on the senate armed services committee. >> called thesident's decision premature. it's ludicrous. first of all, it's not condition base. secondly, when i announced everyone, when you're going to do these iowa senator joni ernst says the decision should be based on conditions on the ground, not targeted dates. >> i think we should not just be setting a date for the sake of the day. the senate majority leader chuck schumer says he needs more time before commenting on the president's decision. but the bottom line is i'm getting a briefing on that and i'm going withhold judgment until i hear from the biden administration had one talk, but i need to have another. >> the pentagon says there are currently 2. they're currently 2500 troops still serving in afghanistan. >> in washington, rashad hudson. back to you. all right. thank you very much for shot. >> democratic lawmakers introduced new legislation to tied to address the spike in hate crimes against asian americans. i'm alexandra limon in washington with all the details coming up. >> 5.24 i

inhofe and but i do see that some people are fearful and this is an angst. and when i stand here i see the monastery on the one side that has been repaired. but on the other the hotel that still stands in ruins. this is why so there are 2 different pictures this is for me and it's not easy for me to imagine that all this will stop at some point. though i sincerely hope it will. be. but i would like europe to come and see where their own oil is how life here is and to newark despite everything despite the sanctions passed by cultivated europe with all respect come and see how alive syria is. looking at the destruction and the still relatively tense situation it's hard to imagine that this was once a popular tourist destination. footage from a german broadcaster dating back to 2001 shows the hotel in the village as it was a lively and beautiful place. visitors would come from all over the world to see them our sark it's the one of syria's oldest surviving monasteries with its famous icons and ancient altar. the old school is one of the last remaining villages

oklahoma senator james inhofe, the top republican on the senate armed services committee. >> called the president's decision premature. it's ludicrous. first of all, it's not condition base. secondly, one announced everyone when you're going to do these iowa senator joni ernst says the decision should be based on conditions on the ground, not targeted dates. >> i think we should not just be setting a date for the sake of the day. the senate majority leader chuck schumer says he needs more time before commenting on the president's decision. but the bottom line is i'm getting a briefing on that and i'm going to withhold judgment until i hear from the biden administration had one talk, but i need to have another. >> the pentagon says it has about 2500 troops in afghanistan at this time. >> in washington, rashad hudson back to you. >> we're live in windsor this morning. where town council members are deciding whether the mayor should resign after major allegations. i'm live with all the details and reaction, people who live here coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools f

will achieve the target of cutting carbon emissions inhofe by 2030 which he announced on thursday he invited common advises and business leaders to flesh out what he believes is a valuable economic opportunity of tackling the crisis while creating new jobs at the same time among them was bill gates who urged governments on the private sector to work together. we need to develop and deploy breakthrough technologies that allow us to eliminate emissions throughout the physical economy 2nd we need to tap the power markets to fund and deploy these innovations for example by finding creative ways to finance technologies and by leveling the playing field so they can compete with fossil fuels 3rd governments and corporations need to adopt policies that will make it faster and cheaper to make the transition and leaders will need to reward those who take difficult steps now all the stories of following us will make as an activist rallying against the construction of an oil pipeline in the city of memphis environmental activists say it puts at risk the drinking water of low income residents the

. >> oklahoma senator james inhofe, the top republican on the senate armed services committee, called it's ludicrous. >> it's an action south carolina senator lindsey graham disapproves of in a statement, the republican said, quote, "if reports are accurate that president biden is withdrawing all forces from afghanistan, it's a disaster in the making a full withdrawal from afghanistan is so irresponsible. graham referred to the action as, quote, "dumber than dirt." >> seth: seriously, what do these guys want? a permanent military presence in afghanistan? it's been 20 years nothing that goes on for that long stays good, with the exception of "law & order svu," which if biden keeps his word, will run longer than the u.s. war in afghanistan congratulations to you all, but bad news, you've been reassigned so sometimes republicans pretend to be anti-corporations and they oppose raising taxes on corporations sometimes they pretend to be anti-war, then they oppose ending wars. what all of this shows is that the republican party has no actual ideological principles, no core beliefs other than

emissions inhofe by 2030 joy about an hour says brazil will reach climate neutrality by 2050 despite presiding over soaring deforestation in the amazon and. al-jazeera live from london also coming up patients turned away and predatory over .

oklahoma senator james inhofe, the top republican on the senate armed services committee. >> called the president's decision premature. it's ludicrous. first of all, it's not condition base. secondly, one announced everyone when you're going to do these iowa senator joni ernst says the decision should be based on conditions on the ground, not targeted dates. >> i think we should not just be setting a date for the sake of the day. the senate majority leader chuck schumer says he needs more time before commenting on the president's decision. but the bottom line is i'm getting a briefing on that and i'm going to withhold judgment until i hear from the biden administration had one talk, but i need to have another. >> now. the pentagon says it's currently 2500 troops serving in afghanistan in washington, rashad hudson back to you. all right. thank you very much for coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news medical experts continue to search for answers as to why some people who survive. >> covid-19 suffer from symptoms. for months afterward. we'll have more on this when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪

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committee, senator capito, before that senator barrasso and above that barbara boxer and chairman inhofee sought to provide bipartisan leadership and show by example. and we're trying to do that again here today. my hope is that god willing that about a month from now, we'll bring another bill up for a vote for debate in our committee on service transportation, roads, highways, and bridges and maybe continue to set a good example for this body and for the administration and the house, too. so with that in mind, madam president, i think -- i'm not sure -- i'm looking for senator capito. i don't see her on the floor. but i do see the whip. my friend, senator thune. i think maybe i should yield to him. senator thune and i, we shouldn't tell you guys, senator thune and i, every thursday -- almost every thursday we join with the chaplain of the united states senate, barry black, who is a retired admiral, chaplain of the senate now. he's good enough to host a bible study. in his office space. and we usually end up sitting there and -- one of my favorite parts of the week. almost every week he

something about it as i were so excited about the president's goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions inhofey 2030 which reflects this urgency. according to a recent new york times report data shows methane levels reaching record high levels last year. if the 2020 rescission rule remains in effect, with us still be on track to make those methane reductions to limit by one.5 degrees to avoid the climate harms and reach the target? >> based on the activities current, i will say we are on target to propose a new regulation in september that would be on track with getting the deep cuts in methane emissions to meet the president's goal in part. we are engaging with the industry and keep forging ahead. >> with these new protections to protect our air and atmosphere from methane at high levels looks like we will stay on track. in addition we are appreciative of the 21 percent increase drinking water infrastructure we have seen issues with the cleaning resident affecting on the city of st. cloud in my district we are excited about the increase of 682 at $882 million with the superfund sites because

example of the type of cooperation that can be achieved, look no further than the work of senator inhofend former senator boxer. these two colleagues had little in common. however, they agreed on the importance of infrastructure investment, and they were able to usher major legislation through congress through a collaborative and deliberative process. the same is true for chairman carper and ranking member capito. while these two have ideological differences, they have demonstrated their ability to work together to create a bipartisan product. we want to work with the biden administration on infrastructure to update basic public services such as safe roads and bridges. we have innovated financing and private sector investment. we will be creating jobs and keeping commodity prices low while remaining competitive in the global marketplace. however, we will not -- tolerate a partisan process where only one side gets to offer input, with the end result being a liberal wish list of projects and priorities that have nothing to do with infrastructure investment. infrastructure is about as ripe

inhofe: thank you, madam president. i -- let me start by urging my colleagues in the senate to vote against the motion to discharge from the senate armed services committee the nomination of colin kahl for under secretary of policy. you know, this is not a decision i take lightly. i've always felt that any new administration should have his team or her team and -- and i've generally been very supportive. when president biden nominated dr. kahl for this position, my expectation was that if confirmed, he and i would often disagree on policy, but we would actually get along together, we could coexist together. but i quickly learned that this would really be impossible with dr. kahl. i don't think i've ever said that about anyone, any nominee for any position that i can recall. my republican colleagues in the senate armed services committee, all 12 of them reached the same conclusion, we opposed his nomination unanimously. that's very unusual. before i explain why no republican, not a single one was able to support dr. kahl

the 2015 highway bill, the fast acts, was a huge bipartisan lift that senator inhofe and former senator boxer hammered out together. i was proud to play a role in that accomplishment myself. it was the first full five-year highway bill that congress had passed in 20 years, and it won 83 votes in the senate and about the same percentage over in the house. even more recently, in 2018, the senate passed america's water infrastructure act 99-1. the new investments in water infrastructure across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and ensure that american families get safe drinking water they deserve, 99-1. just last year another water infrastructure package came out of the e.p.w. committee unanimously and cleared the senate in a package that passed 92-6. so there is bipartisan appetite for smart infrastructure bills that are built the right way. the senate's proven that over and over again. there isn't much appetite for using the word infrastructure to justify a colossal, colossal multitrillion-dollar slush fund for unrelated bad ideas. a harvard economist and infrastructure exper

inhofe: mr. president, the the -- last week -- no, it wasn't last week. it was about three weeks ago now, president biden released his skinny budget which gave us a top line for defense of $715 billion. this is a reduction -- and i want to make sure everyone understands this, because the cut is actually below inflation, and that's not where we're supposed to be. you know, we had this document here everyone agrees with. i don't know one person. this is six democrats, six republicans, and this was in 2018. this has been used as our blueprint ever since that time, and it has been remarkable the way it's come out. i appreciate that. thank you. anyway, the recommendations on these are, as i said, six republicans, six democrats, all of them experts in the field of defense, and they came out with recommendations. on this year, the amount of budget for our military is supposed to be between 3% and 5%. this is in the document in front of us here. of course, this is actually a reduction, so it's way below what has been prescribed. now, when it comes to china, there

inhofe: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: madam president, this week, -- this week marks the 26th anniversary of the worst domestic terrorist attack in history, and that was the oklahoma city bombing. each year, we mark this solemn occasion, and this year we come together to do it again. i remember that day so clearly. 168 people were murdered. i remember the thundering cadence of the police officers, the firemen, all the first responders as they were going into the -- standing there, watching them going into a burning building, risking their lives, and many of them died. close friends who died that day, and i know so many others who lost family and friends and loved ones. it is a day that really forever changed our proud state. i was flying my plane back to -- from the mexican border to tulsa. i didn't have quite enough gas. i had to make a stop in dallas. i looked up at the f.b.o. there were crowds of people around a tv set in dallas. i went to see what they were watching. i recognized it was our downtown oklahoma c

inhofe: mr. president, i was listening intently to our senator from texas who is certainly familiar with the problems on the border. i happen to -- i spent 30 years down there as a voter developer many years ago. i got to know the border people. they are trying to do a great job down there against some pretty impossible odds. you know, one thing i always think about, it has nothing to do with central american citizens or mexicans. it's the people of the middle east, terrorists from all over, open borders don't work. so i applaud him for his efforts on that. mr. president, this week, we have an opportunity before us to pass the bipartisan drinking water and waste water infrastructure act of 2021. if you only listen to the national media, you would think the congress can't get together on much of anything, but this bill is a real example of how that's not always the case. the reason is simple. everyone agrees that we need clean, safe drinking water and to support state and local projects to protect